Future of Fisheries: Innovating for the Future

• Video Interview The Future of Canada’s Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Government of Canada
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• Video Interview Canadian Fisheries Industry Direction Carey Bonnell Incoming Chair Fisheries Council of Canada
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• Video Panels Biodiversity and Sustainable Fisheries Management Panel Jay Lugar Head of Fisheries Marine Stewardship Council Philippe Morel Assistant Deputy Minister Aquatic Ecosystems, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Susanna Fuller Vice-President for Operations and Projects Oceans North Kris Vascotto Executive Director Atlantic Groundfish Council
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• Video Interview Keynote: The State of the Seafood Industry: Looking to 2021 John Sackton Founder SeafoodNews.com
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• Video Panels Canadian Superclusters Panel Kendra MacDonald CEO Ocean Supercluster Bill Greuel CEO Protein Industries Canada Julien Billot CEO Scale AI Kevin Anderson Head of the Marine Institute’s School of Fisheries Memorial University
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• Video Interview Iceland Ocean Cluster: Lessons For Canada Thor Sigfusson Founder & Chairman Iceland Ocean Cluster
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• Video Interview Keynote: Canadian Consumer Trends in Fish and Seafood Jo-Ann McArthur President & Founding Partner Nourish Marketing
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• Video Interview VIP Interview: Canada’s Fisheries Industry Looking Forward Phil Young Chair Fisheries Council of Canada
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The fisheries industry—like many industries in Canada—is facing unexpected challenges as COVID-19 continues to impact Canada’s supply chains, processing plants, global markets and consumer behaviours. But with these challenges, there are also great opportunities for innovation.

With this in mind, the Fisheries Council of Canada has chosen “Innovating for the Future” as its topic for this year’s conference, which will be hosted entirely online through a webinar series. It will feature video interviews, a live presentation and Q&A, keynotes and panels.

The series will touch on how the fisheries industry has adapted to new methods for sustainable fisheries management; biodiversity in Canada’s natural ecosystems; new challenges related to climate change; and how superclusters are transforming how Canadian industries innovate, among other topics.