Torngat Joint Fisheries Board
The Torngat Joint Fisheries Board is a public body made up of seven members, including the chairperson. Three members will be appointed by the Nunatsiavut Government, two members will be appointed by the federal minister, and one member will be appointed by the provincial minister. The chairperson will be nominated by the other members and be appointed by the federal minister.
The Torngat Joint Fisheries Board is an advisory board to the federal and provincial ministers of fisheries. It will be the primary body making recommendations to the federal minister about the conservation of fish and fish habitat and about the management of fisheries in the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area, other than the Inuit domestic fishery and the Inuit domestic harvest level. Recommendations of the board can include measures respecting recreational fishing and the criteria for issuing commercial fishing licences and fish processing licences.
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