VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 31, 2012) - Parliamentary Secretary Randy Kamp, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Acting Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, will provide media with the Harper government's initial comments on Justice Cohen's final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River.

Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Time: 2:15 p.m. PST

Location: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2nd Floor, 401 Burrard Street, Vancouver

Teleconference number for media wishing to listen to the delivery of the statement:
1-877-413-4813
Password: 7854436

Accredited media will be asked to register with the teleconference moderator 10 minutes prior to the start of the press conference.

Media planning to attend should call the Pacific Region contact below for accreditation and security clearance.