Department of Fisheries (New Brunswick)

The Department of Fisheries is a department in the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. It is responsible for management of the Province's fisheries.

From 1882, fisheries was the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture until 1963 when the government of Premier Louis Robichaud created a separate Department of Fisheries and appointed Ernest Richard its minister.The department would be renamed the Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture which in 2000 was merged with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to become the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. This department lasted until October 3, 2006 when Premier Shawn Graham split the departments into the Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture and reestablished the separate Department of Fisheries.

Ministers #MinisterTermAdministration of:1.Ernest RichardJuly 8, 1963 – 12 Nov 1970 Louis Robichaud2.G. W. N. Cockburn November 12, 1970 – December 3, 1974 Richard Hatfield3.Omer Leger December 3, 1974 – November 21, 1978 Richard Hatfield4.Jean GauvinNovember 21, 1978 – October 3, 1985 Richard Hatfield5.James N. Tucker, Jr. October 3, 1985 – October 27, 1987Richard Hatfield6.Doug YoungOctober 27, 1987– October 3, 1988 Frank McKenna7.Aldea Landry (interim) October 3, 1988 – June 15, 1989Frank McKenna8.Denis Losier June 15, 1989 – October 9, 1991 Frank McKenna9.Camille Theriault October 9, 1991 – April 27, 1994 Frank McKenna10.Bernard Theriault April 27, 1994 – July 23, 1997Ray Frenette11.Danny GayJuly 23, 1997– June 21, 1999Frenette & Thériault12.Paul RobichaudJune 21, 1999 – March 23, 2000 Bernard Lord13.Rick DoucetOctober 3, 2006 – 2010Shawn Graham

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