NAFF II OVERVIEW

BACKGROUND

• NAFF I

• Halifax March 29 -31, 2011

• 150 participants- Aboriginal Groups/Government Agencies/Private Sector/Training Institutes

• All regions of Canada represented

NAFF I KEY THEMES

• The Business of Fishing • Markets • Access to Capital • Insurance • Partnerships • Skills Development and Training • Aquaculture Growth and Opportunities • Fisheries Tourism • Fisheries Innovation

RECOMMENDATIONS OF NAFF I

Four major recommendations for follow-up

• Training and skills development

• Aquaculture development

• Access to capital

• Marketing

FEEDBACK and FOLLOW-UP

• Aboriginal participants came from all three coasts and central Canada

• Private sector participation included President of FCC, President of FFMC and Executive Director of CCPFH

• Participants liked the flow and exchange of information

• West coast groups offered to host follow-up forum

NAFF II OBJECTIVES

• Explore in greater detail the four major themes coming out of NAFF I

• Develop common working frameworks to address each theme

• Establish strategies to advance each theme • Present strategies to a broader audience at

NAFF II • Emerge with key recommendations for each

theme that will contribute to enhanced economic development of Aboriginal fisheries

NAFF II PROCESS

• Similar to NAFF I

• Sponsoring organizations

• DFO, AANDC, AFN, APCFNC, AAA, NBBC and FNFC

• Host organization: FNFC

• Steering Committee and Working Group

NAFF II PROCESS

• Steering Committee : oversee objectives and preparatory work

• Working Group: establish common frameworks , engage other agencies and parties as necessary and complete preparatory work

NAFF II WORKING GROUP

• First Nations Fisheries Council - ( CHAIR)

• Assembly of First Nations

• Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs

• Aboriginal Aquaculture Association

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada

• Facilitation Team

NAFF II STEERING COMMITTEE

• FNFC • AFN • APC • AAA • DFO • AANDC • NATIVE BROTHERHOOD • HRSDC • RDA’S • FACILITATION TEAM

NAFF II PROCESS

• NAFF II to be held in BC in Sept/Oct

• Encourage representation from all 3 coasts and freshwater fisheries

• NAFF II: three or four days – ample time to fully explore each theme

• Cultural themes highlighted during Forum

NAFF II OUTCOMES

• Collaboration/solidarity between Aboriginal groups in commercial and aquaculture fisheries

• Better coherence of federal programming in support of Aboriginal economic development

• Creation of networks and relationships between Aboriginal groups, processors, marketers and others to support economic development

NAFF II OUTCOMES

• National and International showcase for federal programs directed at Aboriginal economic development

• Improved linkage between federal and provincial programs

Context

• Fishing has long been a vital economic activity for aboriginal groups in British Columbia and in recent years it has become an important economic driver for aboriginal communities in the Atlantic, North and freshwater fisheries in Central Canada.

• The key themes discussed at the Forum include training/skills development, aquaculture, marketing and attracting capital investment

• The four themes of NAFFII are essential elements for aboriginal communities to understand in order to seize the opportunities available in a modern commercial fisheries.

• The goal is that everyone participating in the Forum will see opportunities for themselves and my expectation is that economic growth from sustainable fisheries is a common goal to which all can agree

NAFF II THEME

• Seize the Economic Opportunity

• This is consistent with the program priorities of the the federal government