MPs visit St. John's campus to discuss marine biodiversity
NDP MPs and came to 91ÑÇÉ« last month to meet with researchers involved with the (CHONe, pronounced Ko-nee). Launched in 2008, CHONe is a Canadian research network funded by NSERC that looks at marine biodiversity in Canada™s three oceans. CHONe™s goals are scientific but the network also tries to better link science and policy, in part by transferring scientists™ knowledge and concerns to the government. Ministers Cleary and Harris visited the St. John™s campus to learn about CHONe scientists™ research, findings and concerns.
While on campus, the MPs met with members of the Geography department. They toured Rodolphe Devillers™ and met with Melinda Agapito, a PhD student in Geography, to discuss planning of Marine Protected Areas in the Newfoundland and Labrador region. They also visited Evan Edinger™s lab, where they met with PhD student Barbara de Moura Neves to discuss the importance of deep-sea coral and sponge protection in our region and on the west coast of Canada.
Photo (left to right): Jack Harris, Rodolphe Devillers, Melinda Agapito, Ryan Cleary