Media Advisory - Fisheries and Oceans Canada to share results of the 2026 Operation North Pacific Guard mission in the Indo-Pacific

VICTORIA, BC, Aug. 4, 2026 /CNW/ -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials, as well as an official from the Canadian Coast Guard, will provide a wrap-up of this year's Operation North Pacific Guard mission, a high seas mission to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific Ocean.

Officials:

• Peter Lambertucci, National Chief Enforcement Officer, Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Sean Wheeler, Chief, International Enforcement, Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Captain Richard Marriott, Commanding Officer, CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Date: August 6, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 p.m. ET

Location: Zoom

There will be a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation.

Registration: Media wishing to attend the press conference should email [email protected] to confirm attendance. Location will be provided upon registration.                          

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SOURCE Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada

Contacts: Ira Khedkar, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]