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The House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada, founded in the 35th Parliament.
| Party | Member | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bernadette Jordan, Chair | South Shore-St. Margarets, NS | |
| Liberal | Pat Finnigan | Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB | |
| Liberal | Ken Hardie | Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC | |
| Liberal | Churence Rogers | Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, NL | |
| Liberal | Ken McDonald | Avalon, NL | |
| Liberal | Bobby Morrissey | Egmont, PE | |
| Conservative | Larry Miller, | Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, ON | |
| Conservative | Mel Arnold | North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC | |
| Conservative | Todd Doherty, Vice-Chair | Cariboo—Prince George, BC | |
| New Democratic | Fin Donnelly, Vice-Chair | New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC | |
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Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)
