Joint Technical Working Group (JTWG)

Working together with FSMC to Advance Collaborative Salmon Management

What is the JTWG?

The Joint Technical Working Group (JTWG) is a Tier 2 technical group that reviews and discusses/debates technical information and data related to Fraser River salmon management on its own merits.

The JTWG was formed to review the species and/or stock specific basis data, assumptions, and theories that were used or will be used to assess existing or proposed fishery plans and management decisions; and provide an assessment of the plans and management actions as they relate to DFO and First Nations objectives.

The JTWG is not a consultation body. Conclusions arrived at from those discussions may then be provided to First Nations and DFO who may in turn use the information when discussing fishery management issues on a bi-lateral basis.

The JTWG Meets throughout the Year, generally in coordination with FSMC HOSTED ANNUAL FORUMS.

Purpose, Direction & Structure

Purpose: To foster greater transparency and understanding between First Nations and DFO with respect to technical issues associated with Fraser River salmon management.

Direction: The JTWG receives guidance from the FORUM Planning Committee and Agenda development is done by consensus/agreement of JTWG participants. The JTWG reports to the Forum on Conservation and Harvest Planning, and sub-watershed First Nations fisheries processes, as appropriate. Individual participants of the JTWG also report back to their respective organizations.

Structure: There are no designated/appointed representatives. Instead, individual participants receive direction from their respective organizations to participate. There is no designated funding for technical participants to engage in these meetings, aside from regular operational budgets from their respective organization.

2025 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE JTWG

Who Sits on the JTWG?

There are no designated/appointed representatives.

Instead, individual participants receive direction from their respective organizations to participate.

Meghan Allan

Pete Nicklin

Kim Charlie

Brittany Jenewein

Nicole Poole

Damon Nowosad

Kate Mussett

Donald B. Simpson, MBA, BScBM

Oliver Peters

Kyle Milburn

Shamus Curtis

Travis Marr

Jessica Moffatt

Noah Kussin Bordo

Susan Anderson Behn

Bernette Laliberte

Murray Ned

Linda Stevens

Lauren Steele

Pat Matthew

Bianca Creanga

Patrice Pelegrin

Natasha Youngchief

Kelsey Campbell

Nicholas Coutu

Andrew Jackson

Kate Mussett

Kaden Hook

Nathan Lustig

Michael Staley

Kate K

Meg Hull

Nicole Frederickson

Kyle Milburn

Sandy Johnson

Kim Charlie

Susan Behn

Tony Roberts Jr.

Brittany Jenewein

Richard Bailey

Bernette Laliberte

Nicholas Coutu

Kyle Milburn

Jillian Stewart

Michael Staley

Meg Hull

Michelle Edwards

Nathan Lustig

Rob Martin

Andrew Sheriff

Elinore McGrath

Shane John

Aidan Fisher

Maxime Veilleux

Marc Labelle

Madeline Thomson

Kaitlyn Dionne

Anna Potapova

Colin Schwindt

Sheila Freeman

Jacob Omajali

Meghan Allen

Travis Marr

Steve Newton

Erin Rechisky

Thomas Powell

Michelle Walsh

Karen Burnett

Rebecca Riley

Rebecca Riley

Cory Lagasse

Aaron Gillespie

Sally Hope

Andrew Maybury

Kory Ryde

Lita Gomez

Marcel Shepert

Key JTWG Meetings & Materials

Find below the key recent meeting materials for JTWG technical discussions.