Mr. Jean Guy d'Entremont
Jean Guy d'Entremont was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He currently resides in West Pubnico with his wife and three sons. Jean Guy graduated from St. Anne du Ruisseau High School in 1979 and joined his father, uncle, and three cousins in the fish business. Jean Guy is currently President and owner of Scotia Harvest Seafoods Inc. as well as President and part-owner of Marro Management Inc.
At age 23, Jean Guy skippered an inshore dragger and fished extensively in the Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf, and out around Sable Island. He successfully completed his Fishing Masters Class 4 course in 1987. After seven years as skipper, he regained a position on shore to help coordinate the fleet of 5 vessels once the ITQ system was put in place.
In 1994, Jean Guy initiated the work to develop the Joint Industry/DFO ITQ groundfish survey that has been ongoing since 1995.
Jean Guy was one of the original six fishermen that first sat down to develop a Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations in which the consensus code was adopted in 1998.
In 1998, he was appointed to the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council by the Federal Minister of Fisheries. In 2002, the Minister appointed Jean Guy vice-Chair of the Council and as Chairman in November 2003.
In 2000, Jean Guy's peers appointed him Co-Chair of the North Atlantic Responsible Fishing Council Steering Committee. His duties have been co-chairing the 2nd and 3rd North Atlantic Responsible Fishing Conferences; in St. John's, Newfoundland, in November of 2000, and on June 9-11, 2003 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The North Atlantic Responsible Fishing Council Steering Committee has the duty to promote responsible fishing practices across the North Atlantic.
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