By By Todd Dupuis-Regional Operations Director, Atlantic Salmon Federation Federal Minister of Fisheries, the Honourable Keith Ashfield (right), presented Daryl Guignion (left) from the Prince Edward Island chapter with a 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award for his tireless commitment to conservation and restoration of the recreational fisheries of PEI.
Daryl Guignion joined Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC) because of his belief and support in TUC’s conservation goals and vision. In addition to his role with the Prince Edward Island chapter Daryl has lent his support and scientific expertise to other chapters including Prince County. Daryl also helped organize and found the Morelle Fisheries Management Coop, a group recognized for its watershed management, habitat restoration and trout and salmon enhancement.
Wildlife biologist, researcher, and teacher Daryl Guignion has spent a lifetime working with educators, policy-makers, and community organizations to encourage greater respect and protection for the natural environment. Daryl has devoted much of his own time for four decades to bettering the recreational fishery on Prince Edward Island. He has lobbied over many years for effective legislation and environmental practices to conserve waterways for trout and salmon. Believing that one of the best ways to increase awareness and encourage change is through education, Guignion has made literally hundreds of presentations to school and community groups about major threats to fragile ecosystems. As an associate professor in the UPEI Biology department, he has inspired his students to view their environment through a sensitive lens that strengthens their understanding of how they are affected by the natural world, and how they are totally dependent on it. He has trained many teachers who, in turn educated their students about conservation and preservation of the environment. He was a founding member of the Island Nature Trust. His work to establish the only legislated Conservation Zone in Prince Edward Island along the Morell River is a highlight among the many projects to which he has contributed. By combining his scientific research background, his interest in recreational fish management, his educational capabilities and his ability to see projects through, Mr. Guignion has contributed vastly to the conservation of the natural environment in Prince Edward Island
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