The recipient of this years Society of Pacific Region Fishery Officers $1000 Scholarship is
Tony Maestrello.Tony is currently attending Vancouver Island University where he is in the Resource Management Officers Program. Tony spends his summers working as a Fisheries Observer and volunteering as a referee and linesman for a local youth soccer program.

Tony “has grown to love and appreciate the outdoors and fishing is one of his favourite passions.”  It is his passion for the environment and fish that fuels Tony’s future goal of becoming a Fishery Officer.

In 2008, the Society of Pacific Region Fishery Officers (SPRFO) instituted a Scholarship Awards Program. The first scholarship will be for the amount of $1,000. The Society endeavours to have more awards and higher level awards in future years. This will be dependant on our fundraising success. Regular and Associate Members and their children or dependants are eligible to apply for the Award. However, the members must be in good standing as of March 31st of the year of application. Preference will be given where the member has been current for at least two continuous years. Applicants seeking funding for formal learning which contributes directly to the goals of natural resources and environmental conservation enforcement or compliance will be given higher priority. Conflict analysis and management, restorative justice, natural resources management, and environmental management are also priorities of the Society.


Rich Elson, President
Society of Pacific Region Fishery Officers

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