Who We Are
The roles of the Centre are to report on stock status, evaluate stresses on fish populations and habitats, promote the use of state of the art science and technology, and to provide a forum for information sharing and participation with stakeholders. The Centre also plays an important role in offering management recommendations to promote sustainable fisheries and resolve conflict.
The A/OFRC has established a solid working relationship with First Nations, provincial agencies and community organizations by earning a reputation as a trusted independent source of fisheries information. We will continue to strive to maintain and strengthen these relationships in any future endeavours.
2024 Project Applications
We are now accepting Project Applications for the 2024 field season. If you are interested please download, fill out the form and email it to us for review. Project Application Package - Fillable - 2024 [...]
News Release: Attention Anglers
For any tagged harvested Lake Sturgeon, we ask for the tags to be turned in to the Lands and Resources Department at the Garden River Band Office. Read the full report here: Attention Anglers
News Release: Spawning Lake Sturgeon Assessment
The Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC), in partnership with Nipissing First Nation will be conducting a Lake Sturgeon Assessment in the South River of Lake Nipissing in May & June 2022. Read the full assessment [...]
Fishy News
- Newfoundland and Labrador launches 41-block offshore oil and gas exploration licensing roundThe C-NLOPB says it will continue to work with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to protect environmentally significant areas. Emissions-related ... Read more »
- North Shore lobster fishery hit by 3rd delay | CBC News... Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wednesday morning. A strong wind warning in the marine forecast for the area has been lifted, but winds are still ... Read more »
- We'll Get You Out of Here—Just Follow the Sound of My Voice | Hakai MagazineFor the males stuck in Barnes Lake, scientists led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) ecologist Jared Towers leaned on a novel approach that ... Read more »
- What Canada can learn from Maine's approach to the lucrative baby eel fishery | CBC NewsIn Canada, there is no federal oversight of the elver supply chain from harvest to export, but the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) says it ... Read more »
- A chariot awaits if Emerson the wayward elephant seal hits the road - Times ColonistFisheries and Oceans Canada delivered a shiny new trailer to Oak Bay Marina Tuesday afternoon. It's heavy-duty aluminum, double-welded and brought ... Read more »
- Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition deeply disappointed in Alaska's Congressional ...... Canada. The Donlin Gold ... Alaska Fish and Game and Fisheries and Oceans Canada sign agreement concerning recovery of Yukon Chinook April 19, 2024 ... Read more »
- Weather delays P.E.I.'s North Shore lobster fishery again - Yahoo News Canada... Fisheries and Oceans Canada called off a planned opening for Thursday.The marine forecast Tuesday for the Gulf of St. Lawrence includes a strong ... Read more »
- An ocean of potential: Greece, the US, and the Our Ocean conference | eKathimerini.comThe State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Ocean, Fisheries and Polar Affairs Dr. Mahlet Mesfin joins Thanos Davelis to look back at ... Read more »
- Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report... Canada, Fisheries and Oceans and Crown−Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. In a separate report released Tuesday, DeMarco found the ... Read more »
- Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal ... - Yahoo News CanadaThe Canadian ... The new report highlights efforts by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to remove lost or discarded fishing gear from the water. Read more »
- Seals aren't mackerel's biggest predator, according to study by DFO and partners | SaltWireMackerel commercial fishery in Atlantic Canada and Quebec has been under moratorium since 2022. Read more »
- BC's fight against invasive mussels gets $1M annual funding boost - Kelowna NowIn February, Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada announced an increase in funding through the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund (AISPF). That ... Read more »
- U.S. Plan to Protect Oceans Has a Problem, Some Say: Too Much Fishing - YahooBut they announced a number for the ocean: about one-third of U.S. marine areas are currently conserved, the website said. ADVERTISEMENT. Read more »
- Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report... Canada's environment commissioner. The ... That included efforts by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ... Sales and Marketing Executive. 2208 ... Read more »
- CA Gov Appoints New HSMBC Chair and Representatives | Mirage News... Canada's First Nations and, more generally, Canadian heritage. Mr. Thériault ... Fisheries in the Gulf Region for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Mr ... Read more »
- 5 Mainers accused of illegally fishing eels arrested in Canada - News Center Maine... fishing baby eels, one of the most valuable fish in the world. The Fisheries and Oceans Canada department said on April 20 that fishery officers ... Read more »
- Cod stock reassessment prompts calls from producers to end moratorium - MSNThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans changed the status of northern cod last year from 'critical' to 'cautious.' (Hans-Petter Fjeld) © Provided ... Read more »