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.
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: Thessalon First Nation
In partnership with Thessalon First Nation, A/OFRC crews completed a Wetland Turtle and Amphibian Survey. This project took place from April 2017 - September 2017. For more information, contact 705-472-7888. A copy of the News [...]
News Release: Curve Lake First Nation
In partnership with Curve Lake First Nation, A/OFRC crews will be completing a Wild Rice and Fish Habitat Survey on Pigeon Lake. This project will be taking place the last week of July 2017. For [...]
Fishy News
- How drones are helping DFO detect people interfering with lobster gear off P.E.I. - MSNThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been using drones for ... Canada during the shoot out. US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring ... Read more »
- B.C. court levies $4K fine, year-long ban for illegal fishing - CTV News Vancouver... Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Florence's fishing gear and vessel were seized by Fisheries officers pending his hearing. RELATED STORIES. Urban ... Read more »
- How drones are helping DFO detect people interfering with lobster gear off P.E.I. | CBC.caIt is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges ... Read more »
- Nearly a third of watercraft fail Emerson border inspection - Winnipeg Free PressFisheries and Oceans Canada collaborated with the Canada Border Services Agency to inspect and decontaminate vessels at the border crossing for ... Read more »
- Commercial Fishing Industrialized Oceans Long Before Offshore Wind - ecoRI NewsIndustrializing the ocean is not the way to manage an ecosystem.” Offshore wind turbines, especially during construction, certainly add to the ... Read more »
- Aquaculture: Mowi named top animal protein producer, again - Sea West NewsJohns does not mention in his petition that salmon farmers already screen their smolts to ensure their fish are PRV-free when transferred into ocean ... Read more »
- Cruise ship employee pleads not guilty to child porn charges - Nunatsiaq News... Canada Border Services Agency with support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. One photograph of an underaged male was allegedly found by border ... Read more »
- 'Surreal' video shows stealthy killer whales glide past downtown Vancouver... Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans. She was spotted with her three calves, in False Creek, just off the popular Sunset Beach.. Follow ... Read more »
- Canada Wraps Third Watercraft Inspection in Manitoba - Mirage NewsThat's why, for the third year in a row, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), inspected ... Read more »
- Government of Canada concludes third successful watercraft inspection for aquatic invasive ...... Canada. That's why, for the third year in a row, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) ... Read more »
- Group threatens to sue Ottawa over striped bass salmon killers | Telegraph-JournalAt the same time, the number of salmon returning from the ocean to the Miramichi River has reached its lowest point. The fish – prized by Indigenous ... Read more »
- University of Northern British Columbia - Restoring watersheds and salmon habitats post-wildfire... Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation, SLR Consulting, Secwépemc Fisheries Commission and Urban Systems. The Deadman Watershed ... Read more »
- DFO using drones to detect illegal fishing in Gulf of St. Lawrence region | CBC NewsFisheries and Oceans Canada is starting to use drone technology to gather evidence of illegal activity in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region. Read more »
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Planning your visit to our Capilano River Hatchery in North ...Planning your visit to our Capilano River Hatchery in North Vancouver, BC? Please note that the visitor area and interpretive centre will be ... Read more »
- Measures will be prepared to increase the number of foreign sailors on deep-sea fishing ..."We appreciate the difficult decision for co-prosperity of both ocean labor and management," said Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kang Kyung-hyung. Read more »
- New study of salmon abundance prompts a rethink of endangered killer whale decline... Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Canadian equivalent of the US National Marine Fisheries Service. His credibility, or the integrity of his ... Read more »
- Shot fired into lobster buyer's home as southwest N.S. season opens | SaltWireThe illegal lobster is transported by various means to a fish plant owned by Independent Fisheries Ltd. ... Oceans Canada shut down the elver ... Read more »
- Ocean-based climate solutions need to be at fore, N.L. scientist says as COP29 endsNiall O'Dea, right, who works with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, teamed up with Chilean delegate Julio Cordano for a presentation on ... Read more »