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.
Fishy News
- Cowichan Tribes member calls on nation to cull or haze sea lions - CHEK NewsIn a statement Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says it's “aware of recent incidents reportedly involving sea lion harassment in the Cowichan Bay ... Read more »
- Community volunteers revitalize Cultus Lake shoreline - Chilliwack ProgressThe project was funded through the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, a join initiative of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of ... Read more »
- Wild Alaskan Company Hits Shelves Nationwide With Target Launch - Perishable NewsFisheries and Oceans Canada Releases Results from 2025 Food Fishery Survey. April 16, 2026 | 4 min to read. Have a story to share? Post it FREE on ... Read more »
- Licensable picture: BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-OCEANS-DAYS-SPEECH-PODIUMEuropean Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis delivers an opening speech at the podium during European Oceans Days at Sparks in ... Read more »
- British Columbia's coast deserves better salmon policy | - Resource WorksBCFF complements Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and province's commitments to upriver First Nations. ... Canada should seek to regain ... Read more »
- Carney government appoints prime minister's wife as Canada's 'Ocean Envoy'According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Fox Carney will be responsible for connecting ocean conservation with climate policy, Indigenous ... Read more »
- Whales Have Rebounded in the Southern Ocean. Scientists Worry Commercial Fishing ...... fishing activity in the Southern Ocean. But many scientists and marine advocates say more data is needed on whale populations to ensure that ... Read more »
- How Canada's coast guard is protecting Arctic security - CTV NewsThe Canadian Coast Guard, meanwhile, officially moved from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to the Department of National Defence last year, in part to ... Read more »
- Diver injured in great white shark attack off Quebec's Gaspé coast - The Weather Network... fish stocks. Caroline Miri, a marine biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said sharks play a key role at the top of the marine food chain. Read more »
- Inuit-Led Arctic Marine Monitoring Project Launches in Nunavut - ECO MagazineCanada's Ocean Supercluster announced two new Arctic ocean innovation ... fishing and ocean monitoring built for Arctic conditions. This is ... Read more »
- As B.C.'s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousands... Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW. ARTICLE ... fishing closures that apply to recreational and commercial salmon fisheries,” ... Read more »
- Millions of fish tested Canada's largest nuclear plant. The incident points to a growing climate riskThe scale of the fish event was enormous. In a March 2026 report to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bruce Power estimated that 8.1 million gizzard shad ... Read more »
- More chum salmon entering Yukon River, but experts say that's not a clear sign of recoverySince the fall chum salmon season began in mid-July, Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it estimates about a million salmon have entered the Yukon River ... Read more »
- Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada - CNW Newswire | Canadian Geographic... Ocean Envoy and Chair of Our Ocean Conference, issued Sept. 16, 2026 by Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada over PR Newswire, we are advised by the ... Read more »
- Government of Canada calls for projects to protect and recover aquatic species at riskCoastal communities depend on a healthy ocean. Their work helps keep it that way." The Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries. "Protecting ... Read more »
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