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
- New cod migration data suggests commercial fishing could return someday, says researcherThe co-author of a new study in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries ... In October, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ... Canada purchasing 16 new ... Read more »
- Rio Tinto Diavik to install aerator to support biodiversity in Yellowknife's Frame LakeThe project is being managed under Diavik mine's Fisheries Authorization with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada as the mine moves towards ... Read more »
- Aquaculture: activists push an imaginary problem with an imaginary disease - SeaWest NewsThe Namgis, perennial opponents of ocean-based aquaculture that helps prop up their floundering land-based fish farm, recently served notice that it ... Read more »
- 'Trap after trap, they cut the mesh off': Cape Breton Indigenous lobster fisher says traps sabotaged... fish for a moderate livelihood. Neither the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) nor the Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn were able to ... Read more »
- Will Canada gamble Pacific salmon on DFO science? - The Hill TimesBut in Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) appears captured by the aquaculture industry. Instead of protecting and conserving wild ... Read more »
- Science and the Sea Open House - Times Colonist EventsCelebrate Ocean Week Canada at the Institute of Ocean Sciences Open House. ... Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard. Learn ... Read more »
- Marine collagen is all the rage in anti-aging. What does that mean for fish?But with overfishing and climate change already threatening global ocean wildlife, is this a sustainable place to turn for anti-aging hope? Read more »
- Brunei gears to save the oceans | Borneo Bulletin OnlineKey discussions from the Ocean Sustainability Conference will focus on safeguards against IUU fishing, climate change modelling, and sustainable ... Read more »
- It's time to fight for our fish - The Hill TimesWild Pacific salmon are at risk, and Fisheries and Oceans ... Canada (DFO) officials have attempted to ... Fight for our natural ecosystems, protect fish ... Read more »
- Canadian Authorities Confiscate 240-Pound Haul of Smuggled Baby Eels Worth Half a MillionIt came as a part of what the DFO called a “coordinated operation” between the DFO's National Fisheries Intelligence Service and the Canada Border ... Read more »
- Marine collagen is all the rage in anti-aging. What does that mean for fish? - Radio-CanadaBut with overfishing and climate change already threatening global ocean wildlife, is this a sustainable place to turn for anti-aging hope? It depends ... Read more »
- Marine collagen is all the rage in anti-aging. What does that mean for fish? - CBCBut with overfishing and climate change already threatening global ocean wildlife, is this a sustainable place to turn for anti-aging hope? Image | ... Read more »
- A New Hero Class Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard FleetEditor's Note - A photo is associated with this press release. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the ... Read more »
- 'It's getting worse': Royston resident decries the use of vehicles on beachesDespite efforts from locals, law enforcement, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to prevent vehicle access to the beach, this illegal practice ... Read more »