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
- Annual ocean conference raises $11.3b in pledges for marine conservation - Mongabay... fisheries, MPAs and ocean and climate research. The United States Agency for International Development pledged $103 million to establish new ... Read more »
- Salmon migration routes discovered using historical data - Earth.com... Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. What is this? Report Ad. Professor ... Skip McKinnell, a retired expert from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada ... Read more »
- Tabusintac fishermen fight for dredging to clear 'dangerous channel' | CBC News... DFO continues to be in close communication with local harbour authorities about infrastructure needs. "Each year, Fisheries and Oceans Canada must ... Read more »
- The elephant seal swam 200 km and returned to the Canadian city from which it was taken (video)According to Morgan Van Kirk of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, who helped transport Emerson, he was extremely upset and at first thought there was no ... Read more »
- Union, processors recommend DFO increase N.L. capelin quota amid calls for temporarily ...DFO changed the status of both Oceana Canada and Oceans North from observers to full members of the advisory committee. The difference meant the ... Read more »
- How to find sustainable salmon | Canada's National Observer: Climate News... Canada's wild salmon to extinction. Last month, sustainable fisheries labelling organization Ocean Wise announced the creation of an expert panel ... Read more »
- Ocean Calls Podcast – Season 3 Ep. 2: Can AI unlock the secrets of the deep sea and help ...Listen to it in full on Euronews website . Details. Publication date. 19 April 2024. Author: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Read more »
- A new fishing zone opens to the European Union vessels in North PacificThis makes the EU one of the most prominent actors in RFMOs worldwide, enabling it to promote international ocean governance and the sustainability of ... Read more »
- Q&A: Catherine McKenna talks climate emergency, plastics ban and pipeline expansionWe have had challenges with [lost or abandoned] fishing gear. That's a priority with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The plastic is ending ... Read more »
- Ehattesaht First Nation launches GoFundMe to recoup costs of orca calf rescue effortsSince then, members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, residents of Zeballos, and teams with the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Marine Mammal ... Read more »
- CIVIL PROCEDURE — Judgments and orders — Enforcement — Stay of - Law360 Canada... Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Decision Bodies) that allowed the proposed project located within Kaska's traditional territory to ... Read more »
- Ha Shilth Sa Newspaper April 18, 2024 by Hashilthsa - Issuu... Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the VancouverAquarium. She has been seen eating ducks, catching them from below, but it's unknown what else ... Read more »
- Our Oceans Conference Reminds Us of the Ocean's Incredible Value - News and storiesIt also encapsulates EDF's approach to supporting climate-resilient fisheries and oceans. What do we mean when we say that there is “an ocean of ... Read more »