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
- Kermadec ocean sanctuary plan scrapped - Waatea News: Māori Radio StationOceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says the current marine ... fishing quota in a 1992 Treaty of Waitangi settlement. Environment Minister ... Read more »
- Rising ocean temperature causing jellyfish blooms, says Sabah Fisheries Dept - The StarKOTA KINABALU: While many ocean species are dying out due to the rising ocean temperature, the jellyfish seems to be enjoying the heat. Read more »
- Environmental group disappointed Canada has not increased protections for right whalesLast week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada released its report on fisheries management measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters. Read more »
- Discovery of dead man near Parksville now under independent investigationDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans Canada focused on getting orca calf out of lagoon ... DFO offer tips to ensure safe and legal shellfish harvest. On ... Read more »
- CNO's Cloe Logan nominated for Atlantic Journalism Award | Canada's National ObserverAt the same time as Fisheries and Oceans Canada is forcing fish farms to close in B.C., there are no impediments to expansion plans by the fish ... Read more »
- B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFOHe said they won't rule out placing the orca in a sling-type device and hoisting it to the open ocean. "We are thinking beyond if we have to change ... Read more »
- Govt scraps long-contested Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary plans - NZ HeraldOcean and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones said in a statement Cabinet had decided to pull the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill from Parliament's order ... Read more »
- Bill Aims to Curb Unlawful Global Fishing Activities | Mirage News"The Pacific Ocean provides food and economic opportunities for many countries, including New Zealand. This Bill sets out key changes to help ensure ... Read more »
- Government cans Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary | The PostOceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says stopping Kiwis making a living from the sea 'makes absolutely no sense'. Read more »
- B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFO - Canada News... save its life, including the possibility of lifting the orca out to the open ocean, says a Fisheries Department marine mammal co-ordinator. Read more »
- B.C. rescuers face 'high likelihood' of failure to reunite orphaned orca with pod... Fisheries and Oceans Canada at a media briefing Wednesday. The rescue effort has been complicated by weather, currents and tides, Cottrell ... Read more »
- Orca calf remains stranded as rescuers consider all options - Victoria Times Colonist... ocean. Darron Kloster less than a minute ago ... Paul Cottrell, marine mammal co-ordinator with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ... Read more »
- B.C. orca rescue: Work continues to free calf on Vancouver IslandThe ʔiiḥatisatḥ (Ehattesaht) First Nation and Department of Fisheries and Oceans continue to work to free a juvenile orca that's stuck in a lagoon on ... Read more »
- DFO Announces Rules For NARW Temporary and Season-Long Grid Closures Ahead of ...The 2024 Canadian snow crab season is set to kick off soon. But before it does, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has released their ... Read more »
- Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary plan halted - Shane Jones, Penny Simmonds - VOXY“The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill would have created a 620,000 sq km economic no-go zone,” Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. Read more »
- Deceased stranded killer whale pregnant, DFO and First Nations working to help calfDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans Canada focused on getting orca calf out of lagoon · Vision-loss project won first prize at Island Health Code ... Read more »
- Discovery of dead man near Parksville now under independent investigationDeceased stranded killer whale pregnant, DFO and First Nations ... Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada focused on getting orca calf out of lagoon ... Read more »
- Canada's seafood farmers seek federal dollars to boost aquaculture - Sea West News... Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Read more »
- Ladysmith unveils new sign with a Coast Salish style - My Cowichan Valley Now... Island & Coast · Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada focused on getting orca calf out of lagoon. Load more. You may also like. In The ... Read more »
- Used fishing gear recycling program in jeopardy as funding dries up | CBC NewsIn a statement to CBC News, a spokesperson for Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the Ghost Gear Fund has supported 140 projects at a cost of about ... Read more »