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: 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 [...]
Project Proposals Now Being Accepted for the 2018/19 Field Season!
The A/OFRC is accepting Letter of Intent forms for Project Proposals! The A/OFRC is now accepting submissions for fisheries project proposals from all First Nation communities within the Anishinabek Nation. Invitation letters and Letter of [...]
Fishy News
- Conservative cuts to RCMP and border security helped lead to opioid crisis: Bill Blair - Sault ...Marie, including Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, Service Canada and Natural Resources Canada. Nationally, it said jobs were also affected in ... Read more »
- Zebra mussel larvae found in another local lake - KenoraOnlineAccording to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the mussels "can have significant negative impacts on freshwater habitats by out-competing native species for food ... Read more »
- Big Reefs in Big Trouble: New Research Tracks a 50 Percent Decline in Living Coral Since ...Climate change, overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are driving reefs' demise, along with the fisheries communities depend upon for nutrition. By Bob ... Read more »
- PRPA voice frustration over lack of govt. assistance with abandoned vessels - BC Local News... and Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Oil Source Pollution Fund,” Ken Veldman, ... of the Coast Guard and the marine spill response team have been stellar. Read more »
- PRPA voice frustration over lack of govt. assistance with abandoned vessels – Prince Rupert ...... and Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Oil Source Pollution Fund,” Ken Veldman, ... The Canadian Coast Guard was able to move the barge Scotch Cap up higher ... Read more »
- Is Ottawa breaking a promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon? - National ObserverIn an apparent contradiction to the closures announced by Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan at the end of June, Fisheries and Oceans Canada ... Read more »
- Study suggests how algae in global ocean might get impacted by climate change - newkerala.com"As microalgae are key to the base of the food chain we can expect major changes in the rest of the marine ecosystem, with implications for fisheries, ... Read more »
- How climate change could impact algae in the global ocean - NewswiseEuropean sea bass have a temperature optimum range of around 50 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit, while cod, iconic for its popularity at UK fish-and-chip ... Read more »
- Lose The Seagrass And Lose The Fisheries | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source“Climate variability and ocean warming are not abstract future problems,” ... According to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, white shrimp made up 10% ... Read more »