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
- Unveiling genetic secrets in the ocean's twilight zone | Institute of Marine ResearchThe "ocean floor" was actually a dense population of mesopelagic fish. Foto av havforsker Maria Quintela "Mesopelagic fish are understudied so far," ... Read more »
- Int'l marine leaders to attend Our Ocean Conference in Busan - Korea.netThe Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on April 21 said the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, aka BEXCO, in the nation's No. Read more »
- Sweeping cuts and deregulation imperil U.S. fisheries, experts warn - MongabayThis is Part 1 of a two-part series on fisheries management and ocean governance under the second Trump administration, which took office Jan. 20. Read more »
- Support pouring in for N.S. family of missing 4-year-old in fishing tragedy | Globalnews.ca... Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association. More on Canada More videos. Read more »
- VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Define nation to nation | PNI Atlantic News - Saltwire... Fisheries and Oceans Canada involving fractious fishery access issues continue to raise questions. For Nova Scotians, what is the recognized legal ... Read more »
- Facebook page has volunteers scouring Guysborough County for missing boy - Saltwire... Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association. King, the administrator of the Facebook page, said in a post after ... Read more »
- DDT found in N.B. trout decades after pesticide was banned | Telegraph-Journal... Fisheries, as well as Environment Climate Change Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada deferred questions to the province and ECC. More to come ... Read more »
- Tensions resurface in Nova Scotia elver fishery | Globalnews.caElvers migrate from open ocean through tributaries to grow to adult size in freshwater. Click to play video: 'Federal government scraps elver fishery ... Read more »