Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Herring Section shapefile - used for spatial analysis/presentation of data from Herring Stock Assessment Database.

A literature review, focusing on oil sand products (e.g., diluted bitumen), diluents, spill-treating agents, and crude oil toxicology and ecological studies, relevant to the northeast Pacific was compiled as part of the Government of Canada’s World Class Tanker Safety program. Of the 763...

Seamounts have been identified as Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) due to their unique oceanography and ecology; they frequently serve as sites for fisheries and as habitat for a number of species of conservation concern. A mix of isolated seamounts and seamount complexes...

Herring biological (fish and sample) data as part of Herring Stock Assessment database

The Fish Pathology Program (FPP) located at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo has been assessing the health of aquatic animals since the early 1970’s. Utilizing traditional diagnostic methods, the FPP has supported internal and external clients to provide clinical data and management...

Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussels (Gonidea angulata) are listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as a species of special concern and have been re-assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) as endangered. These fresh water mussels are only found in Canada in...

This record contains a comprehensive synthesis of previously published highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) results, providing a quantitative spatial and temporal assessment of carbon partitioning within the Arctic marine ecosystem and validating estimates of sea-ice particulate organic carbon (iPOC)...

Towfish (sidescan and video) and echo sounder surveys were utilized to examine bottom type and macrophyte cover within the area of two coastal marine finfish aquaculture sites, one in New Brunswick (Welch Cove) and one in Nova Scotia (Jordan Bay). Both towfish and echo sounder data could be used...

Considered the "king" of sea lions, the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is the biggest of all sea lions and enjoys a lifespan of up to thirty years. In Canada, the Steller can be spotted along the rocky coast of British Columbia. This hefty mammal usually travels alone or in a small group,...

Catch, effort, location (latitude and longitude), and associated biological data from the Eulachon Migration Study Bottom Trawl surveys on the coast of British Columbia. Introduction: The Eulachon Migration Study Bottom Trawl surveys are divided into two parts; the Eulachon Migration Study...

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to important geographic features in the Strait of Georgia (SOG) ecoregion. This data was mapped to inform the selection of marine Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSA). Experts have indicated that these areas are relevant based...

A compilation of data and services relevant to mariners travelling in the Arctic region of Canada. The AVPG is not intended to replace official carriage information or products provided from Canadian sources. In case of disparity, the information contained in official publications will prevail....

Office of the Auditor General Report 6 – Arctic Waters Surveillance

The package of briefing materials prepared for Annette Gibbons for the purpose of enabling her to assume the powers, duties and functions of the Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Oceans Canada

House of Commons May 30, 2022

House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans examination of the 2021-22 Supplementary Estimates “C” for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, March 24, 2022

Ministerial Appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, April 13, 2022

Ministerial Appearance at the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (POFO) DFO Parliamentary Affairs May 3, 2022

Ministerial Appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, February 17, 2022

Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP). Auditor General of Canada’s Report 12: Protecting Canada’s Food System. DFO Parliamentary Affairs, February 2022.