Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for licensing all aquaculture facilities in British Columbia. The aquaculture licence and conditions of licence are designed to ensure the sustainable operation and development of the aquaculture industry. The following lists contain details related to...

Salmon escapement data constitute important corporate knowledge which must be adequately maintained and accessible. The Salmon Escapement Database (NuSEDS) is the DFO Pacific Region’s central database that stores individual spawner survey data records, spawner abundance estimates and the linkages...

This dataset is a compilation of algae and substrate observations that have been collected on DFO dive surveys between 1996 and 2021. Sources of this data include Marine Invertebrate Section/Shellfish Data Unit biological survey databases held for targeted species observations of green sea...

The National Aquaculture Public Reporting Data contains information submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans by industry owners or operators as a reporting requirement under the Aquaculture Activities Regulations. Before accessing the dataset for the National Aquaculture Public...

This study constitutes the first quantitative assessment of winter use of the northern Strait of Georgia by killer whales, which presents a substantial contribution to the limited knowledge of killer whale habitat use in British Columbia during the winter. Passive acoustic monitoring revealed...