Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Last updated: 2020-04-22
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Last updated: 2020-04-16
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is the federal lead for safeguarding our waters and managing Canada's fisheries, oceans and freshwater resources. We support economic growth in the marine and fisheries sectors, and innovation in areas such as aquaculture and biotechnology. We help ensure healthy and sustainable aquatic ecosystems through habitat protection and sound science.
Latest
- Government of Canada releases first report on the state of the marine ecosystems in the Canadian Arctic
2020-04-22 15:15 - News Release - Statement from the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard on support to the fish and seafood industry
2020-04-17 18:15 - Statement - Icebreaking at Midland, Ontario
2020-04-03 10:30 - News release
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On the water
Lighthouses, navigation and marine conditions, search and rescue, and small craft harbours
Fisheries
Licences, permits and funding programs related to fishing, aquaculture and marine mammal harvest.
Science and research
Ocean sciences and climate change adaptation, environmental science, research centres and shared data.
Aquatic ecosystems
Research, ocean and aquatic climate change science, projects near water, and protecting marine resources.
Aquatic species
Aquatic species in Canadian waters, including those at risk, invasive, fished or farmed.
Aquaculture
Sustainable aquaculture, licences, regulations, statistics and reporting.
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What we are doing
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![Picture of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard the Honourable Bernadette Jordan](/web/20200423092801im_/http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/images/home-accueil/Jordan.jpg)
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
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