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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO; French: Pêches et Océans Canada, MPO) is a department of the Government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters. Its mandate includes responsibility for the conservation ...
In October 2018, it was announced that the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard would be reorganized into four operational regions with the creation of a new Arctic Region; this transition to four regions was completed in April 2021. [1] Canadian Coast Guard regions are defined [2] as:
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax (JRCC Halifax) is a rescue coordination centre operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). JRCC Halifax is responsible for coordinating the Search and Rescue (SAR) response to air and marine incidents within the Halifax Search and Rescue Region (SRR).
The research vessel CCGS Hudson. Following World War II, the principal marine research facility of the Government of Canada was the St. Andrews Biological Station.Dr. W.E. van Steenburgh, Director-General of Scientific Services of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, championed the establishment of a modern oceanographic institute on Bedford Basin.
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Oceanography Department; Fisheries and Oceans Canada, organized into seven administrative regions of Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Institute of Ocean Sciences in British Columbia, operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
The CHS is administratively part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Oceans and Ecosystems Science Sector. According to mandated obligations of the Oceans Act and the Canada Shipping Act, the CHS is led by the Hydrographer General of Canada who is responsible for gathering, managing, transforming and disseminating bathymetric, hydrographic and nautical data and information into paper and ...
The mandate and management of Department of Fisheries and Oceans and its subsidiary agencies: The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation; The Atlantic Fisheries Licence Appeal Board; The Pacific Region Licence Appeal Board; Closed Containment Salmon Aquaculture; Snow Crab Industry in Atlantic Canada and Quebec
The Minister of National Defence has overall responsibility for the operation of the coordinated federal SAR system with primary (full-time) SAR resources provided by the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of Fisheries and Oceans.