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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.
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (French: ministre des pêches, des océans et de la Garde côtière canadienne) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country, and overseeing the operations of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Freshwater Fish Marketing ...
Cutthroat trout Brook trout Sockeye salmon. Family Salmonidae (Salmon, trout, and whitefish). Least cisco (Coregonus albula); Cisco (Coregonus artedi); Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis)
In 1986, Canadian aquaculture production amounted to only 10,488 tonnes, valued at $35 million, [8] and then in 2009 it had a value of $800 million, 69% of which was exported. British Columbia is the fourth largest producer of salmon in the world and is Canada's leader in aquaculture production with 52.3% of total production value, followed by ...
The fisheries located on the east and west coasts of the North American continent have always been an important resource for the people who live there. The Canadian fishing industry traces its origins back to the first European Settles who arrived in Canada and harvested seafood products for survival and transportation back to Europe.
In 1976, the Canadian government declared the right to manage the fisheries in an exclusive economic zone that extended to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) offshore. The government wanted to reverse declining fish stocks by removing foreign fishing within the new inshore fishery boundaries. [12] Fish mortality decreased immediately. [13]
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard; Retrieved from "https: ...
Large populations of mussels can grow in Canadian fresh waters, and their massive filtering capacity damages the environment for native species. [7] The filtering changes the growth of algae , vegetation , and bacteria which hurts native fish growth and allows Zebra mussels to outcompete native mussels. [ 5 ]