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Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard; Retrieved from "https: ...
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 ...
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.
Michael G. Sullivan is a Canadian biologist specializing in fisheries, [1] [2] [3] wildlife and land use management. [4] He is known for his role in the active recovery of Alberta's collapsed walleye population. [5] [3] [2] [1] He currently serves as the provincial fish science specialist for Alberta Environment and Parks [6]
The Act, then known as An Act for the regulation of Fishing and the protection of Fisheries was passed into law on May 22, 1868, in the 1st Canadian Parliament. [2] The Act replaced An Act to amend Chapter 62 of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, and to provide for the better regulation of Fishing and protection of Fisheries passed by the Province of Canada. [2]
[8] [9] The Journal of the Biological Board of Canada was preceded by Contributions to Canadian Biology and Fisheries. [10] William Edwin Ricker, a leading fisheries scientist, was the journal's editor-in-chief from 1950 until his retirement in 1973. [11] His famous paper 1954 paper Stock and recruitment was published in the journal. [12]
A Science on the Scales: The Rise of Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Biology, 1898-1939 is a 2011 book by Jennifer Hubbard. The book provides an analysis of Canadian fisheries history with the tools of the professional historian, when most earlier works on the topic came from fisheries scientists themselves.