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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's scientific, ecological, social and economic interests in oceans and fresh waters.
In the Pacific Region, in carrying out Fisheries and Oceans mandate, over 2200 employees are engaged in diverse and challenging tasks and activities throughout the region. Working from offices, field camps, ships and helicopters, their roles are numerous and range from patrol and research vessel officers and crew to Aboriginal and community liaison officers, enforcement officers , scientists of all disciplines, and policy analysts and advisors.
The Department's guiding legislation includes the Oceans Act, which charges the Minister with leading oceans management and providing coast guard and hydrographic services on behalf of the Government of Canada, and the Fisheries Act, which confers responsibility to the Minister for the management of fisheries, habitat and aquaculture. The Department is also one of the three responsible authorities under the Species at Risk Act.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, A to Z
Policy for the Management of Fish Habitat
Fisheries and Oceans Habitat Enhancement Branch Publications
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Guidelines - Habitat Enhancement Branch Publications
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Brochures
Pacific Region Operational Statements
Fisheries and Oceans Canada's online "A to Z Index" provides links to a comprehensive list of federally recognized programs, regulations, strategies, organizations, reports, and more. Visit this website for more information on any undertaking or initiative that may relate to federal fisheries or fish bearing waters.
This document provides Canadians with a statement of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' policy objectives, goals and strategies for the management of fish habitats supporting Canada's freshwater and marine fisheries.
Visit the website and click on the pdf links under each document title.
Go to the website and click on the pdf link under each document title.
- Access near Aquatic Areas: a guide to sensitive planning, design and management
- Carcass Guidelines
- Guidelines for In-Stream Placement Of Hatchery Salmon Carcasses For Nutrient Enrichment
- Community Greenways: linking communities to country and people to nature
- Community Stewardship: a guide to establishing your own group
- Environmental guidelines for vegetation management on flood protection works to protect public safety and the environment
- Environmentally Sustainable Log Handling Facilities in British Columbia. 2003
- Habitat Conservation and Protection Guidelines 1998
- Forest Practices Code of BC - Fish-stream Crossing Guidebook
- Freshwater Intake End-of-Pipe Fish Screen Guideline
- Guidelines for minimizing entrainment and impingement of aquatic organisms at marine intakes in British Columbia
- Guidelines for the protection of fish and fish habitat during bridge maintenance operations in British Columbia
- Land Development Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Habitat
- Landowner Contact Guide
- Shoreline Structures Environmental Design: A Guide for Structures along Estuaries and Large Rivers
- Stewardship Options: for private land owners in British Columbia
- Stream Stewardship: a guide for planners and developers
- Watershed-Based Fish Sustainability Planning: Conserving BC Fish Populations and their Habitat. A Guidebook for Participants
- Watershed Stewardship: a guide for agriculture
- Wetlandkeepers Handbook: a practical guide to wetland care
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Land Development Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Habitat.
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- Canada's Fish Habitat Law - "If you are planning work near water, better check with the Fisheries Act first - and avoid problems later."
- Fish Habitat and Mining
- Home Tips for Healthy Streams
- Marine Guide to Preventing Shoreline Erosion
- Marine Guide to Small Boat Launches
- Marine Guide to Small Boat Moorage
- Where and When to See Salmon
- All-Terrain Vehicles, Fish Habitat, and You
Pacific Region Operational Statements help to streamline the Habitat Management Program's regulatory review of low risk works and activities, including:
Aquatic Vegetation Removal |
Maintenance of Riparian Vegetation |
Bridge Maintenance |
Overhead Line Construction |
Clear Span Bridges |
Public Beach Maintenance |
Culvert Maintenance |
Punch and Bore Crossings |
Directional Drilling |
Routine Maintenance Dredging |
Dock and Boathouse Construction |
Small moorings |
Dry open-cut stream crossings |
Temporary Ford Stream Crossings |
Ice Bridges |
Underwater Cables |
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