The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), also referred to as Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Pêches et Océans Canada), is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for the management and safety of Canada's waters. The word department has a number of meanings: It can mean an administrative sector of the government. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... Warning signs, such as this one, can improve safety awareness. ... Drinking water This article focuses on water as we experience it every day. ...

The department mandate is largely focused on the conservation and alottment of quotas for salt water fisheries on the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts of Canada. The department works toward conservation and protection of inland freshwater fisheries, such as on the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg through cooperative agreements with various provinces, however the federal government is constitutionally mandated for the saltwater fisheries only. A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ... Lake Winnipeg (52°N, 92°W) is a large (24 400 km²) lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, at about 55 km north of the city of Winnipeg. ...

To address the need for conservation, the department has an extensive science branch, with research institutes in various locations across the country. Typically the science branch provides evidence for the need of conservation of various species, which are then regulated by the department. DFO also maintains a large enforcement branch with peace officers (known as Fisheries Officers) used to combat poaching and foreign overfishing within Canada's Exclusive Economic Zone. // What is science? There are various understandings of the word science. According to empiricism, scientific theories are objective, empirically testable, and predictive — they predict empirical results that can be checked and possibly contradicted. ... In the broad sense a peace officer is any public sector person charged to uphold the peace. ... In international maritime law, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. ...

The Department is responsible for several organizations, including the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Hydrographic Service. The Canadian Coast Guard or CCG (Fr. ... Canadian Hydrographic Service logo or crest The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) is Canadas hydrographic office, with responsibility for performing hydrographic surveys and publishing paper and electronic nautical charts. ...

The current Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is Geoff Regan. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is the person in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for supervising the fishing industry and administrating all navigable waterways in the country. ... The Honourable Geoff Regan, PC, MP (born November 22, 1959 in Windsor, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian politician. ...

History

The Department of Marine and Fisheries was created on July 1, 1867, although it did not receive legislative authority until May 22, 1868. The department's political representative in Parliament was the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, with the first minister having been the Hon. Peter Mitchell. The department was headquartered in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill until the disastrous fire of 1916, after which it was moved into the West Block and then off Parliament Hill entirely when new government office buildings were constructed in Ottawa. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Senator Peter Mitchell, PC (January 4, 1824-October 25, 1899) was a Canadian politician. ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, officially known in French as Colline du Parlement, is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...

Responsibilities

The department's responsibilities were described as follows:

Sea-Coast and Inland Fisheries, Trinity Houses, Trinity Boards, Pilots, Decayed Pilots Funds, Beacons, Buoys, Lights and Lighthouses and their maintenance, Harbours, Ports, Piers, Wharves, Steamers and Vessels belonging to the Government of Canada, except gunboats or other vessels of war, harbour commissioners, harbour masters, classification of vessels, examination and granting of certificates of masters and mates, and others in the merchant service, shipping masters and shipping offices, inspection of steamboats and board of steamboat inspection, enquiries into causes of shipwrecks, establishment, regulation and maintenance of marine and seamen hospitals, and care of distressed seamen, and generally such matters as refer to the marine and navigation of Canada.

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In its early days, one of the department's most active agencies was the operation of the "Marine Service", which became the forerunner to the Canadian Coast Guard, with vessels dedicated to performing maintenance of buoys and lighthouses. Whereas fisheries management wasn't as important as it became in the latter part of the 20th century, a major responsibility for the Deparment of Marine and Fisheries included the provisioning of rescue stations and facilities at the notorious shipwreck sites of Sable Island and St. Paul Island off Nova Scotia. The Canadian Coast Guard or CCG (Fr. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... In British usage, a shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ... Sable Island is situated 180 km southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada in the Atlantic Ocean. ... St. ... | TotalArea = 55,283 | LandArea = 53,338 | WaterArea = 1,946 | PercentWater = 3. ...

The department also had responsibility for overseeing the qualification of apprenticing sailors who desired to become mates or shipping masters, as well as several marine police forces, which attempted to combat illegal crimping (the trafficking of sailors in human bondage at major ports). Shanghaiing was the act of forcibly conscripting someone to serve a term working on a ship, usually after having been rendered senseless by alcohol or drugs. ...

The foray into enforcement saw the department operate the "Dominion cruisers" which were armed enforcement vessels operating for the "Fisheries Protection Service", a continuation of the "Provincial Marine" enforcement agencies of the British North American colonies. These ships, and other chartered schooners and the like, would cruise the fishing grounds off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, watching for violations within Canada's territorial sea, then only 3 nautical miles (6 km) from shore. By 1763, British North America included 19 British colonies and territories on the continent of North America. ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... The territorial waters are sea waters of a littoral state that are regarded as under jurisdiction of the state: commonly, those waters measured from the shoreline of a sovereign state where the laws of that state are applicable. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ...

Naval service

Prior to the First World War, Canada had limited naval forces, with the majority of protection having been offered by the enforcement vessels of the Department of Marine and Fisheries (the Dominion Cruisers), and by Britain's Royal Navy. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

In 1909-1910, the Department of Marine and Fisheries became linked to efforts to develop a Canadian naval force, when on March 29, 1909, a Member of Parliament, George Foster, introduced a resolution in the House of Commons calling for the establishment of a "Canadian Naval Service". The resolution was not successful; however, on January 12, 1910, the government of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier took Foster's resolution and introduced it as the Naval Service Bill. After third reading, the bill received royal assent on May 4, 1910, and became the Naval Service Act, administered by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries at the time. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Laurier re-directs here. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The official title of the navy was the "Naval Service of Canada" (also "Canadian Naval Forces"), and the first Director of the Naval Service of Canada was Rear-Admiral Charles Kingsmill (Royal Navy, retired), who was previously in charge of the Marine Service of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. The "Naval Service of Canada" changed its name to Royal Canadian Navy on January 30, 1911, but it was not until August 29, 1911 that the use of "Royal" Canadian Navy was permitted by King George V. Admiral Sir Charles E. Kingsmill (July 7, 1855 - July 15, 1935) was the first Director of the Canadian Naval Service (which later became the Royal Canadian Navy). ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ...

Departmental name changes

Since Confederation, the responsibilities of the original Department of Marine and Fisheries, namely the Fisheries Service and the Marine Service, have transferred among several departments. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is also now referred to as "Fisheries and Oceans Canada". The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), also referred to as Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for the management and safety of Canadas waters. ...

• 1867 - 1884 Department of Marine and Fisheries
• 1884 - 1892 Department of Fisheries
• 1892 - 1914 Department of Marine and Fisheries
• 1914 - 1920 Department of Naval Services
• 1920 - 1930 Department of Marine and Fisheries
• 1930 - 1969 Department of Fisheries
• 1930 - 1936 Department of Marine*
• 1969 - 1971 Department of Fisheries and Forestry
• 1971 - 1976 Department of the Environment
• 1976 - 1979 Department of Fisheries and the Environment
• 1979 - present Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Note that the Department of Marine was merged with the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence in 1936 to form the Department of Transport. The Department of National Defence, frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for Canadas military, the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Department of Transport, also referred to as Transport Canada, is the corrupt and morally bankrupt department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. ...

Related Legislation

• Canada Shipping Act
• Canada Shipping Act, 2001
• Coastal Fisheries Protection Act
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act
• Financial Administration Act
• Fish Inspection Act
• Fisheries Act
• Fisheries Development Act
• Fisheries Prices Support Act (repealed)
• Fishing and Recreational Harbours Act
• Freshwater Fish Marketing Act
• Navigable Waters Protection Act
• Oceans Act
• Species at Risk Act

External links

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Departments of the Canadian Federal Government

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