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Welcome to this section, which contains a wealth of information on the ecosystem of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, on Fisheries and Oceans Canada programs and its organization, and on the fishing industry in the Gulf Region. A link at the bottom of each page will take you back to the table of contents. To return to the main page of the site, click on the Home Page button of the blue menu bar at the top of your screen.

Table of contents

• Introduction

I / Geographic and Biological Aspects

• An invaluable ecosystem
• Main commercial species found in the Gulf Region
• Molluscs and crustaceans
• Groundfish
• Pelagic fish
• Diadromous fish

II / The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in the Gulf Region

• General presentation
• Fisheries Management Branch
• Oceans and Science Branch
• Policy and Economics Branch
• Communications Branch
• Corporate Services Branch
• Other Fisheries and Oceans Canada programs represented in the Gulf Region


• Eastern New Brunswick Area
• Prince Edward Island Area
• Gulf Nova Scotia Area

III / The Fishing Industry in the Gulf Region

• Overview