Aquaculture - Programs

Listed below are current programs dealing with the Aquaculture issue. Each of the programs listed below are implemented by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and have a specific aquaculture focus click on each link to take you to the program site.

DFO's Office of Sustainable Aquaculture (OSA) manages the aquaculture file at the national level. OSA's mandate is to bring departmental focus and strategic direction to the aquaculture file.

DFO's national science page on Aquaculture. Includes a range of science programs and biotechnology topics on Aquaculture.

The Pacific Region Aquaculture Science program supports the Department's regulatory mandate as well as providing a sound science and technology base for innovation.

The Marine Environment and Habitat Science Division page is a collection of science related projects in the field of Sustainable Aquaculture.

The Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP) is a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) initiative to increase the level of collaborative research and development activity between the aquaculture industry and the department, and in some instances with other key funding partners.

The Atlantic Salmon Watch Program (ASWP) is a cooperative research program operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with funding from the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.

The First Nations Atlantic Salmon Watch program (FNASWP), a sub-program of the ASWP, was initiated in 2001. The fund, which specifically aids First Nations, provided resources to train and deploy First Nations surveyors throughout coastal BC to look for Atlantic salmon.

A research study undertaken by DFO. The study  includes research information collected on the status of pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago.

The Program for Sustainable Aquaculture in Canada provides industry and the government with opportunities to conduct leading-edge research and development; strengthen measures to further protect human health through an enhanced shellfish water quality monitoring program; and implement a legislative and regulatory framework for the industry.