Fisheries and Oceans Canada in the Maritimes Region
Features
The department's main activities in the Maritimes Region are:
- management of fisheries
- management of sustainable aquaculture
- marine transportation services and safety
- marine, freshwater and nautical sciences
- marine environmental protection and research
- management of federally owned small craft harbours
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Locations
The Maritimes regional headquarters can be found in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Numerous offices as well as 4 research centres are located throughout the southern parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Main offices
Main offices
Dartmouth (regional headquarters)
Contact information
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
1 Challenger Dr
P.O. Box 1006
Dartmouth NS B2Y 4A2
Telephone: 902-426-2373
Fax: 902-426-8484
Email: info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or WebmasterBIO-IOB@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Services available
St. George (area office)
Contact information
99 Mount Pleasant Rd
P.O. Box 1009
St. George NB E5C 3S9
Telephone: 506-755-5050
Fax: 506-755-5061
Email: info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Sydney (area office)
Contact information
1270 Westmount Rd
Sydney NS B1R 0A4
Telephone: 902-564-3944
Fax: 902-564-7398
Email: info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Yarmouth (area office)
Contact information
215 Main St
Yarmouth NS B5A 4B5
Telephone: 902-742-0870
Fax: 902-742-6893
Email: info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
Locations - A to C
Office locations - A to C
Barrington Passage
Contact information
3866 Hwy 3
P.O. Box 193
Barrington Passage NS B0W 1G0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-637-2851
Fax: 902-637-2944
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Bridgewater
Contact information
9 Cook Rd.
Bridgewater NS B4V 3W7
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-527-5574
Fax: 902-527-5590
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Burnside
Contact information
255 Higney Avenue
Dartmouth NS B3B 0L5
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-426-9010
Fax: 902-426-5108
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 7 am to 3 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Campobello
Contact information
1715 Route 774
Campobello NB E5E 1K7
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 506-752-2935
Fax: 506-752-2634
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
Coldbrook (Coldbrook Biodiversity Facility)
Contact information
1420 Fish Hatchery Rd, Hwy 1
Coldbrook NS B4R 1B6
Telephone: 902-679-5572
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Locations - D to K
Office locations - D to K
Dartmouth (Bedford Institute of Oceanography)
Contact information
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
1 Challenger Dr
P.O. Box 1006
Dartmouth NS B2Y 4A2
Telephone: 902-426-2373
Fax: 902-426-8484
Email: WebmasterBIO-IOB@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Book a guided tour by calling. (available between May to August)
- View predictions of tides and currents
- DFO library resources
Digby
Contact information
24 Industrial Dr
Digby NS B0V 1A0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-245-2544
Fax: 902-245-6703
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Fredericton
Contact information
40 Avonlea Court
P.O. Box 277
Fredericton NB E3B 4Y9
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 506-452-3018, poste 221
Fax: 506-452-2490
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
French Village (Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility)
Contact information
114 Fish Hatchery Lane
French Village NB E3E 2C6
Telephone: 506-363-3021
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3:30pm (Call ahead)
Services available
- Book a guided tour by calling. (available between May 15 to August 31)
Grand Manan
Contact information
979 Route 776
Grand Manan NB E5G 4E5
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 506-662-3151
Fax: 506-662-8292
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
Ingonish
Contact information
37851 Cabot Trail
P.O. Box 81
Ingonish NS B0C 1L0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-285-2408
Fax: 902-285-2887
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Locations - L to O
Office locations - L to O
Lennox Passage
Contact information
934 Hwy 320
P.O. Box 579
Lennox Passage NS B0E 1VO
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-345-2123
Fax: 902-345-2125
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 7:30 am to 3 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Liverpool
Contact information
488 Old Port Mouton Rd
P.O. Box 130
Liverpool NS B0T 1K0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-354-6030
Fax: 902-354-6034
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 7:30 am to 3:30 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Meteghan
Contact information
7949 Hwy RR #1
P.O. Box 8
Meteghan NS B0W 2J0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-645-2045
Fax: 902-645-3858
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Locations - P to S
Office locations - P to S
Quispamsis
Contact information
144 Millennium Dr
Quispamsis NB E2E 6E6
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 506-849-1416, poste 221
Fax: 506-848-4929
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 7:20 am to 3:20 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Shelburne
Contact information
362 Ohio Rd, Hwy 203
P.O. Box 490
Shelburne NS B0T 1W0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-875-2360
Fax: 902-875-4740
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Sherbrooke
Contact information
128 Old Road Hill
P.O. Box 274
Sherbrooke NS B0J 3C0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-522-2666
Fax: 902-522-2836
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
St. Andrews (St. Andrews Biological Station)
Contact information
125 Marine Science Drive
St. Andrews, NB E5B 0E4
Telephone: 506-529-8854
Fax: 506-529-5862
Email: XMARSABS@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
We are unable to provide public tours, but please visit our display at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre.
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
St. George
Contact information
100 Mount Pleasant Rd
St. George NB E5C 3S9
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 506-755-5000
Fax: 506-755-5005
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
Sydney
Contact information
1270 Westmount Rd
P.O. Box 1027
Sydney NS B1P 6J9
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-564-3944
Fax: 902-564-2585
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
Services available
Locations - T to Z
Office locations - T to Z
Truro
Contact information
194 Parkway Dr
Truro NS B6L 1N8
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-896-2991
Fax: 902-896-2995
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
Tusket
Contact information
209 Slocomb Cres
P.O. Box 158
Tusket NS B0W 3M0
Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633
Telephone: 902-648-5000
Fax: 902-648-5006
Email: xmarregulations@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm (Call ahead)
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