Fisheries and Oceans Canada in the Pacific Region
Features
The department's main activities in the Pacific Region are:
- management of fisheries
- management of sustainable aquaculture
- marine transportation services and safety
- marine environmental protection and research
- management of federally owned small craft harbours
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Locations
The Pacific regional headquarters can be found in Vancouver, British Columbia. Numerous offices as well as 5 research centres are located throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.
Main office
Main office
Vancouver (regional headquarters)
Contact information
200-401 Burrard St
Vancouver BC V6C 3S4
Telephone: 604-666-0384
Fax: 604-666-1847
Email: info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Media relations
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Locations - A to C
Office locations - A to C
Agassiz (Chehalis fish hatchery)
Contact information
16250 Morris Valley Rd
Agassiz BC V0M 1A0
Telephone: 604-796-2281
Fax: 604-796-9631
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Agassiz (Weaver Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
16250 Morris Valley Rd
Agassiz BC V0M 1A1
Telephone: 604-796-9444
Fax: 604-796-3186
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Bella Bella (Fishing areas - 7, 8, 9, 10, Region 5)
Contact information
CP 38
Bella Bella BC V0T 1B0
Telephone: 250-957-2363
Fax: 250-957-2767
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Bella Coola (Fishing areas - 7, 8, 9, 10, Region 5)
Contact information
McKenzie Hwy 20
P.O. Box 130
Bella Coola BC V0T 1C0
Telephone: 250-799-5345
Fax: 250-799-5540
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Holidays: Closed
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Bella Coola (Snootli Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
P.O. Box 95
Bella Coola BC V0T 1C0
Telephone: 250-982-2214
Fax: 250-982-2971
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Brackendale (Tenderfoot Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
1000 Midnight Way
P.O. Box 477
Brackendale BC V0N 1H0
Telephone: 604-898-3657
Fax: 604-898-5692
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9 am to 3 pm
Holidays: 9 am to 3 pm
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Burns Lake (Pinkut Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
P.O. Box 1180
Burns Lake BC V0J 1E0
Telephone: 250-483-3026
Fax: 250-847-8132
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Saturday and Sunday: Call ahead
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Campbell River (Fishing areas - 13, Region 1)
Contact information
315-940 Alder St
Campbell River BC V9W 2P8
Telephone: 250-850-5701
Fax: 250-286-5852
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Holidays: Closed
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Campbell River (Quinsam River fish hatchery)
Contact information
4217 Argonaut Rd
Campbell River BC V9H 1P3
Telephone: 250-287-9564
Fax: 250-286-0261
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Capilano (Fish hatchery)
Contact information
4500 Capilano Park Rd
North Vancouver BC V7R 4L3
Telephone: 604-666-1790
Fax: 604-666-1949
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Chilliwack (Fishing area - Region 2)
Contact information
327-44500 South Sumas Rd
Chilliwack BC V2R 5M3
Telephone: 604-824-3300
Fax: 604-858-0002
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 10 am to 2 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Chilliwack (Fish hatchery)
Contact information
55205 Chilliwack Lake Rd
Chilliwack BC V4Z 1A7
Telephone: 604-858-7227
Fax: 604-858-0461
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Courtenay (Puntledge River fish hatchery)
Contact information
38 Powerhouse Rd
P.O. Box 3111
Courtenay BC V9N 5N3
Telephone: 250-703-0907
Fax: 250-703-0905
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 3 pm
Holidays: 8 am to 3 pm
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Cultus Lake (Salmon Research Lab)
Contact information
4222 Columbia Valley Hwy
Cultus Lake BC V2R 5B6
Telephone: 604-824-4700
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Locations - D to K
Office locations - D to K
Delta (Fishing areas - 28, 29, Region 2)
Contact information
3-100 Annacis Pkwy
Delta BC V3M 6A2
Telephone: 604-666-8266
Fax: 604-666-7112
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Dewdney (Inch Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
P.O. Box 61
Dewdney BC V0M 1H0
Telephone: 604-826-0244
Fax: 604-826-1446
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9 am to 3 pm
Holidays: 9 am to 3 pm
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Duncan (Fishing areas - 18, Region 1)
Contact information
5245 Trans Canada Hwy
Duncan BC V0R 2C0
Telephone: 250-746-6221
Fax: 250-746-8397
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Gold River (Fishing areas - 25, 26, Region 1)
Contact information
501 Muchalat Dr
Gold River BC V0P 1G0
Telephone: 250-283-9075
Fax: 250-283-9058
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Granisle (Fulton River fish hatchery)
Contact information
P.O. Box 9
Granisle BC V0J 1W0
Telephone: 250-697-2314
Fax: 250-697-6253
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Kamloops (Fishing areas - Region 3, 8)
Contact information
985 McGill Place
Kamloops BC V2C 6X6
Telephone: 250-851-4950
Fax: 250-851-4951
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Kitimat (Fish hatchery)
Contact information
283 Haisla Blvd
P.O. Box 197
Kitimat BC V8C 2G7
Telephone: 250-639-9888
Fax: 250-639-9220
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Locations - L to N
Office locations - L to N
Langley (Fishing areas - 28, 29, Region 2)
Contact information
5550 268th St
Langley BC V4W 3X4
Telephone: 604-607-4150
Fax: 604-607-4199
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Lillooet (Fishing area - Region 3)
Contact information
654 Industrial Place
P.O. Box 315
Lillooet BC V0K 1V0
Telephone: 250-256-2650
Fax: 250-256-2660
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Lumby (Shuswap Falls fish hatchery)
Contact information
115 Shuswap Falls Road
Lumby BC V0E 2G6
Telephone: 250-547-6673
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm
June to August: Closed
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Masset (Fishing areas - 1, Region 6)
Contact information
1590 Old Beach Rd
P.O. Box 99
Masset BC V0T 1M0
Telephone: 250-626-3316
Fax: 250-626-3253
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Merritt (Spius Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
4369 Sunshine Valley Rd E
Merritt BC V1K 1N8
Telephone: 250-378-2992
Fax: 250-378-3549
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Call ahead
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Nanaimo (Front St) (Fishing areas - 14, 16, 17, Region 1)
Contact information
304-60 Front St
Nanaimo BC V9R 5H7
Telephone: 250-754-0230
Fax: 250-754-0309
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Nanaimo - South Coast Area Office
Contact information
65 Front Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H9
Telephone: 250-754-0499
Fax: 250-754-0498
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Nanaimo (Pacific Biological Station)
Contact information
3190 Hammond Bay Rd
Nanaimo BC V9T 6N7
Telephone: 250-756-7000
Fax: 250-756-7053
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Locations - P to Q
Office locations - P to Q
Port Alberni (Fishing areas - 21, 22, 23, Region 1)
Contact information
4706 Tebo Ave
Port Alberni BC V9Y 8B1
Telephone: 250-720-4440
Fax: 250-724-2555
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Port Alberni (Nitinat fish hatchery)
Contact information
P.O. Box 369
Port Alberni BC V9Y 7M8
Telephone: 250-745-3321 or 250-745-3322
Fax: 250-745-3416
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Call ahead
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Port Alberni (Robertson Creek fish hatchery)
Contact information
10333-B Great Central Lake Rd
Port Alberni BC V9Y 8Z2
Telephone: 250-724-6521
Fax: 250-724-6603
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Port Hardy (Fishing areas - 11, 12, 27, Region 1)
Contact information
8585 Wolloson Rd
P.O. Box 10
Port Hardy BC V0N 2P0
Telephone: 250-949-6422
Fax: 250-949-6755
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Powell River (Fishing Areas: 15, 16)
Contact information
7255 Duncan Street
Powell River, BC V8A 5M6
Telephone: 604-485-7963
Fax: 604-485-7439
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Saturday and Sunday: Call ahead
Holidays : Call ahead
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Prince George (Fishing area - Region 7)
Contact information
3690 Massey Dr
Prince George BC V2N 2S8
Telephone: 250-561-5366
Fax: 250-561-5534
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Prince Rupert (Fishing areas - 3,4,5, Region 6)
Contact information
417 2nd Avenue W
Prince Rupert BC V8J 1G8
Telephone: 250-627-3499
Fax: 250-627-3427
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Qualicum Beach (Fish hatchery – Little Qualicum River & Rosewall Creek)
Contact information
215 Fisheries Rd
Qualicum Beach BC V9K 1Z5
Telephone: 250-757-8412
Fax: 250-757-8741
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Queen Charlotte City (Fishing areas - 2, Region 6)
Contact information
137 Bay St
P.O. Box 99
Queen Charlotte City BC V0T 1S0
Telephone: 250-559-4413
Fax: 250-559-4678
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Locations - S to T
Office locations - S to T
Salmon Arm (Fishing areas - Regions 3 and 8)
Contact information
1751 10th Avenue SW
Salmon Arm BC V1E 1T4
Telephone: 250-804-7000
Fax: 250-804-7010
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Sidney (Institute of Ocean Sciences)
Contact information
9860 West Saanich Rd
P.O. Box 6000
Sidney BC V8L 4B2
Telephone: 250-363-6517
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Smithers (Fishing areas - Regions 6)
Contact information
3177 Tatlow Rd
P.O. Box 578
Smithers BC V0J 2N0
Telephone: 250-847-2312
Fax: 250-847-4723
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Squamish
Contact information
1120 Hunter Place
P.O. Box 2360
Squamish BC V0N 3G0
Telephone: 604-892-3230
Fax: 604-892-2378
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Steveston (Fishing areas - 28, 29, Region 2)
Contact information
12551 No. 1 Rd
Steveston BC V7E 1T7
Telephone: 604-664-9250
Fax: 604-664-9255
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Tahsis (Conuma River fish hatchery)
Contact information
P.O. Box 247
Tahsis BC V0P 1X0
Telephone: 250-283-7148 or 205-283-7171
Fax: 250-283-7148
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm
Holidays: Call ahead
Services available
Take a self-guided tour or book a guided tour by calling.
Visiting hours of the fish hatchery may differ from service hours.
Terrace (Fishing area - 6, Region 6)
Contact information
5235-A Keith Ave
Terrace BC V8G 1L2
Telephone: 250-615-5350
Fax: 250-615-5364
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Tofino (Fishing areas - Region 1)
Contact information
Box 48
270 Main Street,
Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
Telephone: 250-725-3500
Fax: 250-725-3944
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 12 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Locations - U to Z
Office locations - U to Z
Upper Nass (New Aiyansh) (Fishing areas - 3, Region 6)
Contact information
111 Nass Rd
P.O. Box 216
New Aiyansh BC V0J 1A0
Telephone: 250-633-2408
Fax: 250-633-2439
Service hours
Monday to Friday: Call ahead
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Victoria (Fishing areas - 19, 20, Region 1)
Contact information
4250 Commerce Circle
Victoria BC V8Z 4M2
Telephone: 250-363-3252
Fax: 250-363-0191
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
West Vancouver (Pacific Science Enterprise Centre)
Contact information
4160 Marine Dr
West Vancouver BC V7V 1N6
Telephone: 604-666-7453
Fax: 604-666-3497
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Whitehorse (Fishing areas - Yukon, Region 6)
Contact information
100-419 Range Rd
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3V1
Telephone: 867-393-6722
Fax: 867-393-6738
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
Williams Lake (Fishing areas - Region 5A)
Contact information
280C 3 Ave N
Williams Lake BC V2G 4T5
Telephone: 250-305-4002
Fax: 250-305-3017
Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 2:30 pm
Services available
- Fishery openings and closures
- Report a fisheries violation
- Shellfish harvesting closures
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