Contact us to report a fisheries violation
A fisheries violation is when someone engages in:
- polluting
- poaching
- illegal fishing, such as:
- fishing with the wrong gear
- harvesting fish out of season
- using fishing techniques that are banned
Report a fisheries violation directly to Fisheries and Oceans Canada by contacting a regional Conservation and Protection office at the numbers below.
Additional local and regional office contacts can be found under Regional Contacts.
You can also report illegal activity anonymously to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (Canada-wide).
Provincial and territorial offices
Alberta
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-642-3800 (Provincial number)
British Columbia
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-465-4336
Telephone: 604-607-4186 (Greater Vancouver number)
Email: DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
New Brunswick
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-565-1633 (National number)
Telephone: 1-800-782-3058
Newfoundland and Labrador
Toll-free telephone: 1-833-336-8477
Telephone: 709-786-3960 (Bay Roberts)
Telephone: 709-673-5250 (Springdale)
Telephone: 709-279-7863 (Marystown)
Telephone: 709-643-8000 (Stephenville)
Telephone: 709-466-8272 (Clarenville)
Telephone: 709-458-3082 (Rocky Harbour)
Telephone: 709-884-2411 (Twillingate)
Telephone: 709-896-6155 (Happy Valley-Goose Bay)
Northwest Territories
Toll-free telephone: 1-867-669-4900 (National number)
Toll-free telephone: 1-866-762-2437 (Territorial number for poaching)
Nova Scotia
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-565-1633 (National number)
Nunavut
Telephone: 867-777-7500 (Inuvik)
Ontario
Toll-free telephone: 1-877-847-7667 (Provincial number)
Spill Action Centre: 1-800-268-6060 (Pollution)
Prince Edward Island
Telephone: 902-853-2297 (Alberton)
Telephone: 902-566-7775 (Charlottetown)
Quebec
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-463-9057 (National number)
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-463-2191 (Provincial number for poaching in freshwater)
Telephone: 1-866-694-5454
Saskatchewan
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-667-7561 (Provincial number)
Telephone: 1-855-852-8320 (Regina)
Yukon
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-465-4336
Email: DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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