Strategic Role of Science in Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Chart Shows Spending on Science Activities Organized According to Strategic Outcome

Strategic Outcomes of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Safe and Accessible Waterways (SAW) Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) Healthy and Productive Aquatic Ecosystems (HAPAE)  
National Science Themes: State of Aquatic Ecosystems; Impacts of Human Activities; Safety, Security and Sovereignty
SAW Science Activities SFA Science Activities HAPAE Science Activities 2006–2007 Actual Spending ($ millions)
Providing products and services for navigation 34.8 Monitoring and assessing the status of fishery resources 88.1 Assessing the impacts of development on aquatic ecosystems 17.2  
Supporting maritime safety and security and Canadian sovereignty 3.5 Supporting the assessment and recovery of species at risk 7.0 Assessing aquatic ecosystems and supporting integrated oceans management 44.4  
    Researching aquatic invasive species and monitoring aquatic animal diseases 20.4 Monitoring, understanding and predicting variation and change of ocean climate 6.8  
    Supporting sustainable aquaculture and understanding aquacultureenvironment interactions 13.4      
    Applying genomics and biotechnology to aquatic ecosystems 3.8      
    Contributing to science management in DFO and the Government of Canada 19.1     TOTAL
Subtotals: 38.3   151.8   68.4 258.5
Science functions necessary to support science activities are: Research, Monitoring, Advisory Processes, Products and Services, Data Management