Experts meet more than 100 times a year—coordinated by the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS)—with a mandate to prepare science advisory reports to inform Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) decisions. This is the department’s scientific consultation process.
Understanding the three oceans that surround Canada, as well as Canada's waterways and aquatic resources, is crucial if we want to ensure their sustainability — the challenge that scientists at Fisheries and Oceans Canada face each day.