Pacific Region

The Pacific Region of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) includes British Columbia and the Yukon. We are committed to working with stakeholders and First Nations in our efforts to protect the species at risk in our region.

Pacific Region success stories include:

• Recovering Sea Otters in British Columbia
• A Three Year Multi-Country DFO Investigation Around Threatened Northern Abalone Concludes Successfully
• Deterring Abalone Poachers with Stiff Penalties
• A New Generation of White Sturgeon Stewards

Public Consultations:

An important part of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) is consulting with stakeholders and First Nations to solicit their opinions and feedback. Please consult the Pacific Region Public Consultations page to find out about current consultations in our region and how you can get involved.

DFO recently sought public input in the Pacific Region on the following aquatic species at risk:

• Sea otter
• Cultus pygmy sculpin (Cottus sp.)
• Paxton Lake Stickleback pairs
• Enos Lake stickleback pairs
• Vananda Creek stickleback pairs
• Hotwater physa
• Nooksack dace
• Morrison Creek lamprey
• Vancouver lamprey
• North Pacific right whale
• Northern and southern resident killer whales
• Fin whale
• Green sturgeon
• Bering cisco
• Blue whale
• Sei whale
• Humpback whale
• Speckled dace
• Salish sucker
• Cultus Lake sockeye salmon
• Sakinaw Lake sockeye salmon
• Interior Fraser Coho salmon
• Okanagan Chinook salmon
• Shorthead sculpin
• Leatherback turtle
• White sturgeon
• Longspine thornyhead
• Sixgill shark
• Soupfin shark (tope)
• Rougheye rockfish
• Basking shark
• Misty Lake stickleback pairs
• Olympia oyster
• Bocaccio
• Westslope Cutthroat Trout
• Transient killer whales
• Offshore killer whales
• Steller sea lions
• Rocky Mountain ridged mussel
• Columbia sculpin
• Northern abalone