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About CSAS
The Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) coordinates the scientific peer review and science advice for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
Peer-review at Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Learn about DFO peer-reviewed science.
Science advisory schedule
This searchable online tool provides details on past advisory processes and upcoming reviews.
Policies and guidelines
CSAS directives on publication distribution, consensus, peer reviews, translation and more.
Contact CSAS and the Centres for Science Advice
Phone numbers and email and mailing addresses for national headquarters and regional offices.
External Expert Identification Committee
The Committee is engaged to provide recommendations on external science experts and co-chairs for CSAS peer-review meetings.
Registry for External Science Experts – Register now
Database of science experts interested in participating in the CSAS peer-review process.
Introduction to Stock Assessment online course
Take our free online course to learn more about DFO's stock assessment process and the principles of stock assessment.
What we are doing
Publications
Advisory publications are the results of the scientific review process. Materials that support the peer-review process are made available publicly in their final form and are posted in the CSAS Publications section of this website.
Features
Science Advisory Report 2023/003
Recommendations on the Design of a Multispecies Benthic Marine Invertebrate Dive Survey Program for Stock Monitoring.
Science Advisory Report 2023/005
Updated Recovery Potential Assessment of Lake Chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) in Canada, 2011–2020.
Science Advisory Report 2023/016
California Sea Lion Abundance Estimation in Canada, 2020–21.
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