Government Links

International:
• International Pacific Halibut Commission
• Pacific Salmon Commission

Federal (Canada):
• Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Fish & Seafood Online
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Fisheries & Oceans Canada — Pacific Region
  • Commercial Licence Reports by Fishery (DFO)
    If you want to look at the various DFO licenses, vessels or otherwise, go to this site. It is remarkably always up-to-date.
  • Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations (DFO)
    It assumes fishermen want to do everything according to the rules set out by DFO.

Provincial (British Columbia):
• BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
• BC Ministry of Environment — Oceans and Marine Fisheries Branch

Industry Links

• Aquaculture Association of Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Fish & Seafood Online
• Area A Crab Association
• BC Salmon Farmers Association
• BC Salmon Marketing Council
• BC Seafood Online
• BC Shellfish Growers Association
• Breakers Fish Company
• Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance
• Canadian Fishing Company
• Canadian Pacific Sardine Association
• Canadian Sablefish Association
• Fisheries Council of Canada
• Gulf Trollers Association (member of Pacific Salmon Troll Council)
• North Delta Seafoods
• Ocean Fisheries
• Pacific Coast Fishermen's Mutual Marine Insurance
• Pacific Trollers Association
• Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association
• Underwater Harvesters Association

Seafood Publications

• Northern Aquaculture
• Western Mariner

Marine Traffic Project's live marine traffic map
For a glimpse into future of tracking fishing vessels, look at what is done for large vessels using an Automatic Identification System (AIS). In almost real time you can see where BC tugs and freighters are.