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The ocean science and surveys component of the 

 Department operates under a separate Assistant Deputy 

 Minister more or less independently of fisheries in the 

 Pacific region. The responsibilities of a fourth Assistant 

 Deputy Minister include marketing, industrial policy and 

 international matters. 



The Pacific region is divided into two main organiza- 

 tional lines as shown in Figure 19-1, one for the Salmonid 

 Enhancement Program and the other for Fisheries Man- 

 agement and Research. Operational policy in the region 

 is coordinated through an executive committee consisting 

 of the Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for the 

 Pacific region; his senior advisor, the Director General; 

 the Executive Director of the Salmonid Enhancement 

 Program; and the Director of Regional Planning. 



The development and functions of the Salmonid 

 Enhancement Program are explained in Chapter 5. Its 

 headquarters are in Vancouver, headed by an Executive 

 Director, who is responsible to both the Salmonid 

 Enhancement Board, chaired by the Deputy Minister, 



areas: the south coast; the north coast; and the Fraser 

 River, Northern British Columbia and Yukon. These 

 areas are subdivided into ten districts. In addition, there 

 are several other line and functional support groups as 

 shown in Figure 1 9- 1. 



The geographical distribution of the region's 123 1 per- 

 sonnel is heavily weighted towards headquarters and stafl'" 

 functions as shown in Table 19-1. Headquarters units in 

 Vancouver and Nanaimo employ 689 people, more than 

 half the region's total manpower. Of the 542 employed in 

 the field units, 230 were involved directly with fisheries 

 management, including 125 fishery officers. The remain- 

 ing 312 were assigned to various sjsecial services such as 

 crewing on ships and operating enhancement facilities 

 and small-craft harbours. 



The allocation of the Department's national budget 

 and manpower among regions in the fiscal year 1981-82 

 is summanzed in Table 19-2. The total budget is approxi- 

 mately $450 million or 0.62 percent of total federal 

 expenditures for departments and agencies. Fisheries, as 

 distinct from ocean science and surveys, accounted for 



total 



428 



22 



208 



19 



116 



75 



34 



45 



91 



38 



92 



Source: Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 



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1231 



and to the Assistant Deputy Minister, who oversees the 

 program's operations. 



The structure of the other organizational line. Fisheries 

 Management and Research, is much more elaborate. It is 

 headed by a Director General, and has its headquarters 

 in Vancouver. Its responsibilities are divided among three 



about 84 percent of the Department's total budget, and 

 approximately 78 percent of its manpower requirements. 

 The fisheries budget for the Pacific region, at $84 million 

 in 1981-82, accounts for roughly one- third of all regional 

 fisheries expenditures and almost a quarter of total fish- 

 eries' spending. 



