# Fisheries and Oceans Canada

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/fisheries-and-oceans-canada/  
**Website:** http://www.charts.gc.ca/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is the federal department responsible for safeguarding Canada’s waters and managing its fisheries and marine resources. It provides scientific research, policy development, and regulatory services to support sustainable use of marine ecosystems, protect fish stocks, and ensure safe, thriving coastal communities. The department offers data, APIs, and tools for marine navigation, fishery statistics, and environmental monitoring, serving stakeholders including industry, researchers, and the public.

## Kin Score — 6.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 44.6 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 10.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 9.8 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 2.9 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## Security (1)

- **Fisheries And Oceans Canada Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Government, Fisheries, Marine, Environment, Government, Fisheries, Marine, Environment

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/fisheries-and-oceans-canada/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.