The Department of Fisheries is a department in the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. It is responsible for management of the Province's fisheries.
From 1882, fisheries was the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture until 1963 when the government of Premier Louis Robichaud created a separate Department of Fisheries and appointed Ernest Richard its minister. The department would be renamed the Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture which in 2000 was merged with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to become the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. This department lasted until October 3, 2006 when Premier Shawn Graham split the departments into the Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture and reestablished the separate Department of Fisheries.
Ministers
| # | Minister | Term | Administration of: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ernest Richard | July 8, 1963 – 12 Nov 1970 | Louis Robichaud |
| 2. | G. W. N. Cockburn | November 12, 1970 – December 3, 1974 | Richard Hatfield |
| 3. | Omer Leger | December 3, 1974 – November 21, 1978 | Richard Hatfield |
| 4. | Jean Gauvin | November 21, 1978 – October 3, 1985 | Richard Hatfield |
| 5. | James N. Tucker, Jr. | October 3, 1985 – October 27, 1987 | Richard Hatfield |
| 6. | Doug Young | October 27, 1987– October 3, 1988 | Frank McKenna |
| 7. | Aldea Landry (interim) | October 3, 1988 – June 15, 1989 | Frank McKenna |
| 8. | Denis Losier | June 15, 1989 – October 9, 1991 | Frank McKenna |
| 9. | Camille Theriault | October 9, 1991 – April 27, 1994 | Frank McKenna |
| 10. | Bernard Theriault | April 27, 1994 – July 23, 1997 | Ray Frenette |
| 11. | Danny Gay | July 23, 1997– June 21, 1999 | Frenette & Thériault |
| 12. | Paul Robichaud | June 21, 1999 – March 23, 2000 | Bernard Lord |
| 13. | Rick Doucet | October 3, 2006 – 2010 | Shawn Graham |