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

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# 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