are currently more than 600 fishery officers serving in more than 100 detachments and offices across Canada. DFO's chief fishery officer is the Director General, Conservation & Protection; as of April 2019, the incumbent is Darren Goetze. Fishery guardians are also designated under section 5(1) of the act and as peace officers but are not necessarily employed by the department. For example, a provincial conservation officer may be designated as a fishery guardian for the purpose of enforcing the act. In general, fishery guardians cannot conduct a search unless authorized by a warrant or conditions are met under the warrantless search provisions of the criminal code. Under the Aboriginal Guardian Program, certain First Nations may submit to the minister to designate certain band members as guardians. In October 2017, DFO and the National Indigenous Fisheries Institute (NIFI) launched a full and collaborative review of the department's indigenous programs, including the Aboriginal Guardian Program. Fishery inspectors are designated under section 38(1) of the act, specifically to enforce the pollution prevention sections of the Fisheries Act. They are not peace officers and have limited powers vis-à-vis the other two designations. Departmental name changes Since confederation, the responsibilities of the original Department of Marine and Fisheries, namely the Fisheries Service and the Marine Service, have transferred to several other departments. The legal name of the department is the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. It is also referred to as "Fisheries and Oceans Canada" under the Federal Identity Program. 1867 - 1884 Department of Marine and Fisheries 1884 - 1892 Department of Fisheries 1892 - 1914 Department of Marine and Fisheries 1914 - 1920 Department of Naval Services 1920 - 1930 Department of Marine and Fisheries 1930 - 1969 Department of Fisheries 1930 - 1935 Department of Marine* 1969 - 1971 Department of Fisheries and Forestry 1971 - 1976 Department of the Environment 1976 - 1979 Department of Fisheries and the Environment 1979 - 2023 Department of Fisheries and Oceans *In 1935, the Department of Marine was merged with the Department of Railways and Canals and the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence to form the Department of Transport, also known as Transport Canada. Related legislation Text of each law and its regulations can be found by entering the name of the law at the Canadian Legal Information Institute website. Canada Shipping Act Canada Shipping Act, 2001 Coastal Fisheries Protection Act