In 2001, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) sponsored a series of meetings with industry representatives from the fishing and petroleum sectors to discuss establishing a liaison organization to enhance working relationships between the two industries. Both industries recognized the need for enhanced communication and information exchange as part of developing a cooperative working relationship between the fishing and petroleum sectors, leading to the creation of One Ocean.
In May 2002, the inter-industry organization One Ocean was launched and in 2006, was formally incorporated in Newfoundland and Labrador as One Ocean Corporation. One Ocean is governed by its 2006 corporate By-Law, amended 2022.
Since inception, One Ocean has been housed at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, 155 Ridge Road, St. John’s.
One Ocean provides a neutral and practical forum to enhance sustainable coexistence and facilitate communication, understanding, and cooperation for the petroleum and fisheries industries. The organization maintains a working knowledge of the technical, environmental and operational activities of each industry and is informed on scientific research and regulatory regimes.
An objective of One Ocean is to assist the fishing and petroleum industries in understanding each sector’s operational activities. An important element of this objective is the timing and location of offshore operations as fishing and petroleum activities may overlap. Effective communication and joint planning will ensure both sectors are aware of proposed activities and provide the opportunity to identify and address specific industry concerns and develop mutually beneficial safe practices and protocols.
One Ocean does not represent the fishing and petroleum industries in Newfoundland and Labrador – it represents the mutual interests of both.
The One Ocean model is unique to the world. It is a proactive entity that enhances the opportunity for information dissemination and progressive joint initiatives for two industries operating in one ocean.One Ocean’s geographic scope is defined by areas regulated by both Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). This does not exclude One Ocean attention to areas outside the scope but defines its primary focus as a liaison organization.
One Ocean will provide a neutral, practical forum for information exchange regarding industry operational activities between the fishing and petroleum industries in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization will identify, address and advance specific initiatives to meet industry challenges and opportunities and facilitate effective communication, cooperation and transparency to enhance safe practices and successful coexistence in a shared marine environment.
One Ocean provides a neutral and practical forum to enhance sustainable coexistence and facilitate communication, understanding, and cooperation for the petroleum and fisheries industries. The organization maintains a working knowledge of the technical, environmental and operational activities of each industry and is informed on scientific research and regulatory regimes.
An objective of One Ocean is to assist the fishing and petroleum industries in understanding each sector’s operational activities. An important element of this objective is the timing and location of offshore operations as fishing and petroleum activities may overlap. Effective communication and joint planning will ensure both sectors are aware of proposed activities and provide the opportunity to identify and address specific industry concerns and develop mutually beneficial safe practices and protocols.
One Ocean does not represent the fishing and petroleum industries in Newfoundland and Labrador – it represents the mutual interests of both.
The One Ocean model is unique to the world. It is a proactive entity that enhances the opportunity for information dissemination and progressive joint initiatives for two industries operating in one ocean.One Ocean’s geographic scope is defined by areas regulated by both Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). This does not exclude One Ocean attention to areas outside the scope but defines its primary focus as a liaison organization.