Table 3.9
Status of major stocks of fish and marine mammals, by region and marine species group type, 2019


Table 3.9
Status of major stocks of fish and marine mammals, by region and species group, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Status of major stocks of fish and marine mammals. The information is grouped by Region and species group (appearing as row headers), Stock status, Total stocks, Healthy , Cautious , Critical , Uncertain, Serious harm unlikely, Serious harm possible, Serious harm likely and Total, calculated using number of stocks units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region and species group Stock status Total stocks
Healthy Cautious Critical Uncertain
Serious harm unlikely Serious harm possible Serious harm likely Total
number of stocks
Arctic 4 2 0 14 4 1 19 25
Crustaceans 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
Groundfish 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Marine mammals 0 0 0 12 2 1 15 15
Salmonids 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3
Atlantic 28 16 16 18 15 1 34 94
Crustaceans 13 4 2 6 6 0 12 31
Groundfish 7 9 10 4 0 0 4 30
Large pelagics 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Marine mammals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Molluscs 5 1 0 2 4 0 6 12
Other 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3
Salmonids 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Small pelagics 0 2 4 5 1 0 6 12
Pacific 20 11 9 11 3 1 15 55
Crustaceans 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Groundfish 8 2 3 4 0 0 4 17
Molluscs 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 6
Other 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Salmonids 3 5 4 2 2 0 4 16
Small pelagics 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 8
Great Slave LakeTable 3.9 Note 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
Groundfish 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Salmonids 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Total 52 29 25 44 23 3 70 176
Note 1

The survey includes stocks of Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish in Great Slave Lake.

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Notes: The Canadian Sustainability Survey for Fisheries includes fish stocks, as well as stocks of a number of marine mammals, selected as a result of their importance for cultural, economic and environmental reasons. These stocks cover the majority of landings from managed fisheries. For more information on the stocks covered in this survey, see Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2019.
Source: Fisheries and Ocean Canadas, 2019, Sustainability Survey for Fisheries, https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/reports-rapports/regs/sff-cpd/survey-sondage/comparison-comparaison-en.html (accessed April 1, 2021).
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