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Canada’s Commercial Fishery

Canada’s Commercial Fishery. Canada’s Commercial Fishing Industry:. In 2009, over 1 million tonnes of commercial fish was harvested , valued at about $2 billion. Types and Locations of Fish. East Coast Fishery. Species include: Cod, Haddock, Lobster

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Canada’s Commercial Fishery

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  1. Canada’s Commercial Fishery

  2. Canada’s Commercial Fishing Industry: • In 2009, over 1 million tonnes of commercial fish was harvested, valued at about $2 billion

  3. Types and Locations of Fish

  4. East Coast Fishery • Species include: • Cod, Haddock, Lobster • Cod overfished, moratorium in 1992 banned Cod fishing • Grand Banks: used to be one of world’s richest fishing grounds Why? Shallow water lets sunlight reach bottom allowing phytoplankton (sm. Plant life) to grow Mixing of currents stirs up nutrients

  5. West Coast Fishery • Species includes: • Salmon, tuna, shellfish • Salmon overfished. Number of salmon caught declining.

  6. Freshwater Fishery • Includes Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, and Great Slave Lake. • About 13 species of fish being harvested commercially including: • Lake trout • northern pike • Pickerel

  7. Commercial Fishing Issue: Overfishing • Simply means catching too many fish • Bycatch is when nets accidently catch small fish or other marine species • The bycatch is simply thrown overboard Bycatch is often 80 per cent of the stock

  8. Commercial Fishing Solutions: • MORATORIUM – when government puts a freeze on fishing (bans all fishing) • QUOTAS – when government reduces the amount of fish being caught

  9. Helpful Vocabulary • Moratorium – a ban on all fishing. This is decided by the government. • Fish stocks – the population of fish • DFO – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Federal Government. • Quota – the amount of fish allowed to be caught by the fishing industry, set by the DFO

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