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The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and rivers of Canada.
Bringing non-native species such as invasive fishes into Canada can damage the environment and ecosystem by repressing native species due to food competition or preying. Invasive fishes enter the fresh waters of Canada in several ways including drifting, deliberate introduction, accidental release, experimental purposes and, most commonly ...
Fish of Canada — species of freshwater fish and marine fish native to the North American country and its coasts. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 ...
Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in relation to the length of the body. [3] [a] It is a valuable commercial fish, and also occasionally taken by sport ...
Atlantic cod farming gives a direct 8000 full-time jobs in Canada and this number is growing. [3] More jobs are becoming available due to increase in demand for fish. In 1986, Canadian Aquaculture production was valued at 35 million, by 2006 it was valued at 912 million and this pace is still growing as illustrated in figure 1.
In 1992, Northern Cod populations fell to 1% of historical levels, due in large part to decades of overfishing. [3] The Canadian Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, John Crosbie, declared a moratorium on the Northern Cod fishery, which for the preceding 500 years had primarily shaped the lives and communities of Canada's eastern coast. [4]
It is now considered critically endangered due to the consequences of dam building and introduced predators such as smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. [5] It has been listed as an endangered species under Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act since 2003. [6] Nova Scotia prohibited the taking of Atlantic whitefish under the Canadian Fisheries ...
The fauna of Canada consist of approximately 200 mammal species, over 460 native bird species, 43 amphibian species, 43 reptile species, and 1,200 fish species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The biology survey of Canada cites that there are approximately 55,000 species of insects and 11,000 species of mites and spiders.