Harvest levels of key fish stocks

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Harvest levels of key fish stocks indicator compares harvest rates with established harvest limits. These limits are based on scientific information, providing a direct measure of whether we are managing the use of these resources within ecosystem limits. It is one measure of fishing pressure on wild fish stocks. The preservation of the ecological, social and economic value of fish stocks requires limiting harvest. Harvesting above the removal reference or other approved levels, along with other pressures, can reduce the size and productivity of fish stocks, and in the past has even led to their collapse. The harvest rate is the proportion of the stock that is taken from the water, either intentionally or as bycatch. Harvest rates must be adjusted to reflect changing conditions and to protect stocks for the future. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.



Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

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Date Stamp
2025-06-04T17:54:35.158Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
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Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators

 

Data identification

Title

Harvest levels of key fish stocks
Date (Publication)
2025-05-29
Date (Creation)
2022-04-28
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
utf8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Society
  • Oceans
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators

Keywords

Theme

  • environmental indicators, nature, biological resources, fish harvest, sustainable fisheries, sustainable. fish stocks, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, harvest limits, removal reference, approved levels

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environmental indicators

  • Sustainable development

  • Environment

  • Fisheries management

  • Fisheries
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

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Use Constraints
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Begin Date
2011-01-01
End Date
2023-12-31

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Distribution format
  • CSV ( unknown)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Public Inquiries Centre

 
 

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Keywords

environmental indicators, nature, biological resources, fish harvest, sustainable fisheries, sustainable. fish stocks, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, harvest limits, removal reference, approved levels
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Environment Environmental indicators Fisheries Fisheries management Sustainable development


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