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Fisheries and Oceans Canada is organized into six administrative regions (Pacific, Central and Arctic, Quebec, Gulf, Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador). The Canadian Atlantic Quota Report (CAQR) presents the summary of quotas and catches by species for five of these six regions...

Current tables cover the period from 1990 to present. Data are collected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) regional offices under the authority of the Fisheries Act. Preliminary results for the current year will be posted once the information has been assessed for trends in the catch rates...

Statistics on commercial fishing licenses issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in the Atlantic Provinces. You will also find information collected through the registration of commercial fishing vessels. Data are available from 1983 onward.

Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

Statistics on commercial fishing licences issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in the Pacific Region. You will also find information collected through the registration of commercial fishing vessels. Data are available from 1985 onward.

Data on freshwater fisheries are collected from multiple sources including DFO’s regional offices, provincial governments and other agencies. Species level landings data are provided by province and territory, on annual basis.

West Coast Vancouver Island Recreational Catch: Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

Juan de Fuca Strait Recreational Catch: Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

Johnstone Strait Recreational Catch: Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

Data tables in this section present the commercial fisheries landings for the top 40 producing countries in the world. The data covers the period from 1990-2018 and are based on the most recent statistics available from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).