Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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.

The selection of an Area of Interest (AOI) marks the beginning of the Oceans Act Marine Protected Area (MPA) establishment process led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The process includes completing detailed ecological and socioeconomic assessments, setting conservation objectives, determining...

Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

These datasets show the general spatial distribution of commercial fishing harvest and landed values by fishery on a 1km x 1km planning grid. They aggregate key statistics around fleet specific fishing activity and catch in British Columbia (BC) within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). These...

This report describes an analysis of Maritimes Region inshore lobster logbook data reported at a grid level, including Bay of Fundy Disputed Zone data reported at the coordinate level. Annual and composite (2015–2019) grid maps were produced for landings, number of trap hauls, and the same series...

These datasets show commercial fisheries catch weight landings of directed fisheries and bycatch from the Scotian Shelf, the Bay of Fundy, and Georges Bank from NAFO Divisions 4VWX and the Canadian portions of 5Y and 5Z. Atlantic Canadian inter-regional maps of four species (Atlantic Halibut,...

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).

Global exports of fish and seafood products by principal exporting countries from 1976 to 2018 in quantity and value terms, based on data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

North and Central Coast Recreational Catch: Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

The Canadian fisheries statistical snapshot provides an overview of the economic contribution of the fishing-related industries in Canada: value of outputs, employment, gross domestic product. Canadian fisheries covered in these summary tables include commercial marine and freshwater fisheries as...

Global imports of fish and seafood products by principal importing countries from 1976 to 2018 in quantity and value terms, based on data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Activities dependent on the ocean make a substantial contribution to the Canadian economy. Fisheries and naval installations provided the rationale for the first European settlement. Fish processing, shipbuilding and marine transportation followed, providing the basis for economic development and...