Facts on High Seas Fish

“Global" or "high seas" fish stocks are fish found beyond a country or continent's 200-mile limit in international waters. Some of these fish are straddling stocks, which means that they are found both within and outside 200-mile limits. Others may be highly migratory species, such as tuna and swordfish. Because these fish don't "belong" to any one country, successful management requires international co-operation. Regional fisheries management organizations (or RFMOs) are the multilateral organizations that manage straddling and other fish stocks that occur in specific regions of the high seas.

The following are high-seas fish and sea turtle species found outside Canadian waters:

Feature Fish

• Albacore Tuna
  
   
• American Plaice
  
   
• Atlantic Redfishes
  
   
• Atlantic Salmon
  
   
• Atlantic Swordfish
  
   
• Bigeye tuna
  
   
• Bluefin Tuna
  
   
• Capelin
  
   
• Greenland Halibut
  
   
• Northern Shrimp
  
   
• Sharks
  
   
• Sea Turtles
        
  
   
• Shortfinned squid 
  
   
• Skipjack tuna
  
   
• Spiny Dogfish Sharks
  
   
• Thorny skate
  
   
• White hake
  
   
• Witch flounder
  
   
• Yellowfin Tuna
  
   
• Yellowtail Flounder