Sustainability survey for fisheries
Services
We use a fisheries sustainability survey to track the performance of the fisheries we manage. This survey includes 177 fish stocks, which is just part of all the stocks we manage. We select certain stocks to survey based on their importance to:
- culture
- economy
- environment
The majority of the landings from fisheries we manage come from these fish stocks.
The survey reports on our progress in implementing our Sustainable Fisheries Framework policies.
Fish stocks reported on by the survey: 2018 results
| Fish stock | DFO Region | Current status zone for stock |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Char - Cambridge Bay | Central and Arctic | Healthy Zone |
| Arctic Char - Cumberland Sound | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - Baffin Bay (High Arctic) | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - Foxe Basin (Central Arctic) | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - Hudson Bay-Davis Strait (Central Arctic) | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound (High Arctic) | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - South and East Hudson Bay | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - West Jones Sound (High Arctic) | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Beluga - Cumberland Sound | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Bowhead - Eastern Canada - West Greenland (ECWG) | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Greenland Halibut - Cumberland Sound | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Greenland Halibut - NAFO 0A and 0B | Central and Arctic | Healthy Zone |
| Lake Trout - Great Slave Lake | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Lake Whitefish - Great Slave Lake | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - (EHA BB) Admiralty Inlet | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - East Baffin | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Eclipse Sound | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Northern Hudson Bay | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Smith/Jones/Parry | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Somerset | Central and Arctic | Uncertain |
| North Slope Dolly Varden - Big Fish, Rat, Firth, Babbage, Vittrekwa | Central and Arctic | Cautious Zone |
| American Plaice - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4T) | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Atlantic Salmon - Gulf | Gulf | Uncertain |
| Cod - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4TVn) | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Herring - 4T (Fall Spawner) | Gulf | Cautious Zone |
| Herring - 4T (Spring Spawner) | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Lobster - Southern Gulf (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B) | Gulf | Healthy Zone |
| Rock Crab - LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A | Gulf | Uncertain |
| Scallop - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SFA 21a, b, c, 22, 23, 24) | Gulf | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - CFA 12 (12, 18, 25, 26), 12E, 12F, 19 | Gulf | Healthy Zone |
| White Hake - 4T | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Winter Flounder - 4RST | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Witch Flounder - 4RST | Gulf | Cautious Zone |
| Atlantic Canada Dogfish - 4VWNX - 5 | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Cod - 4X5Y | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Atlantic Cod - 5Zjm | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Atlantic Halibut - 3NOPs4VWX+5 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Eel (Large) | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Elvers | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Gaspereau | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Haddock - 4X5Y | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Haddock - 5Zjm | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Herring - 4VWX | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Herring - 5Y, 5Z (weirs) | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 27-33 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 34 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 35-38 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Offshore LFA 41 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Pollock - 4X5 (Western Component) | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Redfish - Unit 3 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Inshore SFA 28 (Bay of Fundy) | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Inshore SFA 29W | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Offshore SFA 26 German, Browns | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Sea Scallop - Offshore SFA 27, Georges | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Shrimp - Scotian Shelf (SFA 13-15) | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Silver Hake - 4VWX | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Snow Crab - Scotian Shelf (4X) | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Snow Crab - Scotian Shelf (ENS-N) | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Snow Crab - Scotian Shelf (ENS-S) | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Striped Bass - Bay of Fundy | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Surf Clam - Banquereau | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Surf Clam - Grand Bank | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Swordfish - North Atlantic | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Yellowtail Flounder - 5Z | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Bluefin Tuna - Western Atlantic | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Mackerel - Atlantic (NAFO 3-4) | National Capital Region | Critical Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - SFA 5 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - SFA 6 | National Capital Region | Critical Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - SFA 7 | National Capital Region | Critical Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - Eastern Assessment Zone | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - SFA 1 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - SFA 4 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - WAZ | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Northern Shrimp (Montagui) - SFA 4 | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Northern Shrimp (Montagui) - WAZ | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Striped Shrimp (Montagui) – Eastern Assessment Zone | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| American Lobster - LFA 3-14c | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Atlantic Salmon - NL | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Capelin - 4RST | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Capelin - SA2+3KLPs | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Cod - Atlantic (3Ps) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Cod - Northern (2J3KL) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Critical Zone |
| Greenland Halibut (Turbot) - 2-3KLMNO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Herring - 2J3IKLPs | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Herring - 4R (Fall Spawner) / (Spring Spawner) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Healthy Zone |
| Queen / Snow Crab - CFA 1-12 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Redfish - 3LN | Newfoundland and Labrador | Healthy Zone |
| Redfish - 3O | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Redfish - Unit 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Sea Cucumber - 3Ps | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Skate - 3LNO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Whelk - 3PS | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| White Hake - 3NOPs | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Witch Flounder - 3NO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Witch Flounder - 3Ps | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Yellowtail Flounder - 3LNO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Healthy Zone |
| Albacore Tuna - North Pacific | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Bocaccio Rockfish | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Canary Rockfish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Chinook Salmon - Yukon | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Chinook Salmon (AABM) - North Coast | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Chinook Salmon (AABM) - WCVI | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Coho Salmon - North Coast | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Dogfish - Inside | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Dogfish - Outside | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Dungeness Crab | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Eulachon - Fraser River | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Euphausiids | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Geoduck | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Green Sea Urchin | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Herring - Central Coast (Pacific) | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Herring - Haida Gwaii (Pacific) | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Herring - Prince Rupert District (North Coast / Pacific) | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Herring - Strait of Georgia (Pacific) | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Herring - WCVI | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Intertidal Clams - Central Coast-Heiltsuk Manila | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Intertidal Clams - Depuration | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Intertidal Clams - North Coast Haida Gwaii Razor | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Intertidal Clams - South Coast-Vancouver Island | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Lingcod – Outside | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Longspine Thornyhead | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pacific Hake – Offshore | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Halibut | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Ocean Perch - PMFC 3CD-WCVI | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Ocean Perch - PMFC 5ABC-QCS | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Ocean Perch - PMFC 5DE-HS/DE/WHG | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Oyster | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pink and Spiny Scallop | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pink Salmon – Fraser | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pink Salmon - Skeena-Nass | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Prawn Trap | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Quillback Rockfish – Inside | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Quillback Rockfish – Outside | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Red Sea Urchin | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Rougheye Rockfish | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Sablefish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sardine – Pacific | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Sea Cucumber | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Shrimp Trawl | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Early Stuart) | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Early Summer) | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Late) | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Summer) | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Nass | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Skeena | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Somass | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Stikine | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Southern Inside chum - Fraser | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Southern Inside chum - mixed stock, Johnstone Strait | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Yelloweye Rockfish - Inside Population | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Yelloweye Rockfish - Outside Population | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Yellowmouth Rockfish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Beluga - Northern Quebec (Nunavik) | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Cod - 4RS-3Pn | Quebec | Critical Zone |
| Common Clam | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Greenland Halibut - 4RST | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Grey Seal | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Gulf Shrimp | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Harp Seal - Northwest Atlantic | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Herring - 4S | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Icelandic Scallop - 16EF-18A | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Lobster - 17 | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Areas 19-20-21 (Gaspé) | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Zone 22 (MI) | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Redfish - Unit 1 | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Area 20 | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Snow Crab - 12A | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 12B | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 12C | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 13 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 14 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 15 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 16 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 16A | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - 17 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Stimpson's Surfclam | Quebec | Uncertain |
Related links
- About the survey
- Sustainability survey glossary
- Survey data and summaries for all years
- Fisheries management
Contact us
Sustainability survey for fisheries
National Fisheries Policy
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
200 Kent Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
Email: DFO.SSF/EDP.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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