High seas accessed by Canada: 1950

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in High Seas waters (water beyond the boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zones). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Other EEZs accessed by Canada: 1950

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone waters of other countries (if observed access or formal access agreements existed). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Start year: End year:

Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	3.91	117.3	0	1
1951	3.92	116.4	-0.05	0.95
1952	4.01	125.9	0.2	1.22
1953	4	124.6	0.16	1.17
1954	4.06	132.6	0.46	1.58
1955	4.07	130	0.44	1.55
1956	4.07	130.9	0.5	1.65
1957	4.08	132.3	0.51	1.67
1958	3.98	123.1	0.3	1.35
1959	4	126.5	0.4	1.49
1960	4.04	129.8	0.62	1.86
1961	4.04	130.4	0.72	2.05
1962	4.02	128.4	0.72	2.05
1963	4	120	0.62	1.86
1964	3.99	120.7	0.7	2.01
1965	4.03	122.9	0.77	2.16
1966	3.99	121.2	0.7	2.01
1967	3.98	122.2	0.76	2.14
1968	3.94	120.9	0.87	2.39
1969	3.89	112.9	0.76	2.14
1970	3.83	102.4	0.66	1.93
1971	3.83	102	0.57	1.77
1972	3.84	102.5	0.55	1.73
1973	3.83	91.8	0.53	1.7
1974	3.78	94.3	0.35	1.42
1975	3.74	86	0.24	1.27
1976	3.7	81.9	0.05	1.05
1977	3.73	84.7	-0.27	0.76
1978	3.73	85.4	-0.15	0.86
1979	3.75	88.7	0.03	1.03
1980	3.78	95.1	0.05	1.05
1981	3.75	94.2	0.07	1.07
1982	3.8	101.6	0.13	1.14
1983	3.81	102.1	0.12	1.13
1984	3.81	100.1	0.14	1.15
1985	3.79	97.7	0.15	1.16
1986	3.79	96.9	0.21	1.23
1987	3.76	91.7	0.16	1.17
1988	3.7	85.5	0.03	1.03
1989	3.7	84.1	0	1
1990	3.67	81.3	-0.06	0.94
1991	3.67	81.9	-0.21	0.81
1992	3.57	73.9	-0.52	0.59
1993	3.43	63.2	-0.98	0.38
1994	3.25	52.1	-1.75	0.17
1995	3.17	48.1	-2.06	0.13
1996	3.22	47.6	-1.9	0.15
1997	3.21	50.8	-1.87	0.15
1998	3.23	51.1	-1.68	0.19
1999	3.22	51.7	-1.69	0.18
2000	3.09	48.1	-2.02	0.13
2001	3.13	48	-1.88	0.15
2002	3.1	46.9	-1.99	0.14
2003	3.1	45.8	-2	0.14
2004	3.09	44.2	-1.91	0.15
2005	3.14	45.9	-1.89	0.15
2006	3.11	44.2	-1.98	0.14

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.53000020980835	219	Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus
4.5	151	King mackerel	Scomberomorus cavalla
4.5	189	American conger	Conger oceanicus
4.5	98	Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.48999977111816	98	American angler	Lophius americanus
4.48999977111816	77	Summer flounder	Paralichthys dentatus
4.48000001907349	66	Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
4.48000001907349	127	Blue ling	Molva dypterygia
4.46000003814697	112	Monkfishes	Lophius
4.44999980926514	100	Kamchatka flounder	Atheresthes evermanni
4.42999982833862	376	Atlantic bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus
4.42999982833862	123	Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar
4.42000007629395	186	Atlantic cod	Gadus morhua
4.40000009536743	100	Little tunny	Euthynnus alletteratus
4.40000009536743	121	Chinook salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
4.38500022888184	164	Amberjacks	Seriola
4.38000011444092	346	Atlantic blue marlin	Makaira nigricans
4.38000011444092	107	Saithe	Pollachius virens
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.34999990463257	75	North Pacific hake	Merluccius productus
4.34428596496582	376	Tuna	Thunnus
4.34000015258789	54	Frigate tuna	Auxis thazard thazard
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.34000015258789	164	Striped sea-bass	Morone saxatilis
4.32000017166138	125	Lingcod	Ophiodon elongatus
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.30000019073486	130	Piked dogfish	Squalus acanthias
4.28000020980835	392	Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.26000022888184	79	Arctic char	Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
4.26000022888184	62	Silver hake	Merluccius bilinearis
4.26000022888184	69	Arrowtooth flounder	Atheresthes stomias
4.25	88	Coho salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch
4.23999977111816	289	Blue shark	Prionace glauca
4.23199987411499	90	Dogfish sharks	Squalidae
4.23000001907349	75	Dolly varden	Salvelinus malma malma
4.21999979019165	606	Greenland shark	Somniosus microcephalus
4.21000003814697	277	Porbeagle	Lamna nasus
4.21000003814697	623	Thintail thresher	Alopias vulpinus
4.21000003814697	135	Tope shark	Galeorhinus galeus
4.21000003814697	300	Pacific bluefin tuna	Thunnus orientalis
4.19999980926514	90	Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda
4.19999980926514	98	White hake	Urophycis tenuis
4.19999980926514	63	Black rockfish	Sebastes melanops
4.19999980926514	50	Neon flying squid	Ommastrephes bartramii
4.19000005722046	62	Pink salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
4.18833303451538	606	Bramble and sleeper and dogfish sharks	Squaliformes
4.15000009536743	123	Inconnu	Stenodus leucichthys
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.13000011444092	115	Pacific halibut	Hippoglossus stenolepis
4.11999988555908	29	Puffers	Sphoeroides
4.11999988555908	45	Saffron cod	Eleginus gracilis
4.11999988555908	60	Hickory shad	Alosa mediocris
4.1100001335144	54	Yellowtail rockfish	Sebastes flavidus
4.09999990463257	90	Char	Salvelinus
4.09000015258789	82	Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
4.05999994277954	63	West American sand sole	Psettichthys melanostictus
4.05000019073486	729	Sharks and rays	Elasmobranchii
4.05000019073486	70	Petrale sole	Eopsetta jordani
4.03999996185303	30	Northern puffer	Sphoeroides maculatus
4.01000022888184	41	Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou
4.01000022888184	100	Pacific cod	Gadus macrocephalus
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
4	89	Salmon and trout	Salmo
4	98	Tusk	Brosme brosme
4	25	American harvestfish	Peprilus paru
4	23	Blue crab	Callinectes sapidus
3.99000000953674	33	Rough scad	Trachurus lathami
3.98000001907349	49	Black seabass	Centropristis striata
3.98000001907349	29	Northern shortfin squid	Illex illecebrosus
3.97000002861023	25	American butterfish	Peprilus triacanthus
3.96666693687439	25	Sea robins	Prionotus
3.95000004768372	121	Pacific salmon	Oncorhynchus
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.90000009536743	38	Scup	Stenotomus chrysops
3.89499998092651	68	Shads	Alosa
3.89000010490417	49	Lumpsucker	Cyclopterus lumpus
3.88000011444092	29	California market squid	Loligo opalescens
3.87538504600525	82	Grenadiers or rattails	Macrouridae
3.84999990463257	40	Curlfin sole	Pleuronichthys decurrens
3.84074592590332	72	Cods and haddocks	Gadidae
3.82999992370605	98	Sablefish	Anoplopoma fimbria
3.81625008583069	205	Skates	Rajidae
3.81333303451538	50	Sculpins	Cottidae
3.79999995231628	63	Canary rockfish	Sebastes pinniger
3.7960000038147	83	Skates	Raja
3.79384589195251	87	Redfishes	Sebastes
3.76999998092651	80	Gray weakfish	Cynoscion regalis
3.75	180	Northern wolffish	Anarhichas denticulatus
3.73000001907349	76	Sockeye salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka
3.71000003814697	35	Sculpins	Myoxocephalus
3.71000003814697	30	Pacific saury	Cololabis saira
3.70000004768372	64	American lobster	Homarus americanus
3.69000005722046	51	Fourhorn sculpin	Triglopsis quadricornis
3.6800000667572	49	Widow rockfish	Sebastes entomelas
3.66666698455811	41	Kingcroakers	Menticirrhus
3.65000009536743	33	Deepwater redfish	Sebastes mentella
3.65000009536743	67	American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides
3.64000010490417	50	Flathead sole	Hippoglossoides elassodon
3.64000010490417	41	Atlantic saury	Scomberesox saurus saurus
3.61999988555908	82	Onion-eye grenadier	Macrourus berglax
3.6175000667572	50	Butterfishes	Stromateidae
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.60999989509583	80	Shortspine thornyhead	Sebastolobus alascanus
3.59999990463257	41	Red hake	Urophycis chuss
3.59999990463257	38	Blueback shad	Alosa aestivalis
3.58999991416931	57	Greenland cod	Gadus ogac
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57999992370605	60	Okhostk atka mackerel	Pleurogrammus azonus
3.57999992370605	31	Pacific tomcod	Microgadus proximus
3.57999992370605	75	Blue antimora	Antimora rostrata
3.57999992370605	46	Chilipepper	Sebastes goodei
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.5699999332428	52	Arctic cisco	Coregonus autumnalis
3.55999994277954	66	Pacific jack mackerel	Trachurus symmetricus
3.54999995231628	37	Windowpane	Scophthalmus aquosus
3.53999996185303	106	Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.50999999046326	38	Alewife	Alosa pseudoharengus
3.50999999046326	91	Bocaccio	Sebastes paucispinis
3.50999999046326	99	Cabezon	Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
3.50999999046326	31	Longfin squid	Loligo pealeii
3.5	102	Crevalle jack	Caranx hippos
3.5	52	Florida pompano	Trachinotus carolinus
3.5	42	Pacific ocean perch	Sebastes alutus
3.5	150	Barndoor skate	Dipturus laevis
3.5	6	Green crab	Carcinus maenas
3.49206900596619	54	Righteye flounders	Pleuronectidae
3.47000002861023	91	Chum salmon	Oncorhynchus keta
3.47000002861023	25	Surf smelt	Hypomesus pretiosus
3.46499991416931	32	Smelts	Osmeridae
3.46000003814697	10	Bay anchovy	Anchoa mitchilli
3.45000004768372	80	Hagfishes	Myxinidae
3.45000004768372	75	Alaska Pollock	Theragra chalcogramma
3.45000004768372	102	Great northern tilefish	Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
3.45000004768372	80	Hagfish	Myxine glutinosa
3.45000004768372	41	Pacific sanddab	Citharichthys sordidus
3.45000004768372	49	English sole	Parophrys vetulus
3.44000005722046	100	Baird's slickhead	Alepocephalus bairdii
3.4300000667572	34	White croaker	Genyonemus lineatus
3.42000007629395	90	Ocean pout	Zoarces americanus
3.40000009536743	50	Little skate	Leucoraja erinacea
3.39000010490417	108	Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
3.35863590240479	80	Grunts	Haemulidae
3.34999990463257	36	Argentines	Argentina
3.34500002861023	148	Wolffish	Anarhichas
3.32999992370605	75	Tautog	Tautoga onitis
3.32999992370605	48	Atka mackerel	Pleurogrammus monopterygius
3.3199999332428	75	Starry flounder	Platichthys stellatus
3.30999994277954	41	Atlantic croaker	Micropogonias undulatus
3.29999995231628	140	Salmonids	Salmonidae
3.29999995231628	25	Eelpouts	Lycodes
3.29999995231628	20	Pacific rock crab	Cancer productus
3.27999997138977	150	Stingrays	Dasyatis
3.27999997138977	58	Broad whitefish	Coregonus nasus
3.26999998092651	62	Dover sole	Microstomus pacificus
3.24000000953674	25	Eulachon	Thaleichthys pacificus
3.24000000953674	39	Yellowfin sole	Limanda aspera
3.24000000953674	123	Wolf-fish	Anarhichas lupus
3.24000000953674	39	Sardine cisco	Coregonus sardinella
3.24000000953674	148	Spotted wolffish	Anarhichas minor
3.24000000953674	60	Rex sole	Glyptocephalus zachirus
3.24000000953674	3	Ocean shrimp	Pandalus jordani
3.23000001907349	40	Atlantic herring	Clupea harengus
3.22000002861023	53	Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea
3.21000003814697	49	Rock sole	Lepidopsetta bilineata
3.20000004768372	729	Basking shark	Cetorhinus maximus
3.19000005722046	62	American shad	Alosa sapidissima
3.1800000667572	46	Atlantic mackerel	Scomber scombrus
3.1800000667572	12	Atlantic silverside	Menidia menidia
3.1589469909668	28	Herrings and shads and sardines and menhadens	Clupeidae
3.15000009536743	12	Lampfish	Notoscopelus
3.15000009536743	16	Capelin	Mallotus villosus
3.15000009536743	31	Pacific herring	Clupea pallasii pallasii
3.14000010490417	60	Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
3.11209011077881	15	Sand lances	Ammodytidae
3.11209011077881	15	Sandlances	Ammodytes
3.09999990463257	33	Polar cod	Boreogadus saida
3.09999990463257	60	Alaska plaice	Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
3.08999991416931	52	Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus
3.07999992370605	39	White perch	Morone americana
3.06162858009338	11	Gastropods	Gastropoda
3.04999995231628	31	Atlantic tomcod	Microgadus tomcod
3	25	Crustaceans	Crustacea
3	15	Whelks	Busycon
3	164	Ling	Molva molva
3	29	Rainbow smelt	Osmerus mordax mordax
2.96000003814697	19	Californian anchovy	Engraulis mordax
2.82999992370605	50	Winter flounder	Pseudopleuronectes americanus
2.8199999332428	14	King crabs	Paralithodes
2.8199999332428	20	Spiny king crab	Paralithodes brevipes
2.8199999332428	40	Red king crab	Paralithodes camtschaticus
2.70000004768372	34	Penaeus shrimps	Penaeus
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	16	Pandalus shrimps	Pandalus
2.59999990463257	12	Atlantic rock crab	Cancer irroratus
2.59999990463257	21	Dungeness crab	Cancer magister
2.59999990463257	14	Jonah crab	Cancer borealis
2.59999990463257	17	Red deepsea crab	Chaceon quinquedens
2.59999990463257	10	Humpy shrimp	Pandalus goniurus
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.46000003814697	14	Northern prawn	Pandalus borealis
2.4300000667572	30	South American pilchard	Sardinops sagax
2.29999995231628	20	Pacific snow crabs	Chionoecetes
2.29999995231628	16	Aesop shrimp	Pandalus montagui
2.29999995231628	20	Queen crab	Chionoecetes opilio
2.29999995231628	14	Stone king crab	Lithodes maia
2.26999998092651	15	Clams cockles and arkshells	Clams or cockles and arkshells
2.25	41	Atlantic menhaden	Brevoortia tyrannus
2.23000001907349	15	Clams	Bivalvia
2.20000004768372	4	Ghost shimps	Callianassa
2.20000004768372	9	Sculptured shrimps	Sclerocrangon
2.09999990463257	8	Sea urchins	Strongylocentrotus
2.02999997138977	22	Gaper clams	Tresus
2	46	Sea cucumbers	Holothuroidea
2	10	Sea mussels	Mytilidae
2	10	Scallops	Pectinidae
2	25	Cupped oysters	Crassostrea
2	30	Abalones	Haliotis
2	2	Periwinkles	Littorina
2	17	Surf clam	Spisula
2	43	American gizzard shad	Dorosoma cepedianum
2	10	American cupped oyster	Crassostrea virginica
2	15	American sea scallop	Placopecten magellanicus
2	26	Atlantic razor clam	Ensis directus
2	9	Atlantic bay scallop	Argopecten irradians
2	13	Atlantic surf clam	Spisula solidissima
2	8	Blue mussel	Mytilus edulis
2	10	Butter clam	Saxidomus gigantea
2	108	Iceland scallop	Chlamys islandica
2	9	Northern quahog	Mercenaria mercenaria
2	11	Ocean quahog	Arctica islandica
2	6	Olympia flat oyster	Ostrea lurida
2	12	Pacific cupped oyster	Crassostrea gigas
2	23	Pacific geoduck	Panopea abrupta
2	14	Pacific razor clam	Siliqua patula
2	7	Sand gaper	Mya arenaria
2	14	Stimpsons surf clam	Mactromeris polynyma
2	13	Weathervane scallop	Patinopecten caurinus

Marine Trophic Index in the waters of Canada

Catch reconstruction: