Canadian Freshwater Commercial Fisheries Landings by Species and Province

Fisheries and Oceans Canada provides annual species-level freshwater fisheries landings data for Canada. The data is aggregated by province and territory and collected from multiple sources, including DFO regional offices and provincial governments. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in freshwater fish harvests based on annual species-level data
• Compare commercial fishing activity across provinces and territories based on geographic aggregation
• Model fish stock sustainability based on reported landings data
• Assess the economic contribution of freshwater fisheries based on landings volume

Strengths

• Data is aggregated at the species level, allowing for detailed biological analysis
• Provides geographic breakdown by province and territory
• Collected from multiple authoritative sources, including DFO and provincial agencies

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Collected from multiple sources including DFO’s regional offices, provincial governments and other agencies.

Time Range

Annual basis

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 02:12:17.154667; freshness should be verified

Geography

Canada, by province and territory