Canadian Commercial Seafisheries Landings from 1990 to Present

Fisheries and Oceans Canada collects data on commercial seafisheries landings under the authority of the Fisheries Act. Preliminary results for the current year are posted after assessing trends in catch rates and values based on prices paid to fishers. Data from 1990 onward may be modified if new information is provided to the department.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in commercial fish catch volumes based on the 1990-present time series.
• Model the economic value of fisheries based on price data paid to fishers mentioned in the description.
• Assess the impact of fisheries management policies using data collected under the Fisheries Act.

Strengths

• Data collection is authorized by the Fisheries Act, providing an official government source.
• Time series covers over 30 years, from 1990 to the present.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may be modified after initial posting, which could affect reproducibility of analyses.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Collected by DFO's regional offices.

Time Range

1990 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 16:32:02.662426; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada