Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Rebuilding Key Forage Fish Stocks for Healthier East Coast Fisheries
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 31 -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following news release:
The long-term prosperity of Canada's seafood sector depends on abundant fish stocks and healthy ecosystems. In Eastern Canada, pelagic forage fish, like herring and mackerel, play a vital role in the ecosystem and the fishing industry. They are an important food source for other species, including tuna and Atlantic cod, and are a traditional source of bait in some commercial fisheries, i . . .
The long-term prosperity of Canada's seafood sector depends on abundant fish stocks and healthy ecosystems. In Eastern Canada, pelagic forage fish, like herring and mackerel, play a vital role in the ecosystem and the fishing industry. They are an important food source for other species, including tuna and Atlantic cod, and are a traditional source of bait in some commercial fisheries, i . . .