Sustainability survey for fisheries
Services
We use the fisheries sustainability survey to track the performance of the fisheries we manage. This survey includes 195 fish stocks, which are just a portion 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: 2022 results
| Fish stock | DFO Region | Current status zone for stock |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Walrus - Baffin Bay (High Arctic) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - Foxe Basin (Central Arctic) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound (High Arctic) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - West Jones Sound (High Arctic) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Admiralty Inlet (Eastern High Arctic-Baffin Bay) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - East Baffin | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Eclipse Sound | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Northern Hudson Bay | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Smith/Jones/Parry | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Narwhal - Somerset | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Beluga - Cumberland Sound | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Bowhead - Eastern Canada - West Greenland (ECWG) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| North Slope Dolly Varden - Big Fish, Rat, Firth, Babbage, Vittrekwa | Arctic | Cautious Zone |
| Arctic Char - Cambridge Bay | Arctic | Healthy Zone |
| Atlantic Walrus - Hudson Bay-Davis Strait (Central Arctic) | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Walrus - South and East Hudson Bay | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Greenland Halibut - NAFO 0A and 0B | Arctic | Healthy Zone |
| Arctic Char - Cumberland Sound | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Greenland Halibut - Cumberland Sound | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Lake Trout - Great Slave Lake | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Lake Whitefish - Great Slave Lake | Arctic | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence | Gulf | Healthy Zone |
| Atlantic Cod - NAFO 4TVn | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| White Hake - NAFO 4T | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Winter Flounder - NAFO 4T | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Witch Flounder - NAFO 4RST | Gulf | Cautious Zone |
| Yellowtail Flounder - NAFO 4T | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| American Plaice - NAFO 4T | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Atlantic Herring - NAFO 4T (Fall Spawner) | Gulf | Cautious Zone |
| Atlantic Herring - NAFO 4T (Spring Spawner) | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Atlantic Salmon - Gulf | Gulf | Critical Zone |
| Lobster - Southern Gulf (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B) | Gulf | Healthy Zone |
| Rock Crab - LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B | Gulf | Uncertain |
| Scallop - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SFA 21a, b, c, 22, 23, 24) | Gulf | Uncertain |
| Gaspereau | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 28 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 27 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 29 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 35 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 36 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 38 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 30 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 31A | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 31B | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 32 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Atlantic Cod - NAFO 5Zjm | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 33 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Haddock - NAFO 4X5Y | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Haddock - NAFO 5Zjm | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Pollock - NAFO 4X5 (Western Component) | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Lobster - Inshore LFA 34 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Acadian Redfish - Unit 3 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Atlantic Canada Dogfish - 4VWX - 5 | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Atlantic Cod - NAFO 4X5Y | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Eastern Nova Scotia and 4X Snow Crab (Chionoecetes Opillio) - Effective as of 2013 | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Scotian Shelf (NAFO 4X) | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - South-Eastern Nova Scotia (S-ENS) | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Halibut - NAFO 3NOPs4VWX5Z | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Silver Hake - NAFO 4VWX | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Yellowtail Flounder - NAFO 5Z | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Swordfish - North Atlantic | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Elvers | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Sea Scallop - Inshore SFA 28A-D (Bay of Fundy) | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Inshore SFA 29 West | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Atlantic Herring - Coastal Nova Scotia | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Herring - Georges Bank | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Herring - Offshore Scotian Shelf | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Herring - Southwest New Brunswick (migrant juveniles) | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Atlantic Herring - Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy | Maritimes | Critical Zone |
| Surf Clam - Banquereau | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Surf Clam - Grand Bank | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Offshore SFA 27 Georges | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Offshore LFA 41 | Maritimes | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Scallop - Offshore SFA 26 German, Browns | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Shrimp - Scotian Shelf (Shrimp Fishing Areas 13-15) | Maritimes | Cautious Zone |
| Eel (Large) | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Striped Bass - Bay of Fundy | Maritimes | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Mackerel | National Capital Region | Critical Zone |
| Grey Seal | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Harp Seal - Northwest Atlantic | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Bluefin Tuna - Western Atlantic | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - Shrimp Fishing Area 1 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 5 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 6 | National Capital Region | Critical Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 7 | National Capital Region | Critical Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - Eastern Assessment Zone | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - Shrimp Fishing Area 4 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp (Borealis) - Western Assessment Zone | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Striped Shrimp (Montagui) – Eastern Assessment Zone | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Striped Shrimp (Montagui) - Shrimp Fishing Area 4 | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Striped Shrimp (Montagui) - Western Assessment Zone | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Redfish (Sebastes mentella) Unit 1 + 2 | National Capital Region | Healthy Zone |
| Redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Unit 1 + 2 | National Capital Region | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Salmon - NL | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Capelin - NAFO 4RST | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Capelin - NAFO SA2+3KLPs | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| White Hake - NAFO 3NOPs | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Cod - NAFO 3Ps | Newfoundland and Labrador | Critical Zone |
| Witch Flounder - NAFO 3Ps | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Cod - NAFO 2J3KL | Newfoundland and Labrador | Critical Zone |
| Greenland Halibut (Turbot) - NAFO 2 + 3KLMNO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Redfish - NAFO 3LN | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Redfish - NAFO 3O | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Thorny Skate - NAFO 3LNO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Witch Flounder - NAFO 3NO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cautious Zone |
| Atlantic Herring - NAFO 2J3KLPs | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| American Lobster - LFA 3-14c | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Yellowtail Flounder - NAFO 3LNO | Newfoundland and Labrador | Healthy Zone |
| Sea Cucumber - NAFO 3Ps | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Herring - NAFO 4R (Fall Spawner) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Herring - NAFO 4R (Spring Spawner) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Queen / Snow Crab - CFA 1-12 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Whelk - NAFO 3PS | Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncertain |
| Coho Salmon - North Coast | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pink Salmon - Skeena-Nass | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Nass | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Skeena | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Herring - Central Coast | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Pacific Herring - Haida Gwaii | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Eulachon - Fraser River | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pacific Herring - Prince Rupert District | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Chinook Salmon - Yukon | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Stikine | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sardine – Pacific | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Giant Red Sea Cucumber | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Herring - Strait of Georgia | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Herring - West Coast of Vancouver Island | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Chinook Salmon - North Coast | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Green Sea Urchin | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Geoduck | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Bocaccio Rockfish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Canary Rockfish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Dogfish - Inside waters | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Dogfish - Outside waters | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Lingcod - Outside waters | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Albacore Tuna - North Pacific | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pacific Hake - Offshore | 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 |
| Quillback Rockfish - Inside waters | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Longspine Thornyhead | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Quillback Rockfish - Outside waters | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Pacific Halibut | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Rougheye Rockfish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Sablefish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Yellowmouth Rockfish | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Red Sea Urchin | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Shrimp Trawl | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Chinook Salmon - West Coast of Vancouver Island | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Chum Salmon - Fraser | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Yelloweye Rockfish - Inside Waters | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Yelloweye Rockfish - Outside Waters | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Coho salmon - Interior Fraser | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Intertidal Clams - Central Coast-Heiltsuk Manila | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Dungeness Crab | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Intertidal Clams - South Coast-Vancouver Island | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Euphausiids | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Spot Prawn | Pacific | Healthy Zone |
| Pink Salmon – Fraser | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Pink and Spiny Scallop | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Pacific Oyster | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Intertidal Clams - North Coast Haida Gwaii Razor | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Early Stuart) | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Chinook salmon - Okanagan | Pacific | Critical Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Early Summer) | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Late) | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Chum Salmon - Inner South Coast | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - Fraser (Summer) | Pacific | Cautious Zone |
| Sockeye Salmon - WCVI Barkley | Pacific | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Herring - Herring Fishing Area 15 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Greenland Halibut - NAFO 4RST | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Atlantic Halibut - NAFO 4RST | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 12A | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 12B | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 12C | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 13 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 14 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 15 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 16 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 16A | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Snow Crab - Crab Fishing Area 17 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Atlantic Cod - NAFO 3Pn4RS | Quebec | Critical Zone |
| Lobster - Lobster Fishing Areas 19-21 | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Lobster - Lobster Fishing Area 22 | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 10 | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 12 | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 8 | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Northern Shrimp - Shrimp Fishing Area 9 | Quebec | Healthy Zone |
| Beluga - Northern Quebec (Nunavik) | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Icelandic Scallop - Scallop Fishing Sub-areas 16E and 16F | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Lobster - Lobster Fishing Area 17 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Sea Scallop - Scallop Fishing Area 20 | Quebec | Cautious Zone |
| Soft Shell Clam - Soft Shell Clam Fishing Areas 1-3 | Quebec | Uncertain |
| Stimpson's Surfclam - Stimpson's Surfclam Fishing Areas 1-4 | 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
Domestic Fisheries Policy
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
200 Kent Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
Email: DFO.SustainabilitySurveyforFisheries-Enquetesurladurabilite.MPO@DFO-MPO.GC.CA
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