Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Native species ranging from Ontario to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; introduced into British Columbia (Ref. 52559); Nunavut (Ref. 58426). Also Ref. 7251, 95143, 96339. Status of threat of the following populations: 1). Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine populations: endangered. Criteria: 1,2,3,4; 2). Great Lakes populations: extinct. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |
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States/Provinces | Alberta (introduced), British Columbia (not established), New Brunswick (native), Newfoundland and Labrador (native), Nova Scotia (native), Nunavut (native), Ontario (native), Prince Edward Island (native), Quebec (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html |