Acipenser oxyrinchus in Canada
Point map (Acipenser oxyrinchus) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance minor commercial Ref. Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Ranges from Quebec to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, with low intensity fishery (Ref. 52559). Also reported from Ungava Bay (Ref. 86838). Also Ref. 5723.

Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).

States/Provinces New Brunswick (native), Newfoundland and Labrador (native), Nova Scotia (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
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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