Fishing industry in Canada
- Fishing industry in Canada
Canada has one of the world's most valuable commercial fishing industries, worth more than CDN $5 billion a year and providing more than 130,000 jobs to Canadians. It is the economic mainstay of approximately 1,500 communities in rural and coastal Canada.
Lake Winnipeg
The Manitoba commercial fishing industry comprises over 3,600 fishers who produce 25 percent of Canada's freshwater catch. Lake Winnipeg is the biggest contributor of commercially landed fish species. Of the 13 fish species commercially harvested, pickerel (walleye), Sauger, lake whitefish, northern pike, yellow perch and lake trout are the most highly valued species. Others include white sucker, tullibee, carp, burbot, lake sturgeon, Goldeye and white bass.
References
* [http://atn-riae.agr.ca/seafood/industry-e.htm Agriculture and Agri-foodCanada] : Canada's Fish and Seafood Industry
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