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Vancouver Island Ecozone, and pink and chum salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha and Oncorhynchus keta) in the Strait of Georgia.
Marine fisheries In the US the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),
Figure 2.3.4: Trends in selected fish species, 1950–2010
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Central coast Herring (thousand tonnes)
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Barkley Sound Sockeye (millions)
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Grand Bank tantic cod thousand tonnes
a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is responsible for the stewardship of the nation’s living marine resources and their habitat within the Exclusive Economic Zone (200 nautical miles or 370 km from the coastline). NMFS assesses and predicts the status of fish stocks, and conserves and manages marine fisheries to promote sustainability and prevent overfishing, declining
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Strait of Georgia Coho survivals
2010 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 Source: Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments of Canada 2010 67