Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
Regulations | restricted | Ref. | Fisheries Branch, 1994 |
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011 |
Comments |
Native to the Yukon Territory and British Columbia; introduced into other provinces (Ref. 52559), from Northwest Territories (Ref. 58426) to Québec (Ref. 52559). Occurs in the Great Lakes (Ref. 119192). Also Ref. 2850, 4925, 27436, 86798, 95479, 119194, 125578. Status of threat: 1). Interior Fraser River population: endangered. Criteria: 1,2,3,4; and 2). Lower Columbia River population: threatenened. Criteria: 1,2,3,4 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |
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States/Provinces | Alberta (introduced), British Columbia (native), New Brunswick (introduced), Northwest Territories (introduced), Nova Scotia (introduced), Ontario (introduced), Quebec (introduced), Saskatchewan (introduced), Yukon Territory (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html |