In a sign of the times, several warm-water fish species were added to the annual summer research vessel survey off the coast of Eastern Canada in 2020. The amount of spawning-age blackbelly rosefish is estimated at 4,000 tonnes — the most ever, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. He has previously reported and photographed non-native fish, including armoured searobin, spotfin dragonet and deep-bodied boarfish, which DFO calls novel warm-water species. (The Associated Press)Black seabass were not captured during the summer survey, but have been caught in winter surveys on Georges Bank. The report said the summer survey is unlikely to provide useful information to estimate the abundance of dusky sharks or triggerfish.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2021 09:00 UTC