Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

COSEWIC Assessment Summary

Assessment Summary – May 2002

Common name : Pacific sardine

Scientific name : Sardinops sagax

Status : Not at risk

Reason for designation : The sardines in Canadian waters apparently migrate from breeding areas near California, USA. Individuals in British Columbia do not appear to be self-recruiting and apparently lack local genetic differentiation. Numbers are increasing and the Canadian portion of the population is being managed in concert with US managers.

Occurrence : Pacific Ocean

Status history : Designated Special Concern in April 1987. Status reexamined in May 2002 and de-listed (Not at Risk) in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

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