Can you name this fish? @OceanaCanada

Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

This fish gets its name from its distinct colour and where it likes to make its home. You can find them off the Pacific coast of Canada. Can you name it? (wrong answers only)

$Watch: why it’s time to give capelin a chance to rebuild Capelin, a small forage fish found off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, fuel fisheries, coastal communities and marine ecosystems in Atlantic Canada. But capelin populations are a fraction of what they once were. Harvested in commercial fisheries before they can spawn, capelin are disappearing. People in Newfoundland and Labrador are speaking up to rebuild capelin. From fishers to ecotourism guides, local voices are calling for DFO to pause the commercial capelin fishery to allow the population to recover. 🎥 Watch this video to hear why it’s time to give capelin a chance to rebuild for the ocean and for the future.$

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