Tope (Galeorhinus galeus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10
Special Significance of the Species
The ecological role of tope is not well understood. Tope occupy a high trophic level and readily prey upon almost any pelagic and demersal fish suggesting they are important species structuring marine food webs (Ebert 2003). The meat is of excellent quality and their fins can be used to make high quality soup stock. The liver of tope has the highest known concentration of vitamin A of any fish species on Canada’s Pacific coast (Bailey 1952).
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