The Turbot War was an international fishing dispute and bloodless conflict between Canada and Spain and their respective supporters.
Brian Tobin was the Canadian politician who was largely responsible for managing the conflict, which earned him the nicknames "Captain Canada" and "The Turbotonator."
The Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot belongs to the family Pleuronectidae, and is the only species of the genus Reinhardtius. It is a predatory fish that mostly ranges at depths between 500 and 1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft), and is found in the cold northern Atlantic, northern Pacific, and Arctic Oceans.
Greenland halibut
Close-up of the head, showing the strong teeth of this predatory species (upperside of fish on left, underside on right)
Landings of Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in the eastern (top) and western (bottom) Atlantic ocean. Landings from the eastern Atlantic are split into the north-east Arctic stock and the west Nordic stock.Data from ICES and NAFO.