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Farmed species in Canada
Common Name Scientific Name Species Group Province or Territory
Bass, Largemouth Micropterus salmoides Finfish Ontario
Bass, Smallmouth Micropterus dolomieu Finfish Ontario, Quebec
Bass, Striped Morone saxatilis Finfish Nova Scotia
Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Ictiobus cyprinellus Finfish Alberta
Carp, Grass (Triploid) Ctenopharyngodon idella Finfish Alberta
Char, Arctic Salvelinus alpinus Finfish Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon
Cod, Atlantic Gadus morhua Finfish Newfoundland and Labrador
Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus Finfish New Brunswick
Eels, American Anguilla rostrata Finfish New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Halibut, Atlantic Hippoglossus hippoglossus Finfish Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
Perch, Yellow Perca flavescens Finfish Ontario, Quebec
Sablefish (Black Cod) Anoplopoma fimbria Finfish British Columbia
Salmon, Atlantic Salmo salar Finfish British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Salmon, Chinook Oncorhynchus tschawytscha Finfish British Columbia
Salmon, Coho Oncorhynchus kisutch Finfish British Columbia
Salmon, Landlocked Atlantic (FW) Salmo salar Finfish Quebec
Salmon, Sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka Finfish British Columbia
Sturgeon, Atlantic Acipenser oxyrhynchus Finfish New Brunswick
Sturgeon, Short-nose Acipenser brevirostrum Finfish New Brunswick
Sturgeon, White Acipenser transmontanus Finfish British Columbia
Tilapia Tilapia spp. Finfish British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario
Trout, Brook/ Speckled Salvelinus fontinalis Finfish Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Trout, Brown Salmo trutta Finfish Quebec
Trout, Lake (Char) Salvelinus namaycush Finfish Quebec
Trout, Rainbow/ Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss Finfish British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Walleye/ Pickerel Stizostedion vitreum vitreum Finfish Quebec
Clam, Geoduck Panopea generosa Shellfish British Columbia
Clam, Hard (Quahog) Mercenaria mercenaria Shellfish New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
Clam, Littleneck Protothaca staminea Shellfish British Columbia
Clam, Manila  Venerupis philippinarum Shellfish British Columbia
Clam, Soft Shell Mya arenaria Shellfish Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
Clam, Varnish Nuttalia obscurata Shellfish British Columbia
Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus Shellfish British Columbia
Mussel, Eastern Blue Mytilus edulis  Shellfish British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Mussel, Gallo/ Mediterranean  Mytilus galloprovincialis Shellfish British Columbia
Mussel, Western Blue Mytilus trossulus Shellfish British Columbia
Oyster, American  Crassostrea virginica Shellfish Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
Oyster, Pacific  Crassostrea gigas Shellfish British Columbia
Scallop, Bay Argopecten irradians irradians Shellfish New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
Scallop, Japanese Pecten yessoensis Shellfish British Columbia
Scallop, Pacific Hybrid Patinopecten caurinus x yessoensis Shellfish British Columbia
Scallop, Sea Placopecten magellanicus Shellfish Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Algae, Brown (Kelp) Phaeophyceae spp. Marine algae spp. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Algae, Green (Sea Lettuce) Chlorophyceae spp. Marine algae spp. Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Algae, Red (Irish Moss, Dulse) Rhodophyceae spp. Marine algae spp. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
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