Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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2002 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) ⁽¹⁾

	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4)	1,270	x	1,951	38,900	0	0	0	0	0	84,200	126,321
Trout (4)	0	x	0	550	603	4,650	16	914	x	100	6,833
Steelhead (4)	1,600	0	434	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,034
Other (5)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	1,567
Total Finfish (3)	2,870	33	2,385	39,450	603	4,650	16	914	x	84,300	136,755
Shellfish
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,500	1,500
Oysters	0	2,736	349	1,235	0	0	0	0	0	7,200	11,520
Mussels (4)	1,700	16,785	1,073	637	377	0	0	0	0	0	20,572
Scallops (4)	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	106
Other	0	0	374	0	204	0	0	0	0	0	578
Total Shellfish	1,700	19,521	1,812	1,872	581	0	0	0	0	8,790	34,276
Total (3)	4,570	19,554	4,197	41,322	1,184	4,650	16	914	x	93,090	171,031
Re-stocking (2)					768						768
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2)	4,570	19,554	4,197	41,322	1,952	4,650	16	914	x	93,090	171,799

2002 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) ⁽¹⁾

	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4)	6,132	x	12,504	194,500	0	0	0	0	0	288,900	502,036
Trout (4)	0	x	0	6,100	3,273	17,900	63	4,607	x	700	32,643
Steelhead (4)	8,800	0	1,368	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,168
Other (5)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	18,662
Total Finfish (3)	14,932	892	13,872	200,600	3,273	17,900	63	4,607	x	289,600	563,509
Shellfish
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,100	7,100
Oysters	0	5,727	1,076	1,173	0	0	0	0	0	7,200	15,176
Mussels (4)	5,500	22,202	2,288	801	490	0	0	0	0	0	31,281
Scallops (4)	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	500	652
Other	0	0	2,247	0	343	0	0	0	0	0	2,590
Total Shellfish	5,500	27,929	5,763	1,974	833	0	0	0	0	14,800	56,799
Total (3)	20,432	28,821	19,635	202,574	4,106	17,900	63	4,607	x	304,400	620,308
Re-stocking (2)					8,010						8,010
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2)	20,432	28,821	19,635	202,574	12,116	17,900	63	4,607	x	304,400	628,318

(1) The production and value of Aquaculture includes the amount and value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data, collected from each of the provincial departments responsible for aquaculture, are considered accurate and reliable. The data will continue to be collected and released in the year following the reference year.
(2) To outfitters: operations offering lodging and services for hunting, fishing and trapping.
(3) Excludes other finfish for all provinces.
(4) Excludes confidential data at Canada level.
(5) Other finfish data is only available at the Canada level and includes confidential data from the provinces.

Statistics Canada - Cat. no. 23-222-XI E

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