Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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2003 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) ⁽¹⁾

	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4)	1,450	x	x	33,100	0	0	0	0	0	65,411	99,961
Trout (4)	0	x	0	550	357	4,200	10	x	x	136	5,253
Steelhead (4)	1,150	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,150
Other (5)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	7,352
Total Finfish (3)	2,600	24	5,210	33,650	357	4,200	10	x	x	65,547	113,716
Shellfish
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,589	1,589
Oysters	0	3,036	398	2,350	0	0	0	0	0	7,837	13,621
Mussels (4)	1,300	16,826	1,439	453	499	0	0	0	0	73	20,590
Scallops (4)	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	95
Other	0	0	451	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	594
Total Shellfish	1,300	19,862	2,303	2,803	642	0	0	0	0	9,579	36,489
Total Aquaculture (3)	3,900	19,886	7,513	36,453	999	4,200	10	x	x	75,126	150,205
Re-stocking (2)					735						735
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2)	3,900	19,886	7,513	36,453	1,734	4,200	10	x	x	75,126	150,940

2003 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) ⁽¹⁾

	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4)	6,670	x	x	179,000	0	0	0	0	0	255,801	441,471
Trout (4)	0	x	0	6,100	1,978	17,000	39	x	x	597	25,714
Steelhead (4)	6,324	0	x	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,324
Other (5)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	44,933
Total Finfish (3)	12,994	852	26,874	185,100	1,978	17,000	39	x	x	256,398	518,442
Shellfish
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,903	7,903
Oysters	0	7,431	839	2,500	0	0	0	0	0	8,438	19,208
Mussels (4)	4,200	23,597	1,644	600	648	0	0	0	0	240	30,929
Scallops (4)	0	0	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	552	687
Other	0	0	5,762	0	354	0	0	0	0	0	6,116
Total Shellfish	4,200	31,028	8,380	3,100	1,002	0	0	0	0	17,133	64,843
Total Aquaculture (3)	17,194	31,880	35,254	188,200	2,980	17,000	39	x	x	273,531	583,285
Re-stocking (2)					7,699						7,699
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2)	17,194	31,880	35,254	188,200	10,679	17,000	39	x	x	273,531	590,984

(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.

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