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Aquaculture Production and Value

This section provides annual statistics on the volume and value of aquaculture production in Canada. The data are organized by species and province.

Canadian Aquaculture Production, 2018 table note 1 (tonnes)
  NL PEI NS NB Que ON MB SK AB BC Canada table note 2
Finfish table note 3
Salmon .. .. 7,885 28,289 0 0 x x x 87,010 123,184
Trout .. .. 343 0 481 5,416 x x x 1,190 8,810
Steelhead .. .. 0 0 0 0 x x x 65 65
Other .. .. 10 0 619 371 x x x 569 1,898
Total Finfish 15,107 459 8,238 28,289 1,100 5,787 x x x 88,834 149,524
Shellfish
Clams 0 193 329 0 0 0 x x x 1,159 1,681
Oysters 0 3,987 219 1,869 91 0 x x x 7,178 13,344
Mussels 3,047 20,307 1,218 0 266 0 x x x 522 25,360
Scallops 0 0 5 0 7 0 x x x 89 101
Other 0 0 109 0 64 0 x x x 1 174
Total Shellfish 3,047 24,487 1,880 1,869 428 0 x x x 8,949 40,661
Total Aquaculture 18,154 24,947 10,118 30,158 1,528 5,787 x x x 97,783 190,184

Canadian Aquaculture Value, 2018table note 4 ($000)
  NL PEI NS NB Que ON MB SK AB BC Canada table note 5
Finfish
Salmon .. .. 71,581 270,536 0 0 x x x 772,046 1,114,163
Trout .. .. 2,393 0 2,897 29,000 x x x 10,240 51,320
Steelhead .. .. 0 0 0 0 x x x 542 542
Other .. .. 237 0 6,320 3,400 x x x 8,487 20,796
Total Finfish 134,815 4,100 74,211 270,536 9,217 32,400 x x x 791,315 1,325,736
Shellfish
Clams 0 451 504 0 0 0 x x x 6,711 7,666
Oysters 0 14,034 2,478 17,245 1,923 0 x x x 13,119 48,799
Mussels 4,365 29,100 5,079 0 738 0 x x x 2,651 41,933
Scallops 0 0 67 0 146 0 x x x 445 658
Other 0 0 6,269 0 606 0 x x x 40 6,915
Total Shellfish 4,365 43,585 14,397 17,245 3,413 0 x x x 22,966 105,971
Total Aquaculture 139,180 47,685 88,608 287,781 12,630 32,400 x x x 814,281 1,431,707

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Table note 1

The production of aquaculture includes the amount produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data are collected from each of the provincial departments responsible for aquaculture.

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Table note 2

Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals.

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Table note 3

Excludes other finfish for all provinces until 2005. Excludes other finfish for all provinces except Quebec beginning in 2006.

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Table note 4

The value of aquaculture includes the value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data are collected from each of the provincial department responsible for aquaculture.

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Table note 5

Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals.

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Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0107-01 Aquaculture, production and value. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210010701

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