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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, 2021 table note 1 (tonnes)
  NL PEI NS NB Que ON MB SK AB BC Canada table note 2
Finfish table note 3
Salmon .. .. 8,592 27,423 0 0 x x x 84,171 120,186
Trout .. .. 376 0 463 5,873 x x x 1,177 9,366
Steelhead .. .. 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0
Other .. .. 0 0 501 242 x x x 1,200 2,771
Total Finfish 15,904 483 8,968 27,423 964 6,115 x x x 86,548 148,710
Shellfish
Clams 0 1,207 13 0 0 0 x x x 996 2,216
Oysters 0 6,064 492 2,436 355 0 x x x 7,997 17,344
Mussels 3,731 17,025 1,275 0 55 0 x x x 481 22,567
Scallops 0 0 55 0 0 0 x x x 52 107
Other 0 0 255 0 51 0 x x x 0 306
Total Shellfish 3,731 24,296 2,089 2,436 461 0 x x x 9,526 42,540
Total Aquaculture 19,635 24,779 11,057 29,859 1,425 6,115 x x x 96,074 191,249

Canadian Aquaculture Value, 2021table note 4 ($000)
  NL PEI NS NB Que ON MB SK AB BC Canada table note 5
Finfish
Salmon .. .. 68,671 238,531 0 0 x x x 692,381 999,583
Trout .. .. 2,776 0 2,822 36,849 x x x 7,808 58,243
Steelhead .. .. 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0
Other .. .. 0 0 5,247 1,473 x x x 12,535 22,052
Total Finfish 138,335 4,200 71,447 238,531 8,069 38,322 x x x 712,724 1,222,413
Shellfish
Clams 0 3,294 38 0 0 0 x x x 6,599 9,931
Oysters 0 21,391 4,761 21,263 2,990 0 x x x 16,044 66,449
Mussels 5,760 30,026 1,251 0 208 0 x x x 2,496 39,741
Scallops 0 0 109 0 3 0 x x x 467 579
Other 0 0 5,377 0 255 0 x x x 0 5,632
Total Shellfish 5,760 54,711 11,536 21,263 3,456 0 x x x 25,606 122,332
Total Aquaculture 144,095 58,911 82,983 259,794 11,525 38,322 x x x 738,330 1,344,745

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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, 2022. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210010701

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