Aquaculture production quantities and value, 2022

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

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**Canadian Aquaculture Production, 2022^{table 1 note 1}**
(tonnes)
-	NL	PEI	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	Canada^{table 1 note 2}
Finfish
Salmon^{table 1 note 3}	x	x	13,214	9,593	..	..	..	..	..	85,191	107,998
Trout^{table 1 note 3}	x	x	627	..	430	3,790	66	1,440	402	551	7,306
Steelhead^{table 1 note 3}	x	x	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	x
Other	x	x	70	..	409	268	22	..	421	615	1,805
Total Finfish	8,232	566	13,910	9,593	839	4,058	88	1,440	823	86,358	125,907
Shellfish
Clams	..	..	44	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,316	1,361
Oysters	..	3,895	258	2,401	131	..	..	..	..	8,226	14,911
Mussels	4,746	17,440	892	..	186	..	..	..	..	531	23,795
Scallops	..	..	7	..	..	..	..	..	..	76	83
Other	..	..	127	..	80	..	..	..	..	..	208
Total Shellfish	4,746	21,335	1,328	2,401	398	..	..	..	..	10,149	40,358
Total Aquaculture	12,978	21,901	15,239	11,994	1,237	4,058	88	1,440	823	96,507	166,265
Table 1 notes .. : not available for a specific reference period x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Table 1 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. Return to table 1 note 1 referrer Table 1 note 2 Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals. Return to table 1 note 2 referrer Table 1 note 3 Excludes other finfish for all provinces until 2005. Excludes other finfish for all provinces except Quebec beginning in 2006. Return to table 1 note 3 referrer

**Canadian Aquaculture Value, 2022 ^{table 2 note 4}**
(Thousands of dollars)
-	NL	PEI	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	Canada ^{table 2 note 5}
Finfish
Salmon ^{table 2 note 3}	x	x	138,857	73,743	..	..	..	..	..	870,901	1,083,501
Trout ^{table 2 note 3}	x	x	4,433	..	2,592	23,536	344	7,202	1,259	5,381	44,746
Steelhead ^{table 2 note 3}	x	x	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	x
Other	x	x	1,016	..	4,700	2,077	115	..	3,000	10,760	21,668
Total Finfish	63,280	4,350	144,306	73,743	7,292	25,613	458	7,202	4,259	887,042	1,217,545
Shellfish
Clams	..	..	125	..	..	..	..	..	..	9,275	9,401
Oysters	..	14,599	4,749	23,924	2,757	..	..	..	..	17,011	63,039
Mussels	8,370	30,759	1,528	..	431	..	..	..	..	3..58	44,146
Scallops	..	..	102	..	4	..	..	..	..	538	644
Other	..	..	7,205	..	574	..	..	..	..	..	7,779
Total Shellfish	8,370	45,358	13,709	23,924	3,765	..	..	..	..	29,882	125,008
Total Aquaculture	71,650	49,708	158,015	97,667	11,057	25,613	458	7,202	4,259	916,924	1,342,553
Table 1 notes .. : not available for a specific reference period x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Table 2 note 3 Excludes other finfish for all provinces until 2005. Excludes other finfish for all provinces except Quebec beginning in 2006. Return to table 2 note 3 referrer Table 2 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. Return to table 2 note 4 referrer Table 2 note 5 Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals. Return to table 2 note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0107-01 Aquaculture, production and value. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

Date modified:: 2024-05-16

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