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Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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1991 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (3) 66 x 601 9,000 x 80 0 0 0 24,362 34,109
Trout (3) 10 x 0 272 x 2,300 x 110 34 113 2,839
Steelhead (3) 76 0 409 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 485
Other (4) x x x x x x x x x x 34
Total Finfish (2) 152 37 1,010 9,272 1,500 2,380 x 110 34 24,475 39,004
Shellfish
Clams 0 473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 642
Oysters 0 1,227 55 136 0 0 0 0 0 4,482 5,900
Mussels (3) 320 3,404 177 55 x 0 0 0 0 0 3,956
Scallops (3) 2 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Shellfish 322 5,104 232 191 90 0 0 0 0 4,651 10,590
Total (2) 474 5,141 1,242 9,463 1,590 2,380 x 110 34 29,126 49,594

1991 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (3) 260 x 3,965 80,000 x 400 0 0 0 110,913 195,538
Trout (3) 30 x 0 1,700 x 10,500 x 240 187 538 13,195
Steelhead (3) 250 0 2,130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,380
Other (4)                     266
Total Finfish (2) 540 309 6,095 81,700 9,640 10,900 x 240 187 111,451 221,328
Shellfish
Clams 0 734 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 556 1,290
Oysters 0 1,930 107 450 0 0 0 0 0 3,465 5,952
Mussels (3) 560 4,000 195 120 x 0 0 0 0 0 4,875
Scallops (3) 8 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 8
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Shellfish 568 6,664 302 570 106 0 0 0 0 4,021 12,231
Total (2) 1,108 6,973 6,397 82,270 9,746 10,900 x 240 187 115,472 233,559

(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) Excludes other finfish for all provinces.
(3) Excludes confidential data at Canada level.
(4) Other finfish data is only available at the Canada level and includes confidential data from the provinces.

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