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Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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1996 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 295 x 1,125 16,380 0 0 0 68 0 27,756 45,624
Trout (4) 24 x 23 550 887 4,240 x 707 110 74 6,615
Steelhead (4) 734 0 363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,097
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 99
Total Finfish (3) 1,053 64 1,511 16,930 887 4,240 x 775 110 27,830 53,499
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 979 979
Oysters 0 1,676 247 586 0 0 0 0 0 5,480 7,989
Mussels (4) 377 8,817 491 147 66 0 0 0 0 0 9,898
Scallops (4) 19 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 177
Other 1 0 19 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 30
Total Shellfish 397 10,493 773 733 76 0 0 0 0 6,601 19,073
Total (3) 1,450 10,557 2,284 17,663 963 4,240 x 775 110 34,431 72,572
Re-stocking (2)         615           615
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 1,450 10,557 2,284 17,663 1,578 4,240 x 775 110 34,431 73,187

1996 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 1,665 x 6,736 122,522 0 0 0 300 0 155,931 287,154
Trout (4) 154 x 147 6,000 4,257 19,600 x 3,120 660 391 34,329
Steelhead (4) 3,210 0 1,454 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,664
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 768
Total Finfish (3) 5,029 806 8,337 128,522 4,257 19,600 x 3,420 660 156,322 327,721
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,427 4,427
Oysters 0 2,945 913 1,193 0 0 0 0 0 5,659 10,710
Mussels (4) 333 10,693 807 103 86 0 0 0 0 0 12,022
Scallops (4) 104 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 858 1,015
Other 19 0 311 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 346
Total Shellfish 456 13,638 2,084 1,296 102 0 0 0 0 10,944

28,520

Total (3) 5,485 14,444 10,421 129,818 4,359 19,600 x 3,420 660 167,266 356,241
Re-stocking (2)         6,286           6,286
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 5,485 14,444 10,421 129,818 10,645 19,600 x 3,420 660 167,266 362,527

(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.

Statistics Canada - Cat. no. 23-222-XI E

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