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Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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1997 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 613 x 1,112 18,585 0 0 0 0 0 36,465 56,775
Trout (4) 14 x 33 550 667 3,725 5 721 3 212 5,930
Steelhead (4) 355 0 591 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 946
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 173
Total Finfish (3) 982 94 1,736 19,135 667 3,725 5 721 3 36,677 63,918
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 649 649
Oysters 0 1,428 288 265 0 0 0 0 0 3,650 5,631
Mussels (4) 752 9,974 577 137 121 0 0 0 0 9 11,570
Scallops (4) 12 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 51
Other 4 0 14 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 24
Total Shellfish 768 11,402 895 402 127 0 0 0 0 4,331 17,925
Total (3) 1,750 11,496 2,631 19,537 794 3,725 5 721 3 41,008 81,843
Re-stocking (2)         644           644
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 1,750 11,496 2,631 19,537 1,438 3,725 5 721 3 41,008 82,487

1997 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 2,714 x 6,356 139,016 0 0 0 0 0 175,944 324,030
Trout (4) 93 x 164 6,000 3,282 15,900 23 3,175 12 822 29,471
Steelhead (4) 1,475 0 2,683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,158
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 1,145
Total Finfish (3) 4,282 851 9,203 145,016 3,282 15,900 23 3,175 12 176,766 359,655
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,902 2,902
Oysters 0 3,181 1,030 567 0 0 0 0 0 3,917 8,695
Mussels (4) 635 12,096 819 108 157 0 0 0 0 19 13,834
Scallops (4) 54 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 173 282
Other 40 0 20 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 79
Total Shellfish 729 15,277 1,924 675 176 0 0 0 0 7,011 25,792
Total (3) 5,011 16,128 11,127 145,691 3,458 15,900 23 3,175 12 183,777 385,447
Re-stocking (2)         6,676           6,676
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 5,011 16,128 11,127 145,691 10,134 15,900 23 3,175 12 183,777 392,123

(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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