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Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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1998 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 401 x 1,785 14,232 0 0 0 0 0 42,200 58,618
Trout (4) 48 x 0 550 895 3,580 14 875 x 60 6,022
Steelhead (4) 1,316 0 1,038 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,354
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 461
Total Finfish (3) 1,765 99 2,823 14,782 895 3,580 14 875 x 42,260 67,554
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 704 704
Oysters 0 1,974 377 286 0 0 0 0 0 5,500 8,137
Mussels (4) 946 12,459 835 680 98 0 0 0 0 0 15,018
Scallops (4) 9 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 70
Other 7 0 10 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 37
Total Shellfish 962 14,433 1,243 966 118 0 0 0 0 6,244 23,966
Total (3) 2,727 14,532 4,066 15,748 1,013 3,580 14 875 x 48,504 91,520
Re-stocking (2)         585           585
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 2,727 14,532 4,066 15,748 1,598 3,580 14 875 x 48,504 92,105

1998 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 2,925 x 10,540 106,678 0 0 0 0 0 228,900 349,043
Trout (4) 197 x 0 6,100 4,391 14,200 62 3,859 x 300 29,109
Steelhead (4) 6,919 0 6,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,014
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 4,059
Total Finfish (3) 10,041 882 16,635 112,778 4,391 14,200 62 3,859 x 229,200 396,107
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,619 3,619
Oysters 0 4,447 1,186 788 0 0 0 0 0 4,900 11,321
Mussels (4) 815 15,110 1,458 1,455 127 0 0 0 0 0 18,965
Scallops (4) 53 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 488
Other 32 0 23 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 102
Total Shellfish 900 19,557 2,802 2,243 174 0 0 0 0 8,819 34,495
Total (3) 10,941 20,439 19,437 115,021 4,565 14,200 62 3,859 x 238,019 430,602
Re-stocking (2)         6,265           6,265
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 10,941 20,439 19,437 115,021 10,830 14,200 62 3,859 x 238,019 436,867

(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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