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Appendix II: Landings tables, marine fisheries

Table 6.1: Landed volume of major commercial marine species in Canada, thousand tonnes, 2002-2004
Main species, by ISSCAAP division Landed Weight (thousand tonnes)
2002 2003 2004 % of Total
(2004)		 % change
2002-2004
Diadromous fishes 41 46 31 3% -24%
Salmon 33 39 26 2% -22%
Other diadromous fish 7 7 5 0% -31%
Marine fishes 530 558 549 49% 4%
Groundfish 244 244 236 21% -3%
Atlantic halibut 2 2 2 0% 12%
Greenland halibut 11 15 15 1% 29%
Pacific halibut 6 6 6 1% 1%
Cod, Atlantic 36 23 25 2% -31%
Haddock 15 16 16 1% 11%
Hake, North Pacific 57 69 66 6% 17%
Rockfishes, Pacific 22 22 20 2% -9%
Sablefish 3 3 3 0% -2%
Other groundfish 93 89 83 7% -11%
Pelagic fish 286 314 313 28% 10%
Herring 193 200 183 16% -5%
Herring, Pacific 28 31 24 2% -12%
Swordfish 1 1 1 0% 25%
Tuna 1 1 2 0% 18%
Mackerel 35 45 54 5% 54%
Capelin 14 22 34 3% 147%
Other pelagic fish 14 13 15 1% 9%
Crustaceans 311 310 350 31% 12%
Crab, Dungeness 4 7 9 1% 129%
Crab, Snow 107 97 103 9% -3%
Lobster 49 50 47 4% -3%
Shrimp 139 146 179 16% 29%
Other crustaceans 13 11 11 1% -17%
Molluscs 139 146 132 12% -5%
Scallops 96 94 83 7% -14%
Clams, Pacific geoduck 2 2 2 0% -1%

Clams, Stimpson Surf

 20 27 24 2% 20%

Other molluscs

 21 23 24 2% 15%
Other1 52 59 56 5% 8%
Total 1,072 1,119 1,118 100% 4%

Note:
1. Other = "Whales, seals and other aquatic mammals", "Miscellaneous aquatic animals", "Miscellaneous aquatic products" and "Aquatic plants"
Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics

Table 6.2: Landed value of major commercial marine species in Canada, million dollars, 2002-2004
Main species,
by ISSCAAP division		 Landed Value ($m)
2002 2003 2004 % of Total
(2004)		 % change
2002-2004
Diadromous fishes 62 54 57 3% -8%

Salmon

 57 48 53 2% -7%

Other diadromous fish

 5 5 4 0% -15%
Marine fishes 423 439 401 18% -5%

Groundfish

 285 296 272 12% -4%

Atlantic halibut

 12 15 15 1% 28%

Greenland halibut

 15 37 37 2% 157%

Pacific halibut

 40 47 38 2% -6%

Cod, Atlantic

 49 34 35 2% -28%

Haddock

 28 28 20 1% -27%

Hake, North Pacific

 12 16 16 1% 34%

Rockfishes, Pacific

 26 26 27 1% 2%

Sablefish

 26 23 20 1% -22%

Other groundfish

 76 70 63 3% -17%

Pelagic fish

 138 143 128 6% -7%

Herring

 40 43 36 2% -11%

Herring, Pacific

 51 48 36 2% -29%

Swordfish

 8 12 10 0% 34%

Tuna

 16 16 15 1% -8%

Mackerel

 14 15 17 1% 25%

Capelin

 2 4 9 0% 419%

Other pelagic fish

 7 6 5 0% -33%
Crustaceans 1,439 1,501 1,538 68% 7%

Crab, Dungeness

 28 38 47 2% 68%

Crab, Snow

 487 514 613 27% 26%

Lobster

 642 665 590 26% -8%

Shrimp

 271 275 280 12% 3%

Other crustaceans

 12 9 8 0% -31%
Molluscs 222 235 214 9% -3%

Scallops

 131 131 119 5% -9%

Clams, Pacific geoduck

 38 33 34 2% -11%

Clams, Stimpson Surf

 16 36 28 1% 77%

Other molluscs

 37 35 33 1% -10%
Other1 39 43 50 2% 29%
Total 2,185 2,272 2,261 100% 3%

1 Other = "Whales, seals and other aquatic mammals", "Miscellaneous aquatic animals", "Miscellaneous aquatic products" and "Aquatic plants"
Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

Table 6.3: Landed price of major commercial marine species in Canada, $/kg, 2002-2004
Main species,
by ISSCAAP division		 Landed Price ($/kg)
2002 2003 2004 % change
2002-2004
Diadromous fishes 1.52 1.18 1.84 21%

Salmon

 1.72 1.26 2.04 19%

Other diadromous fish

 0.65 0.74 0.8 23%
Marine fishes 0.8 0.79 0.73 -8%

Groundfish

 1.16 1.21 1.15 -1%

Atlantic halibut

 7.21 7.94 8.21 14%

Greenland halibut

 1.29 2.4 2.55 98%

Pacific halibut

 6.36 7.48 5.93 -7%

Cod, Atlantic

 1.38 1.47 1.43 3%

Haddock

 1.88 1.79 1.24 -34%

Hake, North Pacific

 0.21 0.24 0.24 15%

Rockfishes, Pacific

 1.19 1.22 1.35 13%

Sablefish

 8.46 8.98 6.73 -20%

Other groundfish

 0.82 0.79 0.76 -7%

Pelagic fish

 0.48 0.46 0.41 -15%

Herring

 0.21 0.21 0.2 -6%

Herring, Pacific

 1.84 1.57 1.47 -20%

Swordfish

 7.88 9.12 8.4 7%

Tuna

 10.94 10.69 8.49 -22%

Mackerel

 0.4 0.34 0.32 -19%

Capelin

 0.13 0.16 0.27 110%

Other pelagic fish

 0.55 0.45 0.34 -39%
Crustaceans 4.62 4.84 4.4 -5%

Crab, Dungeness

 6.79 5.41 4.96 -27%

Crab, Snow

 4.56 5.3 5.93 30%

Lobster

 13.11 13.35 12.43 -5%

Shrimp

 1.95 1.88 1.57 -20%

Other crustaceans

 0.95 0.83 0.79 -17%
Molluscs 1.6 1.61 1.62 1%

Scallops

 1.37 1.4 1.45 6%

Clams, Pacific geoduck

 21.14 19.03 19.03 -10%

Clams, Stimpson Surf

 0.78 1.31 1.15 47%

Other molluscs

 1.8 1.53 1.4 -22%
Other1 0.76 0.73 0.91 20%
Total 2.04 2.03 2.02 -1%

1 Other = "Whales, seals and other aquatic mammals", "Miscellaneous aquatic animals", "Miscellaneous aquatic products" and "Aquatic plants"
Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

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