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Section 3 - Commercial fisheries and aquaculture

3.1.14 Landed weight and value by ports of landing (kg) & ($)
    Vol Val
2002
British Columbia Vancouver   75,834,295
Newfoundland Harbour Grace 24,562,249 67,855,400
Nova Scotia Lunenburg 43,361,953 55,815,570
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 18,194,504 41,770,161
New Brunswick Shippagan 11,131,768 41,705,102
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 46,317,993 39,120,024
Nova Scotia North Sydney 20,812,018 38,773,415
British Columbia Port Hardy .. 38,571,912
British Columbia Richmond .. 32,532,606
British Columbia Prince Rupert .. 27,477,779
2003
Newfoundland Harbour Grace 27,052,867 66,172,941
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 18,320,189 45,191,195
Nova Scotia Lunenburg 32,313,233 43,826,745
Nova Scotia North Sydney 24,363,867 39,993,866
British Columbia Port Hardy .. 37,248,050
Newfoundland St. John's 13,278,157 36,822,846
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 41,914,765 34,514,241
Nova Scotia Digby 36,568,344 33,981,594
British Columbia Prince Rupert .. 33,472,811
New Brunswick Shippagan 8,383,228 29,510,236
2004
Newfoundland Harbour Grace 32,416,658 64,390,833
New Brunswick Shippagan 9,853,781 49,512,866
Newfoundland St. John's 10,652,125 38,869,051
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 34,166,511 36,598,066
Nova Scotia Cheticamp 5,998,831 36,280,845
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 16,579,838 35,969,101
British Columbia Prince Rupert .. 35,912,855
British Columbia Port Hardy .. 35,631,437
Newfoundland Bay Roberts 17,084,801 33,983,313
Nova Scotia North Sydney 22,630,057 33,484,578

Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.1.15 Number of active vessels by length, province and region1
  Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Gulf Quebec Newfound-land and Labrador Total Atlantic Region2 British Columbia/Total Pacific Region Total Canada
Maritimes Gulf Maritimes Gulf
2002
1-34.9 FT 1,158 208 52 273 26 611 5,198 7,526 915 8,372
35-44.9 FT 1,795 575 280 1,233 1,363 440 547 6,233 1,118 7,020
45-64.9 FT 137 12 30 89 4 186 479 937 295 1,186
65-99.9 FT 31 3 3 27 2 18 11 95 145 211
100 + 52 1 2 3 3 0 34 95 10 94
Total 3,173 799 367 1,625 1,398 1,255 6,269 14,886 2,483 16,750
2003
1-34.9 FT 1,027 180 37 225 21 513 4,845 6,848 914 7,734
35-44.9 FT 1,687 592 262 1,230 1,279 455 553 6,058 1,088 6,856
45-64.9 FT 323 42 52 101 52 193 501 1,264 288 1,482
65-99.9 FT 31 8 7 23 2 19 14 104 140 210
100 + 50 2 2 3 3 0 36 96 11 92
Total 3,118 824 360 1,582 1,357 1,180 5,949 14,370 2,441 16,248
2004
1-34.9 FT 1,087 176 38 248 35 531 5,111 7,226 883 8,053
35-44.9 FT 1,816 577 280 1,224 1,310 491 561 6,259 1,082 7,064
45-64.9 FT 156 49 30 97 65 190 508 1,095 290 1,324
65-99.9 FT 28 7 6 29 2 21 15 108 138 215
100 + 39 2 2 3 3 0 34 83 9 83
Total 3,126 811 356 1,601 1,415 1,233 6,229 14,771 2,402 16,596
Notes:

1. The sum of active vessels by province/region may not add up to the Canada total due to vessels landing in more than one province.
2. Atlantic region pertains to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) definition and includes the following provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. These provinces are delineated to further define the four DFO regions in Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Gulf (Northeast Nova Scotia, Eastern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island), and Maritimes (Southern New Brunswick, Southwest Nova Scotia, Eastern Nova Scotia) regions.
Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.1.16 Average value of landings by vessel length, province and region1
  Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Gulf Quebec Newfound-land and Labrador Total Atlantic Region2 British Columbia/Pacific Region Total Canada
Maritimes Gulf Maritimes Gulf
2002
1-34.9 FT 59,959 65,576 57,545 21,713 21,328 54,202 20,646 30,957 57,185 33,800
35-44.9 FT 212,489 100,910 128,489 56,269 90,618 127,816 168,653 131,045 85,758 124,157
45-64.9 FT 553,879 206,805 250,235 636,952 265,961 407,054 365,873 421,118 215,606 371,909
65-99.9 FT 710,003 78,385 140,503 446,005 204,996 206,893 541,257 471,545 520,699 501,242
100 + 3,262,985 48,501 915,810 282,770 238,160 0 3,862,202 3,204,558 1,363,380 3,029,208
Total 226,416 93,152 132,778 89,161 90,311 134,496 81,686 120,489 121,201 120,591
2003
1-34.9 FT 63,666 54,615 68,388 24,168 46,494 59,358 22,862 32,912 53,343 35,318
35-44.9 FT 206,412 102,904 124,158 53,488 93,745 118,189 172,805 128,209 91,088 122,558
45-64.9 FT 447,294 292,627 209,182 374,136 120,435 370,990 403,716 384,143 264,711 361,980
65-99.9 FT 729,007 402,752 69,961 339,185 59,244 274,610 703,159 473,967 532,436 507,514
100 + 3,376,851 21,150 716,891 241,064 84,165 0 4,487,714 3,467,208 1,315,108 3,245,965
Total 240,385 104,738 132,946 74,298 93,964 136,479 97,494 130,116 128,269 129,848
2004
1-34.9 FT 59,769 56,430 52,910 18,645 41,716 53,625 23,473 32,029 52,510 34,259
35-44.9 FT 193,540 106,758 121,217 49,812 87,442 121,650 191,208 126,142 95,537 121,631
45-64.9 FT 501,509 346,678 230,875 637,704 126,882 480,547 470,008 458,741 270,328 419,290
65-99.9 FT 691,092 427,295 168,658 406,516 146,903 416,093 526,659 482,169 498,433 491,292
100 + 3,298,737 5,670 899,415 96,651 150,269 0 5,002,126 3,629,807 1,653,391 3,436,462
Total 205,590 112,849 128,338 87,152 88,340 152,674 103,383 127,048 129,807 127,434
Notes:

1. The sum of active vessels by province/region may not add up to the Canada total due to vessels landing in more than one province.
2. Atlantic region pertains to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) definition and includes the following provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. These provinces are delineated to further define the four DFO regions in Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Gulf (Northeast Nova Scotia, Eastern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island), and Maritimes (Southern New Brunswick, Southwest Nova Scotia, Eastern Nova Scotia) regions.
Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.2.1 Freshwater fisheries landed weight (tonnes) and value ($'000) by species and province, 2002-2004
  2002 2003 2004
Vol Val Vol Val Vol Val
New Brunswick
Alewife 1,596 527 1,831 806 1,164 256
Eel 48 169 30 118 37 146
Salmon            
Shad 5 1 9 9 2 2
Sturgeon   0 0 0 0 0
Smelt            
Other Fish 0 0 1 3 7 2
New Brunswick Total: 1,649 697 1,873 936 1,209 406
Quebec
Tomcod            
Eel 168 1,136 138 966 145 1,108
Shad            
Smelt 71 85 118 142 198 238
Lake Sturgeon 107 389 85 305 79 257
Atl. Sturgeon 46 215 43 204 46 216
Whitefish            
Catfish 41 39 33 34 26 22
Brown Bullhead 278 220 290 287 285 268
Yellow Pickerel            
Pike            
Perch 89 427 85 422 100 523
Carp 33 18 35 13 37 16
Sucker (Mullet) 10 4 6 2 3 1
Panfish 29 132 32 150 25 119
Other Fish 104 198 153 190 138 211
Quebec Total: 976 2,864 1,019 2,715 1,083 2,977
Ontario
Eel 16 85 15 85 0 1
Salmon 1 0 3 2 2 2
Shad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Smelt 3,263 2,150 3,244 1,645 5,688 2,884
White Bass 2,702 3,009 1,391 2,666 1,477 2,562
Sturgeon 5 36 5 31 6 33
Whitefish 2,575 7,301 2,145 5,028 2,151 4,696
Catfish 13 20 17 15 17 14
Burbot 2 0 2 0 2 1
Tullibee 302 544 283 2 0 0
Lake Trout 191 213 252 264 342 295
Yellow Pickerel 1,810 9,137 1,805 9,296 1,320 7,051
Pike 24 30 16 19 11 13
Perch 2,913 13,195 2,923 12,059 3,243 11,324
Carp 54 16 13 4 25 12
Sucker (Mullet) 36 13 36 12 78 17
Sauger 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panfish 107 246 90 147 76 179
Other Fish 489 2,951 277 653 536 608
Ontario Total: 14,397 38,702 12,427 31,782 14,899 29,513
Alberta
Whitefish 1,553 1,873 2,007 2,699 1,682 1,859
Tullibee 26 21 30 21 32 17
Yellow Pickerel 44 177 43 136 66 194
Pike 147 103 97 63 44 27
Perch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Fish 30 125 26 114 32 151
Alberta Total: 1,800 2,300 2,204 3,034 1,856 2,249
Manitoba
Whitefish 2,822 3,254 2,709 3,056 2,970 2,779
Tullibee 122 86 58 37 71 38
Lake Trout 31 26 33 28 41 30
Yellow Pickerel 4,439 20,488 4,849 17,242 5,033 17,123
Pike 1,619 1,251 1,529 1,084 1,352 869
Perch 597 2,853 471 1,784 260 848
Carp 824 413 494 258 455 212
Sucker (Mullet) 4,181 1,216 3,542 996 2,314 612
Sauger 859 3,528 771 2,580 639 1,866
Other Fish 62 114 63 181 70 278
Manitoba Total: 15,555 33,228 14,518 27,245 13,206 24,655
Saskatchewan
Whitefish 1,610 1,479 1,327 1,150 957 705
Tullibee 52 33 40 22 33 15
Lake Trout 305 245 363 296 343 229
Yellow Pickerel 702 3,119 612 2,273 493 1,646
Pike 889 628 617 384 458 256
Carp 0 0 0 0    
Sucker (Mullet) 1,379 311 825 197 603 125
Other Fish 59 20 85 29 29 9
Saskatchewan Total: 4,996 5,836 3,871 4,346 2,915 2,985
Northwest Territories
Whitefish 907 1,106 795 944 777 750
Lake Trout 36 22 53 32 65 33
Yellow Pickerel 46 211 32 112 33 115
Pike 95 59 69 39 73 37
Arctic Char            
Other Fish 80 77 136 104 91 73
Northwest Territories Total: 1,164 1,475 1,084 1,231 1,039 1,009
All Provinces
Alewife 1,596 527 1,831 806 1,164 256
Eel 232 1,390 183 1,169 183 1,255
Shad 5 1 10 9 2 2
Smelt 3,334 2,235 3,362 1,787 5,885 3,121
White Bass 2,702 3,009 1,391 2,666 1,477 2,562
Sturgeon 158 641 133 541 131 505
Whitefish 9,468 15,014 8,982 12,877 8,537 10,790
Catfish 55 58 49 49 44 35
Brown Bullhead 278 220 290 287 285 268
Tullibee 503 685 412 82 136 70
Lake Trout 563 506 701 620 790 586
Yellow Pickerel 7,041 33,131 7,341 29,059 6,945 26,130
Pike 2,774 2,072 2,328 1,589 1,938 1,203
Perch 3,599 16,475 3,479 14,265 3,603 12,694
Carp 910 447 543 275 517 241
Sucker (Mullet) 5,606 1,544 4,410 1,207 2,999 756
Sauger 859 3,528 771 2,580 639 1,866
Panfish 136 379 122 297 102 298
Other Fish - Autres Poissons 719 3,239 656 1,125 830 1,156
Grand Total: 40,538 85,101 36,994 71,289 36,206 63,794

Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.3.1 Value and quantity of Canadian aquaculture production (t) & ('000), 2002-2004
  2002 2003 2004
Vol Val Vol Val Vol Val
Finfish
Salmon 126,321 502,036 99,961 441,471 96,774 387,038
Trout 6,833 32,643 5,253 25,714 4,871 22,086
Steelhead 2,034 10,168 1,150 6,324 0 0
Other 1,567 18,662 7,352 44,933 5,448 45,503
Total: 136,755 563,509 113,716 518,442 107,093 454,627
Molluscs and crustaceans
Clams 1,500 7,100 1,589 7,903 1,528 7,052
Oysters 11,520 15,176 13,621 19,208 12,645 16,207
Mussels 20,572 31,281 20,590 30,929 22,857 32,761
Scallops 106 652 95 687 87 656
Other 578 2,590 594 6,116 808 6,833
Total: 34,276 56,799 36,489 64,843 37,925 63,509
Total aquaculture 171,031 620,308 150,205 583,285 145,018 518,136
Re-stocking 768 8,010 735 7,699 822 8,426
Total aquaculture (including re-stocking) 171,799 628,318 150,940 590,984 145,840 526,562

Source: Statistics Canada, Agriculture Division.

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