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Section 4 - International Trade (fish and seafood products)

4.1.1 Volume and value of Canadian exports by country of destination, selected countries
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
United States 401,279 3,273,261 375,320 3,007,872 374,078 2,823,524
Japan 60,055 566,593 56,661 493,865 60,034 497,275
China 36,418 212,238 52,461 258,366 65,916 300,017
United Kingdom 9,540 73,843 11,087 92,163 14,176 114,210
Denmark 17,633 103,699 21,699 107,545 25,391 108,211
Hong Kong 4,664 58,599 6,616 66,083 5,286 66,927
France 7,173 60,248 7,514 75,075 6,336 63,838
Korea, South 11,902 47,951 11,550 46,375 14,869 47,689
Germany 7,562 29,074 10,520 45,122 8,429 47,135
Belgium 3,427 35,488 3,608 38,663 3,310 34,144
Spain 2,680 9,983 5,821 21,592 10,790 33,719
Thailand 5,624 38,868 5,565 36,425 4,489 33,068
Norway 3,468 28,502 5,227 30,715 7,417 31,069
Taiwan 13,123 29,335 13,001 29,222 9,040 29,007
Sweden 1,435 14,290 2,041 20,590 2,657 25,571
Iceland 6,173 25,082 2,953 15,799 9,057 25,134
Russian Federation 1,640 4,076 1,271 3,149 14,756 21,149
Netherlands 827 7,458 1,763 14,622 2,203 16,983
Italy 2,162 15,170 2,734 20,569 2,415 16,098
Dominican Republic 11,170 21,123 7,785 12,014 7,170 14,249
Switzerland 1,312 12,152 1,173 10,244 1,170 9,374
Australia 1,661 8,756 1,248 7,131 1,637 8,354
Jamaica 1,873 7,443 2,089 7,063 1,937 6,685
Vietnam 546 5,846 556 4,906 1,182 5,541
New Zealand 996 4,289 1,083 4,623 1,397 5,353
Portugal 1,547 12,437 1,402 10,834 710 4,563
Trinidad and Tobago 2,105 4,560 2,202 4,916 1,917 4,483
Bulgaria 560 620 3,413 2,980 3,800 4,330
Ukraine 162 182 367 487 3,327 4,316
Lithuania 482 1,286 1,003 1,797 3,062 4,003
Total, all countries 632,349 4,745,627 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.2 Volume and value of Canadian imports by country of origin, selected countries
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
United States 229,219 954,300 201,473 888,051 194,003 875,758
China 28,023 148,844 39,841 192,709 52,438 264,828
Thailand 50,149 320,529 49,504 299,681 47,730 247,702
Viet Nam 4,035 36,463 5,298 42,847 9,235 73,527
Chile 15,333 51,898 12,534 68,672 10,538 70,400
Peru 68,528 59,922 75,308 59,751 75,671 57,897
India 5,010 38,978 5,630 50,167 6,456 55,123
Russian Federation 20,666 58,406 15,963 56,753 8,994 35,349
Philippines 8,807 29,277 6,697 22,964 9,809 30,863
Norway 20,505 76,805 12,926 37,012 8,155 28,773
Taiwan 8,348 28,445 9,137 25,341 7,777 27,496
Indonesia 3,341 26,851 3,654 25,683 2,961 21,323
Japan 4,054 18,017 3,378 15,960 3,468 18,206
Iceland 15,443 39,225 7,346 19,742 5,885 18,158
Hong Kong 2,332 18,893 2,271 19,681 2,007 16,926
Ecuador 1,868 12,482 5,186 17,019 5,428 14,630
New Zealand 3,138 15,078 2,791 12,363 3,029 13,431
Argentina 2,511 12,695 9,874 20,410 3,355 11,925
Korea, South 7,821 18,738 2,443 11,794 2,211 9,945
United Kingdom 1,901 12,161 2,172 12,042 1,781 9,538
Bahamas 180 8,022 164 6,539 201 8,167
Cuba 979 11,500 464 6,278 449 8,097
Myanmar 1,024 9,168 1,149 9,448 1,008 7,568
Portugal 1,953 6,750 1,926 6,421 1,749 5,925
Estonia 3,616 16,866 950 6,037 684 5,139
Mexico 2,468 6,681 1,630 6,127 1,869 5,114
Italy 746 3,777 650 3,595 809 4,295
Fiji 1,276 4,618 934 3,118 944 4,214
Spain 2,357 10,071 1,065 4,903 970 4,192
Total, all countries 546,868 2,179,316 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.3 Volume and value of Canadian exports by fishery product groups
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 112,329 681,788 95,491 557,201 102,614 530,107
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 8,474 40,585 7,141 33,835 6,100 26,840
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 61,185 174,834 79,885 203,644 115,766 295,861
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 6,157 18,821 7,080 18,614 6,516 17,761
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 27,125 258,856 25,033 221,412 21,505 185,977
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,927 31,565 2,686 25,054 2,801 25,974
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 29,085 174,460 27,213 145,178 27,385 132,709
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 6,899 73,643 6,856 66,449 5,759 64,756
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 7,072 16,933 9,557 23,350 7,093 18,660
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 619 1,851 629 1,615 481 1,334
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ minced or not 2,198 8,012 1,284 4,108 889 2,452
Fish, Smoked 14,256 34,144 11,114 26,189 9,610 25,187
Fish, Salted and/or Dried 16,762 119,488 15,978 102,302 14,755 84,459
Fish, Pickled/Cured 7,855 21,425 7,815 18,138 8,451 19,688
Fish, Canned 15,429 83,911 16,089 91,139 16,077 80,920
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 224,976 2,682,528 225,539 2,630,172 242,209 2,565,346
Shellfish, Canned 685 7,460 5,153 39,488 6,550 52,615
Fish Livers And Roes 9,186 139,681 11,897 145,228 11,314 139,302
Fish, Shellfish Meal 18,248 17,756 20,005 16,318 16,074 12,633
Fish Oil 5,574 6,569 6,452 6,047 8,868 8,249
Miscellaneous Fish and Seafood Products1 55,307 151,319 52,637 156,582 54,993 163,742
Total, all fishery product groups 632,349 4,745,627 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573
Note:

1. The quantity of seal skin exports are expressed in numbers not metric tonnes and hence, is not included in the total volume estimate.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.4 Volume and value of Canadian imports by fishery product groups
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 48,257 229,591 47,765 229,744 45,377 226,185
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 61,955 207,141 58,378 203,044 49,437 173,757
Fish Fillets, Fresh 4,951 39,888 5,856 49,320 5,150 44,411
Fish Fillets, Frozen 26,935 155,357 33,739 177,142 41,006 201,093
Fish Blocks, Frozen 13,373 52,071 13,204 50,732 11,455 42,154
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 3,509 16,161 2,957 12,320 3,628 17,124
Fish, Smoked 2,413 10,505 1,964 8,778 1,008 9,190
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 5,240 32,534 5,501 32,438 5,423 31,009
Fish, Pickled/Cured 8,005 28,911 6,954 23,319 4,912 15,654
Fish, Canned 50,515 209,731 47,041 196,587 55,506 210,049
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 104,785 857,695 79,600 738,358 85,175 738,633
Shellfish, Canned 6,008 34,643 5,771 29,831 6,226 31,609
Fish Livers And Roes 1,834 7,230 1,036 4,860 1,371 7,166
Fish, Shellfish Meal 82,165 72,927 68,856 55,761 60,991 51,179
Fish Oil 39,199 31,588 40,191 30,948 41,625 31,226
Miscellaneous Fish and Seafood Products1 87,723 193,343 83,001 204,258 68,161 224,182
Total, all fishery product groups 546,868 2,179,316 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622
Note:

1. The quantity of seal skin imports are expressed in numbers not metric tonnes and hence, is not included in the total volume estimate.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.5 Volume and value of Canadian exports by province/territory and top 5 species
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia 146,602 1,236,022 146,128 1,177,676 145,972 1,088,979
Lobster 23,694 427,239 24,681 441,428 22,668 398,752
Scallop 9,227 134,756 8,390 126,298 7,604 121,511
Crab, Snow/Queen 10,238 121,164 9,205 120,485 7,779 95,220
Shrimp, Prawn 22,025 121,520 25,339 112,141 24,108 91,779
Cod, Atlantic 12,064 98,101 10,999 76,379 8,736 60,677
New Brunswick 103,472 884,615 89,355 798,489 101,256 824,072
Lobster 15,534 403,759 15,754 413,954 14,860 388,866
Salmon, Atlantic 25,187 218,255 17,903 147,037 19,986 155,032
Crab, Snow/Queen 7,458 91,835 6,860 85,070 10,323 130,399
Herring 25,858 54,039 22,127 47,101 22,769 40,629
Crab 1,569 24,543 1,559 21,181 1,644 21,757
Prince Edward Island 19,853 238,782 18,628 197,121 17,852 180,872
Lobster 7,240 190,116 5,505 151,765 5,295 137,820
Mussel 7,762 22,152 8,326 21,807 8,202 21,199
Oyster 798 5,515 884 5,489 801 4,773
Crab 358 3,267 303 2,392 571 4,282
Salmon 53 1,208 189 3,834 91 1,814
Quebec 23,993 215,802 23,728 189,014 25,593 217,629
Crab, Snow/Queen 5,398 64,493 6,344 75,601 6,079 69,165
Crab 4,613 53,783 784 8,730 2,521 30,276
Shrimp, Prawn 2,619 27,463 2,771 25,618 3,268 30,125
Lobster 477 8,356 465 8,633 603 14,247
Cod, Atlantic 895 10,188 732 6,566 579 6,496
Newfoundland and Labrador 139,672 940,475 156,906 1,009,194 187,020 1,010,827
Crab, Snow/Queen 34,832 395,450 32,545 397,824 29,434 363,190
Shrimp, Prawn 42,083 277,125 44,251 275,892 60,933 260,741
Crab 3,882 40,959 6,541 70,809 7,230 82,284
Cod, Atlantic 6,754 56,114 8,312 60,759 7,013 50,536
Mackerel 10,101 12,851 16,114 18,220 20,795 32,439
Ontario 22,933 128,275 18,801 105,975 15,115 90,957
Perch 1,960 30,246 1,960 23,893 2,109 25,439
Whitefish 3,186 17,452 2,466 11,910 2,195 9,927
Pickerel 960 12,856 894 10,217 660 8,636
Smelt, Freshwater 3,651 9,012 3,112 6,778 1,881 4,575
Lobster 221 3,981 641 6,435 265 4,075
Manitoba 9,799 59,029 9,377 49,119 9,929 52,724
Pickerel 2,159 32,648 1,845 26,538 1,979 28,737
Whitefish 2,222 7,584 2,751 8,558 2,788 7,178
Pike 775 2,886 813 2,817 1,243 3,579
Sauger 133 1,997 76 1,023 132 1,470
Trout 0 0 1 2 139 796
Saskatchewan 523 4,621 594 3,983 211 1,538
Trout, Rainbow 0 0 109 627 109 678
Trout 397 2,348 428 2,522 45 269
Crab, Snow/Queen 0 0 0 0 15 180
Whitefish 0 0 0 0 11 53
Lobster 0 0 10 224 0 7
Alberta 616 7,574 234 4,495 153 1,526
Herring 72 288 1 8 36 950
Whitefish 20 112 76 283 67 274
Scallop 0 0 0 0 2 39
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 0 0 0 5 3 32
Pickerel 0 0 0 0 0 3
British Columbia 164,789 1,029,881 171,769 996,791 182,576 984,569
Salmon, Atlantic 46,355 366,360 36,597 288,526 33,982 213,186
Herring 8,588 100,222 8,868 92,189 7,514 93,916
Halibut, Pacific 12,786 90,488 8,390 96,739 6,503 78,697
Salmon, Chinook (Spring) 5,795 32,994 6,255 38,725 9,462 58,906
Crab 3,091 29,951 5,229 42,819 7,911 55,255
Northwest Territories 39 403 0 0 123 794
Crab, Snow/Queen 0 0 0 0 18 257
Mackerel 0 0 0 0 73 155
Greenland Turbot 0 0 0 0 18 151
Salmon 0 0 0 0 7 91
Lobster 8 151 0 0 3 75
Yukon 9 76 15 198 8 49
Fish, nes 7 28 15 126 8 49
Salmonidae, nes 1 15 0 0 0 0
Mammals, Exc. Seals 0 33 1 72 0 0
Nunavut 48 73 0 5 4 39
Shrimp, Prawn 0 0 0 0 3 18
Fish, nes 0 0 0 0 1 11
Lobster 0 0 0 0 1 10
Mammals, Exc. Seals 0 0 0 3 0 0
Seafish, nes 48 73 0 2 0 0
Total, all provinces/ territories 632,349 4,745,627 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573
Note:

nes = not elsewhere specified
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.6 Volume and value of Canadian imports by province/territory and top 5 species
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia 33,538 118,436 42,595 141,570 38,522 130,090
Cod 3,898 19,916 6,014 28,329 5,523 27,345
Salmon 1,189 6,653 2,969 16,479 3,492 19,264
Haddock 4,189 17,485 4,540 18,907 3,709 14,017
Sole 985 4,939 1,475 6,757 1,987 8,518
Pollock 1,536 4,687 2,041 6,201 2,334 6,485
Nouveau-Brunswick 87,571 353,664 84,783 324,746 72,851 302,443
Lobster, Rock 20,596 225,185 16,834 199,143 14,845 176,907
Salmon, Atlantic 2,866 16,582 3,525 20,806 5,863 28,472
Cod 4,264 15,278 7,058 23,567 6,316 23,141
Pollock 5,074 14,220 5,426 15,193 5,526 13,181
Crab 2,593 7,485 2,308 6,090 2,642 7,395
Prince Edward Island 1 15 4 42 4 45
Trout 1 7 4 38 3 41
Carp 0 0 0 0 0 1
Quebec 38,294 212,041 43,724 229,773 43,244 238,669
Shrimp, Prawn 5,249 62,277 7,206 75,560 8,896 77,475
Pollock 4,315 12,003 5,579 12,633 5,545 14,314
Salmon 1,148 10,303 1,743 10,867 2,129 13,303
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 4,281 14,414 3,758 12,409 3,877 12,772
Sole 1,423 7,575 1,747 8,567 2,293 10,652
Newfoundland and Labrador 44,601 141,216 24,267 65,674 11,574 41,074
Cod 2,185 7,822 1,569 5,691 4,505 17,173
Cod, Atlantic 6,127 21,959 12,310 42,433 3,295 12,275
Pollock 923 3,506 1,278 4,446 1,283 4,488
Squid 6,300 5,599 7,131 6,795 1,535 2,929
Haddock 206 1,175 371 1,275 496 1,322
Ontario 135,540 660,389 121,459 635,543 120,285 649,954
Shrimp, Prawn 18,075 207,817 19,893 207,345 23,649 209,099
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 15,604 54,654 13,382 48,929 17,138 59,548
Squid 4,912 18,709 4,993 18,902 5,029 20,435
Lobster, Rock 812 18,587 554 15,666 597 19,750
Scallop 1,132 13,405 1,711 18,839 1,722 19,252
Manitoba 7,569 8,634 6,381 7,027 5,361 8,920
Shrimp, Prawn 103 1,279 111 1,063 204 1,418
Oyster 3,796 405 3,011 329 1,850 305
Trout 1 13 4 46 10 70
Scallop 0 0 1 13 3 60
Herring 18 29 16 29 13 27
Saskatchewan 2,741 2,727 2,515 2,809 1,872 2,433
Trout 16 159 14 146 21 240
Shrimp, Prawn 1 29 6 30 5 14
Crab 0 0 0 2 3 13
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 0 0 0 0 1 6
Oyster 209 19 205 27 32 5
Alberta 4,198 14,564 3,525 13,412 3,380 13,654
Shrimp, Prawn 351 4,024 378 3,471 328 2,275
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 388 1,270 483 1,551 630 1,841
Squid 85 417 302 1,118 367 1,729
Tuna, Yellowfin 95 278 98 296 36 262
Oyster 752 231 100 123 367 176
British Columbia 185,923 627,102 163,844 576,038 179,353 614,583
Shrimp, Prawn 7,829 96,948 9,262 96,006 12,505 107,744
Salmon, Sockeye 6,759 44,816 8,888 56,411 11,724 66,458
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 13,397 50,846 11,106 40,465 12,592 41,761
Halibut 4,876 40,162 3,875 33,264 3,060 28,513
Geoduck 1,922 25,128 1,448 18,870 1,725 23,978
Yukon 6,891 40,526 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756
Halibut 4,085 28,473 4,949 35,328 4,806 32,388
Salmon, Sockeye 1,088 6,726 2,024 9,967 3,185 14,704
Salmon, Pink 558 2,189 392 1,038 835 1,876
Salmon, Coho 248 881 228 852 368 1,678
Salmon, Chum 712 1,474 737 1,810 581 1,261
Total, all provinces/territories 546,868 2,179,316 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.7 Volume and value of Canadian exports by province/territory and top countries of destination
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia 146,602 1,236,022 146,128 1,177,676 145,972 1,088,979
United States 85,111 788,360 81,753 736,559 76,667 681,541
Japan 15,153 167,403 13,704 131,656 9,893 103,744
China 10,134 46,160 10,812 43,801 12,323 46,747
France 2,616 34,799 3,997 55,392 3,112 44,154
Denmark 6,895 32,718 10,088 35,729 9,492 30,010
New Brunswick 103,472 884,615 89,355 798,489 101,256 824,072
United States 75,547 743,142 66,753 695,556 77,156 676,688
Japan 8,604 78,415 6,544 55,894 8,745 85,913
Dominican Republic 9,975 16,817 6,769 9,530 5,687 10,390
Denmark 576 4,994 758 6,142 1,139 9,860
China 53 624 443 1,639 950 5,241
Prince Edward Island 19,853 238,782 18,628 197,121 17,852 180,872
United States 16,880 213,923 15,587 171,172 14,629 147,079
Japan 980 6,624 778 2,243 1,141 11,238
France 978 7,691 506 6,883 597 7,293
Italy 59 710 145 2,415 222 4,038
Denmark 0 782 26 1,858 21 1,853
Quebec 23,993 215,802 23,728 189,014 25,593 217,629
United States 18,455 162,341 18,070 143,189 19,247 165,086
Japan 3,122 34,313 1,550 16,922 1,461 17,102
China 161 1,678 104 593 639 6,036
Denmark 312 2,837 555 4,789 738 5,728
United Kingdom 312 3,774 282 3,806 339 3,556
Newfoundland and Labrador 139,672 940,475 156,906 1,009,194 187,020 1,010,827
United States 62,873 511,830 60,729 504,507 61,323 476,722
China 22,924 143,037 30,721 177,775 40,688 190,493
Japan 9,715 72,351 14,544 94,425 14,451 60,837
Denmark 9,811 61,796 10,113 58,289 13,961 60,558
United Kingdom 2,770 17,220 4,381 30,869 7,387 55,247
Ontario 22,933 128,275 18,801 105,975 15,115 90,957
United States 17,741 110,920 14,716 88,158 12,829 80,741
Hong Kong 223 2,078 218 1,968 201 2,539
Japan 2,388 7,012 2,158 4,562 1,035 2,273
China 943 805 105 1,038 201 1,368
India 0 0 0 0 82 412
Manitoba 9,799 59,029 9,377 49,119 9,929 52,724
United States 7,534 50,945 7,037 40,816 6,943 43,507
France 860 3,632 716 2,930 691 2,807
Finland 605 2,243 729 2,632 849 2,746
China 0 0 560 1,635 918 2,258
Sweden 42 238 81 419 86 383
Saskatchewan 523 4,621 594 3,983 211 1,538
United States 477 3,889 563 3,608 211 1,527
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 7
Netherlands 0 0 3 24 0 4
Germany 0 0 11 235 0 0
Norway 0 0 5 2 0 0
Alberta 616 7,574 234 4,495 153 1,526
China 56 1,976 41 1,666 36 950
United States 473 3,876 157 1,630 98 371
Thailand 0 0 0 0 18 77
Germany 0 59 0 85 0 67
New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 42
British Columbia 164,789 1,029,881 171,769 996,791 182,576 984,569
United States 116,165 683,899 109,947 622,567 104,940 549,920
Japan 20,074 200,177 17,382 188,130 23,307 216,168
China 2,111 17,552 8,923 29,260 9,702 45,988
Hong Kong 1,882 40,299 2,665 42,599 2,719 45,385
United Kingdom 3,937 28,210 4,466 34,763 4,141 31,943
Northwest Territories 39 403 0 0 123 794
United States 23 87 0 0 28 295
China 0 0 0 0 18 257
Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 25 110
France 0 0 0 0 2 61
Georgia 0 0 0 0 48 45
Yukon 9 76 15 198 8 49
United States 1 48 7 111 8 49
Austria 3 12 2 64 0 0
Chile 0 0 3 10 0 0
China 4 16 2 7 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 1 4 0 0
Nunavut 48 73 0 5 4 39
India 0 0 0 0 3 18
Thailand 0 0 0 0 1 11
Taiwan 48 73 0 0 1 10
Germany 0 0 0 3 0 0
France 0 0 0 2 0 0
Total, all provinces/ territories 632,349 4,745,627 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.8 Volume and value of Canadian imports by province/territory and top countries of origin
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia 33,538 118,436 42,595 141,570 38,522 130,090
China 6,654 36,529 11,642 57,179 13,455 61,586
Iceland 2,947 10,328 3,463 9,636 4,718 11,617
Chile 231 1,192 1,910 7,393 1,480 10,684
Norway 6,994 24,125 6,226 16,230 3,976 9,757
United States 1,236 4,336 4,010 11,566 3,278 8,582
New Brunswick 87,571 353,664 84,783 324,746 72,851 302,443
United States 59,909 320,173 53,635 286,288 52,518 267,319
Peru 16,460 13,458 21,208 13,872 14,746 12,326
China 1,354 5,755 2,296 10,041 1,676 8,505
Ecuador 1 18 1,712 1,100 2,304 1,925
Prince Edward Island 1 15 4 42 4 45
United States 1 14 3 36 3 35
Iceland 0 0 0 6 1 7
Chile 0 1 0 0 1 4
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec 38,294 212,041 43,724 229,773 43,244 238,669
China 4,876 24,715 7,689 37,442 10,815 52,325
United States 12,576 54,798 9,120 40,121 9,292 45,269
Thailand 7,052 52,422 7,436 51,412 5,912 32,722
Chile 1,396 11,087 2,514 21,162 2,904 23,007
Viet Nam 481 6,288 744 7,856 1,497 17,044
Newfoundland and Labrador 44,601 141,216 24,267 65,674 11,574 41,074
Russian Federation 17,245 46,373 13,787 46,355 7,498 27,057
United States 1,606 3,845 2,280 8,079 1,803 5,307
Norway 7,544 33,997 19 87 661 2,494
China 99 389 258 734 274 1,436
Argentina 347 340 6,301 5,670 735 1,377
Ontario 135,540 660,389 121,459 635,543 120,285 649,954
United States 56,382 181,383 41,471 163,949 36,855 156,275
Thailand 23,357 150,144 24,094 148,491 24,136 132,486
China 8,729 50,310 10,555 51,533 15,010 78,335
India 3,411 23,737 3,905 32,281 4,000 31,562
Chile 2,763 18,941 3,647 26,920 4,040 29,229
Manitoba 7,569 8,634 6,381 7,027 5,361 8,920
United States 7,385 7,810 6,251 6,273 5,216 8,018
Germany 0 18 28 106 26 206
Ireland, Republic Of (Eire) 7 106 14 91 18 104
Italy 1 5 1 4 15 86
Chile 49 386 10 93 9 72
Saskatchewan 2,741 2,727 2,515 2,809 1,872 2,433
United States 2,523 2,325 2,515 2,807 1,858 2,386
Norway 169 336 0 0 7 16
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 3 16
Korea, South 0 0 0 0 0 3
Thailand 0 2 0 0 3 3
Alberta 4,198 14,564 3,525 13,412 3,380 13,654
United States 3,027 9,621 1,979 7,277 1,783 7,285
Thailand 450 1,915 668 3,080 726 2,489
Taiwan 75 257 307 947 323 1,387
China 84 239 25 72 198 992
Guam 77 235 106 324 38 257
British Columbia 185,923 627,102 163,844 576,038 179,353 614,583
United States 77,681 329,468 71,489 310,851 71,391 322,527
Thailand 17,915 110,601 16,024 91,007 15,493 74,120
China 6,227 30,907 7,354 35,546 11,005 61,627
Peru 49,132 40,842 47,598 36,332 57,755 40,215
Viet Nam 1,769 13,249 2,474 17,811 4,584 32,361
Yukon 6,891 40,526 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756
United States 6,891 40,526 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756
Total, all provinces/ territories 546,868 2,179,316 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.9 Volume and value of Canadian exports by province/territory and selected fishery product groups
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia 146,602 1,236,022 146,128 1,177,676 145,972 1,088,979
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 72,445 877,937 73,814 858,658 69,567 792,740
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 23,734 100,555 24,559 98,539 28,918 106,488
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 12,708 94,067 11,292 75,626 10,580 62,288
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 9,636 34,595 11,354 42,231 11,214 34,220
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 9,695 20,847 8,091 16,457 11,262 27,387
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 10,095 57,187 7,446 33,819 6,238 26,688
Fish Livers And Roes 1,746 15,205 2,612 21,231 2,058 12,612
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 2,553 21,374 2,142 15,157 1,766 11,471
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 526 1,059 1,434 3,756 1,116 3,671
Fish, Smoked 1,118 3,302 1,248 3,292 1,162 3,236
Fish, Canned 553 3,461 694 4,034 562 2,715
Shellfish, Canned 136 1,027 144 917 234 1,752
Fish Oil 381 444 325 588 658 1,383
Fish, Pickled/Cured 290 1,126 250 794 390 1,312
New Brunswick 103,472 884,615 89,355 798,489 101,256 824,072
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 28,631 556,282 28,205 551,030 30,991 574,324
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 22,446 157,279 14,934 87,977 17,870 94,330
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 6,243 68,803 6,264 62,855 6,845 63,487
Fish, Canned 5,179 22,937 5,489 26,187 5,995 23,498
Fish, Smoked 12,289 21,890 8,997 14,434 7,764 15,448
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 10,202 14,811 6,893 12,336 11,284 13,973
Fish, Pickled/Cured 5,061 12,411 5,792 12,071 4,994 11,736
Fish Livers And Roes 1,352 9,312 1,880 13,467 1,711 7,588
Fish, Shellfish Meal 5,989 6,594 4,322 4,174 7,112 6,109
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 1,235 3,267 994 2,970 1,196 3,494
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 612 1,693 1,529 3,279 824 3,422
Fish Oil 3,055 2,380 2,926 2,125 3,918 2,730
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 656 4,260 636 3,863 400 2,479
Prince Edward Island 19,853 238,782 18,628 197,121 17,852 180,872
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 17,489 227,858 15,780 183,801 15,172 167,846
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 701 3,387 256 3,464 390 3,207
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 964 2,170 1,954 3,159 1,387 2,542
Shellfish, Canned 20 721 88 1,295 97 2,211
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 376 1,425 261 974 501 2,200
Fish, Smoked 55 1,220 185 3,720 89 1,767
Quebec 23,993 215,802 23,728 189,014 25,593 217,629
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 13,598 159,246 10,773 121,907 12,902 147,499
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 6,272 32,870 6,970 39,282 7,383 44,901
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 1,036 10,709 1,989 12,417 1,893 11,976
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 380 2,617 603 4,113 828 4,408
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 219 634 515 1,015 480 1,373
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 347 1,980 242 1,940 257 1,315
Fish, Smoked 239 900 268 965 294 1,188
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 109 950 183 1,330 125 1,119
Newfoundland and Labrador 139,672 940,475 156,906 1,009,194 187,020 1,010,827
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 81,971 735,498 81,634 745,645 95,579 700,202
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 26,254 44,451 38,031 69,771 49,512 96,078
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 14,196 91,533 12,909 82,720 11,603 66,079
Shellfish, Canned 370 3,687 4,792 35,669 6,148 47,428
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 8,928 27,742 8,695 32,161 9,522 46,316
Fish Livers And Roes 107 998 701 8,206 1,100 12,397
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 1,541 9,844 2,126 9,634 2,187 11,703
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 301 614 2,097 7,740 3,098 8,675
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 1,576 11,788 1,001 6,750 978 6,502
Fish, Pickled/Cured 2,084 3,798 1,443 2,323 2,648 3,796
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 968 5,851 586 3,166 649 3,634
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 143 858 170 1,370 336 2,670
Fish Oil 78 119 1,576 553 2,810 2,359
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 339 1,627 403 1,502 504 1,659
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 206 992 226 1,197 194 1,048
Ontario 22,933 128,275 18,801 105,975 15,115 90,957
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,822 26,445 1,641 20,749 1,589 20,664
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 1,673 24,586 1,634 19,243 1,614 19,626
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 4,377 21,717 3,521 16,734 3,128 14,358
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 4,159 12,214 4,033 10,090 2,673 7,493
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 685 8,489 1,058 10,625 491 5,877
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 4,210 10,077 2,673 8,431 1,243 5,450
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 207 2,218 340 3,376 428 4,014
Fish, Canned 999 3,503 1,144 3,375 1,224 3,398
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 1,167 2,450 780 1,661 989 2,724
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 588 3,764 817 5,527 408 2,633
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 648 3,303 487 2,023 339 1,238
Fish, Smoked 115 881 106 814 153 1,065
Manitoba 9,799 59,029 9,377 49,119 9,929 52,724
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 2,196 31,833 1,983 26,054 2,244 29,517
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 1,455 4,621 2,104 5,817 2,653 6,734
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 1,447 5,485 1,213 4,091 1,240 3,746
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 1,093 5,990 874 4,400 811 3,572
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 2,503 5,788 2,553 4,762 1,222 3,066
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 614 1,833 466 1,409 481 1,334
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 0 0 0 0 638 1,201
Fish, Canned 37 558 67 924 72 1,065
Saskatchewan 523 4,621 594 3,983 211 1,538
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 397 2,348 538 3,150 129 787
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 0 0 0 0 36 213
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 84 1,950 24 439 19 196
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 0 0 10 224 15 186
Fish Oil 0 0 9 96 12 155
Alberta 616 7,574 234 4,495 153 1,526
Fish Livers And Roes 0 0 0 0 36 950
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 22 120 78 296 68 283
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 358 6,826 72 3,858 38 212
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 5 88 29 269 2 39
Fish, Canned 11 37 0 5 3 32
British Columbia 164,789 1,029,881 171,769 996,791 182,576 984,569
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 63,199 407,047 52,830 355,722 52,440 312,074
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 10,129 116,757 14,221 157,830 17,443 176,144
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 22,092 102,378 28,949 108,237 51,119 161,772
Fish Livers And Roes 5,478 108,734 6,510 100,389 6,099 103,728
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 16,386 153,353 15,100 131,905 11,335 99,091
Fish, Canned 8,124 52,291 8,246 55,428 8,082 49,624
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 4,155 21,892 5,955 23,743 7,758 33,338
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 14,799 16,737 15,681 13,247 13,689 14,374
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 2,802 14,684 3,162 19,270 1,863 14,357
Fish, Shellfish Meal 10,957 9,891 14,797 11,324 8,292 5,911
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 3,577 9,263 3,385 6,947 1,572 3,103
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 154 390 652 1,433 848 2,549
Fish, Smoked 367 5,838 166 2,695 132 2,406
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 322 1,184 267 1,143 584 2,341
Fish, Pickled/Cured 198 3,211 195 2,211 260 2,035
Northwest Territories 39 403 0 0 123 794
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 17 315 0 0 21 344
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 21 24 0 0 91 306
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 0 0 0 0 4 52
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 0 0 2 46
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 0 0 0 0 4 45
Yukon 9 76 15 198 8 49
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 8 43 15 126 8 49
Nunavut 48 73 0 5 4 39
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 0 0 0 0 4 28
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 0 0 0 0 1 11
Total, all provinces/ territories 632,349 4,745,627 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.10 Volume and value of Canadian imports by province/territory and selected fishery product groups
  2002 2003 2004
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia 33,538 118,436 42,595 141,570 38,522 130,090
Fish Fillets, Frozen 5,488 31,132 9,658 50,768 11,546 56,188
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 3,671 15,513 3,670 14,355 3,801 15,035
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 6,891 21,219 5,647 18,583 3,921 12,477
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 1,338 11,282 1,645 17,338 1,341 11,752
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 4,164 3,657 5,317 4,260 6,918 8,342
Fish, Pickled/Cured 6,077 19,570 5,278 14,234 3,510 7,854
Fish Blocks, Frozen 1,418 6,662 2,165 8,835 1,586 6,019
Fish Oil 2,528 3,203 5,882 6,246 3,226 4,244
Fish, Canned 882 2,940 688 2,323 887 2,614
Fish Livers And Roes 205 610 133 567 393 2,319
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 67 293 448 1,041 343 1,031
New Brunswick 87,571 353,664 84,783 324,746 72,851 302,443
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 23,855 236,440 20,018 211,153 19,039 195,682
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 6,099 26,254 5,416 28,483 8,560 33,764
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 7,427 25,056 7,645 23,249 6,868 22,900
Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,690 8,473 2,072 11,303 2,482 10,736
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 15,698 10,361 15,129 7,627 13,676 10,718
Fish Blocks, Frozen 4,800 14,018 5,062 15,315 4,058 9,979
Fish, Shellfish Meal 19,323 17,087 12,488 9,576 8,822 7,672
Fish Oil 6,693 4,957 15,009 9,136 8,196 6,185
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 511 1,518 339 937 443 1,476
Shellfish, Canned 252 1,470 282 1,600 275 1,374
Prince Edward Island 1 15 4 42 4 45
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 1 9 4 41 4 45
Quebec 38,294 212,041 43,724 229,773 43,244 238,669
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 7,391 83,190 9,134 92,321 10,308 93,519
Fish Fillets, Frozen 3,708 20,765 5,895 30,007 7,755 37,346
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 5,376 21,917 7,145 22,425 5,574 24,155
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 5,323 26,233 4,707 23,177 3,518 23,571
Fish Fillets, Fresh 1,553 12,693 2,047 19,004 1,809 16,431
Fish, Canned 4,903 17,294 4,302 15,614 4,552 16,002
Fish Blocks, Frozen 3,910 13,245 2,589 8,837 3,332 10,329
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 2,447 5,969 4,283 8,079 3,067 7,963
Shellfish, Canned 1,444 6,657 1,475 6,161 1,123 3,865
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 339 1,528 437 1,676 688 3,122
Fish, Shellfish Meal 1,453 1,297 1,405 1,212 1,282 1,122
Newfoundland and Labrador 44,601 141,216 24,267 65,674 11,574 41,074
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 18,289 48,910 15,177 50,628 7,905 28,592
Fish Fillets, Frozen 180 1,334 50 347 1,086 4,004
Fish Blocks, Frozen 1,318 5,455 1,586 5,958 724 3,314
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 865 808 7,181 6,886 1,554 2,899
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 23,848 84,193 68 655 181 1,535
Ontario 135,540 660,389 121,459 635,543 120,285 649,954
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 27,716 264,976 28,191 248,979 31,587 256,014
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 36,563 80,004 24,974 91,165 21,012 97,358
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 16,248 80,378 16,070 76,975 13,026 70,520
Fish, Canned 18,367 66,162 15,793 59,264 18,997 67,895
Fish Fillets, Frozen 10,619 63,298 10,603 53,110 10,829 53,647
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 9,351 32,035 9,206 32,049 8,876 27,815
Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,077 16,733 2,652 22,038 2,456 20,861
Shellfish, Canned 2,311 14,126 2,155 12,819 2,800 16,084
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 1,563 7,160 1,384 5,881 1,613 8,354
Fish, Smoked 1,979 8,745 1,890 8,253 863 8,312
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 795 12,000 931 10,661 752 8,279
Fish, Shellfish Meal 5,704 5,396 5,327 4,321 5,355 4,663
Fish Blocks, Frozen 749 4,465 708 4,049 905 4,439
Fish, Pickled/Cured 613 2,534 676 3,153 487 2,665
Fish Oil 829 1,802 859 2,549 660 2,517
Manitoba 7,569 8,634 6,381 7,027 5,361 8,920
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 4,559 3,923 3,515 2,895 2,523 4,230
Fish, Shellfish Meal 2,677 2,437 2,651 2,590 2,536 2,678
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 37 350 37 309 128 921
Shellfish, Canned 40 569 28 406 31 321
Fish Oil 36 93 24 60 52 252
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 106 551 84 511 41 242
Saskatchewan 2,741 2,727 2,515 2,809 1,872 2,433
Fish, Shellfish Meal 2,023 1,834 2,094 1,878 1,656 1,360
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 304 200 388 696 178 786
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 16 159 15 166 27 245
Alberta 4,198 14,564 3,525 13,412 3,380 13,654
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 2,100 7,255 1,238 5,796 1,478 6,372
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 257 2,818 532 3,419 603 3,318
Fish, Canned 396 1,327 490 1,605 631 1,844
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 314 1,172 282 973 188 1,140
Fish, Shellfish Meal 286 176 303 258 354 267
Fish Fillets, Frozen 79 279 25 71 61 205
Fish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 9 70 16 202
Shellfish, Canned 0 0 8 53 17 133
British Columbia 185,923 627,102 163,844 576,038 179,353 614,583
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 20,343 174,445 19,975 164,178 21,984 175,873
Fish, Canned 25,696 121,071 25,026 114,982 30,257 120,930
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 16,601 69,496 15,565 66,301 18,419 72,429
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 18,093 65,212 18,114 62,507 15,249 69,321
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 14,042 58,710 12,830 51,921 10,038 44,446
Fish Fillets, Frozen 5,113 29,115 5,416 31,343 7,233 38,859
Fish, Shellfish Meal 50,401 44,491 42,902 34,495 40,389 32,659
Fish Oil 27,863 19,668 17,752 11,914 29,377 17,653
Shellfish, Canned 1,738 11,054 1,677 8,439 1,749 9,126
Fish Blocks, Frozen 1,179 8,221 1,057 7,520 848 8,063
Fish Fillets, Fresh 903 6,785 632 4,954 697 5,888
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 172 2,964 402 5,621 368 5,826
Fish, Pickled/Cured 847 4,462 691 4,149 796 4,606
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 1,204 4,801 916 3,623 1,035 4,532
Fish Livers And Roes 1,563 5,958 851 3,926 891 4,170
Yukon 6,891 40,526 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 6,041 35,832 7,910 46,457 9,632 51,181
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 792 3,744 734 3,769 367 1,525
Total, all provinces/ territories 546,868 2,179,316 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

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