Appendix I: Overview of the main fishing fleets in Canada
Notes regarding all tables:
1. The overview of marine commercial fishing fleets is presented for all six administrative regions of DFO. Graph 5.1 below presents a subdivision of Canada showing DFO administrative regions.
2. A "fish harvester" is defined here as the holder of one or more fishing licences who was active in 2005, i.e. who landed at least 1kg of marine or freshwater species during the year. Fleets are in general mutually exclusive; however it is possible that some fish harvesters are counted against more than one fleet.
Figure 5.1: DFO administrative regions
Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2005 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multispecies Non-Vessel | Rakes, Tongs | Competitive | Non-Vessel | 331 | Clams | $3m |
| Multispecies Inshore | Drag, Trawl, Traps, Gillnet, Longline, Seine | Competitive, Trap Limits, IQ | < 65' | 3,308 | Lobster, Groundfish, Snowcrab, Scallop, Swordfish, Herring, Sea Urchins, Shrimp, Tuna, Mackerel | $542m |
| Multispecies Midwater | Trawl, Gillnet | Competitive, IQ | 65' - 100' | 5 | Groundfish | $21m |
| Multispecies Offshore | Drag, Trawl, Traps | IQ, Trap Limits | > 100' | 19 | Scallop, Shrimp, Clams, Lobster, Groundfish | $104m |
| Aboriginal Bands | Drag, Trawl, Traps, Gillnet, Longline, Seine | Competitive, Trap Limits, IQ | All | 17 | Snowcrab, Lobster, Groundfish, Scallop, Shrimp, Sea Urchins | $29m |
| Other | $19m | |||||
| Total | 3,680 | $718m |
Source: DFO, Maritimes Region, Statistics and Licencing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing method | Management method | Vessel Length | Number of fishers | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value (2005) $m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbers | Traps | IQ | < 45' and 50' - 100' | 260 | Snow Crab | $82m |
| Shrimp fishers | Trawl | IQ | All | 20 | Shrimp | $7m |
| Herring Seiners | Purse Seine | IQ | > 65' | 6 | Herring | $2m |
| Lobster / Multi-species | Traps, Gillnet, Hook & Line | Trap Limits (75-375) | < 45' | 3,175 | Lobster (Directed), Herring, Tuna, Snow Crab, Groundfish | $225m, inc. $188m lobster and $14m snow crab |
| Groundfish Specialists | Trawl, Seine, Longline, Gillnet | IQ and Competitive | < 65' | 35 | Groundfish (Directed), Shrimp, Snow crab | $8m, inc. $6m snow crab, $1m shrimp and $1m groundfish |
| Aboriginals | Traps | IQ, Trap Limits (75-375) | < 45' | 207 | Snow Crab, Lobster | $20m, inc. $14m snow crab and $6m lobster |
| Other | $32m | |||||
| Total: | 3,703 | $376m |
Source: DFO, Gulf Region, Statistics and Licencing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing method | Management method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters1 | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2005 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbers | Traps | IQ | < 100 ' | 156 | Crab | $48m |
| Lobster fishers | Traps | Trap limits | < 65' | 583 | Lobster | $44m |
| Shrimp fishers | Trawl | IQ | < 100 ' | 33 | Shrimp | $14m |
| Groundfish / Multispecies | Gillnet, Trawl, Traps | IQ and Competitive | < 45' | 304 | Cod, Greenland Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Temporary Snow crab and Shrimp allocations | $13m |
| Midshore Groundfish / Multispecies | Longline, Traps, Trawl | IQ and Competitive | > 45 ' | 99 | Cod, Greenland Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Temporary Snow crab et shrimp and Shrimp allocations | $9m |
| Aboriginals | Trawl, Gillnet, Traps | IQ and Competitive | < 100 ' | 12 | Groundfish, Lobster, Shrimp and Snow crab | $10m |
| Other | $22m | |||||
| Total | 1,187 | $160m |
1Number of active Quebec fish harvesters in 2005, "core" and "s/o" designations only.
Source: DFO, Quebec Region, Statistics and Licensing Unit and Policy & Economics Branch.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing method | Management method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters1 | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2005 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inshore | Pots, Gillnet, traps, rifles | IQ, Competitive | < 35' | 2,781 | Groundfish, Crab(Queen/Snow), Lobster, Cod, Roe (lumpfish), Capelin, Seal | $84m, inc. $30m Snow crab and $25m Lobster |
| Nearshore | Pots, Otter trawl, Gillnet, Purse seine, Rifle, Hakapik | IQ, Competitive | 35' - 64'11" | 1,209 | Groundfish, Crab(Queen/Snow), Shrimp(Pandalus Borealis), Seal skins, Mackerel, Turbot/Greenland halibut | $219m, inc. $104m Snow crab and $59m Shrimp |
| Midshore | Pots, Purse seine, Gillnet | IQ, Competitive | 65' - 99'11" | 9 | Crab(Queen/Snow), Mackerel, Turbot/Greenland halibut, Herring, Capelin | $7m, inc. $2m Greenland halibut and $1m Herring |
| Offshore | Otter Trawl, Pots | EA, IQ, Competitive | 100' + | 14 | Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis), Clams (Stimpsons surf), Turbot/Greenland halibut, Yellowtail flounder, Crab (Queen/Snow), Cod | $122m, inc. $77m Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis), $11m Greenland halibut and $10m Yellowtail flounder |
| Aboriginal, Inshore | Pots, Gillnet, traps, rifles | IQ, Competitive | < 35 ' | 4 | Groundfish, Crab(Queen/Snow), Lobster, Cod, Roe (lumpfish), Capelin, Herring, Mackerel | n/a |
| Aboriginal, Nearshore | Pots, Otter trawl, Gillnet, Purse seine, Rifle, Hakapik | IQ, Competitive | 35' - 64 '11" | 9 | Groundfish, Crab(Queen/Snow), Seal skins, Mackerel, Turbot, Bluefin Tuna, Swordfish, Tuna, Scallop | n/a |
| Aboriginal, Offshore | Gillnet, Otter Trawl | Enterprise allocations, Competitive | 65' - 99 '11" | 1 | Groundfish, Turbot, Shrimp | n/a |
| Other | $83m | |||||
| Total | 4,027 | $515m |
1Active "core" fish harvesters in 2005 only.
Source: DFO, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Statistics and Licencing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing method | Management method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters1 | Main
(directed) Species |
Landed Value in 2005 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellfish | Dive, Dredge, Trawl, Traps, Hand picking or digging, Longline, Seine | IQ, Competitive, Trap Limits | 12' - 150 ' | 657 | Prawn, Shrimp, Geoduck, Dungeness crab, Clam, Horse clam, Euphausiid, Sea urchins, Sea cucumber, Opal squid | $112m, including $43m Prawn and Shrimp and $32m Geoduck |
| Groundfish - multispecies | Trawl, Longline | IQ, Competitive | 9' - 187 ' | 134 | Groundfish (Rockfish, Longspine/Shortspine thornyheads, Greenlings, Lingcod, Perch, Cod, Sole, Flounder, Dogfish, Pollock, Hake, Tuna) | $61m |
| Pacific Halibut | Longline | IQ | 9' - 85 ' | 223 | Halibut | $52m |
| Sablefish | Longline, Traps | IQ | 23' - 116 ' | 45 | Sablefish | $29m |
| Salmon | Gillnet, Purse seine, Troll | Competitive | 17' - 100 ' | 1,430 | Sockeye, Coho, Pink, Chum, Chinook | $34m |
| Herring | Purse seine, Gillnet, Seine, Dip net | IQ, Competitive | 20' - 101 ' | 216 | Herring, Herring Roe, Herring spawn on kelp | $24m |
| Other | $17m | |||||
| Total | 2,705 | $329m |
1Since data on the number of active fish harvesters is not available for Pacific region, the number of vessels for which at least one landing was registered in 2005 was used as a proxy.
Source: DFO, Pacific Region, Statistics and Licensing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing method | Management method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2005 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundfish, North Atlantic (NAFO Sub-Area 0) | Trawl, Longline, Gillnet | IQ | > 65', under ice longlining | 14 | Greenland halibut | n/a |
| Shrimp, North Atlantic (NAFO Sub-Area 0) | Trawl | IQ | > 65' | 5 | Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis) | n/a |
| Freshwater Fisheries (MB, SK, AB, NWT and Northwestern Ontario) | Gillnet | Competitive | n/a | 2,828 | Whitefish, Pickerel, Pike, other | $28m |
| Great Lakes Fisheries | Gillnet, Trap net, Trawl, Hoop net, Other | IQ | n/a | 482 | Yellow Perch, Walleye, Lake Whitefish, Bass, Smelt, other | $35m |
| Aboriginals | Gillnet | Competitive | n/a | 366 | Arctic Char | $0m |
| Other | - | |||||
| Total | 3,695 | $63m |
Source: DFO, Central and Arctic Region, Policy & Economics Branch.
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