Section 2 - Canada's position among the world's fisheries
| 2003 (tonnes) | 2004 (tonnes) | 2005 (tonnes) | % of total 2005 | % change 2003-2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 6,093,923 | 9,611,946 | 9,393,662 | 9.9 | 54.1 |
| Chile | 3,921,967 | 5,309,260 | 4,740,176 | 5.0 | 20.9 |
| Japan | 4,783,753 | 4,427,757 | 4,179,473 | 4.4 | -12.6 |
| Russian Federation | 3,320,590 | 2,999,619 | 3,241,330 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| Norway | 2,702,184 | 2,672,786 | 2,546,840 | 2.7 | -5.7 |
| Vietnam | 1,856,105 | 1,879,488 | 1,929,900 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Iceland | 2,002,649 | 1,749,571 | 1,682,127 | 1.8 | -16.0 |
| Bangladesh | 1,141,241 | 1,187,274 | 1,333,866 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| Malaysia | 1,291,164 | 1,339,844 | 1,218,263 | 1.3 | -5.6 |
| Taiwan | 1,135,038 | 980,362 | 1,017,471 | 1.1 | -10.4 |
| Argentina | 915,994 | 946,123 | 931,472 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Spain | 896,453 | 805,231 | 849,251 | 0.9 | -5.3 |
| Brazil | 712,144 | 746,217 | 750,283 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| France | 708,265 | 664,268 | 651,003 | 0.7 | -8.1 |
| Namibia | 636,635 | 570,708 | 552,695 | 0.6 | -13.2 |
| Other | 14,506,922 | 14,673,371 | 14,803,175 | 15.7 | 2.0 |
| China | 48,560,479 | 46,848,078 | 48,217,740 | 50.8 | -0.7 |
| India | 3,627,639 | 4,925,488 | 4,751,920 | 5.0 | 31.0 |
| Viet Nam | 2,779,563 | 3,199,903 | 3,569,045 | 3.8 | 28.4 |
| Norway | 1,895,008 | 2,188,224 | 2,511,183 | 2.6 | 32.5 |
| Myanmar | 1,086,597 | 1,602,471 | 1,783,911 | 1.9 | 64.2 |
| Bangladesh | 1,742,187 | 1,774,206 | 1,510,274 | 1.6 | -13.3 |
| Brazil | 1,372,665 | 1,256,784 | 1,109,331 | 1.2 | -19.2 |
| United States | 1,127,522 | 1,180,483 | 1,029,735 | 1.1 | -8.7 |
| France | 813,442 | 896,732 | 837,047 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Italy | 727,946 | 475,595 | 717,921 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Turkey | 390,467 | 515,589 | 623,769 | 0.7 | 59.7 |
| Greece | 487,979 | 481,559 | 520,789 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Iran | 383,797 | 412,509 | 429,527 | 0.5 | 11.9 |
| Malaysia | 424,157 | 427,365 | 415,744 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Ecuador | 442,161 | 406,387 | 380,743 | 0.4 | -13.9 |
| 424,099 | 393,856 | 366,655 | 0.4 | -13.5 | |
| Other | 4,343,518 | 4,301,394 | 4,097,575 | 4.3 | -5.7 |
| 2004 ($'000) | 2005 ($'000) | % of total 2005 | % change 2003-2005 | ||
| Norway | 5,142,057 | 5,428,636 | 5,963,398 | 6.2 | 16.0 |
| United States | 4,846,126 | 5,089,756 | 5,194,134 | 5.4 | 7.2 |
| Canada | 4,649,595 | 4,564,010 | 4,379,787 | 4.6 | -5.8 |
| Netherlands | 3,078,187 | 3,212,652 | 3,438,037 | 3.6 | 11.7 |
| Spain | 3,141,787 | 3,360,386 | 3,154,102 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| United Kingdom | 2,359,647 | 2,386,814 | 2,290,240 | 2.4 | -2.9 |
| Iceland | 2,131,852 | 2,320,293 | 2,173,158 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Peru | 1,447,325 | 1,808,022 | 1,982,583 | 2.1 | 37.0 |
| India | 1,837,667 | 1,838,181 | 1,935,852 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Japan | 1,334,779 | 1,446,814 | 1,563,618 | 1.6 | 17.1 |
| Korea (South) | 1,544,524 | 1,621,766 | 1,396,601 | 1.5 | -9.6 |
| Ecuador | 1,095,649 | 992,750 | 1,218,168 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
| Australia | 1,257,389 | 1,199,944 | 1,145,632 | 1.2 | -8.9 |
| Argentina | 1,247,887 | 1,062,797 | 983,604 | 1.0 | -21.2 |
| Mexico | 894,402 | 832,176 | 768,042 | 0.8 | -14.1 |
| Other | 15,815,625 | 16,220,405 | 16,092,794 | 16.7 | 1.8 |
| 2004 ($'000) | 2005 ($'000) | % of total 2005 | % change 2003-2005 | ||
| United States | 16,478,377 | 15,720,658 | 14,648,294 | 14.6 | -11.1 |
| France | 5,330,153 | 5,488,167 | 5,578,958 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| China | 3,400,302 | 4,122,768 | 4,884,101 | 4.9 | 43.6 |
| United Kingdom | 3,554,047 | 3,700,249 | 3,888,577 | 3.9 | 9.4 |
| Korea (South) | 2,744,731 | 2,939,758 | 2,886,371 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
| Hong Kong | 2,485,886 | 2,510,135 | 2,305,397 | 2.3 | -7.3 |
| Belgium | 1,957,722 | 1,992,566 | 2,018,994 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Thailand | 1,588,998 | 1,632,909 | 1,765,500 | 1.8 | 11.1 |
| Russian Federation | 777,715 | 1,002,259 | 1,379,510 | 1.4 | 77.4 |
| Singapore | 760,129 | 827,672 | 940,921 | 0.9 | 23.8 |
| Poland | 538,168 | 761,339 | 870,834 | 0.9 | 61.8 |
| Malaysia | 529,057 | 700,364 | 643,211 | 0.6 | 21.6 |
| Switzerland | 568,996 | 588,398 | 573,433 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Mexico | 320,820 | 403,824 | 442,195 | 0.4 | 37.8 |
| Vietnam | 222,755 | 230,507 | 349,269 | 0.3 | 56.8 |
| Others | 6,630,947 | 7,087,707 | 7,693,175 | 7.7 | 16.0 |
| 2004 ($'000) | 2005 ($'000) | ||||
| Freshwater fishes | |||||
| Carps, barbels and other cyprinids | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 61 | ||
| European Union | 36,390 | 30,950 | 25,734 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 6,179 | 5,749 | 8,226 | ||
| Other | 10,971 | 6,787 | 7,748 | ||
| United States | 2,378 | 1,262 | 695 | ||
| Southern Asia | 28 | 0 | 65 | ||
| Miscellaneous freshwater fishes | |||||
| Canada | 99,354 | 102,565 | 102,301 | ||
| European Union | 575,170 | 731,916 | 828,021 | ||
| Other | 360,347 | 401,843 | 410,316 | ||
| Russian Federation | 0 | 67,667 | 70,186 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 26,366 | 28,070 | 45,407 | ||
| United States | 2,581 | 2,979 | 4,110 | ||
| Southern Asia | 0 | 26 | 480 | ||
| Norway | 15 | 49 | 388 | ||
| Diadromous fishes | |||||
| Sturgeons, paddlefishes | |||||
| Canada | 27 | 26 | 0 | ||
| European Union | 32,674 | 38,056 | 52,866 | ||
| Other | 52,597 | 35,330 | 51,845 | ||
| Russian Federation | 3,549 | 5,789 | 1,050 | ||
| Norway | 39 | 692 | 984 | ||
| River eels | |||||
| Canada | 4,864 | 9,238 | 9,915 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 741,582 | 1,118,892 | 909,925 | ||
| Other | 269,460 | 330,685 | 299,545 | ||
| European Union | 156,134 | 208,052 | 256,093 | ||
| United States | 10,922 | 8,047 | 10,399 | ||
| Norway | 1,882 | 2,010 | 2,317 | ||
| Southern Asia | 612 | 1,019 | 2,140 | ||
| Russian Federation | 234 | 268 | 113 | ||
| Salmons, trouts, smelts | |||||
| Canada | 699,149 | 641,267 | 697,333 | ||
| European Union | 2,876,185 | 3,069,573 | 3,259,905 | ||
| Norway | 2,231,391 | 2,397,899 | 2,788,269 | ||
| Other | 2,202,911 | 2,536,422 | 2,681,740 | ||
| United States | 753,141 | 774,635 | 861,004 | ||
| Russian Federation | 98,479 | 88,813 | 157,429 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 5,265 | 4,404 | 12,032 | ||
| Southern Asia | 12,060 | 31,377 | 9,376 | ||
| Shads | |||||
| Canada | 2,472 | 1,974 | 1,757 | ||
| Other | 90 | 104 | 172 | ||
| Southern Asia | 448 | 1,622 | 47 | ||
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous diadromous fishes | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 21,770 | 35,279 | 29,657 | ||
| Southern Asia | 11,320 | 22,054 | 19,864 | ||
| Russian Federation | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Marine fishes | |||||
| Flounders, halibuts, soles | |||||
| Canada | 214,540 | 188,474 | 187,642 | ||
| European Union (25) | 1,193,017 | 1,239,347 | 1,153,573 | ||
| Other | 369,558 | 354,487 | 376,667 | ||
| United States | 182,113 | 197,541 | 186,580 | ||
| Russian Federation | 88,260 | 104,312 | 120,565 | ||
| Norway | 80,145 | 98,977 | 107,158 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 26,596 | 36,772 | 44,438 | ||
| Southern Asia | 24,329 | 26,373 | 38,669 | ||
| Cods, hakes, haddocks | |||||
| Canada | 245,102 | 239,806 | 219,910 | ||
| European Union | 2,875,914 | 3,020,094 | 3,244,026 | ||
| Other | 2,387,658 | 2,562,407 | 2,425,791 | ||
| United States | 1,282,580 | 1,412,543 | 1,477,147 | ||
| Norway | 1,282,441 | 1,370,550 | 1,396,151 | ||
| Russian Federation | 773,751 | 746,202 | 888,125 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 91,119 | 68,379 | 85,423 | ||
| Southern Asia | 2,312 | 2,115 | 3,632 | ||
| Miscellaneous coastal fishes | |||||
| Canada | 24,032 | 21,698 | 25,269 | ||
| European Union | 396,517 | 451,132 | 415,349 | ||
| Other | 314,788 | 366,733 | 340,585 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 168,440 | 185,722 | 183,416 | ||
| United States | 37,982 | 50,207 | 66,550 | ||
| Southern Asia | 12,097 | 16,350 | 18,091 | ||
| Russian Federation | 0 | 82 | 13 | ||
| Norway | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous demersal fishes | |||||
| Canada | 28,528 | 25,365 | 36,199 | ||
| Other | 622,375 | 579,325 | 561,258 | ||
| European Union | 448,238 | 486,137 | 476,636 | ||
| United States | 264,585 | 260,731 | 192,301 | ||
| Southern Asia | 31,759 | 77,513 | 81,516 | ||
| nbsp; China (and SARs) | 64,961 | 72,397 | 65,922 | ||
| Norway | 53,403 | 58,166 | 48,898 | ||
| Russian Federation | 0 | 27,927 | 43,104 | ||
| Herrings, sardines, anchovies | |||||
| Canada | 212,145 | 201,370 | 202,127 | ||
| European Union | 1,560,755 | 1,522,672 | 1,625,319 | ||
| Other | 953,637 | 1,011,880 | 1,144,376 | ||
| Norway | 473,419 | 491,454 | 589,196 | ||
| United States | 159,142 | 168,547 | 193,309 | ||
| Russian Federation | 78,338 | 81,651 | 78,534 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 14,759 | 22,403 | 35,096 | ||
| Southern Asia | 1,586 | 1,380 | 1,207 | ||
| Tunas, bonitos, billfishes | |||||
| Canada | 37,154 | 51,476 | 46,579 | ||
| Other | 5,937,950 | 6,221,799 | 6,021,831 | ||
| European Union | 1,745,794 | 1,889,334 | 1,795,345 | ||
| Southern Asia | 114,504 | 140,045 | 162,587 | ||
| United States | 102,200 | 102,410 | 92,879 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 13,570 | 13,315 | 30,168 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1,857 | 603 | 588 | ||
| Norway | 762 | 34 | 64 | ||
| Miscellaneous pelagic fishes | |||||
| Canada | 39,897 | 78,383 | 106,424 | ||
| European Union | 1,002,222 | 999,735 | 902,091 | ||
| Other | 804,532 | 766,521 | 891,838 | ||
| Norway | 466,587 | 455,455 | 485,484 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 75,480 | 93,722 | 93,686 | ||
| Southern Asia | 36,521 | 49,294 | 75,075 | ||
| Russian Federation | 24,626 | 50,802 | 56,598 | ||
| United States | 25,914 | 29,016 | 41,511 | ||
| Sharks, rays, chimaeras | |||||
| Canada | 15,653 | 18,100 | 14,892 | ||
| Other | 197,525 | 182,277 | 228,413 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 238,419 | 234,907 | 181,138 | ||
| European Union | 63,643 | 75,362 | 82,865 | ||
| United States | 15,793 | 14,043 | 12,740 | ||
| Southern Asia | 7,880 | 7,531 | 6,288 | ||
| Norway | 3,466 | 3,722 | 3,734 | ||
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Marine fishes not identified | |||||
| Canada | 250,060 | 254,674 | 243,544 | ||
| Other | 9,184,781 | 9,168,272 | 9,753,119 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 3,045,760 | 3,428,033 | 3,953,347 | ||
| European Union | 3,650,436 | 3,819,047 | 3,816,615 | ||
| United States | 762,021 | 865,549 | 841,118 | ||
| Russian Federation | 598,145 | 529,370 | 655,812 | ||
| Southern Asia | 330,679 | 322,649 | 355,475 | ||
| Norway | 328,674 | 325,254 | 325,537 | ||
| Crustaceans | |||||
| Crabs, sea-spiders | |||||
| Canada | 875,455 | 931,082 | 651,724 | ||
| Other | 687,772 | 778,399 | 675,300 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 383,682 | 503,950 | 402,161 | ||
| European Union (25) | 235,171 | 251,555 | 232,818 | ||
| Russian Federation | 321,809 | 191,644 | 196,449 | ||
| United States | 99,535 | 123,035 | 87,768 | ||
| Southern Asia | 75,542 | 181,070 | 72,654 | ||
| Norway | 20,509 | 27,029 | 23,484 | ||
| Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters | |||||
| Canada | 1,035,278 | 958,941 | 995,841 | ||
| Other | 1,179,217 | 1,226,360 | 1,162,704 | ||
| European Union | 579,706 | 620,708 | 644,290 | ||
| United States | 452,102 | 422,222 | 429,708 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 9,949 | 15,195 | 25,498 | ||
| Southern Asia | 24,283 | 19,947 | 24,407 | ||
| Norway | 911 | 983 | 990 | ||
| Shrimps, prawns | |||||
| Canada | 483,084 | 449,493 | 486,472 | ||
| Other | 9,325,757 | 9,131,964 | 9,028,100 | ||
| European Union | 2,553,594 | 2,703,636 | 2,560,992 | ||
| Southern Asia | 1,802,388 | 1,662,958 | 1,636,268 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 1,295,782 | 1,383,592 | 1,344,728 | ||
| Norway | 175,712 | 169,415 | 164,935 | ||
| United States | 228,514 | 155,474 | 131,807 | ||
| Russian Federation | 55,048 | 56,352 | 59,383 | ||
| Miscellaneous marine crustaceans | |||||
| Canada | 2,453 | 416 | 912 | ||
| Other | 320,961 | 276,678 | 319,694 | ||
| European Union | 102,333 | 103,824 | 118,144 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 116,149 | 60,656 | 85,750 | ||
| United States | 16,770 | 21,700 | 13,432 | ||
| Southern Asia | 38,229 | 4,505 | 8,325 | ||
| Norway | 9,023 | 9,073 | 8,068 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1,385 | 95 | 171 | ||
| Molluscs | |||||
| Oysters | |||||
| Canada | 16,094 | 15,049 | 16,824 | ||
| Other | 133,967 | 131,675 | 107,903 | ||
| European Union | 65,258 | 65,676 | 64,418 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 35,552 | 35,040 | 28,375 | ||
| United States | 18,237 | 25,442 | 22,374 | ||
| Norway | 130 | 22 | 13 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southern Asia | 135 | 178 | 0 | ||
| Mussels | |||||
| Canada | 23,082 | 23,934 | 27,056 | ||
| European Union | 493,993 | 501,999 | 432,243 | ||
| Other | 130,588 | 143,563 | 162,216 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 26,283 | 29,451 | 37,476 | ||
| Norway | 1,528 | 2,988 | 3,325 | ||
| Southern Asia | 9,506 | 3,474 | 1,477 | ||
| United States | 2,029 | 1,360 | 1,424 | ||
| Russian Federation | 71 | 672 | 12 | ||
| Scallops, pectens | |||||
| Canada | 138,518 | 137,059 | 110,884 | ||
| Other | 326,700 | 276,367 | 330,412 | ||
| European Union | 212,314 | 237,809 | 258,561 | ||
| United States | 87,376 | 104,591 | 163,341 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 71,731 | 63,180 | 101,073 | ||
| Russian Federation | 8,578 | 5,744 | 10,431 | ||
| Norway | 2,513 | 4,104 | 4,301 | ||
| Southern Asia | 3,320 | 1,144 | 4,117 | ||
| Clams, cockles, arkshells | |||||
| Canada | 129,429 | 136,736 | 122,697 | ||
| Other | 172,221 | 154,762 | 98,513 | ||
| United States | 37,234 | 45,771 | 40,820 | ||
| European Union | 32,676 | 30,690 | 34,007 | ||
| Southern Asia | 2,872 | 5,915 | 6,349 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses | |||||
| Canada | 2,730 | 2,145 | 2,786 | ||
| Other | 2,660,846 | 2,641,978 | 2,709,723 | ||
| European Union | 861,341 | 900,934 | 824,625 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 365,800 | 485,023 | 421,952 | ||
| Southern Asia | 156,975 | 206,007 | 247,312 | ||
| United States | 58,510 | 81,353 | 110,036 | ||
| Norway | 5,218 | 6,194 | 4,765 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1,476 | 748 | 446 | ||
| Miscellaneous marine molluscs | |||||
| Canada | 36,888 | 38,029 | 32,512 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 800,634 | 948,103 | 1,043,258 | ||
| Other | 830,470 | 928,559 | 910,163 | ||
| European Union | 343,211 | 371,600 | 348,125 | ||
| Russian Federation | 25,593 | 29,537 | 35,404 | ||
| United States | 22,709 | 27,171 | 26,283 | ||
| Southern Asia | 6,493 | 5,721 | 3,534 | ||
| Norway | 367 | 316 | 465 | ||
| Whales, seals and other aquatic mammals | |||||
| Blue-whales, fin-whales | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| European Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous aquatic mammals | |||||
| Canada | 977 | 668 | 1,746 | ||
| United States | 943 | 1,346 | 899 | ||
| European Union | 720 | 506 | 750 | ||
| Other | 233 | 86 | 101 | ||
| Norway | 46 | 95 | 96 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| Southern Asia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Russian Federation | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous aquatic animals | |||||
| Sea-urchins and other echinoderms | |||||
| Canada | 22,024 | 24,329 | 25,215 | ||
| Other | 98,746 | 133,500 | 113,368 | ||
| United States | 72,058 | 67,183 | 49,467 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 19,287 | 37,523 | 31,793 | ||
| Southern Asia | 9,292 | 9,845 | 6,233 | ||
| Norway | 356 | 333 | 401 | ||
| Corals | |||||
| Canada | 842 | 1,581 | 589 | ||
| Other | 51,860 | 52,814 | 49,588 | ||
| European Union | 23,040 | 22,505 | 36,868 | ||
| United States | 13,383 | 10,532 | 14,319 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 5,976 | 6,544 | 6,537 | ||
| Southern Asia | 1,819 | 1,342 | 1,721 | ||
| Norway | 404 | 400 | 709 | ||
| Russian Federation | 149 | 120 | 84 | ||
| Sponges | |||||
| Canada | 24 | 469 | 531 | ||
| European Union | 7,798 | 8,366 | 8,742 | ||
| Other | 9,216 | 9,223 | 8,250 | ||
| United States | 3,530 | 4,105 | 2,086 | ||
| Russian Federation | 140 | 46 | 380 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 872 | 82 | 262 | ||
| Southern Asia | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Aquatic plants | |||||
| Brown seaweeds | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 87,440 | 103,734 | 82,591 | ||
| Other | 87,489 | 92,172 | 72,088 | ||
| Red seaweeds | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 30,258 | 26,440 | 30,762 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 20,889 | 19,575 | 28,859 | ||
| Green seaweeds | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 1,418 | 1,598 | 1,627 | ||
| Miscellaneous aquatic plants | |||||
| Canada | 9,740 | 9,661 | 10,049 | ||
| Other | 275,984 | 296,770 | 312,497 | ||
| European Union | 90,684 | 88,917 | 97,133 | ||
| China (and SARs) | 54,223 | 53,585 | 60,766 | ||
| United States | 23,659 | 25,942 | 19,107 | ||
| Norway | 3,096 | 3,380 | 3,625 | ||
| Southern Asia | 999 | 2,066 | 2,982 | ||
| Russian Federation | 586 | 456 | 256 | ||
| Other | 1,125,775 | 1,146,556 | 1,284,690 | ||
| Total: | 90,497,749 | 94,347,547 | 96,149,499 | ||
Note:
As source data is in thousands of US dollars, to convert to Canadian dollars the $CAN/$US exchange rates used were: 1.40146175 for 2003, 1.30152024 for 2004 and 1.2116324 for 2005. Source: Bank of Canada.
Source: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Information and Statistics Service. 2007. Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2005. FISHSTAT Plus, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/FISOFT/FISHPLUS.asp.
| 2003 ($'000) | 2004 ($'000) | 2005 ($'000) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater fishes | |||
| Carps, barbels and other cyprinids | |||
| Canada | 2,325 | 1,218 | 706 |
| European Union | 34,388 | 24,931 | 20,139 |
| Other | 15,785 | 17,951 | 17,424 |
| China (and SARs) | 17,480 | 15,633 | 12,966 |
| United States | 1,379 | 810 | 437 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| Norway | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Southern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous freshwater fishes | |||
| Canada | 17,245 | 18,963 | 21,165 |
| European Union | 982,362 | 1,199,024 | 1,374,243 |
| United States | 174,244 | 206,698 | 210,102 |
| Other | 134,919 | 170,996 | 207,305 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 19,181 | 20,254 |
| China (and SARs) | 12,330 | 11,332 | 10,253 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilapias and other cichlids | |||
| Canada | 3,885 | 4,616 | 5,338 |
| United States | 378,428 | 434,544 | 476,146 |
| Other | 11,583 | 18,811 | 23,187 |
| China (and SARs) | 18 | 1 | 316 |
| Diadromous fishes | |||
| River eels | |||
| Canada | 2,022 | 1,926 | 2,308 |
| Other | 828,909 | 1,207,847 | 967,388 |
| European Union | 147,530 | 171,543 | 212,568 |
| United States | 11,890 | 14,060 | 17,847 |
| China (and SARs) | 10,755 | 8,840 | 13,880 |
| Russian Federation | 242 | 522 | 466 |
| Norway | 25 | 17 | 46 |
| Southern Asia | 11 | 206 | 12 |
| Salmons, trouts, smelts | |||
| Canada | 250,050 | 266,879 | 259,862 |
| European Union (25) | 4,189,224 | 4,554,372 | 5,402,084 |
| Other | 1,877,915 | 2,000,909 | 2,029,197 |
| United States | 1,768,100 | 1,630,728 | 1,489,525 |
| China (and SARs) | 281,463 | 293,275 | 422,127 |
| Russian Federation | 131,034 | 223,584 | 305,955 |
| Norway | 7,020 | 6,839 | 11,644 |
| Southern Asia | 5,749 | 2,892 | 1,672 |
| Marine fishes | |||
| Cods, hakes, haddocks | |||
| Canada | 215,483 | 190,895 | 150,087 |
| European Union (25) | 6,870,658 | 7,250,521 | 7,098,059 |
| Other | 2,036,782 | 2,199,823 | 2,279,359 |
| China (and SARs) | 861,393 | 1,000,281 | 1,247,823 |
| United States | 845,238 | 826,451 | 796,562 |
| Norway | 170,896 | 192,486 | 173,181 |
| Russian Federation | 11,702 | 62,775 | 106,347 |
| Southern Asia | 740 | 993 | 838 |
| Flounders, halibuts, soles | |||
| Canada | 124,621 | 112,177 | 116,068 |
| European Union | 1,240,802 | 1,282,591 | 1,233,916 |
| Other | 439,725 | 444,407 | 432,143 |
| China (and SARs) | 155,596 | 190,005 | 297,224 |
| United States | 338,477 | 336,259 | 281,820 |
| Norway | 13,434 | 9,471 | 10,998 |
| Russian Federation | 3,193 | 3,157 | 3,311 |
| Southern Asia | 517 | 694 | 814 |
| Herrings, sardines, anchovies | |||
| Canada | 24,516 | 22,438 | 19,850 |
| European Union | 1,483,146 | 1,607,942 | 1,635,827 |
| Other | 1,168,840 | 1,165,429 | 1,262,619 |
| Russian Federation | 205,241 | 301,735 | 385,098 |
| United States | 175,860 | 176,769 | 168,777 |
| China (and SARs) | 49,259 | 62,738 | 60,823 |
| Southern Asia | 20,826 | 15,444 | 17,799 |
| Norway | 20,603 | 19,143 | 11,042 |
| Marine fishes not identified | |||
| Canada | 356,340 | 356,571 | 389,878 |
| Other | 7,946,006 | 8,207,492 | 8,545,549 |
| European Union | 5,647,951 | 5,441,715 | 5,391,603 |
| China (and SARs) | 1,796,513 | 2,188,852 | 2,522,448 |
| United States | 1,559,886 | 1,623,268 | 1,470,689 |
| Norway | 392,556 | 403,957 | 443,466 |
| Russian Federation | 254,906 | 159,102 | 259,948 |
| Southern Asia | 100,493 | 82,667 | 86,100 |
| Miscellaneous coastal fishes | |||
| Canada | 2,935 | 2,939 | 3,831 |
| &nnbsp; European Union | 488,227 | 563,532 | 559,542 |
| Other | 419,497 | 427,098 | 396,407 |
| United States | 240,611 | 241,829 | 209,591 |
| China (and SARs) | 36,392 | 38,175 | 19,902 |
| Russian Federation | 6 | 1,423 | 967 |
| Norway | 139 | 673 | 709 |
| Southern Asia | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous demersal fishes | |||
| Canada | 14,658 | 13,134 | 11,594 |
| European Union (25) | 709,693 | 799,589 | 798,520 |
| Other | 598,035 | 560,655 | 566,001 |
| United States | 195,032 | 172,209 | 201,572 |
| China (and SARs) | 42,212 | 59,736 | 84,673 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 4,666 | 4,029 |
| Norway | 2,245 | 3,359 | 2,862 |
| Miscellaneous pelagic fishes | |||
| Canada | 10,116 | 8,426 | 9,067 |
| Other | 1,155,414 | 1,325,218 | 1,382,396 |
| European Union | 554,823 | 533,354 | 616,092 |
| China (and SARs) | 71,229 | 95,234 | 168,555 |
| Russian Federation | 84,720 | 116,100 | 112,447 |
| Norway | 99,130 | 116,204 | 91,444 |
| United States | 51,195 | 47,688 | 49,500 |
| Southern Asia | 25,188 | 22,860 | 27,910 |
| Sharks, rays, chimaeras | |||
| Canada | 9,352 | 8,066 | 7,519 |
| China (and SARs) | 483,241 | 485,079 | 409,878 |
| Other | 123,430 | 121,920 | 140,152 |
| European Union | 126,807 | 145,675 | 134,452 |
| United States | 3,613 | 5,783 | 5,804 |
| Russian Federation | 193 | 191 | 805 |
| Norway | 273 | 328 | 448 |
| Southern Asia | 55 | 284 | 11 |
| Tunas, bonitos, billfishes | |||
| Canada | 123,139 | 139,889 | 138,325 |
| Other | 4,916,240 | 5,219,120 | 5,032,233 |
| European Union | 3,417,973 | 3,269,294 | 3,502,181 |
| United States | 1,209,035 | 1,150,928 | 1,040,532 |
| China (and SARs) | 22,945 | 42,583 | 29,564 |
| Norway | 7,316 | 5,724 | 7,791 |
| Russian Federation | 2,985 | 4,915 | 7,018 |
| Southern Asia | 5,921 | 5,528 | 5,920 |
| Crustaceans | |||
| Crabs, sea-spiders | |||
| Canada | 37,683 | 46,437 | 42,818 |
| Other | 1,305,717 | 1,463,655 | 1,220,164 |
| United States | 1,264,158 | 1,283,652 | 1,102,696 |
| European Union | 366,388 | 383,423 | 385,518 |
| China (and SARs) | 255,006 | 257,058 | 170,931 |
| Norway | 310 | 627 | 1,676 |
| Southern Asia | 252 | 426 | 384 |
| Russian Federation | 458 | 216 | 221 |
| King crabs, squat-lobsters | |||
| Canada | 12,809 | 14,574 | 30,443 |
| United States | 230,863 | 201,743 | 309,382 |
| Other | 323,366 | 214,721 | 174,572 |
| Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters | |||
| Canada | 226,073 | 206,078 | 214,987 |
| United States | 1,408,299 | 1,302,166 | 1,283,371 |
| European Union | 1,041,784 | 1,090,112 | 1,170,135 |
| Other | 447,239 | 389,041 | 361,849 |
| China (and SARs) | 231,599 | 228,626 | 198,868 |
| Norway | 4,095 | 3,350 | 3,110 |
| Russian Federation | 1,008 | 1,139 | 1,037 |
| Southern Asia | 1,095 | 1,117 | 961 |
| Miscellaneous marine crustaceans | |||
| Canada | 9,994 | 7,227 | 11,295 |
| European Union | 153,714 | 157,712 | 204,573 |
| Other | 120,457 | 117,513 | 122,056 |
| United States | 34,528 | 35,000 | 56,820 |
| Norway | 15,608 | 18,605 | 21,685 |
| China (and SARs) | 31,796 | 23,279 | 18,987 |
| Russian Federation | 3,148 | 3,109 | 4,395 |
| Southern Asia | 80 | 16 | 63 |
| Shrimps, prawns | |||
| Canada | 391,076 | 411,962 | 392,613 |
| European Union | 5,917,273 | 5,749,168 | 5,673,776 |
| Other | 4,192,707 | 4,943,041 | 4,475,075 |
| United States | 5,460,081 | 4,988,826 | 4,450,334 |
| China (and SARs) | 363,221 | 319,297 | 339,227 |
| Russian Federation | 41,970 | 53,237 | 98,130 |
| Norway | 70,795 | 93,786 | 76,771 |
| Southern Asia | 7,693 | 15,728 | 11,742 |
| Molluscs | |||
| Clams, cockles, arkshells | |||
| Canada | 33,401 | 41,715 | 36,995 |
| Other | 225,858 | 213,124 | 178,538 |
| European Union | 68,817 | 82,034 | 91,074 |
| United States | 80,176 | 73,394 | 64,270 |
| Southern Asia | 28 | 46 | 8 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| China (and SARs) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous marine molluscs | |||
| Canada | 27,139 | 30,620 | 31,406 |
| Other | 722,109 | 773,002 | 759,191 |
| European Union | 412,681 | 431,039 | 419,362 |
| China (and SARs) | 291,234 | 280,182 | 188,169 |
| United States | 108,753 | 108,206 | 106,729 |
| Russian Federation | 9,167 | 10,971 | 22,459 |
| Norway | 1,336 | 1,601 | 1,272 |
| Southern Asia | 226 | 722 | 1,225 |
| Mussels | |||
| Canada | 7,065 | 6,562 | 6,705 |
| European Union | 511,385 | 527,475 | 477,811 |
| United States | 69,246 | 79,499 | 77,286 |
| Other | 38,151 | 40,471 | 50,036 |
| China (and SARs) | 16,296 | 16,592 | 21,173 |
| Russian Federation | 1,153 | 3,593 | 8,624 |
| Norway | 1,141 | 911 | 1,112 |
| Southern Asia | 136 | 301 | 85 |
| Oysters | |||
| Canada | 14,833 | 16,268 | 15,167 |
| European Union | 66,625 | 68,396 | 76,492 |
| Other | 83,866 | 84,414 | 73,433 |
| United States | 62,176 | 64,015 | 58,890 |
| China (and SARs) | 32,252 | 37,387 | 35,972 |
| Russian Federation | 1,266 | 1,459 | 1,476 |
| Norway | 352 | 433 | 330 |
| Southern Asia | 74 | 69 | 59 |
| Scallops, pectens | |||
| Canada | 50,579 | 41,817 | 60,430 |
| European Union | 409,737 | 450,184 | 558,800 |
| United States | 232,781 | 199,034 | 278,440 |
| Other | 121,899 | 135,958 | 181,230 |
| China (and SARs) | 185,905 | 144,703 | 171,896 |
| Norway | 2,342 | 3,161 | 5,319 |
| Russian Federation | 370 | 431 | 807 |
| Southern Asia | 214 | 228 | 205 |
| Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses | |||
| Canada | 48,315 | 48,348 | 51,990 |
| European Union | 2,519,067 | 2,424,665 | 2,483,597 |
| Other | 1,584,758 | 1,803,359 | 1,792,749 |
| China (and SARs) | 235,462 | 328,411 | 290,949 |
| United States | 313,559 | 286,332 | 270,376 |
| Russian Federation | 15,677 | 20,779 | 27,297 |
| Southern Asia | 2,188 | 2,623 | 3,618 |
| Norway | 373 | 880 | 496 |
| Whales, seals and other aquatic mammals | |||
| Miscellaneous aquatic mammals | |||
| Canada | 202 | 751 | 691 |
| European Union (25) | 1,088 | 1,826 | 4,518 |
| Other | 2,012 | 3,528 | 4,473 |
| Norway | 45 | 372 | 989 |
| China (and SARs) | 6 | 7 | 80 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Southern Asia | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Miscellaneous aquatic animals | |||
| Miscellaneous aquatic invertebrates | |||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Union | 97,716 | 149,947 | 169,641 |
| Other | 125,473 | 131,728 | 139,963 |
| China (and SARs) | 2,914 | 2,230 | 1,290 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 976 | 740 |
| Norway | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Sea-urchins and other echinoderms | |||
| Canada | 185 | 695 | 485 |
| Other | 294,053 | 324,824 | 288,417 |
| China (and SARs) | 113,510 | 136,311 | 138,195 |
| United States | 10,409 | 9,616 | 10,550 |
| European Union | 200 | 226 | 115 |
| Southern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corals | |||
| Canada | 4,035 | 3,600 | 3,884 |
| European Union | 36,333 | 41,841 | 39,042 |
| Other | 24,269 | 23,840 | 23,118 |
| China (and SARs) | 16,184 | 21,366 | 23,013 |
| United States | 23,878 | 24,374 | 14,789 |
| Southern Asia | 1,577 | 1,605 | 1,500 |
| Norway | 681 | 1,186 | 1,037 |
| Russian Federation | 244 | 233 | 388 |
| Sponges | |||
| Canada | 507 | 1,074 | 454 |
| European Union | 12,347 | 14,188 | 12,688 |
| Other | 3,513 | 2,347 | 3,365 |
| United States | 1,429 | 1,354 | 1,193 |
| China (and SARs) | 650 | 169 | 227 |
| Southern Asia | 91 | 14 | 47 |
| Norway | 27 | 61 | 44 |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aquatic plants | |||
| Brown seaweeds | |||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 173,603 | 216,803 | 155,812 |
| China (and SARs) | 2,661 | 1,538 | 2,266 |
| Miscellaneous aquatic plants | |||
| Canada | 10,895 | 14,465 | 12,469 |
| Other | 204,166 | 196,533 | 241,739 |
| European Union | 128,713 | 145,675 | 144,933 |
| United States | 93,004 | 93,981 | 88,958 |
| China (and SARs) | 36,470 | 40,165 | 39,715 |
| Russian Federation | 9,032 | 7,644 | 5,907 |
| Norway | 6,567 | 4,243 | 5,508 |
| Southern Asia | 1,951 | 1,913 | 3,057 |
| Red seaweeds | |||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 36,591 | 35,162 | 48,670 |
| China (and SARs) | 221 | 393 | 1,706 |
| Other | 665,991 | 720,061 | 648,492 |
| Total: | 95,810,492 | 99,516,816 | 100,115,341 |
Note:
As source data is in thousands of US dollars, to convert to Canadian dollars the $CAN/$US exchange rates used were: 1.40146175 for 2003, 1.30152024 for 2004 and 1.2116324 for 2005. Source: Bank of Canada.
Source: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Information and Statistics Service. 2007. Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2005. FISHSTAT Plus, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/FISOFT/FISHPLUS.asp.
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