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Section 3 - Commercial fisheries and aquaculture

3.1.12 Landed volume by province, species and gear type (kg), 2003 to 20051
  Purse seines Seine nets Trawls Dredge (Boat) Gillnets Longline Hooks and other lines Pots and traps Miscellaneous gear Total
Nova Scotia 2003
  River eels . . . . . . . 37,523 8,616 46,139
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 7,341 . 1,773 7,894 . 17,008
  Shads . . 64,115 . 649,218 1,356 . 75,321 1,080,345 1,870,355
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 852,633 5,096,827 . 74,090 1,069,321 3,119 178 . 7,096,168
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 81,076 32,705,171 4 4,029,110 9,244,261 304,152 4,713 . 46,368,487
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 113,325 . 8,575 178 . 1,022,044 . 1,144,122
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 8,731 8,849,059 221,664 254,420 149,103 1,035 1,198 . 9,485,210
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 66,984,841 11,810 1,892,062 . 18,697,248 . 55 1,374,925 . 88,960,941
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . 1,269,996 338,131 84,001 156,955 1,849,083
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . 7,201 . 177,514 15,161 3,472,815 3,648,320 . 7,321,011
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 91,347 . 651,390 681,920 476,233 1,193 1,753 1,903,836
  Marine fishes not identified . . 8,044 . 63 871 . . . 8,978
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 19,149,647 . 19,149,647
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . 299 27,503,363 2,721 27,506,383
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . 454 . 454
  Shrimps, prawns . . 31,220,163 . . . . 162,425 . 31,382,588
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . . 32,006 32,006
  Oysters . . . . . . . . 60,566 60,566
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 45,693 45,693
  Scallops, pectens . . . 87,917,900 . . . . . 87,917,900
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 9,451,899 . . . . 1,417,290 10,869,189
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . 45,302 . . 223 3,618 . . 49,143
  Miscellaneous marine molluscs . . . 2,168,871 . . . . . 2,168,871
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 258,657 . . . . 306,238 564,895
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 23,619,223 23,619,223
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 771,706 771,706
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . 3,800 288,804 59 2,554 . . 9 295,226
  Nova Scotia 2003 Total: 66,984,841 954,250 80,096,416 100,307,799 24,549,028 12,434,944 4,601,230 53,073,199 27,503,121 370,504,828
New Brunswick 2003
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . . . . . . .
  River eels . . . . . . . 155,227 12,930 168,157
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 8,779 . . 827,710 26,212 862,701
  Shads . . . . 88,613 . . 3,259,909 . 3,348,522
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 48,625 13,649 . 2,947 33,548 13 . . 98,782
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 11,616 18,886 1,185 320,201 87,332 34,142 35,777 . 509,139
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 1,030 424 . 322 . . . . 1,776
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 31,222,451 93,890 . . 27,313,228 . 83,428 9,538,070 . 68,251,067
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . . . 1,216,203 . 512,528 4,600 . 1,733,331
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . . . 1,873 . . . . 1,873
  Marine fishes not identified . . 5 . 10 . . . . 15
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 9,936,489 . 9,936,489
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . 366 7,378,465 . 7,378,831
  Shrimps, prawns . . 5,358,924 . . . . . . 5,358,924
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . . 46,556 46,556
  Oysters . . . . . . . 78 253,259 253,337
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 155,894 155,894
  Scallops, pectens . . . 2,611,984 . . . . . 2,611,984
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . 45 1,083,163 1,083,208
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 1,479,287 . . . . 608,465 2,087,752
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 11,143,762 11,143,762
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 268,617 268,617
  New Brunswick 2003 Total: 31,222,451 155,161 5,391,888 4,092,456 28,952,176 120,880 630,477 31,136,370 13,598,858 115,300,717
Prince Edward Island 2003
  River eels . . . . . . . 71,070 . 71,070
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . . . . 226,055 . 226,055
  Shads . . . . 7,936 . . 75,189 . 83,125
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 78,767 279,616 . 89,443 3,523 . . . 451,349
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 71 3,168 . 65 64,891 . 1,846 . 70,041
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . 2,399 . . . . 2,399
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 2,061,067 . . . 14,040,872 . 639 . . 16,102,578
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . 125,914 . . 125,914
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 17,468 . . . 2,517,600 530 2,034,278 475,929 4,485 5,050,290
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . . . 2,015 1,710 1,277 . . 5,002
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 4,151,877 165 4,152,042
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . 215 . . 9,157,132 383 9,157,730
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . 469 . 469
  Oysters . . . . . . . 362 2,958,407 2,958,769
  Scallops, pectens . . . 337,749 . . . . . 337,749
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . 3,693 1,835,162 1,838,855
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 982,115 982,115
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 9,009,776 9,009,776
  Miscellaneous aquatic plants . . . . . . . . 1,560 1,560
  Prince Edward Island 2003 Total: 2,078,535 78,838 282,784 337,749 16,660,545 70,654 2,162,108 14,163,622 14,792,053 50,626,888
Quebec 2003
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . 472 . . . 43,065 43,537
  River eels . . . . . 23 . 12,891 62,188 75,102
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 163 . 23 . 123,019 123,205
  Shads . . . . 159 . . . 494 653
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 392,483 178,395 . 2,644,194 127,989 . . 25,857 3,368,918
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 29,500 29,780 . 85,677 49,948 . 74 29,012 223,991
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 189 . 39 0 . . . 228
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 17 305,752 . 13,815 2,119 . . 4,990 326,693
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies . . 222 . 5,340,160 . . . 1,310,542 6,650,924
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . . . 528,645 209 3,851,243 . 328,995 4,709,092
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 2,006 . 9,023 21,102 . . . 32,131
  Marine fishes not identified . . 92 . 32 . . . . 124
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 14,283,135 185,746 14,468,881
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 3,127,108 411,136 3,538,244
  Shrimps, prawns . . 17,278,889 . . . . . 6,439 17,285,328
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . 2,000,283 60,647 2,060,930
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 48,853 48,853
  Scallops, pectens . . . 1,423,348 . . . . 28,266 1,451,614
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 1,004,701 . . . . 1,434,297 2,438,998
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . . . . . . . . .
  Blue-whales, fin-whales . . . . . . . . . .
  Eared seals, hair seals, walruses2 . . . . . . . . . .
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . . . . . . 145,718 145,718
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . . 5,858 29,658 . . . . 35,516
  Quebec 2003 Total: 0 422,000 17,795,325 2,433,907 8,652,037 201,390 3,851,266 19,423,491 4,249,264 57,028,680
Newfoundland and Labrador 2003
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . 28 . . . . 28
  River eels . . . . . . . 64,565 . 64,565
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 16,656 . . 4,944 . 21,600
  Shads . . . . . . . . . .
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 457,324 20,892,620 . 5,936,778 1,799,644 2,082 1,155 . 29,089,603
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 40,296 2,878,695 . 9,575,911 2,854,204 1,179,539 50,339 . 16,578,984
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 0 . . . . . . 0
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 8,900 6,585,286 . 3,416,069 132,891 672 2,134 . 10,145,952
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 14,962,211 2,640,039 0 . 1,584,432 . . 1,181,481 . 20,368,163
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . 0 147,441 30,495 . . 177,936
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 39,396,484 1,828,124 0 . 163,682 15,095 53,959 7,577,657 . 49,035,001
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . 1,497 953,509 . 866,584 397,490 618 299 . 2,219,997
  Marine fishes not identified . . 0 . . . . . . 0
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . 0 . 0 . . 59,753,946 . 59,753,946
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 2,255,976 . 2,255,976
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . 0 . 0 . . . . 0
  Shrimps, prawns . . 88,520,313 . . . . . . 88,520,313
  Miscellaneous marine crustaceans . . 0 . . . . . . 0
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . 20,068 . . . 497,267 . 517,335
  Scallops, pectens . . . 1,538,340 . . . . . 1,538,340
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 23,354,402 . . . . . 23,354,402
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . . . . . 982,476 104,101 . 1,086,577
  Sperm-whales, pilot-whales . . . . . . . . . .
  Eared seals, hair seals, walruses2 . . . . 0 . . . 732,494 732,494
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 432,566 . . . . 931,013 1,363,579
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . 228,040 833,294 566,563 13,572 . . . 1,641,469
  Newfoundland and Labrador 2003 Total: 54,358,695 4,976,180 120,058,463 26,178,670 22,126,703 5,360,337 2,249,841 71,493,864 1,663,507 308,466,260
British Columbia 2003
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . . 49 . . . 49
  Salmons, trouts, smelts 22,215,506 . 14,965 . 12,617,279 28,793 3,636,126 . 506 38,513,175
  Shads . . 124,640 . . . . . . 124,640
  Miscellaneous diadromous fishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . . 10,435,147 . . 6,302,613 . . . 16,737,760
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . . 76,499,167 . . 1,059,810 65,561 . . 77,624,537
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 32,955 . . . . . . 32,955
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . . 20,529,539 . . 1,994,889 15,076 1,696,691 . 24,236,195
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 18,287,598 441,189 9,946 . 11,879,279 . . . 425,956 31,043,968
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . 33 . . . 614,524 . . 614,557
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . 1,158 . . . . . . 1,158
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 2,516,938 . . 5,619,561 171 . . 8,136,669
  Marine fishes not identified . . 1 . . . . . . 1
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 7,096,978 . 7,096,978
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . 179 . 179
  Shrimps, prawns . . 1,031,732 . . . . 2,316,465 . 3,348,197
  Krill, planktonic crustaceans . . 167,130 . . . . . . 167,130
  Miscellaneous marine crustaceans . . . . . . . . . .
  Scallops, pectens . . 2,218 7,627 . . . . 29,045 38,890
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . . 2,968,476 2,968,476
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . 16,982 13,754 . 22 . . 82,245 37,826 150,830
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . . . . . . 6,036,179 6,036,179
  Miscellaneous aquatic invertebrates . . 0 . . . . . . 0
  British Columbia 2003 Total: 40,503,104 458,171 111,379,323 7,627 24,496,580 15,005,714 4,331,458 11,192,556 9,497,989 216,872,523
2003 Total: 195,147,626 7,044,600 335,004,199 133,358,208 125,437,069 33,193,919 17,826,380 200,483,102 71,304,792 1,118,799,896
Nova Scotia 2004
  River eels . . . . 1 . . 63,300 . 63,301
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 10,632 . 1,376 3,301 . 15,309
  Shads . . 83,833 . 257,259 . 544 382,142 400,778 1,124,556
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 581,906 2,599,518 . 31,583 1,027,812 2,238 2,618 . 4,245,675
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 180,553 36,419,807 . 4,360,798 7,712,446 249,542 5 . 48,923,151
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 101,298 . 6,620 32,494 . 1,724,629 . 1,865,041
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 33,982 7,524,366 229,532 111,102 82,580 3,945 . . 7,985,507
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 57,909,434 30,370 105,853 . 12,993,996 . 1,136 4,111,550 . 75,152,339
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . 89 . . 1,557,391 303,734 34,158 95,520 1,990,892
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . 1,866 . 226,780 21,754 1,274,712 4,013,876 98 5,539,086
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . 139 366,435 . 436,068 1,094,550 1,003,386 . 936 2,901,514
  Marine fishes not identified . . 7,205 . 861 555 . . . 8,621
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 19,889,577 . 19,889,577
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . 74 25,812,030 44,553 25,856,657
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . 55 . 55
  Shrimps, prawns . . 26,208,592 . . . . 100,228 . 26,308,820
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . . 44,574 44,574
  Oysters . . . . . . . . 62,517 62,517
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 103,715 103,715
  Scallops, pectens . . . 73,732,178 . . . . . 73,732,178
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 11,141,321 . . . . 1,322,189 12,463,510
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . 27,780 . . . 14,803 . . 42,583
  Miscellaneous marine molluscs . . . . . . . . . .
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 358,730 . . . . 258,209 616,939
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 20,830,163 20,830,163
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 2,387,954 2,387,954
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . 1,010 324,286 85 3,988 . . 16 329,385
  Nova Scotia 2004 Total: 57,909,434 826,950 73,447,652 85,786,047 18,435,785 11,533,570 2,855,490 56,137,469 25,551,222 332,483,619
New Brunswick 2004
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . . . . . . .
  River eels . . . . . . . 147,804 . 147,804
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 8,109 . . 583,107 29,346 620,562
  Shads . . . . 55,069 . . 2,706,088 583 2,761,740
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 66,928 23,363 . 7,146 52,900 93 . . 150,430
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 215,871 84,770 . 428,614 66,929 19,097 1,666 2,270 819,217
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 12,656 463 . 93 . . . . 13,212
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 22,069,992 70,340 . . 21,545,830 . . 21,197,886 181 64,884,229
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . . . 988,642 . 426,549 2,883 907 1,418,981
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 283 . 24,580 248,528 . . . 273,391
  Marine fishes not identified . . . . . . . . . .
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 14,414,800 . 14,414,800
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 6,671,664 50,793 6,722,457
  Shrimps, prawns . . 6,997,907 . . . . . . 6,997,907
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . . 66,989 66,989
  Oysters . . . . . . . . 240,432 240,432
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 54,903 54,903
  Scallops, pectens . . . 2,860,089 . . . . . 2,860,089
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . . 1,152,478 1,152,478
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 1,687,755 . . . . 640,799 2,328,554
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 11,804,213 11,804,213
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 283,756 283,756
  New Brunswick 2004 Total: 22 069 992 365 795 7 106 786 4 547 844 23 058 083 368 357 445 739 45 725 898 14 327 650 118 016 144
Prince Edward Island 2004
  River eels . . . . . . . 66,707 2,293 69,000
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 21,039 . . 136,533 2,632 160,204
  Shads . . . . 5,007 . . 105,950 . 110,957
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 26,417 139,455 . 63,094 21,203 367 . . 250,536
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 13 41,997 . 1,455 72,712 175,750 2,748 . 294,675
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . 1,505 . . 2,245 . 3,750
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 4,139,244 . . . 12,363,421 . . . . 16,502,665
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . 151,279 . 27,637 178,916
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . . . 2,602,069 . 2,198,220 305,155 . 5,105,444
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . . . 1,854 31 1,684 . . 3,569
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 5,414,003 1,308 5,415,311
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 9,140,177 11,517 9,151,694
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . 14,522 2,227 16,749
  Oysters . . . . . . . . 3,995,774 3,995,774
  Scallops, pectens . . . 454,736 . . . . . 454,736
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . 43 1,595,251 1,595,294
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 694,055 694,055
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 5,039,074 5,039,074
  Miscellaneous aquatic plants . . . . . . . . . .
  Prince Edward Island 2004 Total: 4,139,244 26,430 181,452 454,736 15,059,444 93,946 2,527,300 15,188,083 11,371,768 49,042,403
Quebec 2004
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . 405 . . . . 405
  River eels . . 13 . 3 42 . . . 58
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 319 . . . . 319
  Shads . . . . 1,065 . . . . 1,065
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 489,153 172,016 . 3,185,564 167,516 . . 84,892 4,099,141
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 188,722 364,323 . 741,646 217,950 17,077 . 58,468 1,588,186
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 774 . 127 36 . . . 937
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 24 237,608 . 20,833 598 . . 37,194 296,257
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 68,946 . 757 . 6,307,809 . . . 469,187 6,846,699
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . 0 . 765,774 . 852,010 . 548,236 2,166,020
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . 50 4,326 . 21,791 9,681 . . . 35,848
  Marine fishes not identified . . 74 . 169 . . . . 243
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 16,903,994 235,506 17,139,500
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 3,324,620 513,330 3,837,950
  Shrimps, prawns . . 22,346,536 . . . . . . 22,346,536
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . 1,627,642 48,308 1,675,950
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 55,316 55,316
  Scallops, pectens . . . 1,053,995 . . . . 105,057 1,159,052
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 954,008 . . . . 1,414,644 2,368,652
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . 34 . . . . . . 34
  Blue-whales, fin-whales . . . . . . . . . .
  Eared seals, hair seals, walruses2 . . . . . . . . . .
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . . . . . . 166,343 166,343
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . . . 80,640 . . . . 80,640
  Quebec 2004 Total: 68,946 677,949 23,126,461 2,008,003 11,126,145 395,823 869,087 21,856,256 3,736,481 63,865,151
Newfoundland and Labrador 2004
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . . . . . . .
  River eels . . . . . . . 48,717 . 48,717
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . . . . 3,149 . 3,149
  Shads . . . . 2 . . . . 2
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 592,359 19,732,551 2 5,741,002 1,245,172 2,264 744 . 27,314,094
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 54,972 2,328,289 . 10,186,345 3,604,011 547,249 23,255 . 16,744,121
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 0 . 41 . . 108,718 . 108,759
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 7,189 5,395,964 . 1,590,849 86,685 607 37 . 7,081,331
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 15,852,093 1,933,212 . . 675,897 176 91 1,597,878 . 20,059,347
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . 129 . . 47,836 765 . . 48,730
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 52,235,217 8,078,585 0 . 131,713 3,872 150,218 12,848,300 . 73,447,905
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 765,662 . 470,568 178,314 456 320 . 1,415,320
  Marine fishes not identified . . 10,143 . 0 . . . . 10,143
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . 0 . 6 . . 56,993,547 . 56,993,553
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 1,910,071 . 1,910,071
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . 0 . 0 . . . . 0
  Shrimps, prawns . . 120,424,539 . . . . . . 120,424,539
  Miscellaneous marine crustaceans . . . . . . . . . .
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . 13,804 . . . 1,100,703 . 1,114,507
  Scallops, pectens . . . 4,367,282 . . . . . 4,367,282
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 18,782,248 . . . . . 18,782,248
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 127 0 0 . . . 2,505,106 18,982 . 2,524,215
  Sperm-whales, pilot-whales . . . . . . . . . .
  Eared seals, hair seals, walruses2 . . . . 0 . . . 932,965 932,965
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 388,459 . . . . 795,216 1,183,675
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . 449,625 668,569 1,940,961 61,825 . 285 . 3,121,265
  Newfoundland and Labrador 2004 Total: 68,087,437 10,666,317 149,106,902 24,220,364 20,737,384 5,227,891 3,206,756 74,654,706 1,728,181 357,635,938
British Columbia 2004
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Salmons, trouts, smelts 11,510,996 . 8,912 . 10,553,510 28,029 3,726,969 . 892 25,829,307
  Shads . . 36,414 . . . . . . 36,414
  Miscellaneous diadromous fishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . . 11,542,214 . . 6,401,084 . . . 17,943,297
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . . 71,998,209 . . 1,105,098 53,578 . . 73,156,885
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 24,574 . . 1 . . . 24,576
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . . 19,072,824 . . 1,821,677 11,438 2,220,472 . 23,126,412
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 16,021,175 2,450,624 1,182 . 8,011,883 . . . 420,644 26,905,508
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . 1,390 738,037 . . 739,427
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 1,333 . 11,153 . . . . . . 12,486
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 1,962,963 . . 5,516,731 303 . . 7,479,997
  Marine fishes not identified . . 0 . . . . . . 0
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 9,429,931 . 9,429,931
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . 464 . 464
  Shrimps, prawns . . 781,084 . . . . 1,909,016 . 2,690,100
  Krill, planktonic crustaceans . . 37,370 . . . . . . 37,370
  Miscellaneous marine crustaceans . . . . . . . . 191 191
  Scallops, pectens . . 3,211 6,981 . . . . 22,811 33,003
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . . 3,008,181 3,008,181
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . 3,436 19,573 . . 11 . 40,595 27,158 90,773
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . 70 . . . . . 5,951,133 5,951,204
  Miscellaneous aquatic invertebrates . . . . . . . . . .
  British Columbia 2004 Total: 27,533,504 2,454,060 105,499,753 6,981 18,565,393 14,874,021 4,530,325 13,600,478 9,431,010 196,495,527
2004 Total: 179,808,557 15,017,501 358,469,006 117,023,975 106,982,234 32,493,608 14,434,697 227,162,890 66,146,312 1,117,538,782
Nova Scotia 2005
  River eels . . . . . . . 51,298 4,948 56,246
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 7,892 . 363 12,574 125 20,954
  Shads . . 47,868 . 247,993 . . 102,541 238,716 637,118
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 707,246 2,286,857 . 28,886 1,050,057 2,454 2,387 . 4,077,887
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 250,687 38,072,614 . 3,458,804 7,577,624 131,443 526 . 49,491,698
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 179,170 . 4,059 3,539 . 1,530,271 . 1,717,039
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 113,186 8,774,964 251,830 66,735 102,154 477 . . 9,309,346
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 34,917,717 . 904,565 . 16,092,861 . . 2,818,978 . 54,734,121
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . 1,855,080 370,216 8,435 205,087 2,438,818
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . 1,444 . 250,246 23,923 2,501,108 2,481,627 . 5,258,348
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . 55 216,981 . 326,289 1,615,291 598,847 . 882 2,758,345
  Marine fishes not identified . . 2,443 . 250 718 46 . . 3,457
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 17,412,462 1,268 17,413,730
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . 132 29,262,965 349,947 29,613,044
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . 43 . 43
  Shrimps, prawns . . 28,531,176 . . . . 11,158 . 28,542,334
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . . 18,056 18,056
  Oysters . . . . . . . . 167,997 167,997
  Mussels . . . . . . . . . .
  Scallops, pectens . . . 47,575,844 . . . . . 47,575,844
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 9,362,628 . . . . 1,200,175 10,562,803
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . 17,472 . . . . . . 17,472
  Miscellaneous marine molluscs . . . . . . . . . .
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 147,829 . . . . 359,588 507,417
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 23,193,571 23,193,571
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 2,247,827 2,247,827
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . 819 238,515 233 4,358 . . . 243,925
Nova Scotia Total 34,917,717 1,071,174 79,036,373 57,576,646 20,484,248 12,232,744 3,605,086 53,695,265 27,988,187 290,607,440
New Brunswick 2005
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . . . . . . .
  River eels . . . . 88 . . 101,988 3,258 105,334
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 23,011 . 1,817 641,044 . 665,872
  Shads . . . . 65,481 . . 2,820,659 1,474 2,887,614
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 124,825 11,007 . 502 61,069 92 . . 197,495
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 87,915 36,748 . 329,504 41,193 3,855 8,896 . 508,111
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 5,236 101 8 18 . . . . 5,363
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 22,326,604 424,700 . . 27,499,592 . . 12,165,745 . 62,416,641
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . . . 783,455 . 718,448 79 . 1,501,982
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . . . 11,082 56,803 . . . 67,885
  Marine fishes not identified . . . . . . . . . .
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 18,473,383 56,585 18,529,968
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 6,380,035 1,087,842 7,467,877
  Shrimps, prawns . . 6,554,710 . . . . . . 6,554,710
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . . 118,236 118,236
  Oysters . . . 12,449 . . . . 237,886 250,335
  Mussels . . . . . . . 227 168,231 168,458
  Scallops, pectens . . . 2,814,244 . . . . . 2,814,244
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . 3,301 987,374 990,675
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 2,122,998 . . . . 769,859 2,892,857
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 10,914,500 10,914,500
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . . 240,347 240,347
New Brunswick Total 22,326,604 642,676 6,602,566 4,949,699 28,712,733 159,065 724,212 40,595,357 14,585,592 119,298,504
Prince Edward Island 2005
  River eels . . . . . . . 53,523 7,909 61,432
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 109,711 . 1,167 165,895 . 276,773
  Shads . . . . 11,031 . . 156,635 . 167,666
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . . 185,261 . 56,892 14,572 516 . . 257,241
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . . 36,794 . 143 72,903 169,209 3,080 . 282,129
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . 1,246 4 . 8,529 . 9,779
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies . . . . 15,253,385 . 138,876 . . 15,392,261
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . 175,826 . 246 176,072
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . . . 2,347,429 1,006 2,998,933 263,481 145 5,610,994
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . . . 621 330 598 . . 1,549
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 6,392,409 59,319 6,451,728
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 7,548,192 910,895 8,459,087
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . 13 . . 35,251 . 35,264
  Oysters . . . . . . . 353 2,856,987 2,857,340
  Scallops, pectens . . . 389,245 . . . . . 389,245
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . . 1,807,671 1,807,671
  Brown seaweeds . . . . . . . . 132,401 132,401
  Red seaweeds . . . . . . . 15 5,043,174 5,043,189
  Miscellaneous aquatic plants . . . . . . . . . .
Prince Edward Island Total 0 0 222,055 389,245 17,780,471 88,815 3,485,125 14,627,363 10,818,747 47,411,821
Quebec 2005
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . 1,329 . . . 46,963 48,292
  River eels . . 34 . 4 1 . . 72,053 72,092
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 155 . . . 123,266 123,421
  Shads . . . . 7 . . . 522 529
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 419,112 255,424 . 3,120,830 155,432 . . 52,157 4,002,955
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 218,385 285,909 . 1,063,403 577,979 13,198 4,891 48,007 2,211,772
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 27 . 664 100 . . . 791
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 8 210,539 . 15,654 720 . . 31,978 258,899
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 7,234 . 286 . 4,963,570 . . 259,971 163,667 5,394,728
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 8,273 4,262 . . 352,394 94 670,363 338,490 404,918 1,778,794
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . 160 2,451 . 20,157 504 . . . 23,272
  Marine fishes not identified . . 48 . 117 2 . . . 167
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 18,421,246 125,269 18,546,515
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 3,179,690 280,946 3,460,636
  Shrimps, prawns . . 17,422,245 . . . . . . 17,422,245
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . . . . 1,622,798 42,094 1,664,892
  Mussels . . . . . . . . 49,873 49,873
  Scallops, pectens . . . 1,197,496 . . . . 73,324 1,270,820
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 1,034,013 . . . . 1,088,650 2,122,663
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . . . . . . . . .
  Blue-whales, fin-whales . . . . . . . . . .
  Eared seals, hair seals, walruses2 . . . . . . . . . .
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . . . . . . 182,468 182,468
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . . . 63,258 . . . . 63,258
Quebec Total 15,507 641,927 18,176,963 2,231,509 9,601,542 734,832 683,561 23,827,086 2,786,155 58,699,082
Newfoundland and Labrador 2005
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . . . 34 . . . . 34
  River eels . . . . . . . 71,086 . 71,086
  Salmons, trouts, smelts . . . . 4,506 . . 1,003 . 5,509
  Shads . . . . . . . . . .
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . 667,404 19,473,097 387 7,698,347 1,301,954 3,519 479 . 29,145,187
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . 53,552 2,689,472 . 12,072,474 3,824,252 668,774 21,312 . 19,329,836
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . . . 102 . . 374,538 . 374,640
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . 5,587 7,087,898 19 1,846,944 80,559 849 63 . 9,021,919
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 17,795,737 4,634,989 181 . 1,599,009 516 5,595 1,471,421 . 25,507,448
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . 442 39,326 25,916 . . 65,684
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 48,255,070 18,716,476 . . 281,475 59,789 600,950 11,141,406 . 79,055,166
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . 1,598 405,282 . 511,006 617,308 382 17 . 1,535,593
  Marine fishes not identified . . . . 5 . . . . 5
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . . . . . . 44,995,446 . 44,995,446
  Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters . . . . . . . 2,615,560 . 2,615,560
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . . . .
  Shrimps, prawns . . 114,851,335 . . . . . . 114,851,335
  Miscellaneous marine crustaceans . . . . . . . . . .
  Abalones, winkles, conchs . . . . 69,215 . . 2,056,455 . 2,125,670
  Scallops, pectens . . . 5,176,942 . . . . . 5,176,942
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . 18,703,220 . . . . . 18,703,220
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . 3 . 73 . 512,859 23,488 . 536,423
  Sperm-whales, pilot-whales . . . . . . . . . .
  Eared seals, hair seals, walruses2 . . . . 0 . . . 497,815 497,815
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . . 585,611 . . . . 495,100 1,080,711
  Miscellaneous aquatic products . . 604,449 480,968 1,580,081 51,027 . 13 . 2,716,538
Newfoundland and Labrador Total 66,050,807 24,079,606 145,111,717 24,947,147 25,663,713 5,974,731 1,818,844 62,772,287 992,915 357,411,767
British Columbia 2005
  Sturgeons, paddlefishes . . 6 . . . . . . 6
  Salmons, trouts, smelts 17,228,827 . 22,702 . 7,062,117 36,425 2,902,896 . 416 27,253,383
  Shads . . 109,482 . . . . . . 109,482
  Miscellaneous diadromous fishes . . . . . . . . . .
  Flounders, halibuts, soles . . 22,411,420 . . 6,612,352 . . . 29,023,771
  Cods, hakes, haddocks . . 93,607,466 . . 1,079,010 19,514 . . 94,705,990
  Miscellaneous coastal fishes . . 16,136 . . . . . . 16,136
  Miscellaneous demersal fishes . . 17,561,656 . . 2,509,532 29,979 3,246,089 . 23,347,256
  Herrings, sardines, anchovies 17,238,582 2,021,285 10,449 . 11,899,399 . . . . 31,169,716
  Tunas, bonitos, billfishes . . . . . . 1,041,947 . . 1,041,947
  Miscellaneous pelagic fishes . . 1,083 . . . 10 . . 1,093
  Sharks, rays, chimaeras . . 2,356,326 . . 4,909,221 . . . 7,265,547
  Marine fishes not identified . . 7 . . . . . . 7
  Crabs, sea-spiders . . 1,566 . . . . 5,401,342 . 5,402,909
  King crabs, squat-lobsters . . . . . . . 227 . 227
  Shrimps, prawns . . 869,344 . . . . 2,013,293 . 2,882,638
  Krill, planktonic crustaceans . . 267,571 . . . . . . 267,571
  Miscellaneous marine crustaceans . . . . . . . . . .
  Scallops, pectens . . 1,543 10,796 . . . . 12,442 24,781
  Clams, cockles, arkshells . . . . . . . . 2,704,256 2,704,256
  Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses . . 11,152 . . . . 34,301 9,772 55,224
  Sea-urchins and other echinoderms . . 1,138 . . . . . 5,606,159 5,607,297
  Miscellaneous aquatic invertebrates . . 9 . . . . . . 9
British Columbia Total 34,467,409 2,021,285 137,249,055 10,796 18,961,517 15,146,539 3,994,346 10,695,252 8,333,045 230,879,244
2005 Total: 157,778,044 28,456,668 386,398,729 90,105,042 121,204,224 34,336,726 14,311,174 206,212,610 65,504,641 1,104,307,858
Note:

1. Sea port landings.
2. Data on "Seal skins" and Seal parts, other" are provided in numbers "( )" instead of landed volume and hence, are not included in the total volume figures. Quebec estimates are not included.
Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

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