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Section 3 - Commercial fisheries and aquaculture

3.1.14 Landed volume and value by ports of landing (kg) and ($)
    Vol (kg) Val ($)
2003
Newfoundland Harbour Grace 27,052,867 66,172,941
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 18,320,189 45,191,195
Nova Scotia Lunenburg 32,313,233 43,826,745
Nova Scotia North Sydney 24,363,867 39,993,866
British Columbia Port Hardy .. 37,248,050
Newfoundland St. John's 13,278,157 36,822,846
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 41,914,765 34,514,241
Nova Scotia Digby 36,568,344 33,981,594
British Columbia Prince Rupert .. 33,472,811
New Brunswick Shippagan 8,383,228 29,510,236
2004
Newfoundland Harbour Grace 32,416,658 64,390,833
New Brunswick Shippagan 9,853,781 49,512,866
Newfoundland St. John's 10,652,125 38,869,051
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 34,166,511 36,598,066
Nova Scotia Cheticamp 5,998,831 36,280,845
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 16,579,838 35,969,101
British Columbia Prince Rupert .. 35,912,855
British Columbia Port Hardy .. 35,631,437
Newfoundland Bay Roberts 17,084,801 33,983,313
Nova Scotia North Sydney 22,630,057 33,484,578
2005
Newfoundland Harbour Grace 25,669,966 55,574,160
British Columbia Port Hardy 22,312,880 46,726,535
British Columbia Vancouver 44,666,901 45,146,400
New Brunswick Shippagan 13,178,787 44,462,172
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 18,699,002 42,770,818
Newfoundland Bay Roberts 18,899,470 40,155,827
Nova Scotia North Sydney 22,166,221 36,730,081
Newfoundland St. Anthony 19,743,609 33,064,439
British Columbia Prince Rupert 26,949,741 32,587,743
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 29,000,231 29,685,673

Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.1.15 Number of active vessels by length, province and region1
  Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Gulf Quebec Newfound-land and Labrador Total Atlantic Region2 British Columbia/ Pacific Region Total Canada
Maritimes Gulf Maritimes Gulf
2003
1-34.9 FT 1,027 180 37 225 21 513 4,845 6,816 914 7,730
35-44.9 FT 1,687 592 262 1,230 1,279 455 553 5,768 1,088 6,856
45-64.9 FT 323 42 52 101 52 193 501 1,194 288 1,482
65-99.9 FT 31 8 7 23 2 19 14 70 140 210
100 + 50 2 2 3 3 0 36 81 11 92
Total 3,118 824 360 1,582 1,357 1,180 5,949 13,929 2,441 16,370
2004
1-34.9 FT 1,087 176 38 248 35 531 5,111 7,166 883 8,049
35-44.9 FT 1,816 577 280 1,224 1,310 491 561 5,982 1,082 7,064
45-64.9 FT 156 49 30 97 65 190 508 1,034 290 1,324
65-99.9 FT 28 7 6 29 2 21 15 77 138 215
100 + 39 2 2 3 3 0 34 74 9 83
Total 3,126 811 356 1,601 1,415 1,233 6,229 14,333 2,402 16,735
2005
1-34.9 FT 1,025 169 25 222 38 541 5,232 7,193 754 7,947
35-44.9 FT 1,624 575 260 1,216 1,305 497 577 5,781 990 6,771
45-64.9 FT 380 46 61 101 73 195 523 1,301 272 1,573
65-99.9 FT 32 6 6 27 0 20 16 78 136 214
100 + 34 0 2 2 0 0 33 66 12 78
Total 3,095 796 354 1,568 1,416 1,253 6,381 14,419 2,164 16,583
Notes:

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

3.1.16 Average value of landings by vessel length, province and region1
  Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Gulf Quebec Newfound-land and Labrador Total Atlantic Region2 British Columbia/ Pacific Region Total Canada
Maritimes Gulf Maritimes Gulf
2003
1-34.9 FT 63,666 54,615 68,388 23,231 20,279 59,358 22,862 32,955 53,343 35,365
35-44.9 FT 206,412 102,904 124,158 53,488 93,745 118,189 172,805 134,655 91,088 127,742
45-64.9 FT 447,294 292,627 209,182 374,136 120,435 370,990 403,716 406,664 264,711 379,078
65-99.9 FT 729,007 402,752 69,961 339,185 59,244 274,610 703,159 704,179 532,436 589,684
100 + 3,376,851 21,150 716,891 241,064 84,165 0 4,487,714 4,109,284 1,315,108 3,775,198
Total 240,385 104,738 132,946 74,165 93,558 136,479 97,494 134,181 128,269 133,300
2004
1-34.9 FT 59,769 49,638 52,910 18,212 16,651 53,629 23,473 31,993 52,507 34,243
35-44.9 FT 193,540 106,758 121,217 49,812 87,442 121,650 191,208 131,983 95,537 126,401
45-64.9 FT 501,509 346,678 230,875 637,704 126,882 480,547 470,008 485,804 270,328 438,608
65-99.9 FT 691,092 427,295 168,658 406,516 146,903 416,093 526,659 676,288 498,433 562,130
100 + 3,298,737 5,670 899,415 96,651 150,269 0 5,002,126 4,071,270 1,653,391 3,809,090
Total 205,590 111,375 128,338 87,085 87,720 152,676 103,383 130,779 129,806 130,639
2005
1-34.9 FT 66,945 49,431 54,645 23,414 16,776 47,408 17,393 27,919 54,158 30,408
35-44.9 FT 184,737 97,292 139,833 57,212 92,753 99,984 111,605 120,570 101,463 117,776
45-64.9 FT 364,885 253,816 232,526 543,526 118,218 348,579 306,551 350,762 264,382 335,825
65-99.9 FT 557,168 237,949 154,493 469,956 0 370,164 611,521 641,801 526,721 568,666
100 + 3,210,580 0 785,168 450,266 0 0 5,579,416 4,481,080 1,999,584 4,099,312
Total 204,936 97,236 153,684 91,360 92,027 120,284 79,866 117,899 142,710 121,137
Notes:

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

3.2.1 Freshwater fisheries landed volume (tonnes) and value ($'000) by species and province, 2003-2005
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ('000) Vol (t) Val ('000) Vol (t) Val ('000)
New Brunswick
Alewife 1,831 806 1,164 256 1,164 256
Eel 30 118 37 146 37 146
Salmon            
Shad 9 9 2 2 2 2
Sturgeon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smelt            
Other Fish 1 3 7 2 7 2
New Brunswick Total: 1,873 936 1,209 406 1,209 406
Quebec
Tomcod     0      
Eel 138 970 145 1,108 119 832
Shad            
Smelt 117 140 198 238 123 148
Lake Sturgeon 85 300 79 257 51 182
Atl. Sturgeon 43 300 46 216 48 223
Whitefish            
Catfish 280 280 311 290 283 245
Yellow Pickerel            
Pike            
Perch 85 600 100 523 44 224
Carp     37 16 46 16
Sucker (Mullet)     3 1 2 1
Sunfish            
Other Fish 244 340 162 330 152 264
Quebec Total: 992 2,930 1,083 2,977 867 2,134
Ontario
Eel 15 85 0 1 0 0
Salmon 3 2 2 2 1 1
Shad 0 0 0 0 30 1
Smelt 3,244 1,645 5,688 2,884 3,018 1,530
White Bass 1,391 2,666 1,477 2,562 1,131 2,316
Sturgeon 5 31 6 33 4 27
Whitefish 2,145 5,028 2,151 4,696 1,733 3,638
Catfish 17 15 17 14 14 13
Burbot 2 0 2 1 4 2
Tullibee 283 2 0 0 0 0
Lake Trout 252 264 342 295 231 209
Yellow Pickerel 1,805 9,296 1,320 7,051 2,866 12,428
Pike 16 19 11 13 7 11
Perch 2,923 12,059 3,243 11,324 3,838 14,267
Carp 13 4 25 12 16 5
Sucker (Mullet) 36 12 78 17 16 4
Sauger 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock Bass 9 14 7 6 8 7
Sunfish 81 133 70 173 117 319
Other Fish 187 506 460 429 350 356
Ontario Total: 12,427 31,782 14,899 29,513 13,384 35,133
Alberta
Whitefish 2,007 2,699 1,682 1,859 1,538 1,662
Tullibee 30 21 32 17 8 8
Yellow Pickerel 43 136 66 194 63 166
Pike 97 63 44 27 38 21
Perch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Fish 26 114 32 151 33 174
Alberta Total: 2,204 3,034 1,856 2,249 1,679 2,032
Manitoba
Whitefish 2,709 3,056 2,970 2,779 2,228 2,154
Tullibee 58 37 71 38 90 56
Lake Trout 33 28 41 30 49 37
Yellow Pickerel 4,849 17,242 5,033 17,123 5,443 17,348
Pike 1,529 1,084 1,352 869 875 552
Perch 471 1,784 260 848 153 483
Carp 494 258 455 212 440 212
Sucker (Mullet) 3,542 996 2,314 612 1,777 611
Sauger 771 2,580 639 1,866 344 1,018
Other Fish 63 181 70 278 49 211
Manitoba Total: 14,518 27,245 13,206 24,655 11,446 22,683
Saskatchewan
Whitefish 1,327 1,150 957 705 928 690
Tullibee 40 22 33 15 2 1
Lake Trout 363 296 343 229 325 217
Yellow Pickerel 612 2,273 493 1,646 456 1,497
Pike 617 384 458 256 440 244
Carp 0 0        
Sucker (Mullet) 825 197 603 125 625 177
Other Fish 85 29 29 9 1 5
Saskatchewan Total: 3,871 4,346 2,915 2,985 2,777 2,830
Northwest Territories
Whitefish 795 944 777 750 731 642
Lake Trout 53 32 65 33 49 24
Yellow Pickerel 32 112 33 115 26 81
Pike 69 39 73 37 58 28
Arctic Char            
Other Fish 136 104 91 73 41 42
Northwest Territories Total: 1,084 1,231 1,039 1,009 906 817
All Provinces
Alewife 1,831 806 1,164 256 1,164 256
Eel 184 1,173 183 1,255 156 978
Salmon 3 2 2 2 1 1
Shad 10 9 2 2 32 2
Smelt 3,361 1,785 5,885 3,121 3,141 1,678
White Bass 1,391 2,666 1,477 2,562 1,131 2,316
Sturgeon 133 632 131 505 103 432
Whitefish 8,982 12,877 8,537 10,790 7,158 8,786
Catfish 297 295 329 303 297 258
Burbot 2 0 2 1 4 2
Tullibee 412 82 136 70 99 66
Lake Trout 701 620 790 586 653 486
Yellow Pickerel 7,341 29,059 6,945 26,130 8,855 31,521
Pike 2,328 1,589 1,938 1,203 1,418 855
Perch 3,479 14,443 3,603 13,429 4,034 14,973
Carp 508 262 517 241 502 233
Sucker (Mullet) 4,404 1,205 2,999 756 2,419 793
Sauger 771 2,580 639 1,866 344 1,018
Rock Bass 9 14 7 6 8 7
Sunfish 81 133 70 173 117 319
Arctic Char 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Fish - Autres Poissons 742 1,272 850 537 632 1,055
Grand Total 36,968 71,504 36,206 63,794 32,269 66,035

Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.3.1 Value and volume of Canadian aquaculture production (t) and ('000), 2003-2005
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ('000) Vol (t) Val ('000) Vol (t) Val ('000)
Finfish
Salmon 99,961 441,471 96,774 387,038 98,369 543,337
Trout 5,253 25,714 4,871 22,086 4,878 21,071
Steelhead 1,150 6,324 0 0 0 0
Other 7,352 44,933 5,448 45,503 12,621 74,842
Total: 113,716 518,442 107,093 454,627 115,777 639,250
Molluscs and crustaceans
Clams 1,589 7,903 1,528 7,052 1,831 8,600
Oysters 13,621 19,208 12,645 16,207 12,957 16,536
Mussels 20,590 30,929 22,857 32,761 22,930 33,582
Scallops 95 687 87 656 61 460
Other 594 6,116 808 6,833 832 8,220
Total: 36,489 64,843 37,925 63,509 38,611 67,398
Total aquaculture 150,205 583,285 145,018 518,136 154,388 706,648
Re-stocking 735 7,699 822 8,426 910 8,526
Total aquaculture (including re-stocking) 150,940 590,984 145,840 526,562 155,298 715,174

Source: Statistics Canada, Agriculture Division.

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