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Section 4 - International Trade (fish and seafood products)

4.1.1 Canadian exports by top 30 countries of destination1, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
United States 375,320 3,007,872 374,078 2,823,524 363,245 2,663,239
Japan 56,661 493,865 60,034 497,275 69,051 471,408
China 52,461 258,366 65,916 300,017 79,928 316,634
United Kingdom 11,087 92,163 14,176 114,210 13,358 104,402
Denmark 21,699 107,545 25,391 108,211 29,525 102,329
Hong Kong 6,616 66,083 5,286 66,927 7,665 70,477
France 7,514 75,075 6,336 63,838 6,434 63,438
Russian Federation 1,271 3,149 14,756 21,149 20,464 41,247
Belgium 3,608 38,663 3,310 34,144 3,512 40,949
Taiwan 13,001 29,222 9,040 29,007 10,434 39,398
Germany 10,520 45,122 8,429 47,135 6,309 37,316
Korea South 11,550 46,375 14,869 47,689 8,719 34,250
Spain 5,821 21,592 10,790 33,719 7,027 27,743
Thailand 5,565 36,425 4,489 33,068 4,396 25,681
Netherlands 1,763 14,622 2,203 16,983 3,894 24,742
Norway 5,227 30,715 7,417 31,069 2,740 22,679
Italy 2,734 20,569 2,415 16,098 2,888 19,662
Dominican Republic 7,785 12,014 7,170 14,249 8,687 19,137
Ukraine 367 487 3,327 4,316 9,371 14,886
Sweden 2,041 20,590 2,657 25,571 1,620 13,762
Portugal 1,402 10,834 710 4,563 2,005 13,025
Jamaica 2,089 7,063 1,937 6,685 3,175 12,360
Estonia 44 383 0 0 2,783 10,179
Australia 1,248 7,131 1,637 8,354 1,781 10,063
Iceland 2,953 15,799 9,057 25,134 3,411 9,740
Romania 3,156 2,734 2,379 3,488 6,073 9,367
Viet Nam 556 4,906 1,182 5,541 1,581 8,418
Switzerland 1,173 10,244 1,170 9,374 822 7,260
Lithuania 1,003 1,797 3,062 4,003 2,746 7,225
Trinidad and Tobago 2,202 4,916 1,917 4,483 1,749 5,580
Top 30 Total 618,437 4,486,321 665,140 4,399,824 685,393 4,246,596
Others 17,100 45,740 20,672 54,749 20,625 65,005
Total, all countries 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573 706,018 4,311,601
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2005.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.2 Canadian imports by top 30 countries of origin1, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
United States 201,473 888,051 194,003 875,758 186,409 862,130
China 39,841 192,709 52,438 264,828 63,216 321,745
Thailand 49,504 299,681 47,730 247,702 51,652 245,186
Viet Nam 5,298 42,847 9,235 73,527 11,154 85,418
Chile 12,534 68,672 10,538 70,400 13,490 73,981
India 5,630 50,167 6,456 55,123 6,827 51,102
Peru 75,308 59,751 75,671 57,897 60,266 50,789
Norway 12,926 37,012 8,155 28,773 7,679 32,290
Indonesia 3,654 25,683 2,961 21,323 3,914 27,784
Taiwan 9,137 25,341 7,777 27,496 7,944 26,187
Philippines 6,697 22,964 9,809 30,863 6,933 24,250
Japan 3,378 15,960 3,468 18,206 2,636 19,394
Iceland 7,346 19,742 5,885 18,158 6,107 16,766
Russian Federation 15,963 56,753 8,994 35,349 2,383 15,962
Hong Kong 2,271 19,681 2,007 16,926 1,328 14,181
New Zealand 2,791 12,363 3,029 13,431 2,768 13,728
Canada 1,663 7,036 2,121 18,849 1,706 11,859
Ecuador 5,186 17,019 5,428 14,630 3,216 10,704
United Kingdom 2,172 12,042 1,781 9,538 1,896 9,058
Faeroe Islands 2,573 7,770 1,413 2,577 3,723 7,820
Argentina 9,874 20,410 3,355 11,925 1,407 7,814
Korea, South 2,443 11,794 2,211 9,945 1,814 7,452
Portugal 1,926 6,421 1,749 5,925 1,924 6,920
Denmark 573 3,219 578 1,885 3,867 6,622
Spain 1,065 4,903 970 4,192 920 6,243
Italy 650 3,595 809 4,295 1,111 5,821
Bangladesh 390 3,275 437 3,952 549 5,370
Singapore 385 2,736 527 3,895 707 5,238
Honduras 315 2,983 372 3,260 612 5,226
Haiti 158 3,457 128 3,638 166 4,876
Top 30 Total 483,124 1,944,037 470,035 1,954,266 458,324 1,981,916
Other 18,691 103,401 16,416 100,356 14,292 89,479
Total, all countries 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622 472,616 2,071,395
Note:

1. Ranked by value in 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.3 Canadian exports by fishery product groups, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 95,491 557,201 102,614 530,107 117,686 599,130
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 7,141 33,835 6,100 26,840 5,858 25,565
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 79,885 203,644 115,766 295,861 142,885 353,516
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 7,080 18,614 6,516 17,761 5,797 17,042
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 25,033 221,412 21,505 185,977 20,694 169,664
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,686 25,054 2,801 25,974 3,025 27,919
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 27,213 145,178 27,385 132,709 25,861 112,151
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 6,856 66,449 5,759 64,756 5,138 57,372
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 9,557 23,350 7,093 18,660 7,283 18,132
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 629 1,615 481 1,334 1,034 2,054
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ minced or not 1,284 4,108 889 2,452 979 2,044
Fish, Smoked 11,114 26,189 9,610 25,187 11,913 30,435
Fish, Salted and/or Dried 15,978 102,302 14,755 84,459 16,143 96,134
Fish, Pickled/Cured 7,815 18,138 8,451 19,688 7,325 16,822
Fish, Canned 16,089 91,139 16,077 80,920 15,136 77,195
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 225,539 2,630,172 242,209 2,565,346 234,255 2,348,913
Shellfish, Canned 5,153 39,488 6,550 52,615 6,278 43,282
Fish Livers And Roes 11,897 145,228 11,314 139,302 12,392 135,288
Fish, Shellfish Meal 20,005 16,318 16,074 12,633 14,333 11,588
Fish Oil 6,452 6,047 8,868 8,249 8,408 16,296
Miscellaneous Fish and Seafood Products 52,637 156,582 54,993 163,742 43,595 151,057
Total, all fishery product groups 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573 706,018 4,311,601

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.4 Canadian imports by fishery product groups, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 47,765 229,744 45,377 226,185 42,994 209,614
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 58,378 203,044 49,437 173,757 40,790 148,901
Fish Fillets, Fresh 5,856 49,320 5,150 44,411 6,932 60,442
Fish Fillets, Frozen 33,739 177,142 41,006 201,093 42,776 211,344
Fish Blocks, Frozen 13,204 50,732 11,455 42,154 8,930 33,470
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 2,957 12,320 3,628 17,124 4,642 29,210
Fish, Smoked 1,964 8,778 1,008 9,190 866 10,624
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 5,501 32,438 5,423 31,009 6,025 34,132
Fish, Pickled/Cured 6,954 23,319 4,912 15,654 8,790 27,184
Fish, Canned 47,041 196,587 55,506 210,049 56,903 202,815
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 79,600 738,358 85,175 738,633 88,063 767,772
Shellfish, Canned 5,771 29,831 6,226 31,609 5,374 28,463
Fish Livers And Roes 1,036 4,860 1,371 7,166 702 4,136
Fish, Shellfish Meal 68,856 55,761 60,991 51,179 56,160 45,005
Fish Oil 40,191 30,948 41,625 31,226 33,819 35,831
Miscellaneous Fish and Seafood Products 83,001 204,258 68,161 224,182 68,850 222,452
Total, all fishery product groups 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622 472,616 2,071,395

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.5 Canadian exports by province/territory and top 5 species1, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Lobster 24,681 441,428 22,668 398,752 21,469 392,546
Shrimp, Prawn 25,339 112,141 24,108 91,779 31,114 112,809
Scallop 8,390 126,298 7,604 121,511 4,878 96,571
Crab, Snow/Queen 9,205 120,485 7,779 95,220 8,190 73,123
Cod, Atlantic 10,999 76,379 8,736 60,677 6,585 46,404
Top 5 Total 78,614 876,731 70,895 767,939 72,236 721,453
Other 67,514 300,945 75,077 321,040 72,287 312,823
Provincial Total 146,128 1,177,676 145,972 1,088,979 144,523 1,034,276
New Brunswick
Lobster 15,754 413,954 14,860 388,866 14,573 401,437
Salmon, Atlantic 17,903 147,037 19,986 155,032 25,083 174,400
Crab, Snow/Queen 6,860 85,070 10,323 130,399 11,223 104,515
Herring 22,127 47,101 22,769 40,629 22,090 49,806
Crab 1,559 21,181 1,644 21,757 1,461 19,873
Top 5 Total 64,203 714,343 69,582 736,683 74,430 750,031
Other 25,152 84,146 31,674 87,389 25,151 82,383
Provincial Total 89,355 798,489 101,256 824,072 99,581 832,414
Prince Edward Island
Lobster 5,505 151,765 5,295 137,820 5,463 153,692
Mussel 8,326 21,807 8,202 21,199 8,484 24,298
Oyster 884 5,489 801 4,773 1,007 5,885
Crab 303 2,392 571 4,282 713 5,870
Crab, Snow/Queen 29 345 31 382 466 4,624
Top 5 Total 15,047 181,798 14,900 168,456 16,133 194,369
Other 3,581 15,323 2,952 12,416 3,045 14,508
Provincial Total 18,628 197,121 17,852 180,872 19,178 208,877
Quebec
Crab, Snow/Queen 6,344 75,601 6,079 69,165 8,038 68,986
Lobster 465 8,633 603 14,247 943 29,453
Shrimp, Prawn 2,771 25,618 3,268 30,125 2,461 20,904
Cod, Atlantic 732 6,566 579 6,496 900 9,111
Pollock 1,190 5,403 1,216 5,116 1,861 8,122
Top 5 Total 11,502 121,821 11,745 125,149 14,203 136,576
Other 12,226 67,193 13,848 92,480 12,136 64,767
Provincial Total 23,728 189,014 25,593 217,629 26,339 201,343
Newfoundland and Labrador
Shrimp, Prawn 44,251 275,892 60,933 260,741 55,861 278,592
Crab, Snow/Queen 32,545 397,824 29,434 363,190 25,772 235,978
Mackerel 16,114 18,220 20,795 32,439 26,700 59,952
Greenland Turbot 7,467 33,326 5,059 23,628 9,280 47,369
Crab 6,541 70,809 7,230 82,284 4,652 39,611
Top 5 Total 106,918 796,071 123,451 762,282 122,265 661,502
Other 49,988 213,123 63,569 248,545 70,441 234,138
Provincial Total 156,906 1,009,194 187,020 1,010,827 192,706 895,640
Ontario
Perch 1,960 23,893 2,109 25,439 1,988 25,327
Pickerel 894 10,217 660 8,636 762 8,807
Whitefish 2,466 11,910 2,195 9,927 1,898 8,340
Smelt, Freshwater 3,112 6,778 1,881 4,575 1,893 4,500
Herring 2,078 4,953 1,814 4,040 1,797 4,194
Top 5 Total 10,510 57,751 8,659 52,617 8,338 51,168
Other 8,291 48,224 6,456 38,340 5,665 31,551
Provincial Total 18,801 105,975 15,115 90,957 14,003 82,719
Manitoba
Pickerel 1,845 26,538 1,979 28,737 2,321 27,874
Whitefish 2,751 8,558 2,788 7,178 2,575 6,471
Trout 1 2 139 796 616 3,197
Pike 813 2,817 1,243 3,579 865 2,530
Sauger 76 1,023 132 1,470 83 874
Top 5 Total 5,486 38,938 6,281 41,760 6,460 40,946
Other 3,891 10,181 3,648 10,964 2,977 9,373
Provincial Total 9,377 49,119 9,929 52,724 9,437 50,319
Saskatchewan
Whitefish 0 0 11 53 78 160
Crab 0 0 0 0 16 159
Crab, Snow/Queen 0 0 15 180 16 157
Lobster 10 224 0 7 7 100
Pike 0 0 0 0 9 47
Top 5 Total 10 224 26 240 126 623
Other 584 3,759 185 1,298 285 1,340
Provincial Total 594 3,983 211 1,538 411 1,963
Alberta
Herring 1 8 36 950 135 3,133
Whitefish 76 283 67 274 56 215
Shrimp, Prawn 18 125 0 0 19 80
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 0 5 3 32 11 79
Japanese 0 0 0 0 4 75
Top 5 Total 95 421 106 1,256 225 3,582
Other 139 4,074 47 270 107 4,249
Provincial Total 234 4,495 153 1,526 332 7,831
British Columbia
Salmon, Atlantic 36,597 288,526 33,982 213,186 45,612 261,932
Herring 8,868 92,189 7,514 93,916 10,219 94,393
Salmon, Chinook (Spring) 6,255 38,725 9,462 58,906 10,925 61,010
Shrimp, Prawn 2,547 40,064 2,099 36,375 2,570 49,798
Halibut, Pacific 8,390 96,739 6,503 78,697 4,333 47,207
Top 5 Total 62,657 556,243 59,560 481,080 73,659 514,340
Other 109,112 440,548 123,016 503,489 125,799 481,267
Provincial Total 171,769 996,791 182,576 984,569 199,458 995,607
Northwest Territories
Crab, Snow/Queen 0 0 18 151 30 266
Mackerel 0 0 3 75 12 220
Greenland Turbot 0 0 7 91 1 12
Salmon 0 0 73 155 0 0
Lobster 0 0 1 13 0 0
Top 5 Total 0 0 102 485 43 498
Other 0 0 21 309 0 17
Provincial Total 0 0 123 794 43 515
Yukon
Japanese 0 0 0 0 1 31
Eel 0 0 0 0 1 15
Top 5 Total 0 0 0 0 2 46
Other 15 198 8 49 6 44
Provincial Total 15 198 8 49 8 90
Nunavut
Lobster 0 0 1 10 0 7
Shrimp, Prawn 0 0 3 18 0 0
Top 5 Total 0 0 4 28 0 7
Other 0 5 1 11 0 1
Provincial Total 0 5 5 39 0 8
Total, all provinces/ territories 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573 706,018 4,311,601
Note:

1. Ranked by value in 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.6 Canadian imports by province/territory and top 5 species1, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Cod 6,014 28,329 5,523 27,345 6,129 28,612
Haddock 4,540 18,907 3,709 14,017 3,322 14,658
Shrimp, Prawn 306 2,749 773 5,967 1,768 14,284
Salmon 2,969 16,479 3,492 19,264 2,341 10,486
Sole 1,475 6,757 1,987 8,518 2,070 9,865
Top 5 Total 15,304 73,221 15,484 75,111 15,630 77,905
Other 27,291 68,349 23,038 54,979 32,946 79,172
Provincial Total 42,595 141,570 38,522 130,090 48,576 157,077
Nouveau-Brunswick
Lobster 16,834 199,143 14,845 176,907 14,904 191,893
Salmon, Atlantic 3,525 20,806 5,863 28,472 5,064 23,536
Pollock 5,426 15,193 5,526 13,181 6,221 13,917
Cod 7,058 23,567 6,316 23,141 2,731 10,410
Mackerel 2,853 2,676 3,690 3,394 5,560 5,894
Top 5 Total 35,696 261,385 36,240 245,095 34,480 245,650
Other 49,087 63,361 36,611 57,348 46,478 51,216
Provincial Total 84,783 324,746 72,851 302,443 80,958 296,866
Prince Edward Island
Trout 4 38 3 41 4 52
Mussel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lobster 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 5 Total 4 38 3 41 4 52
Other 1 4 1 4 1 3
Provincial Total 5 42 4 45 5 55
Quebec
Shrimp, Prawn 7,206 75,560 8,896 77,475 10,286 79,486
Scallop 1,058 9,005 1,042 9,494 1,606 19,752
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 3,758 12,409 3,877 12,772 4,401 14,478
Salmon 1,743 10,867 2,129 13,303 1,932 11,490
Sole 1,747 8,567 2,293 10,652 1,618 7,901
Top 5 Total 15,512 116,408 18,237 123,696 19,843 133,107
Other 28,212 113,365 25,007 114,973 25,604 143,648
Provincial Total 43,724 229,773 43,244 238,669 45,447 276,755
Newfoundland and Labrador
Cod 1,569 5,691 4,505 17,173 1,895 7,671
Squid 7,131 6,795 1,535 2,929 2,741 5,205
Pollock 1,278 4,446 1,283 4,488 1,285 4,226
Sole 38 241 1 7 341 1,831
Cod, Atlantic 12,310 42,433 3,295 12,275 138 547
Top 5 Total 22,326 59,606 10,619 36,872 6,400 19,480
Other 1,941 6,068 955 4,202 446 2,589
Provincial Total 24,267 65,674 11,574 41,074 6,846 22,069
Ontario
Shrimp, Prawn 19,893 207,345 23,649 209,099 24,181 188,842
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 13,382 48,929 17,138 59,548 17,285 58,741
Scallop 1,711 18,839 1,722 19,252 1,535 21,941
Squid 4,993 18,902 5,029 20,435 4,753 19,768
Lobster, Rock 554 15,666 597 19,750 465 15,009
Top 5 Total 40,533 309,681 48,135 328,084 48,219 304,301
Other 80,926 325,862 72,150 321,870 71,836 332,766
Provincial Total 121,459 635,543 120,285 649,954 120,055 637,067
Manitoba
Shrimp, Prawn 111 1,063 204 1,418 143 929
Oyster 3,011 329 1,850 305 1,230 305
Salmon, Chum 0 0 0 0 19 107
Cod 2 9 7 23 16 81
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 1 5 2 5 34 80
Top 5 Total 3,125 1,406 2,063 1,751 1,442 1,502
Other 3,256 5,621 3,298 7,169 4,837 8,561
Provincial Total 6,381 7,027 5,361 8,920 6,279 10,063
Saskatchewan
Shrimp, Prawn 6 30 5 14 22 144
Trout 14 146 21 240 4 55
Oyster 205 27 32 5 179 38
Herring 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sardine 0 1 0 0 0 0
Top 5 Total 225 204 58 259 205 237
Other 2,290 2,605 1,814 2,174 1,613 2,344
Provincial Total 2,515 2,809 1,872 2,433 1,818 2,581
Alberta
Shrimp, Prawn 378 3,471 328 2,275 461 3,638
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 483 1,551 630 1,841 677 1,881
Squid 302 1,118 367 1,729 122 655
Oyster 100 123 367 176 506 365
Tuna,Yellowfin 98 296 36 262 16 327
Top 5 Total 1,361 6,559 1,728 6,283 1,782 6,866
Other 2,164 6,853 1,652 7,371 1,604 5,690
Provincial Total 3,525 13,412 3,380 13,654 3,386 12,556
British Columbia
Shrimp, Prawn 9,262 96,006 12,505 107,744 12,645 100,559
Salmon, Sockeye 8,888 56,411 11,724 66,458 12,114 67,997
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 11,106 40,465 12,592 41,761 11,521 37,602
Halibut 3,875 33,264 3,060 28,513 2,623 29,795
Crab, King 566 11,967 540 11,893 1,447 27,337
Top 5 Total 33,697 238,113 40,421 256,369 40,350 263,290
Other 130,147 337,925 138,932 358,214 111,614 347,269
Provincial Total 163,844 576,038 179,353 614,583 151,964 610,559
Yukon
Halibut 4,949 35,328 4,806 32,388 3,542 29,626
Salmon, Sockeye 2,024 9,967 3,185 14,704 2,087 12,091
Salmon, Pink 392 1,038 835 1,876 879 1,458
Salmon, Chum 737 1,810 581 1,261 580 1,358
Salmon, Coho 228 852 368 1,678 72 390
Top 5 Total 8,330 48,995 9,775 51,907 7,160 44,923
Other 390 1,808 230 849 122 824
Provincial Total 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756 7,282 45,747
Total, all provinces/territories 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622 472,616 2,071,395
Note:

1. Ranked by value in 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.7 Canadian exports by province/territory and top 5 countries of destination1, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
United States 81,753 736,559 76,667 681,541 73,059 615,968
Japan 13,704 131,656 9,893 103,744 9,549 82,578
China 10,812 43,801 12,323 46,747 12,748 48,860
France 3,997 55,392 3,112 44,154 2,700 41,421
Denmark 10,088 35,729 9,492 30,010 12,540 39,480
Top 5 Total 120,354 1,003,137 111,487 906,196 110,596 828,307
Other 25,774 174,539 34,485 182,783 33,927 205,969
Provincial Total 146,128 1,177,676 145,972 1,088,979 144,523 1,034,276
New Brunswick
United States 66,753 695,556 77,156 676,688 74,089 706,579
Japan 6,544 55,894 8,745 85,913 8,356 61,587
Dominican Republic 6,769 9,530 5,687 10,390 6,975 13,276
China 443 1,639 950 5,241 1,391 8,203
Netherlands 22 161 136 1,401 488 6,494
Top 5 Total 80,531 762,780 92,674 779,633 91,299 796,139
Other 8,824 35,709 8,582 44,439 8,282 36,275
Provincial Total 89,355 798,489 101,256 824,072 99,581 832,414
Prince Edward Island
United States 15,587 171,172 14,629 147,079 15,739 171,064
Japan 778 2,243 1,141 11,238 875 9,704
France 506 6,883 597 7,293 559 7,351
Italy 145 2,415 222 4,038 209 3,629
Belgium 100 1,809 121 1,205 296 3,342
Top 5 Total 17,116 184,522 16,710 170,853 17,678 195,090
Other 1,512 12,599 1,142 10,019 1,500 13,787
Provincial Total 18,628 197,121 17,852 180,872 19,178 208,877
Quebec
United States 18,070 143,189 19,247 165,086 19,115 157,708
Japan 1,550 16,922 1,461 17,102 1,037 9,405
China 104 593 639 6,036 605 4,732
Italy 461 4,054 222 2,767 306 4,216
Norway 482 4,052 406 3,278 421 3,003
Top 5 Total 20,667 168,810 21,975 194,269 21,484 179,064
Other 3,061 20,204 3,618 23,360 4,855 22,279
Provincial Total 23,728 189,014 25,593 217,629 26,339 201,343
Newfoundland and Labrador
United States 60,729 504,507 61,323 476,722 56,893 360,028
China 30,721 177,775 40,688 190,493 49,096 196,431
Japan 14,544 94,425 14,451 60,837 20,580 86,842
Denmark 10,113 58,289 13,961 60,558 15,959 54,785
United Kingdom 4,381 30,869 7,387 55,247 6,444 46,443
Top 5 Total 120,488 865,865 137,810 843,857 148,972 744,529
Other 36,418 143,329 49,210 166,970 43,734 151,111
Provincial Total 156,906 1,009,194 187,020 1,010,827 192,706 895,640
Ontario
United States 14,716 88,158 12,829 80,741 11,255 72,078
Hong Kong 218 1,968 201 2,539 153 2,185
Japan 2,158 4,562 1,035 2,273 818 1,625
United Arab Emirates 0 0 13 200 36 934
Sweden 55 768 31 340 51 798
Top 5 Total 17,147 95,456 14,109 86,093 12,313 77,620
Other 1,654 10,519 1,006 4,864 1,690 5,099
Provincial Total 18,801 105,975 15,115 90,957 14,003 82,719
Manitoba
United States 7,037 40,816 6,943 43,507 6,832 42,686
France 716 2,930 691 2,807 716 2,597
Finland 729 2,632 849 2,746 881 2,581
China 560 1,635 918 2,258 319 741
Sweden 81 419 86 383 121 397
Top 5 Total 9,123 48,432 9,487 51,701 8,869 49,002
Other 254 687 442 1,023 568 1,317
Provincial Total 9,377 49,119 9,929 52,724 9,437 50,319
Saskatchewan
United States 563 3,608 211 1,527 236 1,264
Finland 0 0 0 0 91 309
Norway 5 2 0 0 14 123
France 0 0 0 0 12 71
Israel 0 0 0 0 20 68
Top 5 Total 568 3,610 211 1,527 373 1,835
Other 26 373 0 11 38 128
Provincial Total 594 3,983 211 1,538 411 1,963
Alberta
United States 157 1,630 98 371 106 3,903
China 41 1,666 36 950 102 1,710
Japan 0 2 0 0 75 1,630
New Zealand 0 0 0 42 0 191
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 3 187
Top 5 Total 198 3,298 134 1,363 286 7,621
Other 36 1,197 19 163 46 210
Provincial Total 234 4,495 153 1,526 332 7,831
British Columbia
United States 109,947 622,567 104,940 549,920 105,891 531,667
Japan 17,382 188,130 23,307 216,168 27,761 217,998
China 8,923 29,260 9,702 45,988 15,313 54,619
Hong Kong 2,665 42,599 2,719 45,385 3,106 43,890
United Kingdom 4,466 34,763 4,141 31,943 3,469 30,114
Top 5 Total 143,383 917,319 144,809 889,404 155,540 878,288
Other 28,386 79,472 37,767 95,165 43,918 117,319
Provincial Total 171,769 996,791 182,576 984,569 199,458 995,607
Northwest Territories
United States 0 0 28 295 31 295
Sweden 0 0 0 0 5 96
Belgium 0 0 0 0 3 57
Korea, North 0 0 0 0 1 22
France 0 0 2 61 1 17
Top 5 Total 0 0 30 356 41 487
Other 0 0 93 438 1 28
Provincial Total 0 0 123 794 42 515
Yukon
Japan 0 0 0 0 1 31
Austria 2 64 0 0 1 23
Italy 0 0 0 0 1 15
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 3 12
Chile 3 10 0 0 2 9
Top 5 Total 5 74 0 0 8 90
Other 10 124 8 49 0 0
Provincial Total 15 198 8 49 8 90
Nunavut
Malaysia 0 0 0 0 1 7
Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 1
France 0 2 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 3 0 0 0 0
India 0 0 3 18 0 0
Top 5 Total 0 5 3 18 1 8
Other 0 0 1 21 0 0
Provincial Total 0 5 4 39 1 8
Total, all provinces/ territories 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573 706,018 4,311,601
Note:

1. Ranked by value in 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.8 Canadian imports by province/territory and top 5 countries of origin1, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
China 11,642 57,179 13,455 61,586 16,292 79,989
Norway 6,226 16,230 3,976 9,757 3,975 11,933
Iceland 3,463 9,636 4,718 11,617 4,866 11,358
United States 4,010 11,566 3,278 8,582 3,092 10,256
Peru 5,565 5,421 2,927 3,516 8,635 9,246
Top 5 Total 30,906 100,032 28,354 95,058 36,860 122,782
Other 11,689 41,538 10,168 35,032 11,716 34,295
Provincial Total 42,595 141,570 38,522 130,090 48,576 157,077
New Brunswick
United States 53,635 286,288 52,518 267,319 56,158 262,914
Peru 21,208 13,872 14,746 12,326 16,273 11,097
China 2,296 10,041 1,676 8,505 1,653 8,289
Chile 2,377 5,012 145 1,165 3,643 4,102
Canada 213 1,843 844 7,348 417 3,112
Top 5 Total 79,729 317,056 69,929 296,663 78,144 289,514
Other 5,054 7,690 2,922 5,780 2,814 7,352
Provincial Total 84,783 324,746 72,851 302,443 80,958 296,866
Prince Edward Island
United States 3 36 3 35 4 52
Chile 0 0 1 4 1 3
Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iceland 0 6 1 7 0 0
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 5 Total 3 42 5 46 5 55
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Provincial Total 3 42 5 46 5 55
Quebec
China 7,689 37,442 10,815 52,325 13,997 68,687
United States 9,120 40,121 9,292 45,269 6,971 51,985
Thailand 7,436 51,412 5,912 32,722 7,030 34,645
Chile 2,514 21,162 2,904 23,007 3,935 32,538
Viet Nam 744 7,856 1,497 17,044 2,518 22,566
Top 5 Total 27,503 157,993 30,420 170,367 34,451 210,421
Other 16,221 71,780 12,824 68,302 10,996 66,334
Provincial Total 43,724 229,773 43,244 238,669 45,447 276,755
Newfoundland and Labrador
United States 2,280 8,079 1,803 5,307 3,573 9,003
Russian Federation 13,787 46,355 7,498 27,057 1,373 5,561
China 258 734 274 1,436 402 2,039
Norway 19 87 661 2,494 369 1,695
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 395 1,467
Top 5 Total 16,344 55,255 10,236 36,294 6,112 19,765
Other 7,923 10,419 1,338 4,780 734 2,304
Provincial Total 24,267 65,674 11,574 41,074 6,846 22,069
Ontario
United States 41,471 163,949 36,855 156,275 32,659 139,538
Thailand 24,094 148,491 24,136 132,486 26,162 125,331
China 10,555 51,533 15,010 78,335 18,565 97,971
Viet Nam 2,075 17,115 3,079 23,452 4,322 33,120
Chile 3,647 26,920 4,040 29,229 4,066 29,710
Top 5 Total 81,842 408,008 83,120 419,777 85,774 425,670
Other 39,617 227,535 37,165 230,177 34,281 211,397
Provincial Total 121,459 635,543 120,285 649,954 120,055 637,067
Manitoba
United States 6,251 6,273 5,216 8,018 5,927 8,716
China 22 163 4 22 60 360
Germany 28 106 26 206 19 304
Thailand 7 49 7 50 35 116
Denmark 0 0 0 0 119 97
Top 5 Total 6,308 6,591 5,253 8,296 6,160 9,593
Other 73 436 108 624 119 470
Provincial Total 6,381 7,027 5,361 8,920 6,279 10,063
Saskatchewan
United States 2,515 2,807 1,858 2,386 1,784 2,379
China 0 0 0 0 17 97
Thailand 0 0 3 3 6 47
Japan 0 0 0 0 3 20
Chile 0 0 0 0 8 16
Top 5 Total 2,515 2,809 1,861 2,389 1,818 2,559
Other 0 0 11 44 1 22
Provincial Total 2,515 2,809 1,872 2,433 1,819 2,581
Alberta
United States 1,979 7,277 1,783 7,285 1,785 4,461
Thailand 668 3,080 726 2,489 791 2,508
China 25 72 198 992 298 1,661
Viet Nam 1 6 42 173 191 1,555
Taiwan 307 947 323 1,387 94 489
Top 5 Total 2,980 11,382 3,072 12,326 3,159 10,674
Other 545 2,030 308 1,328 227 1,882
Provincial Total 3,525 13,412 3,380 13,654 3,386 12,556
British Columbia
United States 71,489 310,851 71,391 322,527 67,174 327,080
Thailand 16,024 91,007 15,493 74,120 16,087 74,806
China 7,354 35,546 11,005 61,627 11,933 62,651
Viet Nam 2,474 17,811 4,584 32,361 4,073 27,743
Peru 47,598 36,332 57,755 40,215 34,584 26,872
Top 5 Total 144,939 491,547 160,228 530,850 133,851 519,152
Other 18,905 84,491 19,125 83,733 18,113 91,407
Provincial Total 163,844 576,038 179,353 614,583 151,964 610,559
Yukon
United States 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756 7,282 45,747
Top 5 Total 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756 7,282 45,747
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Provincial Total 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756 7,282 45,747
Total, all provinces/ territories 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622 472,616 2,071,395
Note:

1. Ranked by value in 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.9 Canadian exports by province/territory and top 15 fishery product groups, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 73,814 858,658 69,567 792,740 73,367 740,954
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 24,559 98,539 28,918 106,488 25,748 99,578
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 11,292 75,626 10,580 62,288 11,485 70,191
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 8,091 16,457 11,262 27,387 11,049 32,188
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 11,354 42,231 11,214 34,220 10,220 28,738
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 7,446 33,819 6,238 26,688 4,641 16,279
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 2,142 15,157 1,766 11,471 1,996 12,936
Fish Livers And Roes 2,612 21,231 2,058 12,612 1,585 8,730
Fish Oil 325 588 658 1,383 1,088 8,351
Fish, Canned 694 4,034 562 2,715 590 3,095
Fish, Pickled/Cured 250 794 390 1,312 539 2,955
Fish, Smoked 1,248 3,292 1,162 3,236 861 2,908
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 1,434 3,756 1,116 3,671 665 2,803
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 208 1,606 107 813 133 2,115
Shellfish, Canned 144 917 234 1,752 216 1,863
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 145,613 1,176,705 145,832 1,088,776 144,183 1,033,684
Other 515 971 140 203 340 592
Provincial Total 146,128 1,177,676 145,972 1,088,979 144,523 1,034,276
New Brunswick
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 28,205 551,030 30,991 574,324 31,820 556,251
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 14,934 87,977 17,870 94,330 19,951 114,225
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 6,264 62,855 6,845 63,487 6,802 62,152
Fish, Smoked 8,997 14,434 7,764 15,448 10,192 20,785
Fish, Canned 5,489 26,187 5,995 23,498 5,731 19,261
Fish Livers And Roes 1,880 13,467 1,711 7,588 2,886 14,819
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 6,893 12,336 11,284 13,973 5,981 12,554
Fish, Pickled/Cured 5,792 12,071 4,994 11,736 4,064 8,206
Fish, Shellfish Meal 4,322 4,174 7,112 6,109 6,106 5,523
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 994 2,970 1,196 3,494 1,077 3,426
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 636 3,863 400 2,479 516 3,295
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 1,529 3,279 824 3,422 445 3,153
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 0 5 412 3,023
Shellfish, Canned 15 502 33 784 77 2,544
Fish Oil 2,926 2,125 3,918 2,730 2,712 1,940
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 88,876 797,270 100,937 823,407 98,772 831,157
Other 479 1,219 319 665 809 1,257
Provincial Total 89,355 798,489 101,256 824,072 99,581 832,414
Prince Edward Island
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 15,780 183,801 15,172 167,846 16,395 194,031
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 1,954 3,159 1,387 2,542 1,192 3,147
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 261 974 501 2,200 612 2,805
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 88 1,295 97 2,211 125 2,353
Shellfish, Canned 185 3,720 89 1,767 108 1,805
Fish, Smoked 256 3,464 390 3,207 425 3,267
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 18,524 196,413 17,636 179,773 18,857 207,408
Other 104 708 216 1,099 321 1,469
Provincial Total 18,628 197,121 17,852 180,872 19,178 208,877
Quebec
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 10,773 121,907 12,902 147,499 12,913 131,055
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 6,970 39,282 7,383 44,901 6,501 37,550
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 1,989 12,417 1,893 11,976 2,789 17,079
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 603 4,113 828 4,408 641 4,367
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 242 1,940 257 1,315 595 2,006
Fish, Smoked 268 965 294 1,188 452 1,837
Fish Livers And Roes 112 807 165 996 246 1,515
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 515 1,015 480 1,373 748 1,500
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 183 1,330 125 1,119 163 1,406
Fish, Canned 115 680 83 510 343 1,171
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 21,770 184,456 24,410 215,285 25,391 199,486
Other 1,958 4,558 1,183 2,344 948 1,857
Provincial Total 23,728 189,014 25,593 217,629 26,339 201,343
Newfoundland and Labrador
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 81,634 745,645 95,579 700,202 84,735 556,935
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 38,031 69,771 49,512 96,078 65,715 145,221
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 12,909 82,720 11,603 66,079 10,673 55,289
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 8,695 32,161 9,522 46,316 9,286 45,284
Shellfish, Canned 4,792 35,669 6,148 47,428 5,856 36,450
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 2,126 9,634 2,187 11,703 3,429 17,631
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 2,097 7,740 3,098 8,675 4,208 10,864
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 1,001 6,750 978 6,502 1,252 9,310
Fish Livers And Roes 701 8,206 1,100 12,397 691 4,645
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 586 3,166 649 3,634 700 4,612
Fish, Pickled/Cured 1,443 2,323 2,648 3,796 2,484 3,764
Fish Oil 1,576 553 2,810 2,359 2,792 2,086
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 170 1,370 336 2,670 141 1,120
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 226 1,197 194 1,048 209 1,006
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 155,987 1,006,905 186,364 1,008,887 192,171 894,217
Other 919 2,289 656 1,940 535 1,423
Provincial Total 156,906 1,009,194 187,020 1,010,827 192,706 895,640
Ontario
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,641 20,749 1,589 20,664 1,487 19,960
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 1,634 19,243 1,614 19,626 1,478 18,801
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 3,521 16,734 3,128 14,358 2,905 12,164
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 4,033 10,090 2,673 7,493 2,515 7,000
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 2,673 8,431 1,243 5,450 1,126 5,701
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 1,058 10,625 491 5,877 476 5,174
Fish, Canned 1,144 3,375 1,224 3,398 1,451 3,610
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 340 3,376 428 4,014 332 2,808
Fish Oil 276 1,596 312 527 512 1,937
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 780 1,661 989 2,724 847 1,841
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 17,100 95,880 13,691 84,131 13,129 78,996
Other 1,701 10,095 1,424 6,826 874 3,723
Provincial Total 18,801 105,975 15,115 90,957 14,003 82,719
Manitoba
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,983 26,054 2,244 29,517 2,497 27,304
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 2,104 5,817 2,653 6,734 2,570 7,514
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 874 4,400 811 3,572 959 4,705
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 1,213 4,091 1,240 3,746 1,050 3,660
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 2,553 4,762 1,222 3,066 1,526 3,339
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 466 1,409 481 1,334 526 1,384
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 20 1,055 210 892 52 1,004
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 9,213 47,588 8,861 48,861 9,180 48,910
Other 164 1,531 1,068 3,863 257 1,409
Provincial Total 9,377 49,119 9,929 52,724 9,437 50,319
Saskatchewan
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 24 439 19 196 20 626
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 10 224 15 186 40 441
Fish Oil 9 96 12 155 213 350
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 0 0 0 0 42 209
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 0 0 36 213 81 169
Fish, Canned 0 0 0 0 7 105
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 0 0 0 0 6 48
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 43 759 82 750 409 1,948
Other 551 3,224 129 788 2 15
Provincial Total 594 3,983 211 1,538 411 1,963
Alberta
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 72 3,858 38 212 10 3,712
Fish Livers And Roes 0 0 36 950 135 3,133
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 72 3,858 74 1,162 145 6,845
Other 162 637 79 364 187 986
Provincial Total 234 4,495 153 1,526 332 7,831
British Columbia
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 52,830 355,722 52,440 312,074 66,944 361,915
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 28,949 108,237 51,119 161,772 62,838 166,152
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 14,221 157,830 17,443 176,144 14,468 163,588
Fish Livers And Roes 6,510 100,389 6,099 103,728 6,699 100,849
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 15,100 131,905 11,335 99,091 10,146 81,023
Fish, Canned 8,246 55,428 8,082 49,624 6,939 49,069
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 5,955 23,743 7,758 33,338 9,425 34,476
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 15,681 13,247 13,689 14,374 9,973 12,603
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 3,162 19,270 1,863 14,357 1,021 9,347
Fish, Shellfish Meal 14,797 11,324 8,292 5,911 7,590 5,529
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 267 1,143 584 2,341 909 2,744
Fish, Smoked 166 2,695 132 2,406 108 1,968
Fish, Pickled/Cured 195 2,211 260 2,035 150 1,517
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/Minced or not 717 1,941 223 382 749 1,346
Fish Oil 471 476 773 812 865 1,170
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Frozen 652 1,433 848 2,549 275 1,136
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 167,919 986,994 180,940 980,938 199,099 994,432
Other 3,850 9,797 1,636 3,631 359 1,175
Provincial Total 171,769 996,791 182,576 984,569 199,458 995,607
Northwest Territories
Seafish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 0 0 91 306 30 266
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 0 0 21 344 12 220
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 0 0 0 0 1 18
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 2 46 1 12
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 0 0 114 696 44 516
Other 0 0 9 98 0 0
Provincial Total 0 0 123 794 44 516
Yukon
Freshwater Fish, Whole/Dressed/ Fresh 15 126 8 49 7 59
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 0 0 0 0 1 31
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 15 126 8 49 8 90
Other 1 72 0 0 0 0
Provincial Total 16 198 8 49 8 90
Nunavut
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 0 0 4 28 1 7
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 0 0 4 28 1 7
Other 0 5 1 11 0 0
Provincial Total 0 5 5 39 1 7
Total, all provinces/ territories 635,537 4,532,061 685,812 4,454,573 706,018 4,311,601

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.10 Canadian imports by province/territory and top 15 fishery product groups, fish and seafood products, 2003-2005 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2003 2004 2005
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Fish Fillets, Frozen 9,658 50,768 11,546 56,188 10,044 47,240
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 1,645 17,338 1,341 11,752 2,349 22,130
Fish, Pickled/Cured 5,278 14,234 3,510 7,854 7,654 20,040
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 3,670 14,355 3,801 15,035 4,556 19,263
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 5,647 18,583 3,921 12,477 4,684 14,347
Fish Oil 5,882 6,246 3,226 4,244 8,096 9,542
Fish Blocks, Frozen 2,165 8,835 1,586 6,019 2,150 7,871
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 5,317 4,260 6,918 8,342 5,752 7,090
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 86 343 132 372 440 2,873
Fish, Canned 688 2,323 887 2,614 732 2,205
Fish Livers And Roes 133 567 393 2,319 405 2,024
Fish, Shellfish Meal 1,686 1,430 597 759 1,385 1,292
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 41,855 139,282 37,858 127,975 48,247 155,917
Other 740 2,288 664 2,115 329 1,160
Provincial Total 42,595 141,570 38,522 130,090 48,576 157,077
New Brunswick
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 20,018 211,153 19,039 195,682 18,024 205,065
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 5,416 28,483 8,560 33,764 14,417 30,576
Fish Fillets, Frozen 2,072 11,303 2,482 10,736 2,767 11,534
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 7,645 23,249 6,868 22,900 3,053 10,190
Fish Blocks, Frozen 5,062 15,315 4,058 9,979 4,089 9,563
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 15,129 7,627 13,676 10,718 15,709 9,504
Fish, Shellfish Meal 12,488 9,576 8,822 7,672 10,803 8,108
Fish Oil 15,009 9,136 8,196 6,185 10,809 7,727
Shellfish, Canned 282 1,600 275 1,374 221 1,410
Fish, Canned 741 2,791 178 747 337 1,020
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 83,862 320,233 72,154 299,757 80,229 294,697
Other 921 4,513 697 2,686 729 2,169
Provincial Total 84,783 324,746 72,851 302,443 80,958 296,866
Prince Edward Island
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 4 41 4 45 5 55
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 4 41 4 45 5 55
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Provincial Total 4 41 4 45 5 55
Quebec
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 9,134 92,321 10,308 93,519 12,036 105,239
Fish Fillets, Frozen 5,895 30,007 7,755 37,346 8,084 37,882
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 7,145 22,425 5,574 24,155 5,906 33,416
Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,047 19,004 1,809 16,431 2,890 26,507
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 4,707 23,177 3,518 23,571 2,648 22,030
Fish, Canned 4,302 15,614 4,552 16,002 5,209 18,464
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 4,283 8,079 3,067 7,963 4,024 11,329
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 437 1,676 688 3,122 1,238 8,391
Fish Blocks, Frozen 2,589 8,837 3,332 10,329 966 4,517
Shellfish, Canned 1,475 6,161 1,123 3,865 1,092 4,298
Fish, Smoked 27 313 28 270 179 2,191
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 42,041 227,614 41,754 236,573 44,272 274,264
Other 1,683 2,159 1,490 2,096 1,175 2,491
Provincial Total 43,724 229,773 43,244 238,669 45,447 276,755
Newfoundland and Labrador
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 15,177 50,628 7,905 28,592 1,967 7,501
Fish Fillets, Frozen 50 347 1,086 4,004 1,368 5,628
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 7,181 6,886 1,554 2,899 2,504 4,978
Fish Blocks, Frozen 1,586 5,958 724 3,314 608 2,428
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 23,994 63,819 11,269 38,809 6,447 20,535
Other 273 1,855 305 2,265 399 1,534
Provincial Total 24,267 65,674 11,574 41,074 6,846 22,069
Ontario
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 28,191 248,979 31,587 256,014 31,171 236,467
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 24,974 91,165 21,012 97,358 19,926 92,532
Fish Fillets, Frozen 10,603 53,110 10,829 53,647 13,135 68,555
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 16,070 76,975 13,026 70,520 11,810 67,826
Fish, Canned 15,793 59,264 18,997 67,895 19,492 67,370
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 9,206 32,049 8,876 27,815 9,399 29,678
Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,652 22,038 2,456 20,861 2,776 22,853
Shellfish, Canned 2,155 12,819 2,800 16,084 1,969 11,625
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 1,384 5,881 1,613 8,354 1,543 9,544
Fish, Smoked 1,890 8,253 863 8,312 530 7,527
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 931 10,661 752 8,279 782 7,326
Fish, Shellfish Meal 5,327 4,321 5,355 4,663 5,010 4,444
Fish Oil 859 2,549 660 2,517 1,335 4,124
Fish Blocks, Frozen 708 4,049 905 4,439 635 3,552
Fish, Pickled/Cured 676 3,153 487 2,665 494 3,186
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 121,419 635,266 120,218 649,423 120,007 636,609
Other 40 277 67 531 48 458
Provincial Total 121,459 635,543 120,285 649,954 120,055 637,067
Manitoba
Fish, Shellfish Meal 2,651 2,590 2,536 2,678 3,938 4,282
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 3,515 2,895 2,523 4,230 2,097 4,236
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 37 309 128 921 114 816
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 6,203 5,794 5,187 7,829 6,149 9,334
Other 178 1,233 174 1,091 130 729
Provincial Total 6,381 7,027 5,361 8,920 6,279 10,063
Saskatchewan
Fish, Shellfish Meal 2,094 1,878 1,656 1,360 1,425 1,224
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 388 696 178 786 365 1,167
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 2,482 2,574 1,834 2,146 1,790 2,391
Other 33 235 38 287 28 190
Provincial Total 2,515 2,809 1,872 2,433 1,818 2,581
Alberta
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 1,238 5,796 1,478 6,372 1,311 4,007
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 532 3,419 603 3,318 488 3,635
Fish, Canned 490 1,605 631 1,844 679 1,893
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 282 973 188 1,140 165 1,137
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 2,542 11,793 2,900 12,674 2,643 10,672
Other 983 1,619 480 980 743 1,884
Provincial Total 3,525 13,412 3,380 13,654 3,386 12,556
British Columbia
Shellfish, Fresh/Frozen 19,975 164,178 21,984 175,873 23,615 193,813
Fish, Canned 25,026 114,982 30,257 120,930 30,420 111,777
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 15,565 66,301 18,419 72,429 17,169 74,848
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 18,114 62,507 15,249 69,321 15,275 65,500
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 12,830 51,921 10,038 44,446 6,988 42,274
Fish Fillets, Frozen 5,416 31,343 7,233 38,859 7,272 39,982
Fish, Shellfish Meal 42,902 34,495 40,389 32,659 32,292 24,614
Fish Oil 17,752 11,914 29,377 17,653 13,428 13,476
Shellfish, Canned 1,677 8,439 1,749 9,126 1,863 10,255
Fish Fillets, Fresh 632 4,954 697 5,888 1,082 9,681
Fish Meat, Fresh/Frozen/ Minced Or Not 916 3,623 1,035 4,532 1,126 7,691
Fish, Salted And/Or Dried 402 5,621 368 5,826 232 6,158
Fish Blocks, Frozen 1,057 7,520 848 8,063 481 5,539
Fish, Pickled/Cured 691 4,149 796 4,606 473 3,120
Fish Livers And Roes 851 3,926 891 4,170 234 1,569
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 163,806 575,873 179,330 614,381 151,950 610,297
Other 38 165 23 202 14 262
Provincial Total 163,844 576,038 179,353 614,583 151,964 610,559
Yukon
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Fresh 7,910 46,457 9,632 51,181 6,791 44,576
Fish, Whole/Dressed/Frozen 734 3,769 367 1,525 431 820
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 8,644 50,226 9,999 52,706 7,222 45,396
Other 76 577 6 50 60 351
Provincial Total 8,720 50,803 10,005 52,756 7,282 45,747
Total, all provinces/ territories 501,815 2,047,438 486,451 2,054,622 472,616 2,071,395

Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

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