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Section 3 - Commercial fisheries and aquaculture

3.1.14 Landed volume and value by top 10 ports of landing, 2004-2006
Province Portland Vol (kg) Val ($)
2004
Newfoundland & Labrador Harbour Grace 32,416,658 64,390,833
British Columbia Vancouver 41,947,162 52,662,350
New Brunswick Shippagan 9,810,471 49,435,233
British Columbia Port Hardy 17,248,088 44,058,064
British Columbia Prince Rupert 18,860,215 39,882,600
Newfoundland & Labrador St. John's 10,654,191 38,869,915
Nova Scotia Cheticamp 5,998,831 36,280,845
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 16,536,010 35,256,879
Newfoundland & Labrador Bay Roberts 17,084,801 33,983,313
Nova Scotia North Sydney 22,633,261 33,530,243
2005
Newfoundland & Labrador Harbour Grace 25,669,966 55,574,160
British Columbia Vancouver 45,652,595 47,501,105
British Columbia Port Hardy 22,332,222 46,693,619
New Brunswick Shippagan 13,178,787 44,462,172
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 18,699,002 42,770,818
Newfoundland & Labrador Bay Roberts 18,899,470 40,155,827
Nova Scotia North Sydney 22,166,221 36,730,081
Newfoundland & Labrador St. Anthony 19,743,609 33,064,439
British Columbia Prince Rupert 26,950,324 32,592,993
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 29,000,231 29,685,673
2006
British Columbia Port Hardy 51,855,937 67,622,594
Newfoundland & Labrador Harbour Grace 28,518,255 58,409,404
Newfoundland & Labrador Bay Roberts 21,177,803 44,803,374
British Columbia Vancouver 43,520,198 43,370,098
Nova Scotia Lower West Pubnico 16,665,528 40,352,842
Nova Scotia Shelburne 24,229,133 36,153,011
Nova Scotia North Sydney 14,802,794 30,009,438
British Columbia Prince Rupert 15,976,830 29,819,185
Newfoundland & Labrador St. Anthony 17,413,405 28,986,271
Nova Scotia Yarmouth 31,286,441 28,391,714

Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.1.15 Number of active vessels by length, province and region1, 2004-2005
  Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Gulf Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador Total Atlantic Region
2		 British Columbia/ Pacific Region Total Canada
Gulf Maritimes Gulf Maritimes
2004
Unknown Length 4 5 3 0 2 0 0 11 0 11
1' - 34'11" 172 1,095 245 38 33 530 5,036 7,098 886 7,984
35' - 44'11" 576 1,825 1,219 278 1,306 491 561 5,981 1,144 7,125
45' - 64'11" 49 153 98 31 67 190 507 1,035 402 1,437
65' - 99'11" 7 29 29 6 2 21 15 78 182 260
100' + 2 39 3 2 3 0 34 74 13 87
Total 810 3,146 1,597 355 1,413 1,232 6,149 14,127 2,627 16,754
2005
Unknown Length 3 124 0 12 2 0 0 139 0 139
1' - 34'11" 169 1,095 222 32 38 540 5,232 7,268 757 8,025
35' - 44'11" 575 1,779 1,216 280 1,305 497 577 5,955 1,041 6,996
45' - 64'11" 46 159 101 34 73 195 523 1,059 358 1,417
65' - 99'11" 6 30 27 6 0 20 16 75 167 242
100' + 0 33 2 2 0 0 33 65 16 81
Total 799 3,220 1,568 366 1,418 1,252 6,380 14,383 2,339 16,722
2006
Unknown Length 1 185 2 15 4 0 0 205 0 205
1' - 34'11" 171 996 236 33 34 561 5,308 7,241 814 8,055
35' - 44'11" 615 1,673 1,186 276 1,342 493 556 5,849 1,021 6,870
45' - 64'11" 9 141 82 32 6 191 500 914 342 1,256
65' - 99'11" 4 28 27 6 0 14 16 70 158 228
100' + 1 33 2 2 0 0 26 57 15 72
Total 801 3,056 1,535 364 1,386 1,259 6,404 14,200 2,350 16,550
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 region, 2004-2006
  Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Gulf Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador Total Atlantic Region1 British Columbia/ Pacific Region Total Canada
Gulf Maritimes Gulf Maritimes
2004
Unknown Length 298,837 70,074 35,868 0 438,634 0 0 230,054 0 230,054
1' - 34'11" 50,792 59,775 18,435 56,792 17,660 53,625 23,814 32,381 53,400 34,714
35' - 44'11" 106,657 193,779 49,038 121,225 87,066 121,699 191,245 131,969 101,239 127,035
45' - 64'11" 346,592 496,750 634,550 225,144 127,803 480,547 471,037 483,898 246,358 417,446
65' - 99'11" 427,295 700,643 406,516 168,658 146,903 416,093 525,305 679,769 467,828 531,410
100' + 5,670 3,298,737 96,651 899,415 150,269 0 5,108,417 4,120,106 1,276,462 3,695,194
Total 112,780 204,838 86,829 128,588 88,093 152,811 105,318 133,109 138,525 132,871
2005
Unknown Length 619,498 148,296 0 134,667 352,889 0 0 162,367 0 162,367
1' - 34'11" 49,431 70,577 23,414 60,583 16,776 47,408 17,393 28,901 54,816 31,345
35' - 44'11" 97,292 208,761 57,212 149,196 92,753 99,984 111,605 129,942 99,958 125,480
45' - 64'11" 253,816 385,437 543,526 240,979 118,218 348,579 306,551 352,199 221,192 319,100
65' - 99'11" 237,949 570,794 469,956 154,493 0 370,164 611,521 658,065 474,936 531,691
100' + 0 3,255,440 450,266 785,168 0 0 5,579,416 4,523,402 1,577,595 3,941,514
Total 99,197 202,762 91,360 153,060 92,395 120,376 79,879 119,779 140,784 121,168
2006
Unknown Length 5,159 181,081 7,938 139,016 306,299 0 0 179,665 0 179,665
1' - 34'11" 47,619 74,759 23,467 47,070 21,323 39,112 17,167 27,467 54,039 30,152
35' - 44'11" 75,109 183,331 53,471 127,038 94,804 88,252 99,813 115,867 86,526 111,506
45' - 64'11" 326,594 349,545 319,821 194,749 115,874 246,134 292,730 304,983 267,953 294,900
65' - 99'11" 151,598 679,566 316,681 197,267 0 274,022 568,074 604,196 535,320 556,466
100' + 6,120 3,396,188 105,743 880,908 0 0 6,630,479 5,025,370 2,443,585 4,487,498
Total 72,275 194,719 67,725 131,534 93,703 92,472 73,366 107,107 146,895 112,068
Note:

1. 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 and value by species and province, 2004-2006
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ('000) Vol (t) Val ('000) Vol (t) Val ('000)
New Brunswick
Alewife 1,164 256 680 150 941 207
Eel 37 146 46 257 49 279
Salmon            
Shad 2 2 20 18 14 12
Sturgeon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smelt     0 0    
Other Fish 9 5 12 5 0 0
New Brunswick Total: 1,211 411 758 429 1,004 498
Quebec
Tomcod            
Eel 145 1,108 119 832 109 762
Shad            
Smelt 198 238 106 127 47 57
Lake Sturgeon 79 257 75 270 70 253
Atlantic Sturgeon 46 216 48 224 38 229
Whitefish            
Catfish 311 290 290 251 316 273
Yellow Pickerel            
Pike            
Perch 100 523 44 223 37 190
Carp 37 16 46 16 46 16
Sucker (Mullet) 3 1 2 1 5 2
Sunfish            
Other Fish 162 330 155 273 129 248
Quebec Total: 1,083 2,977 884 2,217 797 2,030
Ontario
Eel 0 1 0 0 0 0
Salmon 2 2 1 1 0 0
Shad 0 0 30 1 0 0
Smelt 5,688 2,884 3,018 1,530 872 411
White Bass 1,477 2,562 1,131 2,316 1,019 1,687
Sturgeon 6 33 4 27 4 20
Whitefish 2,151 4,696 1,733 3,638 2,070 3,890
Catfish 17 14 14 13 12 8
Burbot 2 1 4 2 0 0
Tullibee 0 0 0 0 211 210
Lake Trout 342 295 231 209 227 205
Yellow Pickerel 1,320 7,051 2,866 12,428 3,878 12,017
Pike 11 13 7 11 19 20
Perch 3,243 11,324 3,838 14,267 5,123 17,644
Carp 25 12 16 5 19 9
Sucker (Mullet) 78 17 16 4 1 0
Sauger 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock Bass 7 6 8 7    
Sunfish 70 173 117 319 109 216
Other Fish 460 429 350 356 173 93
Ontario Total: 14,899 29,513 13,384 35,133 13,737 36,430
Alberta
Whitefish 1,682 1,859 1,538 1,662 1,361 1,639
Tullibee 32 17 8 8 2 5
Yellow Pickerel 66 194 63 166 34 84
Pike 44 27 38 21 28 16
Perch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Fish 32 151 33 174 32 4
Alberta Total: 1,856 2,249 1,679 2,032 1,457 1,748
Manitoba
Whitefish 2,970 2,779 2,228 2,154 2,054 2,363
Tullibee 71 38 90 56 63 45
Lake Trout 41 30 49 37 40 30
Yellow Pickerel 5,033 17,123 5,443 17,348 5,829 18,849
Pike 1,352 869 875 552 1,099 694
Perch 260 848 153 483 148 475
Carp 455 212 440 212 366 171
Sucker (Mullet) 2,314 612 1,777 611 1,808 623
Sauger 639 1,866 344 1,018 172 491
Other Fish 70 278 49 211 54 78
Manitoba Total: 13,206 24,655 11,446 22,683 11,632 23,818
Saskatchewan
Whitefish 957 705 928 690 1,125 794
Tullibee 33 15 2 1 2 1
Lake Trout 343 229 325 217 295 192
Yellow Pickerel 493 1,646 456 1,497 475 1,497
Pike 458 256 440 244 391 217
Carp            
Sucker (Mullet) 603 125 625 177 500 139
Other Fish 29 9 1 5 1 3
Saskatchewan Total: 2,915 2,985 2,777 2,830 2,788 2,843
Northwest Territories
Whitefish 777 750 731 642 488 461
Lake Trout 65 33 49 24 39 20
Yellow Pickerel 33 115 26 81 29 87
Pike 73 37 58 28 34 18
Arctic Char            
Other Fish 91 73 41 42 24 25
Northwest Territories Total: 1,039 1,009 906 817 614 610
All Provinces
Tomcod 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alewife 1,164 256 680 150 941 207
Eel 183 1,255 165 1,089 158 1,041
Salmon 2 2 1 1 0 0
Shad 2 2 50 18 14 12
Smelt 5,885 3,121 3,124 1,657 920 467
White Bass 1,477 2,562 1,131 2,316 1,019 1,687
Sturgeon 131 505 127 522 113 502
Whitefish 8,537 10,790 7,158 8,786 7,098 9,145
Catfish 329 303 304 264 327 281
Burbot 2 1 4 2 0 0
Tullibee 136 70 99 66 278 261
Lake Trout 790 586 653 486 600 447
Yellow Pickerel 6,945 26,130 8,855 31,521 10,245 32,534
Pike 1,938 1,203 1,418 855 1,572 965
Perch 3,603 13,429 4,034 14,973 5,307 18,308
Carp 517 241 502 233 431 197
Sucker (Mullet) 2,999 756 2,419 793 2,313 764
Sauger 639 1,866 344 1,018 172 491
Rock Bass 7 6 8 7 0 0
Sunfish 70 173 117 319 109 216
Arctic Char 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Fish - Autres Poissons 852 542 640 1,065 412 450
Grand Total 36,208 63,799 31,835 66,140 32,029 67,977

Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.

3.3.1 Value and volume of Canadian aquaculture production1, 2004-2006
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Finfish
Salmon 90,646 400,180 98,370 543,343 118,061 748,246
Trout 4,858 22,086 4,857 21,363 4,374 19,743
Steelhead 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other finfish 7,491 46,251 12,621 74,842 9,632 64,771
Total finfish 102,995 468,517 115,848 639,548 132,067 832,760
Molluscs and crustaceans
Clams 1,599 7,371 1,856 8,463 1,707 8,904
Oysters 13,228 16,740 12,957 16,521 13,137 19,042
Mussels 22,863 32,807 22,930 33,582 23,876 35,817
Scallops 87 656 61 460 60 478
Other Shellfish 808 6,833 832 8,220 719 7,530
Total shellfish 38,585 64,407 38,636 67,246 39,499 71,771
Total aquaculture 141,580 532,924 154,484 706,794 171,566 904,531
Re-stocking2 822 8,426 910 8,526 808 8,388
Total aquaculture (including re-stocking)2 142,402 541,350 155,394 715,320 172,374 912,919
Notes:

1. The production and value of aquaculture includes the amount and value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data, collected from each of the provincial departments responsible for aquaculture, are considered accurate and reliable. The data will continue to be collected and released in the year following the reference year.
2. To outfitters: operations offering lodging and services for hunting, fishing and trapping.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Aquaculture Statistics 2007, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE.

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