Appendix I: Overview of the main fishing fleets in Canada, 2008
Notes regarding all tables:
1. The following overview of marine commercial fishing fleets provides information for all six administrative regions of DFO. Figure 5.1 below presents a subdivision of Canada showing DFO administrative regions.
2. A "fish harvester" is defined here as the holder of one or more commercial fishing licences that was active in 2008. An "active" licence is one that landed at least 1kg of marine or freshwater species during the year. Fleets are in general mutually exclusive; however some fish harvesters may be counted as part of more than one fleet. Hence, numbers for fish harvesters are approximations, and not directly comparable with numbers in the remainder of this statistical review.
Figure 5.1: DFO administrative regions
Source: DFO, Economic Analysis and Statistics.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2008 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multispecies Non-Vessel | Rakes, Tongs | Competitive | Non-Vessel | 2,2551 | Clams | $1m |
| Multispecies Inshore | Drag, Trawl, Traps, Gillnet, Longline, Seine | Competitive, Trap Limits, IQ | < 65' | 3,529 | Lobster, Groundfish, Snow Crab, Scallop, Swordfish, Herring, Sea Urchins, Shrimp, Tuna, Mackerel | $530m |
| Multispecies Midwater | Trawl, Gillnet | Competitive, IQ | 65' - 100' | 10 | Groundfish | $4m |
| Multispecies Offshore | Drag, Trawl, Traps | IQ, Trap Limits | > 100' | 19 | Scallop, Shrimp, Clams, Lobster, Groundfish, Tuna | $102m |
| Aboriginal Bands | Drag, Trawl, Traps, Gillnet, Longline, Seine | Competitive, Trap Limits, IQ | All | 21 | Snow Crab, Lobster, Groundfish, Scallop, Shrimp, Swordfish, Sea Urchins | $32m |
| Total | 5,834 | $669m |
1Number of licence holders, less number of vessel-based licence holders.
Source: DFO, Maritimes Region, Statistics and Licensing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2008 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbers | Traps | IQ | < 45' and 50' - 100' | 262 | Snow Crab | $60m |
| Shrimp Fishers | Trawl | IQ | All | 20 | Shrimp | $6m |
| Herring Seiners | Purse Seine | IQ | > 65' | 0 | Herring | $1m |
| Lobster / Multispecies | Traps, Gillnet, Hook & Line | Trap Limits (75-375) | < 45' | 2,645 | Lobster (Directed), Herring, Tuna, Snow Crab, Groundfish | $198m |
| Groundfish Specialists | Trawl, Seine, Longline, Gillnet | IQ and Competitive | < 65' | 163 | Groundfish (Directed), Shrimp, Snow Crab | $4m |
| Aboriginals | Traps | IQ, Trap Limits (75-375) | < 45' | 232 | Snow Crab, Lobster | $17m |
| Other | 5,998 | $25m | ||||
| Total | 9,320 | $311m |
Source: DFO, Gulf Region, Statistics and Licensing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters1 | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2008 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbers | Traps | IQ | < 100 ' | 189 | Crab | $37m |
| Lobster Fishers | Traps | Trap limits | < 65' | 561 | Lobster | $39m |
| Shrimp Fishers | Trawl | IQ | < 100 ' | 33 | Shrimp | $14m |
| Groundfish / Multispecies | Gillnet, Trawl, Traps | IQ and Competitive | < 45' | 259 | Cod, Greenland Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Temporary Snow Crab and Shrimp allocations | $12m |
| Midshore Groundfish / Multispecies | Longline, Traps, Trawl | IQ and Competitive | > 45' | 93 | Cod, Greenland Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Temporary Snow Crab and Shrimp allocations | $9m |
| Aboriginals | Trawl, Gillnet, Traps | IQ and Competitive | < 100 ' | 12 | Groundfish, Lobster, Shrimp and Snow Crab | $11m |
| Total | 1,147 | $123m |
1Number of active Quebec fish harvesters in 2008, "core" and "s/o" designations only.
Source: DFO, Quebec Region, Statistics and Licensing Unit and Policy & Economics Branch.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2008 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inshore | Pots, Gillnet, Traps, Rifles | IQ, Competitive | < 35' | 4,592 | Groundfish, Snow Crab, Lobster, Cod, Roe (lumpfish), Capelin, Seal | $96m, including $36m in Snow Crab and $28m in Lobster |
| Nearshore | Pots, Otter trawl, Gillnet, Purse Seine, Rifles, Hakapik | IQ, Competitive | 35' - 65' | 1,374 | Groundfish, Snow Crab, Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis), Seal Skins, Mackerel, Greenland Halibut | $271m, including $140m in Snow Crab and $88m in Shrimp |
| Midshore | Pots, Purse Seine, Gillnet | IQ, Competitive | 65' - 100' | 24 | Snow Crab, Mackerel, Greenland Halibut, Shrimp, Herring, Capelin | $9m, including $3m in Shrimp |
| Offshore | Otter Trawl, Pots | Enterprise allocations, IQ, Competitive | 100' + | 15 | Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis), Clams (Stimpsons Surf), Greenland Halibut, Yellowtail Flounder, Snow Crab, Cod | $154m, including $99m in Stimpson Surf Clams and $95m in Shrimp |
| Total | 6,005 | $530m |
Source: DFO, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Statistics and Licensing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters1 | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2008 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellfish | Dive, Dredge, Trawl, Traps, Hand picking or digging, Longline, Seine | IQ, Competitive, Trap Limits | 12' - 150' | 739 | Prawn, Shrimp, Geoduck, Dungeness Crab, Clam, Horse Clam, Euphausiid, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumber, Opal Squid | $94m |
| Groundfish - Multispecies | Trawl, Longline | IQ, Competitive | 10' - 188' | 330 | Groundfish (Rockfish, Longspine / Shortspine Thornyheads, Greenlings, Lingcod, Perch, Cod, Sole, Flounder, Dogfish, Pollock, Hake, Tuna) | $56m |
| Pacific Halibut | Longline | IQ | 9' - 85' | 425 | Pacific Halibut | $31m |
| Sablefish | Longline, Traps | IQ | 23' - 117' | 48 | Sablefish | $17m |
| Salmon | Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll | Competitive | 17' - 101' | 1,556 | Salmon (Sockeye, Coho, Pink, Chum, Chinook) | $17m |
| Herring | Purse Seine, Gillnet, Seine, Dip net | IQ, Competitive | 48' - 101' | 146 | Herring, Herring Roe, Herring spawn on kelp | $16m |
| Other | $12m | |||||
| Total | 3,244 | $245m |
1The number of harvesters and crew employment for Pacific region is based upon their Fisher Registration Card (FRC) data.
Source: DFO, Pacific Region, Statistics and Licensing Units.
| Fishing Fleet | Fishing Method | Management Method | Vessel Length | Number of Fish Harvesters | Main (directed) Species | Landed Value in 2008 ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundfish, North Atlantic (NAFO Sub-Area 0) | Trawl, Longline, Gillnet | IQ | > 65', under ice longlining | 6 | Greenland Halibut | n/a |
| Shrimp, North Atlantic (NAFO Sub-Area 0) | Trawl | IQ | > 65' | 4 | Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis) | n/a |
| Freshwater Fisheries (MB, SK, AB, NWT, ON and NU) | Gillnet | Competitive | n/a | 2,098 | Whitefish, Pickerel, Pike, Other | $26m |
| Great Lakes Fisheries | Gillnet, Trap Net, Trawl, Hoop Net, Other | IQ | n/a | 513 | Yellow Perch, Walleye, Lake Whitefish, Bass, Smelt, Other | $27m |
| Aboriginals | Gillnet | Competitive | n/a | 289 | Arctic Char | $0m |
| Total | 2,910 | $53m |
Source: DFO, Central and Arctic Region, Policy & Economics Branch.
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