Seafisheries
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PRELIMINARY
| Species | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | PEI | Quebec | NFL | Atlantic Total | British Columbia (5) | Total Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundfish | ||||||||
| Cod | 10,576 | 1,256 | 804 | 4,031 | 23,774 | 40,440 | 473 | 40,913 |
| Haddock | 15,394 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 15,611 | 0 | 15,611 |
| Redfish spp. | 10,905 | 1 | 0 | 806 | 8,114 | 19,826 | 21,757 | 41,583 |
| Halibut | 1,017 | 30 | 7 | 206 | 391 | 1,651 | 6,315 | 7,966 |
| Flatfishes | 6,744 | 97 | 522 | 836 | 16,878 | 25,078 | 5,515 | 30,593 |
| Greenland turbot | 912 | 8 | 0 | 892 | 12,026 | 13,837 | 8,246 | 22,083 |
| Pollock | 6,223 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 875 | 7,191 | 1,746 | 8,938 |
| Hake | 21,530 | 43 | 37 | 18 | 1,346 | 22,974 | 61,016 | 83,990 |
| Cusk | 1,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,503 | 0 | 1,503 |
| Catfish | 168 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 395 | 586 | 0 | 586 |
| Skate | 453 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,171 | 2,628 | 1,581 | 4,209 |
| Dogfish | 3,354 | 219 | 5 | 115 | 114 | 3,807 | 4,527 | 8,334 |
| Other | 1,622 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 1,146 | 2,849 | 5,767 | 8,617 |
| Total | 80,396 | 1,842 | 1,376 | 6,946 | 67,421 | 157,982 | 116,943 | 274,925 |
| Pelagic & other finfish | ||||||||
| Herring | 83,872 | 73,896 | 19,511 | 6,018 | 17,248 | 200,545 | 24,369 | 224,914 |
| Mackerel | 4,079 | 2,374 | 5,883 | 3,212 | 8,926 | 24,473 | 20 | 24,493 |
| Swordfish | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 1,079 | 0 | 1,079 |
| Tuna | 758 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 130 | 933 | 3,652 | 4,585 |
| Alewife | 1,036 | 4,170 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5,236 | 0 | 5,236 |
| Eel | 74 | 157 | 61 | 95 | 37 | 423 | 0 | 423 |
| Salmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,729 | 24,729 |
| Smelt | 15 | 220 | 118 | 220 | 9 | 582 | 1 | 583 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 19,661 | 19,776 | 0 | 19,776 |
| Other | 819 | 44 | 653 | 55 | 52 | 1,622 | 233 | 1,855 |
| Total | 91,551 | 80,859 | 26,301 | 9,715 | 46,242 | 254,668 | 53,004 | 307,672 |
| Shellfish | ||||||||
| Clams/quahaugs | 9,791 | 1,065 | 1,634 | 2,803 | 13,264 | 28,557 | 2,793 | 31,350 |
| Oyster (1) | 160 | 315 | 2,537 | 0 | 0 | 3,012 | 0 | 3,012 |
| Scallop (2) | 84,264 | 2,377 | 531 | 1,791 | 1,731 | 90,694 | 39 | 90,733 |
| Squid | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 64 | 23 | 87 |
| Mussel (3) | 3 | 155 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 348 | 0 | 348 |
| Lobster | 29,406 | 8,270 | 8,727 | 3,603 | 2,117 | 52,123 | 0 | 52,123 |
| Shrimp | 29,663 | 7,057 | 0 | 12,740 | 75,871 | 125,330 | 4,379 | 129,709 |
| Crab, Queen | 15,762 | 7,194 | 1,482 | 14,152 | 56,716 | 95,306 | 0 | 95,306 |
| Crab, Other | 3,911 | 2,975 | 2,939 | 1,567 | 1,391 | 12,783 | 5,767 | 18,549 |
| Sea urchin | 492 | 1,460 | 0 | 24 | 839 | 2,814 | 4,297 | 7,111 |
| Other | 660 | 709 | 0 | 1,741 | 411 | 3,521 | 1,251 | 4,772 |
| Total | 174,146 | 31,577 | 17,851 | 38,610 | 152,368 | 414,552 | 18,548 | 433,100 |
| Seafish/Shellfish | 346,093 | 114,278 | 45,527 | 55,272 | 266,032 | 827,202 | 188,495 | 1,015,697 |
| Others | ||||||||
| Marine plants | 20,288 | 9,680 | 5,273 | 0 | 0 | 35,241 | 0 | 35,241 |
| Lumpfish roe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 903 | 922 | 0 | 922 |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,024 | 1,024 | 454 | 1,478 |
| Total | 20,288 | 9,680 | 5,273 | 20 | 1,927 | 37,187 | 454 | 37,641 |
| GRAND TOTAL (4) | 366,381 | 123,958 | 50,800 | 55,292 | 267,959 | 864,389 | 188,948 | 1,053,338 |
(1) Oyster: Atlantic includes wild and farmed data.
(2) Scallop includes meat with roe.
(3) PEI mussels are now classified under "aquaculture" because they are a farmed product.
(4) Totals may not add up due to rounding.
(5) Includes sales of 21,650 tonnes of hake to foreign vesels under joint venture arrangement.
Includes 3,016 tonnes of tuna caught in international waters by Canadian fishermen and landed in Canada.
Source: Statistics, DFO-Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6
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