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Canadian Aquaculture Industry 2004-2005 - Tables

Aquaculture production and value,¹ by province, 2005

	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Prairie Provinces (Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta)	British Columbia	Canada
Production	Tonnes
Salmon	x	x	x	35,000	0	0	0	63,441	98,441
Trout	0	x	0	300	300	4,000	x	112	4,723
Other Finfish	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	12,636
Total finfish	5,006	10	5,704	35,300	300	4,000	1,927	63,553	115,800
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,788	1,788
Oysters	0	2,857	0	0	0	0	0	7,638	12,584
Mussels	3,175	16,054	2,300	500	753	0	0	78	22,842
Scallops	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	226	237
Other Shellfish	0	0	670	0	162	0	0	0	832
Total Shellfish	3,157	18,911	3,213	2,357	915	0	0	9,730	38,283
Total aquaculture	8,163	18,921	8,917	37,657	1,215	4,000	1,927	73,283	154,083
Restocking	.	.	.	.	910	.	.	.	910
Total aquaculture including restocking	8,163	18,921	8,917	37,657	2,125	4,000	1,927	73,283	154,993

Value	Thousands of dollars

Salmon	x	x	x	22,5000	0	0	0	318,634	543,634
Trout	0	x	0	3,000	1,854	15,500	x	673	21,070
Other Finfish	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	74,937
Total finfish	26,600	1,900	29,551	22,8000	1,854	15,500	16,929	319,307	639,641
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,378	8,378
Oysters	0	5,500	686	1,950	0	0	0	7,959	16,095
Mussels	6,900	21,400	3,060	550	980	0	0	278	22,842
Scallops	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	988	237
Other Shellfish	0	0	7,030	0	1,190	0	0	0	8,220
Total Shellfish	6,900	26,900	10,867	2,500	2,170	0	0	17,603	66,940
Total aquaculture	33,500	28,800	40,418	230,500	4,024	15,500	16,929	336,910	706,581
Re-stocking	.	.	.	.	8,526	.	.	.	8,526
Total aquaculture including re-stocking	33,500	28,800	40,418	230,500	12,550	15,500	16,929	336,910	715,107

1. The production and value of aquaculture includes the amount and value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish includes some wild production.
(x) Data suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
(.) Not available.

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Aquaculture licences,¹ 2004

	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba²	Saskat-chewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon³	Canada
Commercial/ developmental	190	213	384	694	184	290	44	16	84	704	39	2,842
Marine finfish	89	0	55	97	0	0	0	0	0	132	0	373
Marine shellfish	84	213	327	485	41	0	0	0	0	477	0	1,627
Marine plants	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6
Marine sea urchins	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Marine lobster pounds	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Total marine	173	213	384	589	47	0	0	0	0	614	0	2,020
Total freshwater finfish	17	0	0	105	137	290	44	16	84	90	39	822
Total finfish	106	0	55	202	137	290	44	16	84	222	39	1,195
Recreational/ private	0	0	0	106	0	0	0	NA	3,624⁴	0	0	3,730
Institutional/ Research	16	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	NA	0	0	26
Total	206	213	384	810	184	290	44	16	3,708	704	39	6,598

1. Aquaculture licence refers to permits issued to operate an aquaculture operation.
2. Data are for the year of 2003. Number of licensed operators was 25; 44 licenses issued for sites/ water bodies.
3. For 2002.
4. Includes farm dugouts and ponds.

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Aquaculture leases,¹ 2004

	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba²	Saskat-chewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon³	Canada
Marine finfish	61	0	55	99	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	344
Marine shellfish	80	1,073	327	484	23	0	0	0	0	475	0	2,462
Marine plants	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6
Marine sea urchins	2	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Marine lobster pounds	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
Total marine	144	1,073	384	607	29	0	0	0	0	608	0	2,845
Freshwater finfish	17	0	0	4	1	8	0	1	0	17	0	48
Total	161	1,073	384	611	30	8	0	1	0	625	0	2,893

1. Lease refers to the areas where aquaculture facilities are permitted to operate. Terms other than lease are used to identify property rights including Land Use Permit and Permit or Licence to Occupy.
2. For 2003.
3. For 2002.

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Aquaculture area (hectare),¹ 2004

	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba²	Saskat-chewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon³	Canada
Marine finfish	745	0	280	1,581	0	0	0	0	0	3,591	0	6,197
Marine shellfish	3,822	7,543	4,945	2,790	11,835	0	0	0	0	2,990	0	33,925
Marine plants	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4⁴	0	48
Marine sea urchins	80	0	3	0	359	0	0	0	0	0	0	442
Marine lobster pounds	0	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61
Total marine	4,648	7,543	5,228	4,436	12,194	0	0	0	0	6,585	0	40,634
Freshwater finfish	58	0	0	23	2	24	0	80	0	115⁵	0	302
Total	4,706	7,543	5,228	4,459	12,196	24	0	80	0	6,700	0	40,936

1. Area refers to Crown Land area only and represents the total area leased for aquaculture as opposed to the intensively used area.
2. For 2003.
3. For 2002.
4. Includes areas only for marine plant aquaculture; other marine plant aquaculture operations are included in finfish and shellfish areas.
5. Includes Crown Land tenure area only; data on areas for freshwater finfish aquaculture on private land were not available.

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Commercial aquaculture hatcheries, 2004

	Newfoundland and Labrador	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba¹	Saskat-chewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon²	Canada
Finfish	5	37	21	37	NA	3	5	15	64	2	189
Shellfish	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	14
Total	5	42	21	38	0	3	5	15	72	2	203

1. For 2003
2. For 2002