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Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics 1991 - 2003

Source: Aquaculture Statistics 2003, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE Statistics Canada

Production data is in thousands of metric tonnes and value is in millions of Canadian dollars

Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics 1991 - 2003
  1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Production 49.6 46.9 53.9 57.1 66.3 73.2 82.5 92.1 114.2 128.0 154.1 171.8 155.6
Value 233.6 244.0 277.6 302.0 342.0 362.5 392.1 436.9 567.8 608.9 605.5 628.3 585.5

2003 Canadian Provincial Aquaculture Production

Source: Aquaculture Statistics 2003, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE Statistics Canada

Production data is in thousands of metric tonnes and value is in millions of Canadian dollars

2003 Canadian Provincial Aquaculture Production

  BC NB PE NS ON NL QC MA
Production 79.2 36.5 19.9 7.3 4.7 3.9 1.9 0.1
Value 264.9 188.2 31.9 35.3 17.9 17.2 12.5 0.04

Canadian Aquaculture Production by Species, 2003

Source: Aquaculture Statistics 2003, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE Statistics Canada

Production data is in thousands of metric tonnes and value is in millions of Canadian dollars

Canadian Aquaculture Production by Species, 2003

  salmon trout steelhead other finfish clams oysters mussels scallops other shellfish finfish sub-total shellfish sub-total total finfish + shellfish
Production 105.1 5.7 1.2 7.3 1.5 12.8 20.5 0.1 0.6 119.2 35.5 155.6
Value 434.2 26.5 6.3 45.4 7.6 18.4 30.7 0.8 6.1 512.4 63.6 585.5

2003 Canadian Finfish Aquaculture Production by Species

Source: Aquaculture Statistics 2003, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE Statistics Canada

Production data is in thousands of metric tonnes and value is in millions of Canadian dollars

Other finfish: Includes Char, Other Finfish and Total P.E.I. ,Saskatchewan, and Alberta Finfish.

2003 Canadian Finfish Aquaculture Production by Species

  finfish total salmon trout steelhead other finfish
Production 119.2 105.1 5.7 1.2 7.3
Value 512.4 434.2 26.5 6.3 45.4

2003 Canadian Shellfish Aquaculture Production by Species

Source: Aquaculture Statistics 2003, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE Statistics Canada

Production data is in thousands of metric tonnes and value is in millions of Canadian dollars

2003 Canadian Shellfish Aquaculture Production by Species

  shellfish total mussels oysters clams scallops other shellfish
Production 35.5 20.5 12.8 1.5 0.1 0.6
Value 63.6 30.7 18.4 7.6 0.8 6.1

2003 Canadian Provincial Aquaculture Shellfish Production

Source: Aquaculture Statistics 2003, Catalogue no. 23-222-XIE Statistics Canada

Production data is in thousands of metric tonnes and value is in millions of Canadian dollars

2003 Canadian Provincial Aquaculture Shellfish Production

  PE BC NS NB NL QC
Production 19.9 8.6 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.6
Value 31.0 15.9 8.4 3.1 4.2 1.0

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