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Commercial Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Fishery Profile in the Gulf Region
Table of Content
ABSTRACT
1. BACKGROUND
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SCALLOP FISHERY
2.2 Fleet characteristics
4. FISHING INFORMATION
5. LANDINGS
6. PRICE
7. PRODUCTION INFORMATION
8. GENERAL MARKET INFORMATION
9. CONCLUSION
10. REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1 Number of commercial scallop fishing licences in the Gulf Region
APPENDIX 2: Number of scallop licences issued to First Nations
APPENDIX 3 Gulf Region scallop landing volumes (metric tons of meat only) from 1967 to 2008
APPENDIX 4 Gulf Region scallop landing values (in thousand of dollars) and average price from 1967 to 2008
APPENDIX 5. Canadian scallop export volumes by exporting provinces
APPENDIX 6. Canadian scallop export values by exporting provinces
APPENDIX 7 Canadian scallop exports by main countries of destination
APPENDIX 8 Scallop volumes and values from the other DFO Atlantic management regions
Abstract
In the Gulf Region, the scallop fishery is mostly a secondary fishery. In 2009, 204 (26%) of the 772 scallop license holders were active, landing 112mt of scallop meats for a landed value of over $1,734 million, equivalent to an average gross revenue of about $8,500 per active scallop harvesters. Overall the Gulf Region scallop landed volume represents around 2% of all scallops landed in Canada.
From the 772 scallop fishing licences holders in 2009, 729 were traditional scallop fishing licences and 43 were First Nation Commercial Communal fishing licences.
In 2008, five plants were processing scallop in the Gulf Region, consisting mostly of packaging muscle meats to sell fresh or frozen. In 2008, less than 1% of the production was smoked or chowder mix.
Major importers of Canadian scallops are the US and France with 52% and 26% respectively of the 2009 total Canadian exports value.
