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Production Quantities and Values

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1996 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) ⁽¹⁾
	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	CANADA
Finfish
Salmon ⁽⁴⁾	295	x	1,125	16,380	0	0	0	68	0	27,756	45,624
Trout ⁽⁴⁾	24	x	23	550	887	4,240	x	707	110	74	6,615
Steelhead ⁽⁴⁾	734	0	363	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,097
Other ⁽⁵⁾	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	99
Total Finfish ⁽³⁾	1,053	64	1,511	16,930	887	4,240	x	775	110	27,830	53,499
Shellfish
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	979	979
Oysters	0	1,676	247	586	0	0	0	0	0	5,480	7,989
Mussels ⁽⁴⁾	377	8,817	491	147	66	0	0	0	0	0	9,898
Scallops ⁽⁴⁾	19	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	142	177
Other	1	0	19	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	30
Total Shellfish	397	10,493	773	733	76	0	0	0	0	6,601	19,073
Total ⁽³⁾	1,450	10,557	2,284	17,663	963	4,240	x	775	110	34,431	72,572
Re-stocking ⁽²⁾					615						615
Total (incl. re-stocking) ⁽²⁾	1,450	10,557	2,284	17,663	1,578	4,240	x	775	110	34,431	73,187

1996 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) ⁽¹⁾
	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	CANADA
Finfish
Salmon ⁽⁴⁾	1,665	x	6,736	122,522	0	0	0	300	0	155,931	287,154
Trout ⁽⁴⁾	154	x	147	6,000	4,257	19,600	x	3,120	660	391	34,329
Steelhead ⁽⁴⁾	3,210	0	1,454	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,664
Other ⁽⁵⁾	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	768
Total Finfish ⁽³⁾	5,029	806	8,337	128,522	4,257	19,600	x	3,420	660	156,322	327,721
Shellfish
Clams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,427	4,427
Oysters	0	2,945	913	1,193	0	0	0	0	0	5,659	10,710
Mussels ⁽⁴⁾	333	10,693	807	103	86	0	0	0	0	0	12,022
Scallops ⁽⁴⁾	104	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	858	1,015
Other	19	0	311	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	346
Total Shellfish	456	13,638	2,084	1,296	102	0	0	0	0	10,944	28,520
Total ⁽³⁾	5,485	14,444	10,421	129,818	4,359	19,600	x	3,420	660	167,266	356,241
Re-stocking ⁽²⁾					6,286						6,286
Total (incl. re-stocking) ⁽²⁾	5,485	14,444	10,421	129,818	10,645	19,600	x	3,420	660	167,266	362,527

(1) The production and value of Aquaculture includes the amount and value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data, collected from each of the provincial departments responsible for aquaculture, are considered accurate and reliable. The data will continue to be collected and released in the year following the reference year.
(2) To outfitters: operations offering lodging and services for hunting, fishing and trapping.
(3) Excludes other finfish for all provinces.
(4) Excludes confidential data at Canada level.
(5) Other finfish data is only available at the Canada level and includes confidential data from the provinces.

Statistics Canada - Cat. no. 23-222-XI E

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