Commercial Fisheries

Data on Canada's marine commercial fisheries are presented in four categories: consumption, landings, licenses (fishers, vessels and species) and Atlantic quota reports.

Consumption

Information includes a table outlining the consumption of fish per capita from 1988-2009.

Landings

A landing refers to the part of the fish catch that is put ashore. Information covers both volume and value of fish landings in Canada from 1989 to 2010.

Licenses

Data includes the number of commercial fishing licenses issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the number of registered fishers and vessels. Information for the Atlantic Provinces is available from 1983 onwards, and for the Pacific Region from 1985 onwards.

Quota Reports(Atlantic)

The Canadian Atlantic Quota Report (CAQR) presents information for Atlantic Canada on the total number of catches compared to the established quotas.  Information is presented by species. Reports are available from 1990 to 2010.

Publications

Canadian Fisheries Statistics provides an annual statistical snapshot of Canadian fisheries.

The Cost and Earnings Survey, that collected information on activities related to fishing operations.