Commercial Fisheries Publications

Canadian Fisheries Statistics 2004

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Methodology and data sources
Symbols and abbreviations

1 Fisheries and the Canadian economy
2 Canada's position among the world's fisheries
3 Commercial fisheries and aquaculture
4 International trade
5 Annex I: Overview of major fishing fleets, Atlantic Canada
6 Annex II: Landings tables
7 Annex III: Tables - Years covered: 2002, 2003 and 2004

Preface

The annual statistical snapshot Canadian Fisheries Statistics (formerly entitled Annual Statistical Review of Canadian Fisheries) is an overview of the structure, evolution and value of the fishing industry in Canada and the place this industry occupies in Canada and in the world. The Canadian fisheries covered in this report include marine and freshwater commercial fisheries as well as aquaculture. For information on recreational fisheries in Canada, please refer to the Statistics Services web-site http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats/recreational-eng.htm.

Acknowledgments

This report was prepared by Thomas Larouche in cooperation with Yves Gagnon and Lewis Sonsini under the supervision of Rowena Orok, Chief, Statistical Services, Economic Analysis and Statistics, Policy Sector.

We would like to thank the following regional and headquarters staff for their excellent collaboration in the preparation of this publication:

Central and Arctic: Tyler Jivan,
Newfoundland and Labrador: Annette Rumbolt, Anne-Marie Russell
Québec: Édith Lachance, Julie Lavallée
Gulf: Gaëlle Després
Maritimes: Elaine Walker, Paulette Gardner, Jim LeBlanc
Pacific: Rae Dalgarno, John Davidson
Ottawa: Keldi Forbes, Jennifer Mousseau

Methodology and data sources

Data on commercial marine fisheries landings are provided by the DFO statistical units in the Maritimes, Gulf, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and Pacific regions, and are then integrated at Ottawa headquarters office. Data on freshwater fisheries landings are provided by the DFO Central and Arctic regional office while aquaculture data come from Statistics Canada.

This publication follows FAO's ISSCAAP,¹ the "International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Ani-mals and Plants" as the classification framework to present detailed tables by species and species sub-groups. ISSCAAP divides commercial species in 50 groups based on their characteristics related to taxonomy, ecology and economics.

In terms of Canadian domestic imports and exports, the species are grouped according to the Harmonized System (HS) of classification and the data come from Statistics Canada.

Note that figures in the detailed tables may not add up to the totals due to rounding, confidential data or, in certain instances, differences in the estimation methods.

Symbols and abbreviations

t	metric tonnes
,000t	thousands of metric tonnes
$	Canadian dollar
$m	millions of Canadian dollars
'	foot
''	inch
DFO	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
NAFO	Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Atl.	Atlantic
Pac.	Pacific
#	number
IQ	individual quota
..	not available (n/a)
…	not applicable
x	confidential data

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¹ Latest version: FAO, 2001. Report of the nineteenth session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (Nouméa, New Caledonia, July 10-13 2001). FAO Fisheries Report, No. 656.