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Landings

Seafisheries

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2001 VALUE OF ATLANTIC COAST COMMERCIAL LANDINGS,
BY REGION (thousand dollars)
Species Nova Scotia New Brunswick PEI Total Quebec Total NFL Total Atlantic Total
Maritimes Gulf Total Maritimes Gulf Total
Groundfish
Cod $16,323 $1,495 $17,817 $456 $1,142 $1,598 $1,022 $5,171 $32,851 $58,459
Haddock $27,882 $4 $27,886 $55 $0 $55 $0 $0 $173 $28,115
Redfish spp. $6,586 $5 $6,591 $0 $1 $1 $0 $627 $5,363 $12,582
Halibut $8,179 $115 $8,294 $66 $116 $182 $57 $1,064 $2,455 $12,053
Flatfishes $6,019 $1,029 $7,048 $22 $84 $106 $467 $659 $13,607 $21,887
Greenland turbot $2,439 $14 $2,453 $0 $20 $20 $0 $1,736 $10,641 $14,850
Pollock $5,213 $0 $5,213 $113 $0 $113 $0 $0 $404 $5,729
Hake $16,084 $51 $16,135 $30 $17 $47 $41 $8 $850 $17,082
Cusk $1,413 $0 $1,413 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $1,415
Catfish $74 $0 $74 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8 $170 $253
Skate $249 $0 $249 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $537 $787
Dogfish $1,687 $25 $1,713 $120 $0 $120 $3 $76 $48 $1,959
Other $2,492 $1 $2,493 $3 $11 $14 $0 $7 $1,365 $3,878
Total $94,639 $2,740 $97,379 $866 $1,391 $2,258 $1,590 $9,356 $68,465 $179,048
Pelagic & other finfish
Herring $14,627 $2,434 $17,061 $6,172 $9,801 $15,973 $5,272 $1,232 $2,736 $42,274
Mackerel $1,398 $667 $2,065 $2 $1,661 $1,663 $3,703 $1,421 $1,596 $10,449
Swordfish $7,337 $0 $7,337 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,121 $8,458
Tuna $8,679 $2,529 $11,208 $0 $0 $0 $1,111 $0 $988 $13,307
Alewife $245 $96 $341 $496 $599 $1,095 $21 $0 $0 $1,457
Eel $746 $17 $763 $238 $415 $653 $230 $375 $139 $2,160
Salmon $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Smelt $22 $23 $45 $0 $267 $267 $157 $485 $10 $963
Capelin $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9 $2,958 $2,967
Other $999 $61 $1,060 $24 $13 $37 $434 $47 $70 $1,648
Total $34,054 $5,828 $39,881 $6,932 $12,756 $19,688 $10,927 $3,570 $9,617 $83,683
Shellfish
Clams/quahaug $11,891 $449 $12,339 $312 $1,573 $1,885 $4,966 $4,470 $10,859 $34,518
Oyster (1) $212 $289 $501 $0 $996 $996 $6,324 $0 $0 $7,821
Scallop (2) $116,327 $216 $116,543 $2,914 $1,167 $4,081 $826 $2,463 $2,518 $126,432
Squid $12 $1 $12 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12 $24
Mussel (3) $0 $3 $3 $0 $158 $158 $0 $313 $0 $474
Lobster $333,343 $41,974 $375,317 $31,604 $62,231 $93,835 $104,992 $46,612 $25,657 $646,413
Shrimp $67,212 $0 $67,212 $4 $8,268 $8,272 $0 $16,787 $170,521 $262,792
Crab, Queen $42,593 $24,758 $67,351 $0 $38,065 $38,065 $7,845 $63,478 $218,813 $395,551
Crab, Other $3,599 $1,245 $4,844 $752 $2,254 $3,005 $2,507 $1,524 $1,113 $12,993
Sea urchin $1,357 $0 $1,357 $4,014 $0 $4,014 $0 $41 $1,404 $6,816
Other $408 $0 $408 $227 $0 $227 $0 $1,444 $272 $2,352
Total $576,953 $68,933 $645,886 $39,828 $114,712 $154,540 $127,460 $137,132 $431,169 $1,496,186
Seafish/Shellfish $705,646 $77,501 $783,146 $47,626 $128,859 $176,485 $139,976 $150,057 $509,252 $1,758,917
Others
Marine plants $1,262 $0 $1,262 $681 $0 $681 $1,196 $0 $0 $3,139
Lumpfish roe $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $56 $4,231 $4,287
Miscellaneous (4) $211 $0 $211 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,544 $5,755
Total $1,473 $0 $1,473 $681 $0 $681 $1,196 $56 $9,775 $13,181
GRAND TOTAL (5) $707,118 $77,501 $784,619 $48,307 $128,859 $177,166 $141,172 $150,113 $519,027 $1,772,097

(1) Oyster: BC data now reported under Aquaculture. Atlantic includes wild and farmed data.
(2) Scallop includes meat with roe.
(3) PEI mussels are now classified under "aquaculture" because they are a farmed product.
(4) Miscellaneous value includes seal value.
(5) Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source: DFO, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6

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