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Aquaculture Production and Value

This section provides annual statistics on the volume and value of aquaculture production in Canada. The data are organized by species and province.

Canadian Aquaculture Production, 2020 table note 1 (tonnes)
  NL PEI NS NB Que ON MB SK AB BC Canada table note 2
Finfish table note 3
Salmon .. .. 9,719 18,900 0 0 x x x 91,666 120,285
Trout .. .. 1,991 0 359 5,583 x x x 1,164 10,553
Steelhead .. .. 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0
Other .. .. 0 0 330 330 x x x 688 1,724
Total Finfish 7,802 627 11,710 18,900 689 5,913 x x x 93,518 140,991
Shellfish
Clams 0 1,193 33 0 0 0 x x x 849 2,076
Oysters 0 3,453 74 1,844 320 0 x x x 5,156 10,847
Mussels 2,818 12,756 732 0 130 0 x x x 550 16,985
Scallops 0 0 4 0 1 0 x x x 118 123
Other 0 0 166 0 38 0 x x x 0 204
Total Shellfish 2,818 17,402 1,009 1,844 489 0 x x x 6,673 30,235
Total Aquaculture 10,620 18,029 12,719 20,744 1,386 5,913 x x x 100,191 171,226

Canadian Aquaculture Value, 2020table note 4 ($000)
  NL PEI NS NB Que ON MB SK AB BC Canada table note 5
Finfish
Salmon .. .. 68,764 125,159 0 0 x x x 628,210 822,133
Trout .. .. 10,935 0 2,305 31,200 x x x 7,989 60,362
Steelhead .. .. 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0
Other .. .. 0 0 5,399 2,600 x x x 9,508 18,222
Total Finfish 51,665 4,150 79,699 125,159 7,704 33,800 x x x 645,707 956,532
Shellfish
Clams 0 2,403 74 0 0 0 x x x 5,204 7,680
Oysters 0 12,180 2,290 14,243 2,694 0 x x x 10,335 41,742
Mussels 5,940 19,686 1,286 0 391 0 x x x 3,396 30,700
Scallops 0 0 63 0 3 0 x x x 1,111 1,177
Other 0 0 6,746 0 409 0 x x x 0 7,155
Total Shellfish 5,940 34,269 10,459 14,243 3,497 0 x x x 20,046 88,454
Total Aquaculture 57,605 38,419 90,158 139,402 11,201 33,800 x x x 665,753 1,044,986

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Table note 1

The production of aquaculture includes the amount produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data are collected from each of the provincial departments responsible for aquaculture.

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Table note 2

Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals.

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Table note 3

Excludes other finfish for all provinces until 2005. Excludes other finfish for all provinces except Quebec beginning in 2006.

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Table note 4

The value of aquaculture includes the value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data are collected from each of the provincial department responsible for aquaculture.

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Table note 5

Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals.

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Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0107-01 Aquaculture, production and value. Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210010701

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