Aquaculture production quantities and value, 2024

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

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Canadian Aquaculture Production, 2024^{table 1 note 1}
(tonnes)
	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	Canada^{table 1 note 2}
Finfish
Salmon^{table 1 note 3}	..	..	9,396	24,864	..	..	x	x	x	53,816	88,076
Trout^{table 1 note 3}	..	..	664	..	453	5,634	x	x	x	247	8,750
Other	..	..	..	..	543	13	x	x	x	553	2,078
Total Finfish	23,159	387	10,060	24,864	996	5,647	x	x	x	54,617	122,449
Shellfish
Clams	..	..	8	43	..	..	..	..	..	1,796	1,847
Oysters	..	4,971	119	3,044	87	..	..	..	..	7,196	15,417
Mussels	3,024	15,611	881	..	203	..	..	..	..	471	20,190
Scallops	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	75	77
Other	..	..	..	..	80	..	..	..	..	..	80
Total Shellfish	3,024	20,582	1,010	3,087	371	..	..	..	..	9,537	37,611
Total Aquaculture	26,183	20,969	11,247	27,951	1,367	5,647	x	x	x	64,154	160,238
Table 1 notes .. : not available for a specific reference period x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Table 1 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. Return to table 1 note 1 referrer Table 1 note 2 Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals. Return to table 1 note 2 referrer Table 1 note 3 Excludes other finfish for all provinces until 2005. Excludes other finfish for all provinces except Quebec beginning in 2006. Return to table 1 note 3 referrer

**Canadian Aquaculture Value, 2024 ^{table 2 note 4}**
(Thousands of dollars)
	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	Canada ^{table 2 note 5}
Finfish
Salmon ^{table 2 note 3}	..	..	93,393	276,216	..	..	x	x	x	513,815	883,423
Trout ^{table 2 note 3}	..	..	6,132	..	2,812	36,010	x	x	x	2,301	56,849
Other	..	..	..	..	5,502	89	x	x	x	10,735	20,163
Total Finfish	257,275	4,300	99,525	276,216	8,314	36,099	x	x	x	526,850	1,222,010
Shellfish
Clams	..	..	46	176	..	..	..	..	..	16,238	16,459
Oysters	..	20,274	4,561	34,202	2,031	..	..	..	..	16,008	77,076
Mussels	5,665	29,251	1,452	..	690	..	..	..	..	3,138	40,196
Scallops	..	..	166	3	8	..	..	..	..	580	757
Other	..	..	..	..	344	..	..	..	..	..	344
Total Shellfish	5,665	49,525	6,225	34,381	3,073	..	..	..	..	35,964	134,833
Total Aquaculture	262,940	53,825	114,727	310,597	11,387	36,099	x	x	x	562,814	1,365,820
Table 1 notes .. : not available for a specific reference period x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Table 2 note 3 Excludes other finfish for all provinces until 2005. Excludes other finfish for all provinces except Quebec beginning in 2006. Return to table 2 note 3 referrer Table 2 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. Return to table 2 note 4 referrer Table 2 note 5 Provinces with data not available are not included in the Canada totals. Return to table 2 note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0107-01 Aquaculture, production and value. Retrieved March 16, 2026. For the most up to date data, please refer to the source table as data may be updated and revised over time to ensure accuracy. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210010701

Date modified:: 2026-01-14

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