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Aquaculture

Production Quantities and Values

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1999 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (tonnes) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 399 x 791 22,000 0 0 0 0 0 49,700 72,890
Trout (4) 10 x 0 550 1,185 3,850 4 875 x 100 6,574
Steelhead (4) 2,078 0 3,924 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,002
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 624
Total Finfish (3) 2,487 82 4,715 22,550 1,185 3,850 4 875 x 49,800 86,172
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 800
Oysters 0 2,423 776 286 0 0 0 0 0 5,300 8,785
Mussels (4) 1,700 13,890 945 665 197 0 0 0 0 0 17,397
Scallops (4) 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 55
Other 0 0 16 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 41
Total Shellfish 1,700 16,313 1,762 951 222 0 0 0 0 6,130 27,078
Total (3) 4,187 16,395 6,477 23,501 1,407 3,850 4 875 x 55,930 113,250
Re-stocking (2)         954           954
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 4,187 16,395 6,477 23,501 2,361 3,850 4 875 x 55,930 114,204

1999 Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics (' $000) (1)
  NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC CANADA
Finfish
Salmon (4) 2,462 x 7,022 150,000 0 0 0 0 0 290,600 450,084
Trout (4) 80 x 0 6,100 6,121 15,500 16 3,859 x 400 32,076
Steelhead (4) 11,402 0 17,352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28,754
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 5,652
Total Finfish (3) 13,944 786 24,374 156,100 6,121 15,500 16 3,859 x 291,000 517,352
Shellfish
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,200 4,200
Oysters 0 5,075 1,815 788 0 0 0 0 0 5,600 13,278
Mussels (4) 3,800 16,845 1,485 798 257 0 0 0 0 0 23,185
Scallops (4) 0 0 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 266
Other 0 0 43 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 69
Total Shellfish 3,800 21,920 3,509 1,586 283 0 0 0 0 9,900 40,998
Total (3) 17,744 22,706 27,883 157,686 6,404 15,500 16 3,859 x 300,900 558,350
Re-stocking (2)         9,491           9,491
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 17,744 22,706 27,883 157,686 15,895 15,500 16 3,859 x 300,900 567,841

(1) The production and value of Aquaculture includes the amount and value produced on sites and excludes hatcheries or processing. Shellfish also includes some wild production. The data, collected from each of the provincial departments responsible for aquaculture, are considered accurate and reliable. The data will continue to be collected and released in the year following the reference year.
(2) To outfitters: operations offering lodging and services for hunting, fishing and trapping.
(3) Excludes other finfish for all provinces.
(4) Excludes confidential data at Canada level.
(5) Other finfish data is only available at the Canada level and includes confidential data from the provinces.

Statistics Canada - Cat. no. 23-222-XI E

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