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Seafisheries landed value by region, 2017

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2017 Value of Atlantic Coast Commerical Landings, by Region
(thousand dollars)
Species Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I. Quebec N.L. Atlantic
Maritimes Gulf Total Maritimes Gulf Total Total Total Total Total
Groundfish
Atlantic Cod 3,000 21 3,021 12 2 13 12 831 30,731 34,609
Haddock 25,651 1 25,652 x 0 x 0 x 1,184 26,838
Redfish spp. 6,539 0 6,539 0 0 0 0 44 9,619 16,201
Halibut (Atlantic) 40,748 782 41,530 429 1,210 1,640 670 7,497 8,486 59,822
Flatfishes 1,688 163 1,851 x 0 x x 1,814 11,523 15,204
Greenland turbot x x 62 0 0 0 0 5,723 55,471 61,256
Pollock 3,118 0 3,118 x 0 x x x 446 3,566
Hake 7,475 4 7,479 0 0 0 x x 291 7,774
Cusk x 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 126
Catfish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skate x x x 0 0 0 0 x 100 104
Dogfish 41 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Other 1,667 0 1,667 0 0 0 0 9 54 1,730
Total Groundfish 90,119 970 91,089 448 1,212 1,660 695 15,921 117,905 227,270
Pelagic & other finfish
Herring 19,994 2,334 22,328 8,510 6,943 15,453 1,984 2,187 7,609 49,562
Mackeral 2,499 613 3,112 x x 436 4,242 1,281 1,749 10,820
Swordfish 12,846 0 12,846 0 0 0 0 0 157 13,003
Tuna 7,180 1,126 8,306 0 x x 2,080 x 245 10,842
Alewife 608 327 935 283 298 581 126 0 0 1,642
Eel x x 109 70 400 469 516 0 261 1,355
Salmon (Atlantic) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smelt x 0 x 0 x x 5 0 0 78
Silversides 0 0 0 0 0 0 382 0 0 382
Shark x x 330 x 0 x 0 x 9 339
Capelin x 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 6,939 6,959
Other 14,763 0 14,763 601 0 601 0 2 41 15,408
Total Pelagics 58,322 4,423 62,744 9,653 7,972 17,626 9,336 3,676 17,010 110,392
Shellfish
Clams / quahaug 48,536 34 48,570 1,576 x x 1,484 1,047 x 86,786
Oystertable note 1 x x 215 0 342 342 4,402 0 0 4,959
Scallop table note 2 157,676 0 157,676 12,143 0 12,143 0 2,467 3,447 175,733
Squid 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 517 519
Musseltable note 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lobster 731,370 70,657 802,026 131,293 155,533 286,826 211,141 117,069 44,599 1,461,661
Shrimp 64,142 0 64,142 x x 9,735 0 27,595 214,206 315,679
Crab, Queen 79,182 98,326 177,508 0 209,561 209,561 45,663 209,960 325,261 967,953
Crab, Other x x 2,182 1,129 1,255 2,384 1,858 1,305 458 8,187
Whelks x 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 1,896 x
Cockles x 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x x
Sea cucumbers 2,001 0 2,001 x 0 x 0 x 4,069 9,663
Sea urchin 591 0 591 2,588 0 2,588 0 3,760 1,079 8,019
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Shellfish 1,085,667 169,847 1,255,514 149,579 376,723 526,302 264,548 368,353 631,077 3,045,794
Subtotal 1,234,107 175,240 1,409,347 159,681 385,907 545,588 274,578 387,950 765,992 3,383,456
Other
Marine plants x 0 x 637 0 637 0 0 0 x
Lumpfish roe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x
Miscellaneoustable note 4 x 0 x 0 0 0 0 1 x 14,990
Total 7 0 7 637 0 637 0 1 15,006 15,651
Grand Total table note 5 1,234,114 175,240 1,409,354 160,318 385,907 546,225 274,578 387,951 780,998 3,399,107

Table Notes

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Table note 1

Oyster: Atlantic includes wild and farmed data.

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Table note 2

Scallop includes meat with roe.

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Table note 3

PEI mussels are now classified under "aquaculture" because they are a farmed product.

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Table note 4

Miscellaneous includes seal value.

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Table note 5

Totals may not add up due to rounding.

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Source: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (2018). Zonal Interchange File [database]. Ottawa

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