Seafisheries landed value by region, 2018

Preliminary

2018 Value of Atlantic Coast Commerical Landings, by Region
(thousand dollars)
Species Nova Scotia New Brunswick P.E.I.
Total		 Quebec
Total		 N.L.
Total		 Atlantic
Total
Maritimes Gulf Total Maritimes Gulf Total
Groundfish
Atlantic Cod 2,702 18 2,719 x x 15 11 891 23,218 26,854
Haddock 18,063 0 18,063 1 0 1 0 0 463 18,527
Redfish spp. 6,217 0 6,217 0 x x 0 x 11,773 18,075
Halibut (Atlantic) 39,492 660 40,152 342 1,059 1,402 636 6,609 7,820 56,618
Flatfishes x x 1,273 x x x x 1,073 12,325 14,677
Greenland turbot 136 0 136 0 0 0 0 4,034 55,641 59,812
Pollock 2,918 0 2,918 x 0 x x x 227 3,148
Hake 5,328 1 5,329 3 0 3 0 8 308 5,649
Cusk 179 0 179 x 0 x 0 0 x 180
Catfish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skate 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 220 250
Dogfish 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
Other x x 1,699 15 0 15 0 x x 1,757
Total Groundfish 77,959 792 78,751 379 1,064 1,443 646 12,710 112,030 205,581
Pelagic & other finfish
Herring 21,844 1,872 23,717 12,372 7,403 19,776 1,358 2,232 4,788 51,871
Mackeral 1,688 82 1,770 x x 488 3,587 1,191 3,672 10,708
Swordfish 10,169 0 10,169 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,169
Tuna 6,381 848 7,229 0 x x 2,670 x x 10,468
Alewife 809 141 950 618 655 1,273 106 0 0 2,329
Eel 85 32 117 x x 432 543 x x 1,412
Salmon (Atlantic) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smelt 0 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 79
Silversides 0 0 0 0 0 0 441 0 0 441
Shark 182 0 182 0 0 0 0 1 0 183
Capelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 10,475 10,580
Other 29,651 0 29,651 x 0 x x 2 65 31,953
Total Pelagics 70,810 2,975 73,785 15,276 9,011 24,287 8,725 3,873 19,522 130,192
Shellfish
Clams / quahaug 29,331 16 29,348 x x 1,303 1,463 1,100 38,201 71,415
Oystertable note 1 x x x 0 x x 5,365 0 0 5,836
Scallop table note 2 153,389 308 153,696 9,233 1,282 10,516 1,358 2,199 1,499 169,269
Squid 1 0 1 x 0 x 0 x 2,348 2,350
Musseltable note 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lobster 708,079 63,028 771,107 138,431 152,221 290,653 194,407 116,616 46,869 1,419,651
Shrimp 85,154 0 85,154 0 9,774 9,774 0 27,782 242,090 364,799
Crab, Queen 69,750 80,122 149,872 0 97,924 97,924 33,222 168,818 298,347 748,183
Crab, Other x x 2,349 729 970 1,700 1,494 1,562 562 7,667
Whelks x 0 x 0 0 0 0 2,100 x 9,388
Cockles x 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 x 5,988
Sea cucumbers 1,720 0 1,720 540 0 540 0 2,697 7,430 12,388
Sea urchin x 0 x 2,256 0 2,256 0 x 723 6,190
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Shellfish 1,056,083 143,904 1,199,987 152,232 262,792 415,023 237,310 325,705 645,098 2,823,124
Subtotal 1,204,853 147,671 1,352,524 167,887 272,866 440,754 246,682 342,288 776,650 3,158,897
Other
Marine plants x 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 583
Lumpfish roe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 57
Miscellaneoustable note 4 x 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 10,651 10,652
Total Other 16 0 16 x 0 x 0 x 10,708 11,293
Grand Total table note 5 1,204,869 147,671 1,352,540 168,454 272,866 441,321 246,682 342,289 787,358 3,170,190

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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