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Canada’s fishing and aquaculture industries continued to perform well in 2005, with exports of fish and seafood products totalling $4.3 billion.
The six largest Canadian exporting provinces of fish and seafood in 2005 were Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
NOVA SCOTIA:
- Canada’s top exporter of fish and seafood products again in 2005 with a value of $1.03 billion.
- Exported 144,266 tonnes (t) of fish and seafood in 2005.
- The three most important species in terms of value were lobster (21,473 t valued at $392.4 million), crab (12,784 t valued at $117.5 million), and shrimp (31,114 t valued at $112.8 million).
- Nova Scotia’s highest valued export species group was shellfish, valued at $750.5 million.
BRITISH COLUMBIA:
- Canada’s second leading exporter of fish and seafood products in 2005 with a value of $995 million.
- Exported 199,392 t of fish and seafood in 2005.
- B.C.’s most valuable species were farmed Atlantic salmon (45,612 t valued at $261.9 million), wild salmon (37,786 t valued at $184.4 million), and herring (10,219 t valued at $94.4 million.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR:
- Canada’s third leading exporter of fish and seafood products with exports valued at $886.6 million.
- Exported 190,402 t of fish and seafood in 2005.
- Exports decreased 12% in value from 2004, crab exports were down 38% in value.
- Its top three species were shrimp (55,805 t valued at $278.5 million), crab (30,441 t valued at $275.7 million), and mackerel (25,228 t valued at $53.2 million).
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest valued export species group was shellfish, valued at $597.1 million.
NEW BRUNSWICK:
- The fourth leading exporter of fish and seafood products in Canada with a value of $832.3 million.
- Exported 99,556 t of fish and seafood in 2005.
- Its top three species were lobster (14,595 t valued at $401.8 million), salmon (25,169 t valued at $175.7 million), and crab (12,684 t valued at $124.4 million).
- New Brunswick’s highest valued export species group was shellfish, valued at $565.4 million.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
- Ranked fifth among Canadian provinces in fish and seafood exports with a value of $208.8 million.
- Exported 19,169 t of fish and seafood in 2005.
- Its top three species were lobster (5,463 t valued at $153.7 million), mussels (8,475 t valued at $24.3 million), and crab (1,191 t valued at $10.6 million).
- Shellfish accounted for $197.3 million of P.E.I.’s exports, 94% of its overall total.
QUEBEC:
- Was the sixth leading exporter of fish and seafood products in Canada with exports valued at $201 million.
- Exported 26,282 t of fish and seafood in 2005.
- Its top three species were crab (8,940 t valued at $76.9 million), lobster (943 t valued at $29.4 million) and shrimp (2,441 t valued at $20.8 million).
- Quebec’s highest valued export species group was shellfish, valued at $132.2 million.
For further information on Canada’s seafood export statistics, refer to Fisheries and Oceans’ Statistical Services website at
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/communic/statistics/main_e.htm.
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