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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 Aquaculture (3) 4,p187 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 Ave. $/lb.
Finfish  
Salmon (4) 5,200 x 14,361 180,010 0 0 0 0 0 270,900 470,471 2.02
Trout (4) 0 x 0 6,100 3,931 16,100 62 4,971 x 500 31,664 2.21
Steelhead (4) 9,752 0 9,777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19,529 1.88
Other (5) x x x x x x x x x x 17,819 5.04
Total Finfish (3) 14,952 811 24,138 186,110 3,931 16,100 62 4,971 x 271,400 539,483  
Shellfish  
Clams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,200 8,200 2.66
Oysters 0 6,273 1,327 772 0 0 0 0 0 8,400 16,772 0.67
Mussels (4) 3,929 23,160 2,002 552 640 0 0 0 0 0 30,283 0.64
Scallops (4) 0 0 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 588 2.26
Other 0 0 2,096 0 270 0 0 0 0 0 2,366 1.95
Total Shellfish 3,929 29,433 5,513 1,324 910 0 0 0 0 17,100 58,209  
Total Aquaculture (3) 18,881 30,244 29,651 187,434 4,841 16,100 62 4,971 x 288,500 597,692  
Re-stocking (2)         7,799           7,799  
Total (incl. re-stocking) (2) 18,881 30,244 29,651 187,434 12,640 16,100 62 4,971 x 288,500 605,491  

(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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