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Aquaculture

Aquaculture, the cultivation of aquatic life, is an established practice in many parts of the world. In Canada, aquaculture was first used to enhance natural stocks, however, it is now a large-scale commercial industry across the country providing direct and indirect economic benefits to many local and regional economies. All ten provinces and the Yukon Territory currently have a stake in commercial aquaculture and interest is increasing in the Northwest Territories. Aquaculture production in 2001 accounted for 10.7% of total fish production in Canada.

Commercial aquaculture production dates to the 1950s, when trout and oysters were the species of interest. Over the past 20 years, commercial production has expanded to include several salmon species and mussels. The information presented here, provided by Statistics Canada, covers the years 1986 to 2004 and provides information on volume and value of aquaculture production by species and by province and territory. For the period 1997-2004, information on the value added (economic contribution) of this industry has been provided by Statistics Canada.

• 1997 Value Added Account
• 1998 Value Added Account
• 1999 Value Added Account
• 2000 Value Added Account
• 2001 Value Added Account
• 2002 Value Added Account
• 2003 Value Added Account
• 2004 Value Added Account
• 2005 Value Added Account

• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1986
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1987
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1988
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1989
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1990
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1991
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1992
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1993
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1994
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1995
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1996
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1997
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1998
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 1999
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 2000
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 2001
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 2002
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 2003
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 2004
• Aquaculture Production Quantities and Values 2005