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Canada's Ocean Industries: Contribution to the Economy 1988-2000

This chapter examines, in a national, macro-economic context, the performance of the ocean sector in Canada 's economy during the period 1988 to 2000. This sector consists of the following segments⁶ :

• commercial fishing : including catching operations, mariculture and fish processing, but not recreational fishing;
• offshore oil and gas : including exploration, development and production, but not refinery operations;
• ocean transport : including port operations, vessel operations, ship and boat building and repair;
• ocean tourism: including recreational fishing, coastal tourism and cruise ships;
• marine construction : including buildings, offshore platforms, and general marine works;
• ocean manufacturing and services : including communications and electronic equipment, marine technology and consulting services; and
• government services : including defence, resource management and R&D.

A final section summarizes our findings for each of these segments and provides an estimate of the overall impact of ocean sector activities on the national economy.

• 3.1 The Commercial Fishing Industry
• 3.2 The Offshore Oil Industry
• 3.3 The Ocean Transport Industry
• 3.4 The Ocean Tourism Industry
• 3.5 The Marine Construction Industry
• 3.6 Ocean Manufacturing and Services Industry
• 3.7 Government Services Industry
• 3.8 The Economic Importance of Ocean Industries 1988-1996: National

⁶ The GDP and CSIC codes for the sub-industries under these major industry classifications have been given in Figure 2.1