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Home > Commercial > Landings > Seafisheries > 1993 Atlantic Coast Commercial Landings, by Region (metric tonnes, live weight)

Commercial

Landings

Seafisheries

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1993 ATLANTIC COAST COMMERCIAL LANDINGS,
BY REGION (metric tonnes, live weight)
  NS NB PE QC NL Atlantic Total
S-F Gulf Total S-F Gulf Total Total Total Total
Groundfish  
Cod 33,060 733 33,793 460 418 878 817 4,088 37,068 76,645
Haddock 12,186 4 12,189 5 0 5 - 0 787 12,982
Redfish spp. 38,179 1 38,179 0 3,011 3,011 5,243 11,975 26,278 84,687
Halibut 1,165 3 1,168 3 6 9 1 112 170 1,459
Flatfishes 9,872 945 10,817 114 899 1,013 933 1,302 22,067 36,132
Greenland turbot 5,766 0 5,766 - 54 54 - 2,435 8,038 16,293
Pollock 20,473 1 20,473 556 0 557 - 1 548 21,579
Hake 33,112 763 33,876 53 64 117 568 327 1,051 35,939
Cusk 2,957 - 2,957 0 - 0 - - - 2,957
Catfish 662 4 666 4 1 5 0 10 393 1,073
Skate 238 - 238 - 1 1 8 0 76 323
Dogfish 723 5 728 7 218 225 317 165 1 1,436
Other 2,395 1 2,396 13 58 71 20 93 1,173 3,753
Total 160,787 2,459 163,246 1,215 4,730 5,945 7,907 20,509 97,650 295,257
Pelagic & other finfish  
Herring 88,120 1,272 89,393 43,651 36,160 79,812 5,539 5,489 21,688 201,920
Mackerel 6,656 501 7,157 63 1,983 2,046 4,651 3,175 9,683 26,712
Swordfish 2,076 - 2,076 - - - - - 133 2,209
Tuna 506 90 596 7 1 8 17 - 28 648
Alewife 1,080 951 2,031 969 3,572 4,541 200 - - 6,772
Eel 71 88 159 116 88 204 74 311 116 864
Salmon - - - - - - - 49 112 161
Smelt 2 51 52 0 733 733 180 144 26 1,135
Capelin - - - - - - - 1,499 48,221 49,720
Other 1,608 14 1,623 43 1 45 89 173 101 2,030
Total 100,119 2,967 103,086 44,849 42,539 87,388 10,750 10,841 80,108 292,173
Shellfish  
Clams/quahaug 7,889 118 8,008 421 983 1,404 1,415 418 13,491 24,736
Oyster (1) 4 18 23 - 363 363 1,205 - - 1,591
Scallop (2) 77,106 625 77,731 3,946 1,024 4,969 1,261 2,451 4,520 90,932
Squid 2,488 27 2,515 - - - - - 287 2,802
Mussel (3) 1 - 1 - 83 83 4,788 33 33 4,937
Lobster 14,465 3,577 18,041 815 7,104 7,919 8,905 3,588 2,608 41,061
Shrimp 7,736 - 7,736 12 2,488 2,500 - 9,573 23,135 42,943
Crab, Queen 2,052 3,080 5,132 0 8,810 8,810 905 10,330 22,922 48,100
Crab, Other 27 428 456 - 404 404 1,334 - - 2,193
Sea urchin 129 - 129 960 - 960 - - 62 1,151
Other 46 - 46 232 1 233 - 790 3 1,071
Total 111,943 7,875 119,818 6,386 21,258 27,644 19,813 27,183 67,060 261,517
Seafish/Shellfish 372,849 13,301 386,150 52,450 68,527 120,978 38,469 58,533 244,818 848,947
Marine plants 16,271 - 16,271 227 - 227 - - - 16,498
Lumpfish roe - - - - - - - 21 2,657 2,679
Miscellaneous - - - - - - - 2 125 126
Total 16,271 - 16,271 227 - 227 - 23 2,782 19,303
GRAND TOTAL (4) 389,120 13,301 402,421 52,677 68,527 121,204 38,469 58,555 247,600 868,249

(1) Oyster: BC data now reported under Aquaculture. Atlantic includes wild and farmed data.
(2) Scallop includes meat with roe.
(3) Mussel includes wild & farmed.
(4) Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source: DFO, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6

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