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Home > Commercial > Landings > Seafisheries > 1995 Atlantic Coast Commercial Landings, by Region (metric tonnes, live weight)

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1995 ATLANTIC COAST COMMERCIAL LANDINGS,
BY REGION (metric tonnes, live weight)
  NS NB PE QC NL Atlantic
S-F Gulf Total S-F Gulf Total Total Total Total Total
Groundfish  
Cod 10 079 250 10 330 333 316 649 110 488 914 12 490
Haddock 7 841 0 7 841 18 0 18 0 0 74 7 933
Redfish spp. 12 280 2 12 282 0 11 11 0 15 5 647 17 955
Halibut 672 3 675 1 1 2 0 86 133 895
Flatfishes 5 390 1 928 7 319 59 422 481 714 544 1 775 10 832
Greenland turbot 1 596 0 1 596 1 17 18 0 2 089 7 636 11 339
Pollock 9 633 0 9 633 237 0 237 0 0 351 10 222
Hake 20 874 41 20 915 34 5 40 22 9 594 21 580
Cusk 2 007 0 2 007 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 010
Catfish 257 1 258 1 0 1 0 1 43 302
Skate 1 797 0 1 797 0 1 1 27 4 4 419 6 249
Dogfish 390 0 390 1 0 1 419 141 6 957
Other 2 704 0 2 705 6 99 105 5 15 588 3 418
Total 75 522 2 225 77 747 690 873 1 563 1 297 3 391 22 182 106 181
Pelagic & other finfish  
Herring 52 706 11 340 64 046 30 280 59 632 89 913 11 924 6 426 21 394 193 703
Mackerel 6 335 364 6 699 256 1 951 2 207 3 050 3 382 2 974 18 312
Swordfish 1 542 0 1 542 0 0 0 0 0 68 1 610
Tuna 729 149 878 0 0 0 27 0 11 916
Alewife 1 748 188 1 936 169 3 238 3 408 59 0 0 5 402
Eel 118 16 135 17 60 77 35 202 87 535
Salmon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 61 102
Smelt 2 40 41 0 758 758 289 6 39 1 133
Capelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 160 297
Other 1 882 61 1 942 17 42 58 224 164 210 2 598
Total 65 062 12 158 77 219 30 739 65 681 96 420 15 607 10 359 25 004 224 609
Shellfish  
Clams/quahaug 9 708 92 9 800 1 203 902 2 105 1 146 1 376 15 320 29 747
Oyster (1) 3 86 89 0 604 604 1 626 0 0 2 319
Scallop (2) 49 974 424 50 397 2 762 1 246 4 008 1 429 2 497 10 369 68 701
Squid 882 51 932 0 0 0 0 0 96 1 028
Mussel (3) 0 0 1 0 240 240 4 198 34 34 4 506
Lobster 15 955 2 997 18 952 992 6 752 7 744 8 603 3 411 2 544 41 255
Shrimp 11 974 0 11 974 1 3 380 3 381 0 10 070 29 157 54 582
Crab, Queen 1 565 3 237 4 802 0 11 722 11 722 1 760 14 717 32 343 65 344
Crab, Other 1 096 719 1 815 76 1 736 1 812 2 275 839 1 177 7 917
Sea urchin 1 141 0 1 141 1 621 0 1 621 0 122 283 3 167
Other 457 0 457 106 0 106 0 932 84 1 579
Total 92 754 7 605 100 359 6 761 26 581 33 342 21 038 33 998 91 407 280 145
Seafish/Shellfish 233 337 21 989 255 325 38 190 93 136 131 325 37 942 47 748 138 594 610 935
Marine plants 15 768 0 15 768 1 085 171 1 257 9 649 0 0 26 674
Lumpfish roe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 191 1 191
Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 973 1 997
Total 15 768 0 15 768 1 085 171 1 257 9 649 24 3 164 29 861
GRAND TOTAL (4) 249 105 21 989 271 094 39 275 93 307 132 582 47 591 47 772 141 758 640 796

(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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