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1996 VALUE OF ATLANTIC COAST COMMERCIAL LANDINGS,
BY REGION (thousand dollars)
	NS			NB			PE	QC	NL	Atlantic
	S-F	Gulf	Total	S-F	Gulf	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total
Groundfish
Cod	17,943	266	18,210	992	397	1,389	100	567	1,108	21,374
Haddock	16,003	0	16,004	290	0	290	0	0	142	16,435
Redfish spp.	5,189	10	5,198	0	0	0	0	24	3,211	8,434
Halibut	5,211	82	5,293	25	28	53	1	772	1,036	7,155
Flatfishes	8,289	1,531	9,821	177	387	564	517	399	1,059	12,359
Greenland turbot	1,590	1	1,591	0	45	46	0	3,575	19,238	24,450
Pollock	6,998	0	6,998	324	0	324	0	0	223	7,544
Hake	18,137	163	18,300	47	6	53	16	16	240	18,625
Cusk	1,360	0	1,360	0	0	0	0	0	1	1,361
Catfish	165	0	165	1	1	2	0	0	67	235
Skate	731	0	731	0	0	0	4	4	664	1,405
Dogfish	26	9	35	1	0	1	41	111	3	191
Other	1,933	0	1,933	4	43	48	1	8	507	2,497
Total	83,574	2,064	85,638	1,862	908	2,770	679	5,476	27,500	122,063
Pelagic & other finfish
Herring	12,861	3,656	16,517	4,547	10,726	15,273	5,244	2,388	2,910	42,331
Mackerel	2,766	230	2,996	9	1,269	1,278	2,386	1,683	1,349	9,691
Swordfish	5,819	0	5,819	0	0	0	0	0	600	6,418
Tuna	10,692	1,746	12,438	0	0	0	915	0	1,278	14,631
Alewife	571	57	628	53	388	441	28	0	0	1,097
Eel	1,471	74	1,545	384	245	628	224	1,399	579	4,376
Salmon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	186	299	486
Smelt	2	45	46	0	759	759	186	150	7	1,149
Capelin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	6,273	6,349
Other	2,241	23	2,264	15	42	57	47	330	47	2,745
Total	36,423	5,831	42,253	5,007	13,429	18,436	9,030	6,212	13,342	89,273
Shellfish
Clams/quahaug	9,150	307	9,457	580	1,049	1,629	2,279	954	18,271	32,591
Oyster (1)	1	135	136	0	1,222	1,222	2,662	0	0	4,020
Scallop (2)	57,120	972	58,092	3,978	2,306	6,285	4,353	3,916	18,166	90,812
Squid	655	5	660	0	0	0	0	0	4,195	4,855
Mussel (3)	0	0	0	0	170	170	0	171	0	342
Lobster	175,904	28,141	204,045	14,969	46,874	61,843	64,975	33,335	21,278	385,476
Shrimp	30,911	0	30,911	14	5,640	5,654	0	22,289	83,945	142,799
Crab, Queen	10,631	16,915	27,545	0	53,794	53,794	5,336	60,205	96,832	243,713
Crab, Other	2,218	258	2,476	104	786	890	791	344	90	4,591
Sea urchin	3,417	0	3,417	4,009	15	4,024	0	146	941	8,528
Other	167	0	167	143	0	143	0	879	133	1,322
Total	290,174	46,733	336,906	23,798	111,857	135,655	80,396	122,241	243,852	919,050
Seafish/Shellfish	410,171	54,627	464,798	30,667	126,194	156,861	90,104	133,929	284,694	1,130,386
Marine plants	947	0	947	379	12	391	1,054	0	0	2,393
Lumpfish roe	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	28	9,682	9,732
Miscellaneous (4)	478	0	478	0	0	0	0	101	5,990	6,569
Total	1,446	0	1,446	379	13	392	1,054	130	15,672	18,694
GRAND TOTAL (5)	411,617	54,627	466,244	31,046	126,206	157,253	91,158	134,058	300,366	1,149,080

(1) Oyster: BC data now reported under Aquaculture. Atlantic includes wild and farmed data.
(2) Scallop includes meat with roe.
(3) PEI mussels are now classified under "aquaculture" because they are a farmed product.
(4) Miscellaneous value includes seal value.
(5) Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source: DFO, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6

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