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Aquaculture Statistics
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BC Aquaculture Harvests and
Values1
2001 - 2003 |
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Species |
Harvest
('000 tonnes) |
Farmgate Value ($millions) |
| 2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Salmon |
68.0 |
84.2 |
72.7 |
270.9 |
288.9 |
255.8 |
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Shellfish |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
17.2 |
14.8 |
15.9 |
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Trout |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| Total |
77.0 |
93.1 |
81.4 |
288.6 |
304.4 |
272.2 |
1. All figures
are estimates.
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In 2003, the B.C. aquaculture sector
produced 81,400 tonnes of fish and shellfish and generated
$272.2 million in farmgate value. The total wholesale value of
the farmed seafood products generated $341.1 million.
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British Columbia is the fourth largest
producer of farmed salmon in the world after Norway, Chile, and the
United Kingdom.
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Atlantic salmon and chinook are the
predominant salmon species farmed in B.C.
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Primary shellfish species cultured in B.C.
include: Pacific oysters, Manila clams and scallops.
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Other species currently being cultured in
limited or experimental quantities include: Arctic char, sablefish,
sturgeon, mussels and geoduck clams.
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Marine farm sites rearing primarily
salmon, oysters and clams are dominant in the B.C. aquaculture
industry in terms of relative share of sites (80%), production (99%)
and value (99%).
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