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Salmon Aquaculture in British Columbia
2003 Quick Facts ( 2003
2002 2001
2000
1999 1998 )
- 23 companies
- 131 sites
- 2,400 hectares
- 900 direct on-farm jobs
BC Salmon Aquaculture Harvest and Values1
2003
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Species |
Production
('000 round tonnes) |
Farmgate
Value
($millions) |
Atlantic
|
55.6 |
212.9 |
Chinook |
15.7 |
36.8 |
Coho |
1.4 |
6.1 |
Total |
72.7 |
255.8 |
1.
Preliminary.
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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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In terms of production shares Atlantic
salmon (76%) and chinook (22%) are the predominant salmon species
farmed in B.C. with coho (2%) produced on a smaller scale.
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The industry has become increasingly
integrated with hatcheries, grow-out, processing and marketing
operations.
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Seventy seven per cent of B.C.'s farmed
salmon was exported in 2003, 92 per cent of which was destined for the
U.S. market.
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Farmed salmon exceeds the wild salmon
sector in harvest quantity and value and in the wholesale value of
processed products, partially because of declines in the commercial
harvesting sector.
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Production is regionally based, primarily
in North Vancouver Island, Clayoquot Sound and Campbell River areas.
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Ninety per cent of the jobs are located in
communities outside of Victoria and Vancouver.
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