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BC Wild Salmon Production

BC Wild Salmon Landings ('000 tonnes)
1996 - 2003
Species
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002 2003
Chinook
0.4
1.7
1.4
0.8
0.5
0.7
1.7 2.2
Sockeye
15.5
25.3
5.1
1.7
8.5
7.2
10.1 6.3
Coho
3.4
0.8
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.1
0.5 0.8
Pink
8.4
12.2
3.9
9.5
7.1
10.9
8.6 15.4
Chum
6.5
8.7
19.9
5.0
2.8
5.8
12.4 13.7
Total
34.1
48.7
30.3
17.0
18.9
24.7
33.3 38.4

 

 

BC Wild Salmon Landed Value ($millions)
1996 - 2003

Species
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002 2003
Chinook
1.6
5.8
5.5
4.1
2.8
3.1
7.1 8.1
Sockeye
78.0
89.2
32.9
12.4
39.5
23.9
40.2 24.1
Coho
10.2
1.8
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.1 1.1 2.4
Pink
4.6
6.6
2.8
5.7
4.7
4.3 2.9 4.4
Chum
4.8
6.5
12.8
4.1
3.4
5.7
6.0 9.1
Total
99.2
109.7
54.0
26.3
50.4
37.1
57.3 48.1

 

 

BC Wild Salmon Wholesale Value* ($millions)
1996 - 2003
Species
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Chinook
6.2
7.7
9.2
6.6
5.3
5.1 11.8 16.9
Sockeye
166.5
209.6
76.0
63.1
113.1
77.7 103.5 71.8
Coho
24.3
7.2
6.5
5.8
8.9 5.0 8.1 14.2
Pink
51.4
45.0
58.7
53.2
36.5 43.3 32.1 33.4
Chum
34.5
36.1
57.2
41.2
34.5 26.6 40.4 43.7
Total
285.4
306.2
208.3
170.5
199.8 161.9 198.8 183.6

*  Includes salmon imported and processed in BC.


Updated:  October 28, 2004

 
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