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Commercial Fishing
2001 Quick Facts  (
2003 2002 2001 2000
1999
1998 )
BC
Commercial Fishing Harvest and Value
2001 |
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Species |
Landings
('000 tonnes) |
Landed
Value
($millions) |
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Wild
Salmon |
24.7 |
37.1 |
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Herring |
24.5 |
46.2 |
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Groundfish |
115.7 |
125.3 |
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Wild
Shellfish |
20.1 |
129.5 |
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Tuna
and Other |
6.9 |
20.5 |
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Total |
191.9 |
358.6 |
Source:
The 2003 British Colombia Seafood Industry Year in Review
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Commercial
fishing is the fourth largest primary industry in British Columbia
after forestry, mining and agriculture.
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More than
80 different species of finfish, shellfish and plants are harvested
commercially.
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70 per cent of all fish harvested in
BC came from the domestic commercial fleet participating in near-
and off-shore fisheries.
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Groundfish
species account for 60 per cent of the commercial fishery harvest
by volume.
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