Fact Sheet 1999

Fact Sheet - 1999

Fact Sheet - 2003

Fact Sheet - 2000

Newfoundland and Labrador
Fishing and Aquaculture Industry Highlights
1999 (Preliminary)

Landed Value (Millions $)

Active Processing Licences
(By Type)

Groundfish
Pelagics
Shellfish
Sea Mammals

Total

92
10
399
7

$509

Core
Non-Core
Secondary
Aquaculture

Total

63
63
10
6

142

Landed Volume (tonnes) - Revised

Primary Markets (% of Total)
January to November, 1999

Groundfish
Pelagics
Shellfish

Total

71,000
40,200
160,221

271,421

Seals 245,000

United States
Japan
China
Denmark
Other Countries

57%
11%
9%
7%
16%

Total Production Value $1 billion

Annual Employment (person years)

Aquaculture Production (tonnes)

Harvesting
Processing

8700
8400

Shellfish
Finfish

1,700
2,600

Aquaculture Export Value $18 million

GDP Indicators (%) (1999)

Fishery as a percentage of the GDP
(Goods Producing Sector)

Fish Processing as a percentage of the GDP
(Manufacturing Sector)

12.7%

23.4%

Source:
Statistics Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Prepared By:
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador