Fishery Facts

Fact Sheet - 2001

Fact Sheet - 2000

Newfoundland and Labrador
Fishing and Aquaculture Industry Highlights
2002 (Preliminary)

Landed Value (Millions $)

Active Processing Licences
(By Type)

Groundfish
Pelagics
Shellfish
Sea Mammals

Total

64.2
9.8
421.3
20.0

$515.4

Core
Non-Core
Secondary
Aquaculture

Total

66
59
7
4

136

Landed Volume (tonnes) - Preliminary

Primary Markets (% of Total)
January to December, 2002

Groundfish
Pelagics
Shellfish

Total

59,880
50,750
156,840

267,470

Seals 294,000

United States
China
Denmark
Japan
Iceland
Other Countries

47%
15%
7%
6%
5%
20%

Total Production Value $1 Billion

Annual Employment (person years)

Aquaculture Production (tonnes) (2002)

Harvesting
Processing

8300
7900

Shellfish
Finfish

1700
3100

Aquaculture Export Value $20.5 million

GDP Indicators (%) (2002)

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

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

10.4%

29.6%

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