STATISTICS AND KEY FIGURES

Seafood is the largest single food commodity exported by Canada. Canada is the fifth largest seafood exporter in the world valued at about $5 billion annually.

Aquaculture is a relatively new commercial activity in Canada and in many other parts of the world, but already it occupies a significant position in the seafood production sector. Cultured fish and seafood production was valued at C$715 million in 2005, comprising approximately 25 percent of all Canadian fisheries and aquaculture production.

The top five farmed species by production are: Atlantic salmon, Blue mussels, Chinook salmon, Pacific oysters and American oysters.　 Canada’s top three markets for farmed Atlantic salmon are the United States, Japan and Taiwan.　 Canada’s top three markets for Blue mussels are: the United States, Europe and Japan.

On this page, you will find the latest statistics and key figures available for the Canadian aquaculture industry.

DFO Publications:

Canadian Aquaculture Industry Export and Production Figures : FactSheet

Canadian Aquaculture Industry: Key Figures for 2004-2005
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Canadian Aquaculture Industry: Key Figures for 2003-2004
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Canadian Aquaculture Production Statistics 1991 - 2003 (Archive)
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DFO Statistical Services

Statistics Canada Publications:

Statistics Canada - Taking stock: A profile of Canada’s aquaculture industry (October 2005)  PDF

Aquaculture Statistics (2006)
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Aquaculture Statistics (2005)
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Aquaculture statistics (2004) 
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Aquaculture Statistics (2003)
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Links To Additional Aquaculture Statistics

2006 FAO State of World Aquaculture

2004 FAO State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture

FAO - The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2002

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Last Updated : 2007-11-14

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