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Canada’s fishing industries continued to perform well in 2006, with exports of
fish and seafood products, including farmed products, totalling $4.1 billion.
The six largest Canadian exporting provinces of fish and seafood in 2006 were
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec,
and Prince Edward Island.
BRITISH COLUMBIA:
- Canada’s top exporter of fish and seafood products in 2006 with a value of
$987 million.
- Exported 187,104 tonnes (t) of fish and seafood in 2006.
- The three most important species in terms of value were farmed Atlantic salmon
(53,126 t valued at $315.3 million), herring (7,389 t valued at $61.4 million),
and hake (35,552 t valued at $56.1 million).
- British Columbia’s highest valued export species group was pelagic fish valued
at $559.7 million.
NOVA SCOTIA:
- Canada’s second leading exporter of fish and seafood products in 2006 with
a value of $974.4 million.
- Exported 152,146 t of fish and seafood in 2006.
- Nova Scotia’s most valuable species were lobster (22,471 t valued at $390.3
million), shrimp/prawn (34,646 t valued at $106.6 million), and scallops (4,719
t valued at $92.2 million).
- Nova Scotia’s highest valued export species group was shellfish valued at
$689.1 million.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR:
- Canada’s third leading exporter of fish and seafood products with exports
valued at $798.2 million.
- Exported 194,339 t of fish and seafood in 2006.
- Its top three species were shrimp/prawn (63,939 t valued at $256 million),
snow/queen crab (27,416 t valued at $206.3 million), and mackerel (26,291 t
valued at $42.1 million).
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest valued export species group was shellfish
valued at $557.5 million.
NEW BRUNSWICK:
- Canada’s fourth leading exporter of fish and seafood products with exports
valued at $795.2 million.
- Exported 97,726 t of fish and seafood in 2006.
- Its top three species were lobster (15,321 t valued at $406.6 million), farmed
Atlantic salmon (23,421 t valued at $170 million), and snow/queen crab (10,647
t valued at $80.7 million).
- New Brunswick’s highest valued export species group was shellfish valued
at $543.1 million.
QUEBEC:
- Canada’s fifth leading exporter of fish and seafood products in Canada with
a value of $203.3 million.
- Exported 29,474 t of fish and seafood in 2006.
- Its top three species were snow/queen crab (9,991 t valued at $68.2 million),
lobster (1,181 t valued at $29,664 million), and shrimp/prawn (2,517 t valued
at $19.4 million).
- Quebec’s highest valued export species group was shellfish valued at $127.7
million.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
- Canada’s sixth leading exporter of fish and seafood products in Canada with
exports valued at $194.05 million.
- Exported 17,684 t of fish and seafood in 2006.
- Its top three species were lobster (5,927 t valued at $150 million), mussels
(8,610 t valued at $23.2 million), and crab (712 t valued at $6 million).
- Prince Edward Island’s highest valued export species group was shellfish
valued at $185.4 million.
For further information on Canada’s seafood export statistics, refer to Fisheries
and Oceans’ Statistical Services website at
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/communic/statistics/main_e.htm.
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