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Seafood Statistics

Welcome to the British Columbia seafood industry statistics website.

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British Columbia's fisheries and aquaculture sector has four principal economic components: commercial or capture fishing, aquaculture, seafood processing, and sport fishing.

sector GDP pie chart Sport Fishing Statistics Commercial Fishery Statistics Aquaculture Statistics Seafood Processing Statisitcs

Source: British Columbia's Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector - April 2007 (PDF/1.29MB/108 pages)Top of page.

In total, the sector contributes more than $1.9 billion in revenues to the provincial economy and accounts for more than $601 million in GDP annually.

Much of the economic activity associated with the sector is located in rural communities. The non-tidal sport fish and the freshwater aquaculture components are spread throughout the interior of the province, while aquaculture and seafood processing activities occur in coastal locations on the islands and mainland B.C.

British Columbia's
Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector

Sector
Sector Revenues
Contribution to B.C.'s GDP ($millions)
Employment
($millions) (current$) (1997$) ('000 jobs)
Capture Fisheries 362 135.4 103.0 2.0
Aquaculture 338 71.4 274.0 2.1
Seafood Processing 638 173.4 173.0 3.7
Sport Fishing
865 287.8 248.0 7.7
Total 2,203 668.0 798.0 15.5

Source: British Columbia's Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector - April 2007 (PDF/1.29MB/108 pages)


Updated: November 5, 2008

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statistics Publications & Resources

Check out the "B.C. Seafood Industry Year in Review": your source for B.C. Seafood Statistics.

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1998-2007 Data Tables and Graphs
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View time series data for the Culture and Capture fisheries.


British Columbia Canned Salmon Pack Bulletins

 


The BC Seafood Industry Year in Review Reporting Forms

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Submissions are required as per section (20)1 of the Fisheries Act CHAPTER 149 (Queen's Printer)

Information is protected under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

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External Links

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Fisheries & Oceans Canada

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Market, Trade and Export Sites

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