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Freshwater Hatcheries in British Columbia

British Columbia commercial finfish hatcheries produce eggs, fingerlings and smolts, and at times adult fish. These are then transferred to other facilities for further grow out where they are ultimately harvested for food market sales.

Primary species cultured in these operations are Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon (chinook and coho), tilapia, kokanee and rainbow trout.

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Freshwater Finfish Hatchery - Sales for Restocking

 

  

B.C. Commercial Fish Hatchery Production & Value1
2008
Species Stage2 Pieces
('000)		 Value
($'000)
Atlantic & Chinook
eggs, juveniles & adults 1,844 1,927

Total Atlantic & Chinook

 1,927
Trout & Kokanee eggs 773 34
  juveniles 475 133
  adults 28 56
Total Trout & Kokanee 223
TOTAL 2,150
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B.C. Commercial Fish Hatchery Production & Value1
2007
Species Stage2 Pieces
('000)		 Value
($'000)
Atlantic, Chinook & Coho juveniles 1,422 1,532
adults & eggs 2,199 288

Total Atlantic, Chinook & Coho

 1,820
Trout juveniles 618 175
  adults & eggs 491 72
Total Trout 2,067
TOTAL 2,067
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B.C. Commercial Fish Hatchery Production & Value1
2006
Species Stage2 Pieces
('000)		 Value
($'000)
Atlantic eggs 6,885 589
juveniles 954 1,445

Total Atlantics

 2,034
Chinook & Coho juveniles 1,566 1,695
adults & eggs 162 18
Total Chinook & Coho 1,713
Trout & Tilapia juveniles 546 206
  adults & eggs 787 113
Total Trout & Tilapia 319
TOTAL 4,065
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B.C. Commercial Fish Hatchery Production & Value1
2005
Species Stage2 Pieces
('000)		 Value
($'000)
Atlantic eggs & juveniles 3,702 3,649
Total Atlantics 3,649
Chinook & Coho eggs & juveniles 2,996 2,198
Total Chinook & Coho 2,198
Trout & Kokanee
juveniles 351 105
adults & eggs 4,721 106
Total Trout & Kokanee 211
TOTAL 6,058
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B.C. Commercial Fish Hatchery Production & Value1
2004
Species Stage2 Pieces
('000)		 Value
($'000)
Atlantic eggs 12,509 1,093
juveniles 2,319 4,050
Total Atlantics 5,143
Chinook & Coho eggs 1,762 76
juveniles 5,143 5,309
Total Chinook & Coho 5,385
Trout & Kokanee eggs 3,140 41
juveniles 352 155
adults 27 49
Total Trout & Kokanee 245
TOTAL 10,773
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B.C. Commercial Fish Hatchery Production & Value1
2003
Species Stage2 Pieces
('000)		 Value
($'000)
Atlantic eggs 8,177 741
juveniles 8,948 13,170
Total Atlantics  13,911
Chinook & Coho eggs & adults 563 103
juveniles 6,447 7,150
Total Chinook & Coho 7,253
Trout eggs 536 20
juveniles 572 153
adults 22 229
Total Trout 402
TOTAL 21,395
1. These figures do not include transfers between hatcheries and growout sites for same-company operations.
2. The juvenile category includes any and all stages between egg and 150 gram fish.

Updated: September 16, 2009