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Aquaculture Statistics |
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Aquaculture is the
farming of finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants in both freshwater and
saltwater environments. Privately owned and operated aquaculture
facilities culture salmon and shellfish species primarily on ocean
foreshore or deepwater sites.
Freshwater aquaculture occurs inland with
commercial hatcheries, "U-Catch-Em" operations and pond or lake grow-out
enterprises. Aquaculture generates $116 million a year in GDP.
Aquaculture Industry Overview
B.C. Aquaculture Harvests and Values
2006 - 2008 |
| Species |
Harvest
('000 tonnes) |
Farmgate Value
($millions) |
| 2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Salmon |
78.0 |
78.9 |
81.4 |
407.4 |
384.1 |
406.1 |
| Shellfish |
10.2 |
9.8 |
7.2 |
19.0 |
21.3 |
15.7 |
| Cultured Other1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
| Total |
89.0 |
89.8 |
90.9 |
430.2 |
410.4 |
428.9 |
1. "Cultured Other" includes marine plants, plankton, freshwater trout, sablefish, sturgeon and tilapia.
Aquaculture Industry Fast Facts
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In 2008, the B.C. aquaculture sector
produced 90,900 tonnes of fish and shellfish and generated
$428.9 million in farmgate value.
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British Columbia is the fourth largest
producer of cultured salmon in the world after Norway, Chile, and the
United Kingdom.
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Atlantic salmon and chinook are the
predominant salmon species cultured in B.C.
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Primary shellfish species cultured in B.C.
include: Pacific oysters, Manila clams and gallo mussels.
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Other species currently being cultured in
limited or experimental quantities include: sablefish,
sturgeon, tilapia, scallops and geoduck clams.
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Marine farm sites rearing primarily
salmon, oysters and clams are dominant in the B.C. aquaculture
industry in terms of relative share of sites (80%), production (99%)
and value (99%).
Updated:
October 6, 2009
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