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British Columbia Aquaculture Farmgate Prices

Finfish

B.C. Finfish Aquaculture Farmgate Prices
($/round kg)

Species 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Atlantic Salmon 3.83 3.79 4.69 5.21 4.80 4.94
Arctic Char 5.72 --- --- --- --- -
Chinook Salmon 2.34 3.07 3.98 5.58 6.50 6.64
Coho Salmon 4.26 4.01 3.86 4.55 3.96 4.20
Rainbow Trout 4.39 5.59 5.07 3.43 4.27 4.08
Sablefish 14.66 8.72 11.07 11.06 10.14 9.96
Sockeye Salmon 6.43 3.82 --- 1.85 --- 8.00
Sturgeon 7.61 14.67 10.95 11.57 --- --
Tilapia 6.56 8.19 8.27 7.53 8.61 4.13
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Shellfish

B.C. Shellfish Aquaculture Farmgate Prices

Species Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Abalone $/lb --- --- --- 20.00 50.11 49.26
Geoduck Clam $/lb 8.53 7.74 9.73 9.18 9.28 8.22
Littleneck Clam $/lb 1.26 1.26 1.21 1.23 1.32 1.33
Manila Clam $/lb 2.26 2.06 1.85 2.09 2.12 2.20
Varnish Clam $/lb 1.53 1.51 1.94 1.62 1.22 1.46
Crayfish $/kg --- 3.39 --- --- --- ---
Eastern Blue Mussel $/lb 1.75 1.71 1.26 1.61 1.47 2.00
Gallo Mussel $/lb 1.43 1.58 1.69 2.02 2.06 2.01
Western Blue Mussel $/lb 2.74 3.36 4.45 4.65 5.10 6.56
European Oyster $/doz 5.36 5.47 4.99 3.13 4.93 5.00
Pacific Oyster $/doz 2.75 2.42 2.64 2.67 2.76 2.74
Pacific Oyster $/gal 17.49 15.15 16.19 16.26 18.43 19.31
Pacific Oyster $/lb 3.50 --- 1.96 --- --- 3.51
Japanese Scallop $/lb 3.13 3.37 3.32 3.77 2.53 1.90
Japanese Scallop $/doz --- --- 15.52 --- 16.34 15.89
Pacific Scallop $/lb --- --- --- 2.95 --- ---
Weathervane Scallop $/lb --- --- --- 4.54 --- ---

Updated: September 16, 2009