1. Preliminary.
2. Pacific cultured salmon includes chinook and coho.
British Columbia is the fourth largest
producer of cultured salmon in the world after Norway, Chile and the
United Kingdom.
The industry has become increasingly
integrated with hatcheries, grow-out, processing and marketing
operations.
Cultured salmon exceeds the wild salmon
sector in harvest quantity and value and in the wholesale value of
processed products, partially because of declines in harvests in the commercial
capture sector.
Production is regionally based, primarily
in North Vancouver Island and Campbell River areas.
Approximately 80 sites are in operation at
any given time allowing for fallowing of sites between growout cycles.
Ninety per cent of the jobs are located in
communities outside of Victoria and Vancouver.
