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B.C. Wild (Capture) Shellfish Production

B.C. Capture Shellfish Landings ('000 tonnes)
1999-2008
Species 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Clams 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.0
Crabs 2.9 2.8 5.8 4.3 7.2 9.4 5.7 4.3 6.9 6.6
Geoducks 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Scallops 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Sea Cucumbers 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5
Sea Urchins - Green 0.19 0.18 0.14 0.12 0.20 0.13 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.07
Sea Urchin - Red 5.2 5.3 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.1 2.1 1.8
Shrimp 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6
Prawns 1.4 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.4
Other 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2
Total 17.0 17.7 20.1 18.6 20.6 21.7 18.1 15.1 16.9 15.8

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B.C. Capture Shellfish Landed Value ($millions)
1999-2008
Species 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Clams 5.3 4.9 6.1 6.4 5.4 4.3 3.9 3.3 2.6 3.0
Crabs 21.8 20.3 36.5 29.0 39.1 46.8 29.7 23.9 38.9 37.4
Geoducks 33.7 41.8 39.2 38.2 31.9 34.4 32.7 32.2 31.0 25.8
Scallops 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Sea Cucumbers 1.1 2.3 1.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.9
Sea Urchins - Green 1.1 2.3 1.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Sea Urhins - Red 8.0 9.3 7.8 8.2 7.2 7.4 6.5 4.2 2.9 2.7
Shrimp 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.1 3.5 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.8 1.9
Prawns 18.8 33.1 31.7 19.4 32.8 30.0 45.6 41.1 28.7 26.3
Other 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3
Total 95.1 118.2 129.5 108.4 123.9 129.4 125.7 110.8 110.1 100.6

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B.C. Capture Shellfish Wholesale Value ($millions)
1999-2008
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Clams 8.2 7.7 8.1 10.2 7.9 6.0 5.2 4.2 2.9 3.8
Crabs 22.2 35.2 50.9 51.7 61.0 67.4 57.4 43.1 53.2 56.2
Geoducks 55.5 49.5 60.1 51.4 49.0 51.7 36.9 38.9 38.6 33.6
Scallops 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.3
Sea Cucumbers 1.9 3.2 4.5 6.5 6.5 5.9 4.8 4.7 3.8 4.7
Sea Urchins - Green 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.8
Sea Urchin - Red 20.1 22.7 16.7 17.7 14.8 15.7 11.4 9.9 7.2 7.9
Shrimp 7.5 8.1 7.5 7.8 6.4 6.7 6.1 8.0 8.2 5.7
Prawns 22.1 40.2 32.1 32.0 42.5 33.3 47.5 45.2 37.8 35.9
Other 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 2.5
Total 140.3 169.3 182.4 181.3 192.7 190.2 171.8 189.1 187.0 178.4

 

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Updated: October 6, 2009