What is salmon aquaculture’s contribution to global seafood production?
The chart below is a summary of the most recent Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) global salmon production statistics. The Canadian Perspective Canada is one of the world’s key suppliers of farmed salmon, produced almost entirely in British Columbia and New Brunswick . Atlantic salmon predominates with chinook and coho also produced. Trout, steelhead and Arctic char are cultured in smaller numbers. The total value of finfish aquaculture in 2002 was $583 million or 91% of the total value of aquaculture production (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ). Salmon is Canada ’s most important farmed species, accounting for 75% of the volume and 81% of the value of the industry in 2002. Atlantic salmon and chinook were the predominant salmon species farmed in British Columbia by 103 active grow-out sites. In New Brunswick , Atlantic salmon was farmed by 68 active grow-outs. Although Canada ranked 22nd in the world for aquaculture value in 2002, British Columbia was the
