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Aquaculture Production and Sales: 2006
Species
Production (KGS.)
Value $
% of Total Value
Atlantic Salmon/Rainbow Trout
(Marine)
3,820,37827,793,88765.8%
Atlantic Salmon
(Landbased, Hatchery, Nursery)
175,2462,306,2525.5%
Rainbow Trout
(Landbased, Hatchery, Nursery, U-Fish)
77,611812,8901.9%
Arctic Char40,124421,7001.0%
TOTAL FINFISH4,113,359 31,334,72974.2%
Blue Mussels2,731,7303,692,3678.7%
Bay Quahaugs423,626 1,872,258 4.4%
American Oysters174,957630,0941.5%
Giant Sea Scallops95,912291,3190.7%
TOTAL SHELLFISH3,426,225 6,486,03815.3%
Confidential Species
*American Eels(c)(c)(c)
*Atlantic Cod(c)(c)(c)
*Bay Scallops(c)(c)(c)
*Brook Trout(c)(c)(c)
*Clams(c)(c)(c)
*European Oysters(c)(c)(c)
*Halibut(c)(c)(c)
*Marine Plants(c)(c)(c)
*Red Abalone(c)(c)(c)
*Striped Bass(c)(c)(c)
TOTAL CONFIDENTIAL121,828 4,419,01710.5%
GRAND TOTAL7,661,412 42,239,784100%

*(c)

To protect the confidentiality of individual licensees, production figures for species with three or less producers are not listed separately in this data.

  Last Update: February 20, 2008