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How to compare the size of Canada’s fishing industries
Landed value—the value of fish and seafood when landed by commercial fishers—is a useful basis for comparing commercial fisheries. It is not the same as processing revenue, export value, employment, or a fishing sector’s full economic contribution. Nor is it interchangeable with aquaculture production value.
Geography and coverage matter, too. DFO’s 2024 regional figures combine commercial sea and freshwater landings, while the provincial ranking below is for the 2023 commercial sea fishery. DFO reports aquaculture separately. As a result, the latest regional total cannot establish which province led in 2024, and the two comparisons should not be treated as a single ranking.
Which province had the largest commercial sea fishery?
In DFO’s 2023 province-level comparison, Nova Scotia led with $1.348 billion in commercial sea-fishery landed value, or 37% of Canada’s total. Newfoundland and Labrador ranked second at $725 million (20%), followed by British Columbia at $453 million (13%).
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| Province | 2023 commercial sea-fishery landed value | Share of Canadian total |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | $1.348 billion | 37% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $725 million | 20% |
| British Columbia | $453 million | 13% |
| New Brunswick | $391 million | 11% |
| Quebec | $366 million | 10% |
| Prince Edward Island | Shown as “$325” in the published profile | 9% |
The Prince Edward Island entry is reproduced as displayed; the profile pairs “$325” with a 9% share but does not show a unit alongside that entry in the reviewed material. DFO’s table also uses “x” for confidential values and a dash where provincial data is not reported. It notes that classification changes were made from 2023 and that totals may not add exactly because of rounding. See DFO’s 2023 sea-fishery statistics and province-level profile.
How the 2024 regional comparison differs
DFO’s 2025 publication of 2024 statistics reports $3.627 billion in combined commercial sea and freshwater landings for Atlantic Canada, compared with $385 million for Pacific Canada. Atlantic Canada comprises Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec. Pacific Canada comprises British Columbia and Yukon.
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This is a regional total, not a province-by-province sea-fishery ranking. It includes freshwater as well as sea landings, so it does not show that Nova Scotia or any other individual province led in 2024. The figures are reported in DFO’s 2024 fisheries statistics.
What changes when aquaculture is included?
Aquaculture is fish and seafood production through farming, rather than commercial capture fisheries. DFO reported 2024 aquaculture production value of $741 million for the Atlantic region and $563 million for the Pacific region. These are production values, not landed values, so adding them directly to capture-fishery landings would mix different measures.
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The provincial picture also differs by measure: British Columbia accounted for 42% of Canada’s aquaculture production volume in 2023, while Nova Scotia accounted for 8%. DFO identifies British Columbia as the main producing province for salmon and oysters. These figures describe aquaculture, not the province-level ranking of commercial sea-fishery landed value. DFO’s aquaculture figures are available in its aquaculture production statistics and 2023 aquaculture profile.
Which fisheries are most valuable?
Across Canada’s 2023 sea fisheries, lobster was the most valuable fishery at $1.76 billion, followed by crab at $620 million, according to DFO. Nova Scotia accounted for 47% of lobster landed value; Newfoundland and Labrador accounted for 41% of combined crab landed value. These national fishery values help explain the importance of Atlantic Canada, but they do not replace the provincial comparison: the reported Nova Scotia lead is based on total landed value across commercial sea fisheries, not lobster alone.
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DFO publishes these species figures in its 2023 sea-fishery statistics.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How current and final are these figures?
The province-level leader identified here is based on 2023 sea-fishery landed value; the newer 2024 data in the cited comparison is regional and combines sea and freshwater landings. The available figures therefore do not verify a province-level leader for 2024.
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DFO’s landing series covers 1990–2024 and can be revised when new information is supplied. Its dashboard cautions that fishing-industry data may be modified later. The Pacific 2023 economic profile also labels its figures preliminary and subject to change. Treat the figures as published statistical comparisons, not immutable final accounts. See DFO’s seafisheries landings dashboard and 2023 Pacific economic profile.
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