April 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 13. MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS
Manitoba Canada’s eighth largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $54.1 million.
Exported approximately 6,654 tonnes
of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were perch (1,624 t valued at $28.7 million), whitefi sh (1,941 t valued at $8.6 million) and pike (630 t valued at $2.1 million). Saskatchewan Canada’s ninth largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $5.5 million.
Exported approximately 737 tonnes of
fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were rain- bow trout (595 t valued at $4.4 million), whitefi sh (8.8 t valued at $46,573) and cod (2.6 t valued at $18,681). Alberta
Canada’s tenth largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $3 mil- lion.
Exported approximately 479 tonnes of
fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were sock- eye salmon (6 t valued at $128,896), shrimp (24 t valued at $86,115) and herring (303 t valued at $85,823). Nunavut
Canada’s eleventh largest exporter of
fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $1.3 million.
Exported approximately 260 tonnes of
fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were Green- land halibut (211 t valued at $1 million), shrimp (42 t valued at $195,364) and sal- monidae species (2.1 t valued at $42,173). Yukon
Canada’s twelfth largest exporter of
fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $181,886. Yukon exported 47 tonnes of fi sh and seafood in 2012. Northwest Territories Canada’s thirteenth largest exporter
of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $74,953 in 2012.
Exported eight tonnes of fi sh and sea- food.
Main exports by value were Greenland halibut (7 t valued at $53,703) and lobster (1.2 t valued at $21,250).
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food Exports Data in 2012 March 10, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Keith Ashfi eld, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, released the 2012 trade fi gures for Canada’s exports of fi sh and seafood products. Canada exported $4.14 billion in fi sh and seafood products in 2012, an increase of $41 million from 2011.
“Fish and seafood is one of the largest single food commodities exported by Cana- da. The strong exports in 2012 demonstrate the trust consumers place in our fi sh and seafood products worldwide,” said Minister Ashfi eld. “The sector currently employs approximately 80,000 Canadians who are involved in commercial fi shing, aquaculture and processing activities. We are proud of this industry and will continue to support it.” “Our fi sheries and aquaculture opera- tions are managed in a responsible and sus- tainable manner to ensure economic benefi ts for current and future generations. Canadian fi sh and seafood products are among the best in the world,” added Minister Ashfi eld. Canada exported fish and seafood
products to 118 countries last year, with approximately 62 percent of those exports destined for the United States at a value of $2.6 billion. The People’s Republic of China and the European Union are also signifi cant markets, importing more than $439 million and $343 million worth of Canadian fi sh and seafood products respectively in 2012. Canada’s largest exports by value were lob- ster, snow/queen crab, Atlantic salmon, and shrimp. In 2012, these species accounted for 48 percent (284 tonnes) of all fi sh and seafood exports by volume and 61 percent ($2.5 billion) of the total value of exports. This weekend (March 9-12), Minister
Ashfi eld will participate at the International Boston Seafood Show, North America’s largest fi sh and seafood trade show. The Department is attending the tradeshow to support Canada’s fi sheries and aquaculture industries, and as part of the Government of Canada’s coordinated effort to showcase Canada’s commitment to sustainability. Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway, will also attend the Boston Seafood Show. He will meet with Canadian stakeholders and highlight the benefi ts a Canada-EU trade agreement would bring to Canada’s fi sh and seafood
industry. “With its world-class fi sh and seafood
industry, Canada stands to benefi t greatly from a CanadaEU trade agreement,” said Parliamentary Secretary Keddy. Canada’s fi sh and seafood exports to the EU were worth $404 million in 2012. These exports currently face average EU tariffs of 11 percent, with peaks up to 25 percent. Once implemented, a Canada-EU trade deal would immediately eliminate EU tariffs on most fi sh and seafood products. “Our Government remains focused on four priorities, as outlined by the Prime Minister, that Canadians care most about: their families, their safety, their pride in be- ing a citizen of this country, and of course, their personal fi nancial security,” concluded Minister Ashfi eld.
For more information about Canadian
fi sh and seafood exports and other useful statistics, consult the backgrounder Provin- cial and Territorial Statistics on Canada’s Fish and Seafood Exports in 2012 on the Fisheries and Oceans website or visit http://
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats/stats-eng.htm.
CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS New Brunswick Resident Fined for Ille- gally Fishing Lobster March 1, 2013 MONCTON, New Brunswick – Fisheries
Commercial Fishing News
and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region, an- nounced that a resident of New Brunswick has been fi ned $3,000 by Judge John C. Friel for violations under the Fisheries Act. Russell Mitchell of Esgenoôpetitj pleaded guilty to fi shing lobster when the fi shery was closed.
Convictions Under the Fisheries Act, Gaspe-Lower St. Lawrence Area March 22, 2013
QUÉBEC — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fi shers fi ned in February 2013 for various offences under the Fisheries Act. The fi nes imposed on the offenders total $14,500. In addition, one of them was banned from being on the Newport, Chan- dler and Grande-Rivière docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for 15 months. The offenders are:
Offender and home; Offence; fi ne Bruno Duguay, (Pabos); Fishing for herring during a closed time; $750 Norbert Duguay, (Saint-François-de- Pabos); Landing unweighed snow crab and possession of snow crab sections. Failure to hail out before fi shing trip. Snow crab fi shing in a closed area; $6,500
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