FISHERIES STATISTICS

BRITISH COLUMBIA .

1966

( PRECIMIARY )

ECONOMICS BRANCH

PACIFIC REGION

DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES OF CANADA

VANCOUVER S, B.C.

Compiled and Published under Arrangement

With the Dominion Bureau of Statistics - Ottawa

APRIL, 1967.

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SUMMARY OF FISHERIES STATISTICS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - 1966 -----------------------~---------------------------------

Total Value of Fish Products -------------------

For 1966, the wholesale market value of fish, whale, hair seal, and liver products amounted to 118 million dollars, compared with 84.7 million dollars in 1965.

The value of salmon products amounted to 86.6 million dollars, other species including whales slightly more than 31 million dollars, and vitamin products $25,000.

These values do not include: - the value of halibut landed by B.C. fishermen at United States ports

in Washington and Alaska, which amounted to 7,488, 300 pounds valued at$2,784,000 in 1966.

- the value of tuna imported and processed in B.C.

Among the factors influencing production and the market year were:

(1) Salmon landings of 163 million pounds compared with 90 million pounds in 1965.

(2) A canned pack of 1,819,215 cases, about double the pack of 1965.

Coho production exceeded last years record high, and with a high level of pinks, their combined wholesale value was nearly 49 million dollars.

(3) The wholesale value of B.C. halibut at 10.7 million dollars ex- ceeded 1965’s value slightly.

(4) However j herring production was only 154,000 tons and the whole- sale value of 8.3 million dollars was well down from last year’s 11 . 7 million dollars.

SALMON -------

The wholesale value of all salmon products attained a record 86.6 million dollars in 1966, compared with 52. 1 million dollars in 1965. The canned pack of 1,819,215 cases was valued at 64.1 million dollars, nearly 75% of total value.

Pink’ salmon was the most valuable species, with a plant value of 28.1 million dollars, followed by sockeye at 21. 1 miIlion dollars and coho at 20.8 million dollars.

TABLE I WH OLES~~-~~-~~~-~~-~~~~~~-~X-~~~~~~-~--~~~~=~~~~- -----I---I=-L-------

Sockeye Chums -- - ---- pinks ---

$ (000’S)

Cohos --- Not

Steelhead Springs Classified Total 1957 9 295

1958 41 365

19s9 12 206

1960 11 439

1961 18 S21

1962 15 444 1963 8 499 1964 18 115

1965 12 873

1966 21 120

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

1963 1964 1965 1966

_T_A_B_L_E__II__~_______________________-,_____---~-_---------------- LANDED & WHOLESALE VALUE OF ALL SALMON BY PRODUCTS 1957 - 1966 ---------

$ (000’S) Landed Value Canned Fi-CSh Mild Cured Frozen Other Total --------- -+--- --- _----- ---- --- ---

18 885 35 283 4 494 401 3 799 926 44 903

37 129 58 742 6 702 558 7 931 1 867 75 800 20 503 34 444 4 736 539 4 452 969 45 140 18 401 22 768 5 I02 491 6 721 881 35 963 26 152 46 151 3 816 443 5 969 935 57 314 30 559 55 801 4 286 442 8 080 1 154 69 763 22 790 34 463 3 525 41s 9 576 981 48 960 30 244 43 676 3 530 4Pl 13 893 1 513 63 103 25 958 35 060 3 104 433 11 834 1 640 52 071 38 654 64 062 3 927 234 15 667 2 682 86 572

6 137

8 124

5 556

s 736

4 198 5 493 4 366 ” I”, I *v* 2 288 5 275

15 934 8 124 4 647 60 706 44 903 9 565 9 502 5 701 98 1 445 75 800

11 525 9 801 S 408 58 586 45 140 5 657 7 437 4 988 90 616 35 963

17 137 12 321. 4 42.5 83 629 57 314 30 646 12 167 5 146 94 773 69 763 18 550 11 377 s 435 58 675 48 960 12 553 16 376 7 662 PO 1 123 63 103

9 047 19 792 6 939 78 1 054 52 071 28 143 20 847 9 133 138 1 916 86 572

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The canning industry cxpcrienced an excellent year with a resultant

record wholesale canned pack value 01 64 million dollars. The total pack at

1,819,OOO cases was exceeded only by 1958 during the past ten years. ’

The pack of pinks at 951, 794 cases was valued at OVCT 27 million

dollars and was the largest pink pack since 1962.

The sockeye fishery contributed close to 408,000 cases, well above

last year’s 245,798 pack and the highest total since 1958.

The coho pack of 281 ,000 cases was slightly below last year but la.n-

dings of 38 million pounds (round) were at a record level. All forms of dis -

position had an aggregate wholesale value of 20.8 million dollars.

The chum fishery improved over last year as landings more than doubled.

The canned pack of 160,784 cases had a wholesale value of $3,880,000.

TABLE V - CANNED SALMON PACK IN B C BY SPECIES - 1957 - 1966 -I--II--,--,----,-,---------------~~------I------------- Cases (48 lb.)

Sockeye cI Pinks Chums Cob 0 Other Total Wholesale Value _c

$ (0~‘s) 1957 228 452 751 608 239 539 193 058 11 608 1 424 265 35 283

1958 1 074 305 451 801 230 636 131 528 11 755 1 900 025 58 742

1959 256 170 458 597 133 128 213 105 16 097 1 077 097 34 444

1960 226 844 219 564 86 S18 91 504 G 420 631 150 22 768

1961 398 205 661 290 95 385 241 379 8 899 1 405 158 46 151

1962 297 716 1 188 661 134 483 187 735 7 990 1 816 585 SS 801

1963 158 375 757 452 119 190 157 483 10 771 1 203 271 34 463

1964 343 358 464 107 232 722 204 732 10 389 1 255 308 43 676

1965 245 798 287 925 65 216 295 284 19 734 913 957 35 060

1966 407 949 951 794 160 784 281 623 17 06s 1 819 215 64 062

The total canned pack of 1, 819,215 cases was 905,258 cases above the

1965 total of 913,957 cases and 2.9 million dollars yreater in value.

HER RING --------

Deliveries by herring fishermen, well hclow the previous five years,

amounted to 153,826 tons. The total value of products feXl to $8,305,000,

down $3,447,000 from $11,752,000 in 1965.

TABLE VI - TOTAL LANDINGS UTILIZATION & WHOLESALE VALUE OF ,L---------------,--~~~--A------ _ll__l___------------------- HERRING G PRODUCTS - 1957 - 1966 _-_--_--ll------l-_l----------

1957 147 688

1958 202 561

1959 222 016

1960 93 838

1961 224 217

1962 222 637

1963 286 101 1964 252 643

1965 222 031

1966 153 826

Hcrriny Landed

Landings Value

Tons $(000’s)

4 892

6 712

7 355

2 178 _r.

‘t 307

4 752

6 477 6 167

6 232

5 107

(1) N/A: Not available; less than 3 firms reporting.

Herring

Oil

000 Ihs.

Herring

Meal Canned

Tons Cases(48 lbs.)

22 386 25 296 N/A (1) 3s 301 36 115 N/A (1) 43 102 41 696

17 918 17 634 N/A (1)

4i 6Ti 40 817 N/A (1)

40 243 41 299 N/A (1)

so 037 53 271 44 902 46 071 N/A (1)

43 442 41 509 N/A (1) 27 560 27 OS8

Dry Salted

000 lbs.

N/A (1) N/A (1) N/A (1)

N/A (1) N/A (1)

N/A (1) N/A (1) N/A (1)

Total.

Wholesale Value

All Products

$ (000’S)

6 290

8 990 8 843

3 450 a 207

8 492

11 695 11 561

11 752

8 30s

TABLE 3 (Cont’d) - LANI)INCS f, IlANIJFACTIJRED PROIWCTS MARKETED IN R. C. - 1946

Unit of Measure KIND Or: FISII Value quantity

$ (000’S)

IiorrinFr Landed

Mark&d Fresh Rait

l Body and offal oil Body and offal meal Other herring products

000 lb. 307 452 5 107

134 13 2 560 179

27 560 2 673 27 OS8 5 150

-3 230

8 ios ‘Total Wholesale Value

000 lb. S 026 603 Ling Cod Landed Marketed

Fresh Frozen Fresh fi 1 lets

772 133 460 75 892 299

Frozen fillets, steaks, biocks, other

Total Wholesale Value

17 25 I

Livers and Viscera: Landed Value Marketed Values

(See Liver Summary - Page 10 ) (175)

Miscel laneous 000 lb, 12 251

Tons S90

1 281 Fish Landed (1) Markc ted (2)

Meal N.E.S. Other products, by-products

and specialties

Total Wholesale Value (3)

61

4 484

4 545

000 lb. 12 414 (165 551 Gals)

248 024 14 529

7 523 65 990

240 101 902

w-

802 Oysters Lanclcd Marketed

Fresh 6 Frozen (8 02; pkg.) (12 oz. pke,) (16 oz. pkg.) (32 oz.) (40 OZ.3 (Gallons)

Other

115 8 6

104 "m

527 204

964 E

38

Total Wholesale Value

Red t; Rock Cod Landed, 000 lb. 703

Marketed Fresh Frozen Fresh G frozen fillets, blocks

311 121

81

41 17 22

80 =

Total Wholesale Value

* Not including quantity used for non-food purposes.

(13 Includes minkfeed, fish of minor importance, and some landinps for which no breakdown into species was available; or only one firm reporting,

(21 Value includes whales. (3) Production includes some offal products from other species. NOTE: The value of combined and specialized forms such as fish and chins, portions - and! fish stix axe included under “~liscellaneous”,

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TABLE 3 (Cont’d) - LANJIINGS 6 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS MARKETED IN B. C. - 1966

KIND OF FISH

Salmon Landed Marketed

Fresh Round Fresh Dressed Frozen Round Frozen Dressed Frozen fillets & frozen steaks Mi Id Cured Smoked Canned Offal Meal Oil ERRS and Caviar Other

Total Wholesale Value

Smelts Landed Marketed

Fresh, frozen, fi 1 lets

Total Wholesale Value

Shrimps and Prawns Landed 000 lb, Marketed

Fresh and frozen Fresh Meat Frozen Meat Other

Total Wholesale Value

Skate Landed Marketed

Fresh and frozen Total Wholesale Value

Soles Landed blarke ted

Fresh Frozen Fresh fi 1 lets Frozen fillets

Total Wholesale Value

Sturgeon Landed Marketed

Fresh and frozen

Total Wholesale Value

JJnit of Measure Quantity

Value $ Tooo’s)

000 lb. 162 854 38 654

48 lb. cases Tons

000 lb. **

--

000 lb.

000 lb.

000 lb.

1,

SUMMARY OF LIVER PRODUCTTON LANTjI?i MARKET VALUE

Halibut Livers Black Cod Livers Ling Cod Livers Crayfish Livers

Total Landed Value

WHOLESALE MARKETFD VAtlIE

Grayfish Vitamin Oil &her Vitamin Oil Livers in Storage (000 lbs.)

Total Wholesale Marketed Value

1 884 757 5 228 3 170

147 73 23 707 15 169

649 425 245 234 510 598

1 819 215 64 062

76 14

-- 15 - 15 -

1 682 300

59 30 144 243 206 347 -- 21

841. Z

90 4

64 9 5

10 477 67:

871 97 65

836 d 1 662 3-m

1 -

26 6

26 9 9 I

1 504 233 1 184 96 1 826 1 328

cc 427

‘5zYtz

000 lb. $ 000 34 5 -I

4 1 137 11

175 17 = =

&4/U s $ 000 Ti- 13

417 12 4 a.-

25 ?-

TA3LE 4 - BRTTISH CCILUNBIA SALt?ON PACK - ARE.4 !JHEF!I CAWED - 1966

(48 lb, Cases)

ARE.4

Fraser Area & South coast

SOCKEYE

287 319 l/2

FEED PTNK N-ITTE SPRINJC; SPRTNG SPRTNG STEELIFAIIS BLUEBACKS CUHO PTKKS CHUYF TOTAL

4 254 l/2 1 583 2 054 457 l/2 20 989 136 750 l/2 252 773 36 078 742 259

North Coast

TOTAL

TABLE 5 ---- THE NUMBER OF VESSELS REPORTED IN COMMERCIAL FISHING OPER4TIONS - 1966* ---------------------------------------------------~--f--_,--___

Length - Number of Number of

Gas Diesel

Other including

Sail boats G

steamers ---------__

Total number

of vessels

-s--w--- No.

Net Gross Total Average Tonnage Tonnage Value Value

------ tons tons $ 000

838

---_ $

872

No. No.

19’ and under 931 7 23 961 42 5.9

20 - 29 feet 1 041 43 3 1 087 2 74s 3 368 3 179 2 924

4 245 24 486 31 078 32 230 7 592 30 - 39 feet 3 202 1 043

614 21 276 40 - 49 feet

50 - 59 feet

77 691 8 320 I1 756

7 914

14 702

7 682 36 068 213 213 5 203

60 - 69 feet 107 107 4 146 6 330 5 658 52 883

70 - 79 feet

80* and over

TOTAL

75 7.5 4 654 7 335 6 727 a9 693

1 53 2 56 5 854 9 715 8 394 149 a92

5 252 2 LSS 28 7 43s 55 450 77 55.5 79 410 10 681

The above table includes all commercial fishing vessels, packers, collectors and whalers.

The particulars were based on data derived from the 1966 Commercial Fishing Vessel Registration Applications, and information

submitted by fishing companies for vessels not engaged in actual fishing operations.

* Information on tonnage basis will be available at a later date.

TABLE 6 - INVENTORY AT END OF CALENIIAR YEAR OF GEAR ANP EQUIPYENT USED IN PRIHARY FTSHERY - 13G6

VALUE TYPE OF GEAR NUMBER $ (000’S)

Salmon Gi llnets 9 843 4 005

Herring Gi llnets 107 7

Smelt Gillnets 54 4

Eulachon Gi llnets 54 8

Crayfish Gillnets 10 1

Salmon Purse Seines 511 2 357

Salmon Drag Seines 7 9

Herring Purse Seines 119 1 197

Herring Trawl Nets 13 8

Other Seines 68 87

Trawl Nets E Fittl.ngs 134 140

Shrimp Traw 1 Nets 135 47

Troll Lines, Wire 14 336 515

Troll Lines, Cotton E Nylon 1 617 30

Other Handlines mc 5

Skates of Gear 10 564 602

Crab Traps 13 972 329

Shrimp Traps 3 266 22

Oyster Gear, Rakes E Baskets, Dredges -- 10

Clam Gear -w 4

Tuna Troll Gear -- 1

Wharves, Floats, Net Racks II 582

Ice Ilouses E Freezers 8 68

Shucking JIouses and Sheds 36 222

Buying: Scows G Barpes 150 1 044

Blues tone Barre Is -- 12

Herring Pounds 35 12

Extra Gear - Lines - Corks mm 86

TOTAL VALUE -.. 11 414