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Table III - has been prepared to indicate landings and value, average prices, along with wholesale values by salmon species.

TABLE III - LANDED AND WHOLESALE VALUE OF SALMON, BY SPECIES 1958 - 1967

SOCKEYE 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

PINKS 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

CIWMS 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

COHO 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

SPRINGS 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

STEED-IUD 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Landings (Rd. Wt.)

000 Ib.

Landed (1) Average Wholesale (2) Value Price per lb. Value

W Landed to Wholesale

Value

$ PQ) %

74 120 20 788 28.0 41 365 50.2 18 060 5 626 31.2 12 206 46.1 15 480 5 453 35.2 11 439 47.7 26 622 8 860 33.3 18 521 47.8 20 105 6 723 33.4 15 4-44 43.5 11 873 4 002 33.7 8 499 47.1 22 951 8 257 36.0 18 115 45.5 16 221 6 015 37.1 12 873 46.7 25 705 9 528 37.1 21 120 45.1 37 072 13 872 37.5 28 264 49.1

33 910 3 152 9.3 9 565 33.0 35 040 3 795 10.8 11 525 32.9 16 990 2 014 11.9 5 657 35.6 50 059 5 696 11.4 17 137 33.2 93 592 10 909 11.7 30 646 35.6 60 577 6 073 10.0 18 550 32.7 36 765 4 063 11.0 12 553 32.4 22 933 2 668 11.6 9 047 29.5 73 469 8 557 11.6 28 143 30.4 51 643 6 640 12.9 21 685 30.6

38 110 3 749 9.8 8 124 46.1 23 110 2 800 12.1 5 556 50.4 20 320 3 106 15.3 5 736 54.1 14 609 1 917 13.1 4 198 45.7 18 054 2 196 12.2 5 493 40.0 15 426 1 969 12,8 4 366 45.1 23 932 3 061 12.8 7 184 42.6

6 656 824 12.4 2 288 36.0 15 362 1 887 12.2 5 275 35.8 12 142 1 611 13.3 4 528 35.6

24 700 5 383 21.8 9 502 56.6 19 570 4 498 23.0 9 801 45.9 14 230 4 386 30.8 7 437 59.0 24 729 6 569 26.6 12 321 53.3 26 610 6900 25.9 12 167 56.7 25 481 6 658 26.1 11 377 58.5 31 656 9 255 29.2 16 376 56.5 36 679 11 107 30.3 19 792 56.1 38 681 11 929 30.8 20 847 57.2 22 518 7 125 31.6 12 691 56.1

14 210 4 018 28.3 5 701 70.5 13 510 3 757 27.8 5 408 69.5 10 320 3 380 32.8 4 988 67.8

9 093 3 064 33.7 4 425 69,2 9 066 3 774 41.6 5 146 73.3

10 165 4 020 39.5 5 435 74.0 13 368 5 546 41.5 7 662 72.4 12 669 5 306 41.9 6 939 76.5 15 325 6 668 43.5 9 133 73.0 15 355 6 681 43.5 10 094 66.2

250 49 19.6 98 50.0 130 27 20.8 58 46.6 250 62 24,8 90 68.9 204 46 22.5 83 55.4 240 57 23.8 94 60.6 146 36 24.7 58 62.1 235 62 26.4 90 68.9 135 38 28.1 78 48.7 307 85 27.7 138 61.6 254 72 28.3 140 51.4

(1) Lauded value b based on average returns from both net and troll-caught salmon.

(2) Where products are unsold at the end of calendar year-prevailing prices at year-end have been used in evaluating inventories.

TABLE IV - PRODUCTION E UTILIZATION OF SALMON, BY SPECIES IN 1966 C 1967

SOCKEYE Canned - 48#

Fresh Round

Fresh Drs,

Other

TOTAL

PINKS Canned - 48#

Fresh Drs e

Froz. Drs.

other TOTAL

CHUMS

Canned - 48#

Fresh Round

Fresh Drs l Froz. Drs.

Other

TOTAL

CCHO G (BLUEBACK)

Canned - 48# Fresh Round

Fresh Drs.

Fzoz. Drs.

Froz. Steaks C

froz. fillets

Other

TOTAL

SPRINGS

Canned - 48#

Fresh Round

Fresh Drs,

Froz. Drs.

Mild Cured

Smoked

Other

TOTAL

STEW-IEAD

Canned- 48#

Fresh Round G

Fresh Drr.

Froz. Round Froz. Drs.

Other

TOTAL

ALL SALMON (1)

Canned - 48 # Fresh Round

Fresh Da. Froz. Round Froz. Drs.

Froz. Steaks & froz. filleti Mild cured

Smoked

Other (1)

TOTAL

(1) NOTE:

Unit Quantity

CaSeS

cwt.

cwt.

407 949

2 147

228 _I

CaSeS 951 794

Cwt. 758

cwt. 18 819

Cases

cwt.

CWL cwt.

160 784

6 984

3 652

16 839 --

Cases cwt. cwt. cwt.

cwt.

Cases

cwt. cwt. cwt.

C&W3 cwt. Cwt.

cwt.

cwt.

cwt.

Cm.

cwt.

1 9 6 6 1 9 6 7

Value

T-

Average

Price

7

Quantity Value

$

Average

Price

$

20 876 505

102 828

11 898 128 239

21 119 470

51.17

47.89

52.18

558 892

972

714 --

28 155 100

49 111

39 927

19 862 28 264 000

SO.38

50.53

55.92 ..-

27 272 654 28.65 650 142

24 713 32.60 8 012

832 969 4i4.26 30 936 12 607 -- ".w

19 943 203

285 778

1 420 302

35 507 21 684 790

30.68

35.67

45*91

28 142 943

3 879 813

193 394

110 124

655 765

435 346

5 274 442

24.13 94 022

27.69 1 498

30.15 2 461

38.94 34 278 -- --

2 s55 140

37 109

105 465 1 530 677

300 129

'4 528 511

27.18

24.77

42.85

44.65

281 623 11 544 863 40.99 146 677 6 016 982 41.02

1 697 68 782 40.53 138 7 260 52.61

17 998 987 034 54.84 9 504 573 934 60.39 124 223 7 895 316 63.56 85 21.5 5 965 012 70.00

1 603 128 045

223 053

20 847 093

79.88 --

--

127 965 12 691 153

--

_k

14 585

7 058

29 557

76 562

1 469

2 359 --

412 220

367 676 2 032 491

5 747 936 155 103 336 400

81 370 9 133 196

28.26 14 679 52.09 1 018

68.77 28 714

75.08 79 764

105.58 3 239 142.60 4 381

-- --

430 601 53 648

2 042 280

6 374 850 368 514

659 582

164 232

10 093 707

29.33

52.70

71.12

79.92

113.77 150.56

--

2 480 75 497 30.44 1 296 40 331 31.12

409 15 510 190 9 471 622 36 688

-- 1 125

37.90 49.85

58.98

380

99

943 --

138 291

23 096 5 324

52 258

19 251

140 260

60.78 53.78

55.42 --

1 819 215 18 836

52 283 1 470

237 068

$ Pw 64 062

757

3 170 73

15 169

35.21 1 465 708 40.20 3 913

60.63 49 785 49.98 loo 63.98 231 426

$ PW 57 141

158

3 070 5

15 363

38.99 40.38

61.67 50.00 66.38

6 487

2 451

s 101 --

425 234

598

2 084

86 572

65.48 95.32

117.29 . .

4 607 3592

4 927 --

349

399

744

2 518

79 747

Y5,75

111.08

151.w _I

The total value of “ALL SALMON** includes such products as offal, oil, meal, caviar, etc. which

could not be designated to particular species. Also included are the values of some items wh&n

less than three companies reptied.

h *

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VESSELS (Tables 5,6, 7)

In 1967, 7,770 vessels, including commercial fishing vessels, packers, collectors and whalers, operated in the British Columbia fisheries, representing an increase of 335 or 4.5% over 1966 and valued at $88.3 mil $79.4 million the previous year.

1 ion compared with

TABLE VIII - THE NUMBER OF VESSELS REPORTED IN COMMERCIAL FISHIYG OPERATIONS IN 1966 - 1967

Type of Propulsion 1966 1967

Percentng e Chanqe

Gas 5 252 5 351 + 2 Diesel 2 155 2 393 + 11 Other 28 26 - 8

7 435 7 770 +4.5

Expenditures on engines and installation in 1967 amounted to $1.8 million and on fishing gear $6.9 million.

Information on electronic equipment on primary fishing vessels was reported for the first time to the Department on the application for vessel licences in 1966. In 1967 fishing vessels reported the following equipment2

Radio phones 3 772 Automatic pilots 1 837 Lorans 557 Echo sounders 3 693

INVENTORY OF GEAR (Table 8)

The inventory of gear taken at the year-end was valued at $11.6 million, up from $11.4 million in 1966.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The information on products and their market values is provided on annual production forms completed by all processors in British Columbia. Collection and tabulation is done by the Economics Branch of the Department of Fisheries under ar- rangement with the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in Ottawa.

These statistics are finalized by the Bureau and used in their publication entitled “Fisheries Statistics of Canada”,

This preliminary report has been compiled by the Intelligence Unit of the Economics Branch of the Department of Fisheries in Vancouver.

April 26, 1968.

Department of Fisheries of Canada, 1155 Robson Street, Vancouver 5, B.C.

W.R. Hourston, Director, Pacific Region,

Blake A. Campbell, Chief, Economics Branch,

Pacific Region.

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TABLE I - QUANTITIES LANDED AND VALUE OF ALL PRODUCTS MARKETED OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECIES

- 1967 -

Kind of Fish Quantities Landed

(Landed) VaILI@

(000’s lb.) $ (000’S)

Wholesale Value

$ (000’S)

-------

Salmon

Herr i ng

Hal ibut

Crab and Shrimp

Ling Cod

Grey Cod

oysters

Soles

Black Cod

Clams

Other Items * (Including Livers)

I33 174

II6 741

I3 671 1’

6 936

4 984

II I79

9 626

9 056

890

2 760

II 155

36 001 79 747

I 828 2 638

5 068 I’ 7 353

I 129 2 469

462 501

776 972

733 765

583 I 023

171 347

I63 421

I 137 3 275

TOTALS 326 237 L. 48 051 93 314

r/ In addition landings at U. 5. ports amounted to 6,550,200 pounds valued at $1,563,000 (Can.).

Whales included in landed and wholesale values under “Other Items”.

The values of products in combination and specialty items are in- cluded with “Other Items”.

* L i vet-s i ncl uded with “Other I terns” because of a I imi ted number of companies reporting.

TABLE 2 - LANDED AND WHOLESALE VALUE OF FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA - 1958 - 1967

Year Landed Value Wholesale Value $ (000’S) $ (000’S)

I I950 52 053 98 458

I959 35 724 66 377

I960 27 962 52 259

1961 30 778 77 886

I962 46 715 94 673

196.5 30 551 76 000

1364. 4,7 144 92 II7

I365 45 824 a4 666

I966 50 666 I I7 984

I -.- I967 48 051 99 814

Not included: In Tables I d, 2 imported tuna processed in British Columbia.

. I

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TABLE 3 - LANDINGS AND MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS MARKETED IN B. C, - 1967 -

- - - 4

BI ack Cod Landed, Marketed

Fresh Frozen Smoked d Fi I I ets

Total Wholesale Value

Clams Landed

Marketed Fresh, in she1 I Canned Frozen, meal Other

Total Wholesale Value

Crabs Landed Marketed

Fresh Frozen Meat Canned

Total Wholesale Value

I/ Eu I achon Landed

Marketed Fresh Frozen fillets, barbecued

Total Wholesale Value

Flounders Landed *- Marketed

Fresh whole & fresh f i I lets Frozen whole 6, frozen f i I lets

Total Wholesale Value

Crey Cod Landed * i/

-+-.. Marketed

Fresh Fresh Fillets Frozen whole & frozen f i I lets Other

Unit of Measure

000 lb. 890 I71

tt I3 3 II I69 42 tt 588 302

000 lb, 2 76C I63

tt

48 lb. cases 000 lb.

II

201 I6 I64

57 -A

30 363

26 2

421 -

000 lb.

II II II

48 lb. cases

000 lb.

tt II

000 lb. I I 179 776

II II I,

846 42 I I80 369 I 321 375

** 186

Total 1’Jholesale Value

Halibut Landed IB. C. Ports) J-1

Marketed Fresh Frozen Fresh & frozen fillets Frozen fletches, cheeks, blocks

Other

000 lb.

II II I, I,

II

Total Wholesale Value

* Not including quantity used for non-food purposes.

Quantity

5 301

179 625 396

13 463

%jli

41 31

I9 671 5 068

I 705 574 I2 683 4 631

609 436 I 787 I 212

,+.- 50@

7 353 --

Value $ (000’s)

347 -

797

64 237 600 893

I 794

I5

8 I9

- 27 =

II

I4 IO

-

24 -XI

972 =

.+!/ : NOTE The value of combined and’, specialty items, such as fish and chips, portions, and fish sticks are included under “miscel laneous”.

TA6LE 4 - BRI Tl SH COLW!BI A SALbDN PACK - AREh >/HERE CANNED - 1367 -

(48 lb. Cases)

!---- t ---- , - 1 1

RED PINK ::IH I TE STEEL- I AREA SOCKEYE SPRI lllG SPRING SPRI NG HEADS BLUEBACKS coHO PINKS CHUMS TOTAL

1

Fraser Area Fraser Area & South coast & South coast 355 355 683 683 I /2 I /2 3 3 445 445 l/2 l/2 I I 843 843 I I 988 988 322 322 7 7 799 799 87 87 892 892 503 503 470 470 20 20 587 587 l/2 l/2 983 983 030 I /2 030 I /2

--__ --__

North Coast North Coast 2123 2123 208 208 2 2 4<% 4<% 3 3 304 304 I I 685 685 974 974 -a- -a- 50 50 986 986 146 146 672 672 73 73 435 435 482 482 678 678

TOTAL TOTAL 558 558 831 831 t/2 t/2 5 5 849 849 l/2 l/2 1 5 5 I47 I47 3 3 683 683 I I 296 296 7 7 799 799 I38 138 878 878 650 650 142 142 94 94 022 022 I /2 I /2 I I 465 708 I /2 465 --! 708 I /2

-

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Length feet

19 and under

20 - 29.9

30 - 34.9

35 - 39.9

40 - 49.9

50 - 59.9

60 - 69.9

70 - 74.9

75 - 79.9

80 - 99.9

100 b over

TOTAL

TABLE 5 - NUMBER AND VALUE OF ALL VESSELS REPORTED IN THE B. C. FISHING INDUSTRY (INCLUDING PACKERS,

COLLECTORS AND WHALERS) - BY LENGTH - IS67

Number of Number of Vessels Gas

7

47

368

812

694

221

107

51

26

40

20

1 012

1 079

2 401

791

68

--

--

-.-

I_

*.”

--

other

Including Sail and Steamer

20

4

- -

-...

d_

- -

-*

,.“-

*-

h-

2*

Total Number of Vwrela --

1 039

Net Tonnage Tonnage

Total Value $

-- -- 1 111

1 130 2 773 3 560 3 622

2 769 13 254 16 622 1s 497

1 603 11 885 15 976 19 742

762 8 762 13 170 17 588

221 s 307 8 295 8 540

107 3 830 6 274 5 817

51 2 612 4 688 4270

26 1 590 2 636 2 780

40

22

2 408 5 124

1 502

2 393 s 351 26 7 770 53 923 82 025 88 350

* 2 steamers

TABLE 6 - NUMBER AND VALUE OF ALL VESSELS REPORTED IN THE B. C. FISHING INDUSTRY (INCLUDING PACKERS,

COLLECTORS AND WHALERS) - BY GROSS TONNAGE AND TYPE OF PROPULS,ION - I967

NUMBER

OVER 9 GROSS TONS

GASOUNE VESSEIS

10 - 14.9 420 4 788 .4 572 15 - 24.9 3s 570 502 25 - 49.9 2 57 19 50 - 99.9 2 1 162 600

SUB-TOTAL 4s9 6 577 5 693

10 - 14.9 801 9 753 13 756 1s - 24.9 442 7 646 10 337 25 - 49.9 325 11 412 11 857 50 - 99.9 133 9 228 8 627

100 - 149.9 66 7 S81 6 673 150 6 over 29 * 6 121 5 799

SUB-TOTAL 1 796 51 741 s7 049

UNDER 10 GROSS TM

Gasoline Diesel Row or Canoe

SUB -TOTAL

TOTAL 6 356 82 025 86 332

UNDER 25’ WlTH NO TONNAGE SHOWN

Gas 1 373 -- 1 954 Diesel 17 -- 48 Row or Canoe 24 -- 16

SUB-TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL 7 770 82 025 88 350

CROSS VESSEL TONNAGE VALUE

SW

3 521 19 743 580 3 964

-- --

4 101 23 707

1 414

17 922 5 668

-+..

23 590

+.- 2 018

* Two steamers,

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TABLE 8 - INVENTORY AT END OF CALENDAR YEAR OF GEAR AND EQUIPMENT USED IN PRIMARY FISHERY - 1367 -

TYPE OF GEAR VALUE

NUMBER $ (000’S)

Salmon Gi I Inets IO 151 4 027

Herring Gillnets I41 9

Smelt Gi I lnets 51 3

Eulachon Gillnats 54 3

Grayfish Gillnets I2 I

Salmon Purse Seines 516 2 417

Salmon Drag Seines

Herring Purse Seines

Herring Trawl Nets

Other Se i nes

Trawl Nets & Fittings

Shrimp Trawl Nats

Trol I Lines, Wire

Trol I Lines, Cotton & Nylon

Other Handlincs

9

I21

3

40

I50

136

I3 990

949

a

I I80

5

42

141

40

536

6

2

Skates of Gear 8 553 530

Crab Traps 13 181 383

Shrimp Traps 2 854 I7

Oyster Gear, Ro!(es & Baskets, Dredges --- 9

Clam Gear -v- 4

Tuna Troll Gear --- I

Wharves, Floats, Net Racks --- 776

Ice Houses & Freezers 7 67

Shucki ng Houses and Sheds 26 239

Buy i ng Scows 8 Barges I 53 I c70

Herr i ng Pounds 35 20

Other 85

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