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Table 4.1(a): Fisheries data for selected fish types in metric tonnes (1000 kg). Unless specifically noted, the source of this data is Fisheries and Oceans Canada (including DFO's Statistical Services: DFO, 2005). The remainder was provided directly to Health Canada by DFO (2006).

Fish Species	Imports (tonnes)			Domestic Landings (tonnes)			Exports (tonnes)			Landings + Imports - Exports
Fish Species	1990	1999	2004	1990	1999	2004	1990	1999	2004	1990	1999	2004
Barracuda (a)	-	3.7 (b)	1.7 (b)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cod	8,286	30,134	26,321	401,257	56,314	26,018	141,780	26,653	17,388	267,763	59,795	34,951
Escolar (a)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grouper (a)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Pacific Halibut	95 - 3,999	149 3,915 4,765	769 1 498 7 927	- - 7 448	- - 8 868	- - 8 968	1 307 2 109 -	673 7 718 -	1 260 8 526 -	- - -	- - -	- - -
Marlin (a)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Orange Roughy (a)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sablefish / Black cod	-	15	0	5,125	4,888	3,024	-	2,758	1,494	-	2,145	1,530
Sea Bass	31	66	261	-	-	-	18	429	1	-	-	-
Shark (c)	-	205	490	124	1,103	326	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shark, Dogfish	492	233	11	5,425	5,833	7,820	3,101	1,895	4,140	2,816	4,171	3,691
Shrimp, Prawn	23,513	60,493	46,940	39,964	120,034	177,662	12,087	40,009	76,933 (e)	51,390	140,518	147,669
Swordfish (d)	-	-	-	912	1,119	1,203	572	827	937	340	292	266
Tuna, total	18,066	36,138	40,374	745	2,443	6,474	1,069	2,261	6,657	17,742	36,320	40,191
albacore	516	783	1,879	3	39	27	27	1,464	5,674	492	-	-
bonito	10	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
skipjack/bonito	16,809	32,730	35,211	-	-	-	627	146	107	16,182	32,584	35,104
bigeye	-	0	529	11	263	143	-	-	126	-	-	546
bluefin	-	0	46	437	576	539	-	367	416	437	209	169
yellowfin	310	538	1,304	15	22	303	11	67	267	314	493	1340
species not specified	421	2,079	1,398	4	-	-	404	217	67	21	1862	1331
Walleye /Yellow Pickerel	-	-	-	7,201	8,782	7,352 (e)	3,405	3,290	2,640	3,796	5,492	4,712

While these fish are available for sale in Canada based on the fact that they have been sampled by the CFIA, the evidence suggests that quantities are limited. First, there are no Canadian commercial fisheries for barracuda, escolar, marlin, grouper, or orange roughy. Second, the absence of import data in DFO's database suggests that imports for these species are negligible (DFO, 2006).
Barracuda data is based on import notifications that have been made to the CFIA. The actual import values may be higher.
In 1989, 148 metric tonnes of shark were reported to have been imported (DFO, 1989).
DFO data show no imports for swordfish in the years of interest, suggesting that imports were negligible (DFO, 2006). In a direct communication, DFO indicated that in the late 1980s, imports of swordfish were approximately 250 tonnes (DFO, 1989)
2003 data.