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AquaStats & Publications

AQUASTATS PRODUCTION

‘AQUASTATS’ provides production statistics on the Ontario aquaculture industry. The University of Guelph surveys producers every year and compiles information on the quantity and value of farmed fish.

2024 Ontario Aquaculture ProductionDownload

Previous Years

2023 Ontario Aquaculture Production
AquaStats 2022
AquaStats 2021
AquaStats 2020
AquaStats 2019
AquaStats 2018
AquaStats 2017
AquaStats 2016
AquaStats 2015
AquaStats 2014
AquaStats 2013
AquaStats 2012
AquaStats 2011
AquaStats 2010
AquaStats 2007
AquaStats 2006
AquaStats 2005
AquaStats 2004
AquaStats 2003
AquaStats 2002
AquaStats 2001
AquaStats 2000
AquaStats 1999
AquaStats 1998
AquaStats 1997
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AquaStats 1995
AquaStats 1993
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AquaStats 1989
AquaStats 1988

LAKE WHITEFISH CULTURE MATERIALS

Free Online Course

YouTube Video Series

Lake Whitefish Culture Manual – OARC 2024

State of Lake Whitefish Culture – Loftus 2023

HISTORY OF AQUACULTURE IN ONTARIO

Ready For Growth – Ontario Aquaculture Association 2022
Aquaculture in Ontario – GOC 2023
A Guide to Aquaculture in Ontario – AgScape 2019

OARC RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights from Ontario Aquaculture – OAA 2019-2020
AARS Brochure 2017
AARS Research Highlights 2010-2016
AARS Research Highlights 2008-2009

New Technological Advancements in Aquaculture

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Technology for Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries – DFO 2024
Projects Funded by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program – FACTAP 2024

Enabling adoption of digital technologies in Ontario rainbow trout farms – Chowdhury 2022

Evaluation of Innovative Fish Farming Technologies for Ontario – OAA 2021

FISH WELFARE AND CODES OF PRACTICE

Humane Slaughter, Euthanasia & Depopulation for Salmonid Aquaculture – OMAFA 2025
Farmed Salmonid Code of Practice Snapshot – NFACC 2021
Farmed Salmonid Code of Practice – NFACC 2021
AAC Fish Welfare in Closed Systems – Moccia 2013
Stress Physiology in Arctic Charr – Sevier et al 2019

FARMED FISH FACTSHEETS

Species profiles in aquaculture – OMAFA 2023

Rainbow Trout – Borland 2023
Arctic Char – Borland 2023
Tilapia – Borland 2023
Lake Whitefish – Borland 2023
Coho Salmon – Bedard 2025

FISH FARM MANAGEMENT

Aquaculture Production Systems – McQuire & Borland 2025

Condition factor for salmonid aquaculture – Gao 2024

Temperature Profiles in Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2010
Water Meters in Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2008
Compost from Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2008
Land Based Issues in Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2005
Predator Control in Commercial Aquaculture in Canada – Bevan et al. 2002

FISH NUTRITION

Feeds for Aquaculture – NOAA Fisheries
Organic acids & essential oils: Developing New Mitigation Strategies to Improve and Maintain the Health of Farmed Rainbow Trout – Huyben et al. 2022
High-throughput sequencing of gut microbiota in rainbow trout fed larval and pre-pupae stages of black soldier fly – Huyben et al. 2018
Understanding Fish Nutrition, Feeds, and Feeding – Craig et al. 2017

FISH HEALTH & DISEASE

Exercise training for salmonid aquaculture – McQuire & Gao 2025

Aquaculture Biosecurity Manual Producers Guide – OAHN 2022
Fish Health Events – DFO 2023
Reducing Disease Risks – DFO 2020
Managing Disease and Parasites – DFO 2022
Treating Outbreaks – DFO 2017

LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS IN AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture Issuing Policy in Ontario – MNRF 2019
Aquaculture Legislation in Ontario – Moccia and Bevan 2018
Aquaculture Activities Regulations – DFO 2015