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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.

Aquastats 2022Download

Previous Years

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
Aquastats 1996
Aquastats 1995
Aquastats 1993
Aquastats 1992
Aquastats 1991
Aquastats 1990
Aquastats 1989
Aquastats 1988

HISTORY OF AQUACULTURE IN ONTARIO

Aquaculture Legislation in Ontario – Moccia and Bevan 2018
Long-Term Outlook for Aquaculture in Ontario – Hynes and Moccia 1993
Overview of Ontario Aquaculture – Moccia et al 1997
Sustainability of Ontarios Aquaculture Industry – Moccia and Hynes 1998

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

AARS Research Highlights 2010-2016
AARS Brochure 2017
AARS Research Highlights 2008-2009

FARMED FISH FACTSHEETS

Read more: OMAFRA species profiles in aquaculture

Rainbow trout – Borland 2023
Arctic char – Borland 2023
Tilapia – Borland 2023
Lake whitefish – Borland 2023

FISH WELFARE & CODES OF PRACTICE

AAC Fish Welfare in Closed Systems – Moccia 2013
Aspects of Animal Welfare and Aquaculture – Moccia and Chandroo 2001
Clove oil found to be effective Fish Anaesthetic – Tye 1998
NFACC 2021 farmed salmonid code of practice snapshot
NFACC 2021 farmed salmonid code of practice
Stress Physiology in Arctic Charr – Sevier et al 2019

FISH FARM MANAGEMENT

Compost from Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2008
Continuous Light and Feeding decrease mortality in Charr – Bhatia 2000
Farming Charr Impacts of Feed and Warming Water – Nudds 2002
Fecal Waste Chemical Composition – OSAWG 2007
Fecal Waste Physical Characteristics part 1 – OSAWG 2007
Fecal Waste Physical Characteristics part 2 – OSAWG 2010
Land Based Issues in Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2005
Predator Control in Commercial Aquaculture in Canada – Bevan et al 2002
Radon from Water Aeration is key to Worker Safety – Tye 2000
Solar Heat Energizes Ontario fish farms – Tye 1996
Temperature Profiles in Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2010
Water Meters in Ontario Fish Farms – OSAWG 2008

FISH HEALTH & DISEASE

Aquaculture Biosecurity Manual Producers Guide – OAHN 2022
Gill Diseases of Fish in Ontario Farms – Ferguson et al 1994
Health Basics and Fish Immunity – Tye 1997
Potential Contaminants in Rainbow Trout – Cassidy et al 2003
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus in the Great Lakes Region – USGS 2008

FISH NUTRITION

Alternatives to Fish meal – Tye 1997
Aquaculture Industry takes Omega 3 to heart – Clark 1999
Feeding and Lighting for Arctic Charr – Burke et al 2005
Fish Omega 3 Fatty Acids and You – Nudds 2002
Low Phosphorus Feeds support net-pen farms Appleby 2002
Pigmenting Fish is Unnecessary – Kahar 1997