B.C. commercial salmon fisheries: A 70 year perspective

Landed value (2020$) and landings (tonnes) of Pacific salmon by species - 1952 to 2020

• Total landed value fell by 94% between 1988 and 1999
• Sockeye abundant years have been more pronounced recently
• From 1952 to 1997, the average annual landed value of Pacific salmon was $306M
• Since 1998, the average annual landed value of Pacific salmon has been $58M, or roughly 19% of pre 1998 levels
• Average annual landed value between 2015 and 2020 was 15% of pre 1998 levels

Average landed value per kilogram by Pacific salmon species - 1952 to 2020 (2020$)

• Average prices of all species tended to be higher between 1970-1990 than other years
• The average price of Pink decreased between 1980 and 2005. It has since made a slight resurgence with the 2020 average price of Pink at 38% of that of 1980
• There were large increases in the average price of Chinook between 1952 and 1979 and between 1993 and 2020

Sources

• 1952 to 1995 data is taken directly from Annual commercial statistics reports (1951-1995)
• Data for 1996-2020 taken from DFO internal data

Data

The graphs on this page are based on the following data:

• Landed value and landings of Pacific salmon by species, 1952 to 2020 (.csv file)
• Average landed value per kilogram by Pacific salmon species, 1052 to 2020 (.csv file)