About the Fishing in Alberta Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Fishing in Alberta Market Research Report
Definition of the Fishing in Alberta?
The Canadian fishing industry consists of operators that harvest wild fish and shellfish, such as finfish, molluscs and crustaceans, from marine and inland capture fisheries. It includes activities like catching, handling and landing wild‑caught species for sale to processors, wholesalers and exporters, but not aquaculture or farm‑raised production.
What’s included in the Fishing in Alberta?
The Fishing in Alberta includes freshwater finfish fishing, pacific shellfish fishing, atlantic shellfish fishing, pelagics and others and groundfish fishing. Related terms covered in the Fishing in Alberta industry report includes the controlled breeding, rearing and harvesting of fish and seafood in either freshwater or saltwater. aquaculture is also referred to fish farming, a fisheries term for shell-bearing molluscs and crustaceans. the category does not include nonshell-bearing molluscs such as squids and a fisheries term for true fish as opposed to molluscs and crustaceans.
Industry Performance of the Fishing industry in Alberta
Benchmark the Fishing in Alberta industry performance with all AB Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Fishing in Alberta
#7 in Highest Revenue 0.1% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Fishing in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Fishing industry in Alberta
See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, gross domestic product, canadian effective exchange rate index, demand from seafood preparation and per capita seafood consumption are impacting Fishing in Alberta
Alberta Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
Gross Domestic Product
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Canada Key External Drivers
Canadian effective exchange rate index
Demand from seafood preparation
Per capita seafood consumption
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Fishing industry in Alberta
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Fishing in Alberta, such as Edmonton, Calgary and Grande Prairie. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Fishing industry in Alberta
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
