Reporting requirements - fisheries and aquaculture

All B.C. seafood producers (seafood processors, fish receivers, others) must submit reports on their operations to the ministry under the Fish and Seafood Act. The reports supply statistical data on the socioeconomic performance of the industry, including production and employment.

Instructions

Please follow the instructions in the following emails according to your company type.

Seafood

Email to custom clients, April 5, 2023 (PDF)

Email to seafood processors who submitted a declaration or list, January 26, 2024 (PDF, 194 KB)

Email to seafood processors who did not submit a declaration or list, January 26, 2024 (PDF, 219 KB)

Email to all fish receivers, January 26, 2024 (PDF, 194 KB)

Email to all seafood processors, December. 21, 2023 (PDF)

Aquaculture

Marine algae and plants grow out and/or hatchery operations: Email to algae and plant aquaculturists, June 9, 2023 (PDF)

Forms

Forms can be submitted by email or printed and faxed.  Please refer to the form for details.

Seafood

2023 Annual fisheries production schedule Excel guide (PDF, 228 KB) / (XLSX) / (PDF)

2023 Annual fisheries production schedule online guide (PDF, 320 KB) / (online)

2023 Seafood processing employment report guide / (XLSX) / (PDF)

2023 Custom processing client list form (XLSX) / (PDF) 

Aquaculture

Marine algae and plants - grow out and/or hatchery operations:  Annual aquaculture statistical report (XLSX) / (PDF)

Requesting custom reports

If you need a specific data set that has not been published, please submit a form to our office, either:

• Request for Information form (DOCX) digital 

OR

• Request for Information form (PDF) fax 

For some types of information requests a fee will be charged, according to the type and complexity of the request; please see the details inside each form.

We try our best to answer your questions completely, but sometimes information cannot be shared for privacy reasons. In those cases, you might receive some of the information, a summary of the information, or no answer at all. If you have any questions, please contact us.