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 & Seafood Act.  These reports supply statistical data on the socioeconomic performance of the industry, including production and employment data.

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 - Dec. 21, 2023 (PDF)

Aquaculture

Marine Algae and Plants (Grow out and/or hatchery operations)

• Email to Alga and Plant Aquaculturists - June 9, 2023 (PDF)

Forms

Forms can be submitted electronically by email. Forms can also be 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)
• 2020 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

Should you need a specific data set that has not been published previously, you may submit a "Request for Information" form to our office.

• Request for Information Form (DOCX) (Electronic Submission)
• Request for Information Form (PDF) (Fax Submission)

For some types of information requests a fee will be charged, subject to the nature of the request. Please see the form details.

Although every effort will be made to fully respond to requests for information there will be some instances where certain pieces or types of information are protected and can not be released.  In these instances partial data, aggregate data, or occasionally no data may be provided.  Please contact us if you have any further questions.