Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Assoc.

Weekly Fish Price Report
Prices are compiled by the
P.E.I. Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development
for the weekly period ending: October 13, 2010
LOBSTER(CANNERS):
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.00-$3.25
NB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.75
LOBSTER(MARKETS):
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.25-$3.50
NB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.25
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . $3.50
Note: The above prices was
effective for period ending October
9, 2010.
Note: Minimum carapace size for
markets is 81.0 mm unless otherwise
noted.
JONAH CRAB:
NB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.35
ROCK CRAB:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.43
SCALLOPS:
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $6.25
MUSSELS:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.58-$0.65
NS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.60
OYSTERS:
PEI Choice. $25.00-$26.00/peck
Standard. . . . . . $10.00/peck
QUAHAUGS:
PEI Small. . . . $0.13-$0.14/piece
Medium. . $0.13-$0.14/piece
Large. . . . $0.10-$0.14/piece
SOFT-SHELL CLAMS:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.95
BLACKBACKS:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70
FLOUNDER:
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.80
HADDOCK (DRESSED):
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.80
Eastern Shore. NS. . . . . . . . . $0.95
HADDOCK (ROUND):
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70
COD(DRESSED):
Digby Co., NS . . . . . . . . . . . $0.80
Eastern Shore, NS
Extra Small. . . . . . . . $0.35
Small . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.40
Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.50
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.75
COD (ROUND):
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70
POLLOCK(ROUND):
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.20
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.55
HAKE (DRESSED):
Digby Co., NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.25
Eastern Shore, NS
Small. . . . . . . $0.35
Medium/Large. . . . . . .$0.45
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.65
REDFISH:
Digby Co., NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.50
CATFISH (DRESSED):
Digby Co., NS . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.25
HALIBUT:
Eastern Shore, NS
10-50lb. . . . . . . . . . . . $6.75
50-85lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00
85-125lb. . . . . . . . . . . . $5.50
CUSK:
Eastern Shore. NS
Small. . . . . . . $0.30
Medium. . . . .$0.40
Large. . . . . . .$0.45
MACKEREL:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.25
EELS:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.75
DULSE:
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.25
PERIWINKLES:
Digby Co., NS Small. . . . . . . . $0.70
Large. . . . . . . . $0.95
SILVERSIDES:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.55
SAND LANCES:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.45
NOTE:
All of the above prices are those paid
to inshore fishers at dockside on a per
pound basis unless otherwise stated
and do not include rebates or
adjustments for the weekly period
ending October 9, 2010.
BOSTON LOBSTER MARKET:
(Ex-vessel prices to fishermen)
For the period ending October 11,
2010- Supply Moderate, Demand
Light, Market Steady.
LANDINGS:
All Prices Quoted Below are in U.S.
Dollars.
Massachusetts:
Boston fishers . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.75f/h
Soft Shell & Culls . . . . . . . . . . .$3.00
North Shore fishers. . . . . . . . . .$3.50
South Shore fishers. . . . $3.50-$3.60
2010 Commercial Smelt Fishery
Gill Nets opened October 1, 2010
and closes February 28, 2011.
2010 Recreational Smelt Fishery
Gill Net (1 net) opened October 1,
2010 and closes February 28, 2011.
2010 Silverside Fishery opened on
October 1, 2010 and closes on
December 31, 2010.
Rock Crab Fishery in
Area 24 opens on July 5, 2010 and
closes on October 29, 2010.
Area 26A opens on August 2, 2010
and closes on November 7, 2010.
2010 Commercial Oyster Fishery
opens September 15, 2010 and
closes on November 30, 2010.
2010 PEI Bluefin Tuna Fishery
opened October 4, 2010 and closed
October 5, 2010.
BLUEFIN TUNA 2010
PRELIMINARY REPORT:
This season 390 tuna, for a total of
290,035 lbs or 131.56 mt. have been
landed by PEI fishers:
North Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Naufrage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
North Rustico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tignish Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Seacow Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
North Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Savage Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Machon’s Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Skinner’s Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Souris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Red Head .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
with the average round weight being
744 lbs.
Summary of Bluefin Tuna Landed
by PEI fishers in 2010:
PEI Ports 371 fish 124.86 mt.
Other Gulf
Ports
19 fish 6.7 mt.
390 fish 131.56 mt.
The PEI quota for 2010 is 132.15 mt.
This price report is available online:
www.gov.pe.ca/go/fishprices