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 20, 2010
LOBSTER(MARKETS):
NS Area 35 82.5mm . . . . $4.50
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . $3.50
Note: The above prices was
effective for period ending October
16, 2010.
Note: Minimum carapace size for
markets is 81.0 mm unless otherwise
noted.
JONAH CRAB:
NB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.35
ROCK CRAB:
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . $0.40
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.43
SPIDER CRAB:
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . $0.30
WHELK:
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . $0.40
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
ATLANTIC SURF CLAM:
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . $0.38
BLACKBACKS:
PEI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70
FLOUNDER:
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . $0.75
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.80
HADDOCK (DRESSED):
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . $0.85
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.80
Eastern Shore. NS. . . . . . . . . $0.95
HADDOCK (ROUND):
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70
COD (ROUND):
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70
COD(DRESSED):
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . $1.00
Digby Co., NS . . . . . . . . . . . $0.80
Eastern Shore, NS
Extra Small. . . . . . . . $0.35
Small . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.40
Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.50
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.75
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $0.90
SHARK:
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $0.50
POLLOCK(ROUND):
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $0.50
Digby Co., NS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.20
Grand Manan .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.55
HAKE (DRESSED):
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . . $0.50
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $0.60
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
125lb+ . . . . . $5.00
Magdalen Islands. . . . . . . . . . . $4.25
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $7.00
CUSK:
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $0.40
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
MONKTAILS:
Shelbourne Co., NS. . . . . . . . . $1.55
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 16,
2010.
BOSTON LOBSTER MARKET:
(Ex-vessel prices to fishermen)
For the period ending October 19,
2010- Supply Light, 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. . . . $3.60-$3.75
2010 Commercial Smelt Fishery
Gill Nets opened October 1, 2010
and closes February 28, 2011.
Box Nets opened October 15, 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.
This price report is available
online:
www.gov.pe.ca/go/fishprices

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