CANADA 



Shrirap are taken commercially only in the Province of British 

 Columbia, The fishery in this Province has developed from about 119 

 thousand pounds in I9I4.6 to more than a million pounds in 1955. Landings 

 and landed value of shrimp in recent years have ranged as follows (from 

 reports of the Canadian Department of Fisheries): 



Thousand pounds Value 



The areas vfhich lead in production are the lower mainland of 

 British Columbia and Vancouver Island, where shrimp are taken in substantial 

 quantity at all seasons. In Vancouver Island waters, the most productive 

 season is from December to May, In the Gulf of Georgia and Howe Sound there 

 is a steadjr' yield of shrimp with a peak period in February and a low period 

 in November, 



Most of the craft used in the shrimp fishery are salmon gill net 

 boats rigged seasonally for trawling. The boats catch shrimp during the 

 winter and in early spring. When the salmon runs start, the boats are 

 switched to salmon fishing. The gear used are beam trawls about 15 feet 

 in width at the mouth. The drum in the stem of the salmon gillnetter 

 serves as a winch to reel in the towline of the trawl. Fishing for shrimp 

 is usually a 1-man operation, 



British Columbia fishermen usually clean and boil the catch 

 immediately after a drag. Thus, the shrimp arrive at the market at the 

 end of the day practically ready for the table. 



Five species of shrimp, all belonging to the family Pandalidae, 

 are taken in the waters of British Columbia, They are Pandalus platyceros , 

 P. borealis , P. hypsinotus , P. danae , and Pandalopsis dispar . 



The number of vessels employed in the shrimp fishery is not known. 

 In 195^^, 80 shrimp travjl nets and l,6iiO shrimp traps were employed in the 

 fishery; these data provide an approximate indication of vessel activity. 



