Environmental Thematic Maps and Graphics:
Population size and variation of 2016 fishing and seafood sector-based communities, Pacific and Atlantic coasts, 2001 to 2016

The title of this map is “Population size and variation of 2016 fishing and seafood sector-based communities, Pacific and Atlantic coasts, 2001 to 2016.” This map displays communities on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts where fishing and seafood are a major source of employment, categorized by population change.

On the page, there are three maps and a legend to the left. The first map (top left) displays the Pacific Coast, the second map (top right) displays the northern Atlantic Coast and the third map (bottom right) is a zoomed in map of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

The 2016 population of census subdivisions (CSDs) for which the fishery and seafood sector are a major source of income is indicated by proportionately sized circles. Population size ranges from <500 people (smallest circle) to <10,000 people (largest circle). Population change from 2001 to 2016 ranges from purple to red: 20% to ≤120% (deep purple), 0% to <20% (light purple), -15% to <0% (yellow), -25% to <-15% (orange) and -60% to <-25% (red). Census subdivision boundaries are shown with fine grey lines.

The maps show that, there are significantly more fishery dependent communities on the Atlantic Coast than the Pacific Coast. Newfoundland fishing communities have experienced the largest population decreases. Most communities with increasing population are on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On the West Coast only three of the eight communities are decreasing in population size.

Notes: This map displays population size and variation for census subdivisions (CSDs) for which the fishing and seafood sector is a major source of employment incomed—defined here as 20% or more of total CSD employment income. Data from the 2016 Census of Population were used to identify the 150 coastal CSDs represented on this map. The reference period for income data is the calendar year prior to the census. The fishing and seafood sector, as defined for this map, includes North American Industry Classification Codes: 1141 – Fishing, 1125 – Aquaculture and 3119 Seafood product preparation and packaging.

Sources:
Statistics Canada, Environment and Energy Statistics Division, 2020, special tabulation from the 2001 and 2016 Census of Population.