british columbia s fisheries & aquaculture sector may 2001 ministry of finance and corporate relations bc ta ts edition stats table contents introduction 1 what new in this report highlights 3 defining the 9 2 best measure to use when comparing industries 11 is gdp how it calculated 12 a level playing field 13 an overview 15 4 commercial fishing 25 5 29 6 fish processing 33 7 sport 36 deriving estimates 8 international trade seafood products 41 product exports imports 43 establishment counts 47 10 topics for further research 49 input output analysis 50 interpreting results appendix i methodological notes issues 52 separating from hunting trapping 56 58 versus statistics canada data 59 rule