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Annual overview of the structure and performance of the commercial fisheries of Canada, describing how the Canadian industry relates to world trade in fisheries products and to fish production in the other major fishing countries of the world. The review describes Canada's position in the world's fisheries, demand for fish products in Canada and the U.S., the relative importance of the fishing industry in comparison with other segments of the Canadian economy, and the participation of Canada and other nations in the fisheries of the northwest Atlantic and northeast Pacific. The review also describes the structure of landings and gross landings income to fishermen, production and gross revenue derived from Canadian fish products, employment of fishermen and plant workers, and number of vessels in Canadian fishing fleets, and exports and imports of fishery products by main countries.