U.S. Commercial Landings

1

Fish Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Alewife 1,430 649 296 1,670 758 346 982

Anchovies 32,359 14,678 1,673 7,754 3,517 512 24,965

Atka mackerel 127,029 57,620 19,523 156,887 71,163 26,732 124,542

Bluefish 6,148 2,789 2,579 7,057 3,201 2,920 7,263

Blue runner 344 156 260 335 152 289 388

Bonito 1,830 830 764 4,788 2,172 1,880 1,790

Butterfish 2,677 1,214 1,399 2,644 1,199 1,201 2,485

Catfish and bullheads 8,235 3,735 4,040 7,636 3,464 3,774 9,529

Chubs 734 333 889 487 221 781 1,482

Cod:

 Atlantic 19,075 8,652 30,635 19,708 8,939 25,220 15,730

 Pacific 493,952 224,055 274,160 491,143 222,781 133,714 527,929

Crevalle (jack) 524 238 422 585 265 457 496

Croaker:

 Atlantic 18,768 8,513 8,695 16,010 7,262 8,644 21,918

 Pacific (white) 74 34 45 116 53 38 85

Cusk 118 54 111 106 48 67 169

Dolphinfish 2,324 1,054 5,465 2,883 1,308 5,690 2,462

Eels, American 589 267 2,591 728 330 1,870 767

Flatfish:

 Atlantic and Gulf

 American plaice 2,438 1,106 4,145 3,068 1,392 3,886 2,764

 Summer flounder 9,027 4,095 22,528 10,881 4,936 23,247 13,638

 Winter flounder 5,192 2,355 9,934 4,873 2,210 8,099 7,217

 Witch flounder 2,204 1,000 5,165 2,090 948 4,055 4,195

 Yellowtail flounder 3,678 1,668 5,510 3,535 1,603 4,755 7,370

 Other 3,357 1,523 7,381 7,048 3,197 6,877 3,098

 Total, Atlantic/Gulf 25,896 11,746 54,663 31,495 14,286 50,919 38,282

 Pacific

 Arrowtooth flounder 86,362 39,174 6,789 90,074 40,857 9,827 52,811

 Dover sole 24,639 11,176 9,262 25,686 11,651 8,657 18,042

 Flathead sole 55,719 25,274 10,781 46,112 20,916 7,454 38,059

 Petrale sole 4,866 2,207 4,950 3,881 1,760 3,553 5,180

 Rock sole 116,798 52,979 27,425 110,320 50,041 20,989 78,967

 Yellowfin sole 311,371 141,237 54,745 221,879 100,644 35,639 215,542

 Other 37,465 16,994 15,596 45,672 20,717 16,223 27,342

 Total, Pacific 637,220 289,041 129,548 543,624 246,586 102,342 435,943

 Halibut 66,923 30,356 217,735 59,716 27,087 139,415 72,912

 Total, flatfish 730,039 331,144 401,946 634,835 287,959 292,676 547,137

Goosefish (monkfish) 24,111 10,937 26,962 18,878 8,563 19,500 34,373

Groupers 10,421 4,727 33,340 8,273 3,753 22,716 11,529

Haddock 14,000 6,350 16,406 12,816 5,813 13,640 12,819

Hakes:

 Pacific (whiting) 531,418 241,050 58,559 253,062 114,788 14,105 520,201

 Red 1,295 587 509 1,352 613 472 1,171

 Silver (Atl.whiting) 13,845 6,280 7,547 17,131 7,771 8,659 15,153

 White 3,014 1,367 3,479 3,911 1,774 3,648 4,774

Herring:

 Sea:

 Atlantic 173,217 78,571 21,306 224,328 101,755 26,564 189,872

 Pacific 86,219 39,109 23,794 88,723 40,244 29,759 80,021

See notes at end of table. 

 U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 2008 AND 2009 (1)

Species 2008 2009 Average

(2004-2008)

Thousand

pounds

(Continued)
U.S. Commercial Landings

2

Fish - Continued: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

 Thread 914 415 145 865 392 130 1,333

Jack mackerel 623 283 58 265 120 18 1,591

Lingcod 625 283 736 514 233 603 529

Mackerels:

 Atlantic 47,955 21,752 6,897 51,023 23,144 9,577 88,717

 Chub 7,889 3,578 709 11,249 5,103 1,094 10,071

 King and cero 6,640 3,012 11,521 7,807 3,541 11,164 6,025

 Spanish 4,143 1,879 3,428 5,577 2,530 4,248 4,875

Menhaden:

 Atlantic 413,895 187,742 26,351 401,699 182,209 28,437 440,043

 Gulf 927,518 420,719 64,374 1,002,560 454,758 60,600 934,600

 Total, menhaden 1,341,413 608,461 90,725 1,404,259 636,968 89,037 1,374,643

Mullets 13,174 5,976 7,181 13,015 5,904 6,825 13,903

Pollock:

 Atlantic 21,968 9,965 11,265 16,443 7,458 10,009 15,869

 Walleye (Alaska) 2,276,144 1,032,452 323,212 1,866,203 846,504 270,597 3,101,648

Rockfishes:

 Ocean perch:

 Atlantic (redfish) 2,622 1,189 1,440 3,173 1,439 1,573 1,516

 Pacific 63,893 28,982 12,716 58,704 26,628 8,879 53,073

 Other 35,014 15,882 17,007 35,316 16,019 16,345 31,540

 Total, rockfishes 101,529 46,053 31,163 97,193 44,086 26,797 86,129

Sablefish 43,288 19,635 124,592 42,808 19,418 128,625 47,670

Salmon:

 Chinook 9,804 4,447 31,976 9,900 4,491 21,628 18,754

 Chum 125,798 57,062 66,979 112,388 50,979 48,433 115,853

 Coho 37,410 16,969 45,285 32,935 14,939 29,327 36,427

 Pink 260,525 118,173 74,432 293,836 133,283 66,292 346,465

 Sockeye 224,805 101,971 175,923 256,143 116,186 204,372 251,540

 Total, salmon 658,342 298,622 394,595 705,202 319,878 370,052 769,039

Sardines:

 Pacific 190,911 86,597 14,596 146,364 66,390 12,540 209,619

 Spanish 2,167 983 435 1,400 635 233 1,784

Scup or porgy 5,831 2,645 6,589 8,772 3,979 7,027 8,994

Sea bass:

 Black (Atlantic) 2,284 1,036 6,358 1,981 899 5,125 3,108

 White (Pacific) 669 303 1,504 411 186 865 437

Sea trout or weakfish:

 Gray 459 208 549 379 172 421 1,061

 Spotted 413 187 645 477 216 811 383

 Sand (white) 83 38 65 87 39 65 76

Shads:

 American 579 263 525 585 265 642 1,050

 Hickory 89 40 22 146 66 53 148

Sharks:

 Dogfish 12,470 5,656 3,274 15,442 7,004 4,129 7,955

 Other 4,103 1,861 3,231 3,996 1,813 3,087 6,328

Sheephead (Atlantic) 1,724 782 775 1,818 825 903 1,707

Skates 64,766 29,378 11,196 62,293 28,256 9,552 57,898

Smelts 945 429 1,086 593 269 662 997

See notes at end of table. 

U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 2008 AND 2009 (1) - Continued

Species 2008

(Continued)

2009 (2004-2008)

Average

Thousand

pounds
U.S. Commercial Landings

3

Fish - Continued: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Snappers:

 Red 2,506 1,137 8,902 2,902 1,316 9,204 3,909

 Vermilion 3,728 1,691 9,880 4,245 1,926 9,646 2,420

 Unclassified 2,787 1,264 7,771 3,252 1,475 8,466 3,308

Spearfish 2,471 1,121 2,442 1,960 889 2,435 2,401

Spot 2,889 1,310 1,861 5,479 2,485 3,180 4,744

Striped bass 7,072 3,208 15,256 7,434 3,372 14,789 7,049

Swordfish 8,073 3,662 18,547 8,864 4,021 19,462 7,164

Tenpounder (ladyfish) 896 406 749 596 270 294 1,356

Tilefish 2,952 1,339 6,686 3,376 1,531 6,685 2,994

Trout, rainbow 464 210 557 391 177 564 396

Tuna:

 Albacore 25,429 11,535 30,272 27,875 12,644 28,747 26,932

 Bigeye 14,239 6,459 53,024 11,584 5,254 42,646 12,215

 Bluefin 726 329 4,757 1,937 879 6,856 965

 Little tunny 555 252 198 780 354 273 577

 Skipjack 918 416 1,194 734 333 1,024 1,266

 Yellowfin 5,996 2,720 17,504 6,083 2,759 16,806 7,889

 Unclassified 40 18 64 71 32 82 64

 Total, tuna 47,903 21,729 107,013 49,064 22,255 96,434 49,908

Whitefish, lake 9,550 4,332 8,119 9,377 4,253 10,253 9,191

Wolffish, Atlantic 109 49 94 74 34 52 192

Yellow perch 2,192 994 4,939 1,736 787 2,963 1,730

Other marine 

 finfishes 37,067 16,813 33,347 39,627 17,975 34,041 33,517

Other freshwater

 finfishes 11,482 5,208 4,665 12,460 5,652 4,575 12,765

 Total, fish 7,258,070 3,292,239 2,235,300 6,601,850 2,994,580 1,843,808 --

Shellfish

Crustaceans:

 Crabs:

 Blue: Hard 155,340 70,462 160,863 153,927 69,821 149,031 156,764

 Soft and peeler 2,011 912 5,367 1,757 797 4,775 3,634

 Dungeness 49,915 22,641 118,657 63,363 28,741 131,219 66,748

 Jonah 8,637 3,918 4,917 8,775 3,980 4,442 7,112

 King 27,208 12,341 120,204 22,391 10,156 86,228 24,160

 Snow (Tanner):

 Opilio 62,442 28,324 101,157 58,089 26,349 79,389 36,628

 Bairdi 3,636 1,649 6,044 3,441 1,561 5,440 3,467

 Other 15,995 7,255 45,058 14,474 6,565 24,848 16,260

 Total, crabs 325,184 147,502 562,267 326,217 147,971 485,372 314,773

Crawfish (freshwater) 15,502 7,032 9,473 18,818 8,536 15,234 11,390

Lobsters:

 American 81,835 37,120 306,177 96,890 43,949 299,512 86,434

 Spiny 4,196 1,903 30,725 4,729 2,145 20,447 4,873

Shrimp:

 New England 9,032 4,097 4,469 5,173 2,346 2,163 5,783

 South Atlantic 22,963 10,416 47,624 20,827 9,447 35,786 21,606

 Gulf 188,295 85,410 363,136 241,003 109,318 313,846 231,479

 Pacific 36,305 16,468 26,583 34,044 15,442 18,385 26,693

 Other 2 1 6 30 14 60 (2)

 Total, shrimp 256,597 116,392 441,818 301,077 136,568 370,240 285,561

 Total, crustaceans 683,314 309,949 1,350,460 747,731 339,169 1,190,805 --

See notes at end of table. 

Species 2009 Average

U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 2008 AND 2009 (1) - Continued

pounds

(2004-2008)

Thousand

(Continued)

2008
U.S. Commercial Landings

4

NOTE:—Data are preliminary. Landings of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting, and other Pacific groundfish that are

caught in waters off Washington, Oregon and Alaska and are processed at-sea aboard U.S. vessels are credited

to the State nearest to the area of capture. Data for the current year does not include New Jersey depuration clams

and Rhode Island inshore lobsters. Totals may not add due to roundings. Data do not include landings by U.S.-

flag vessels at Puerto Rico and other ports outside the 50 States. Therefore, they will not agree with “U.S. Commercial Landings” beginning on page 8. Data do not include aquaculture products, except oysters and clams.

(1) Landings are reported in round (live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams,

oysters, and scallops, which are reported in weight of meats (excluding the shell). Landings for Missisippi River

drainage are not available.

(2) Less than 500 LB, .5MT,or $500. (3) Revised.

Shellfish - Continued Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Mollusks:

Clams:

 Quahog (hard) 7,326 3,323 49,767 5,710 2,590 40,931 9,260

 Geoduck (Pacific) 3,534 1,603 38,620 4,399 1,995 52,064 2,845

 Manila (Pacific) 1,085 492 18,434 1,183 537 20,030 1,335

 Ocean quahog 34,352 15,582 20,352 34,909 15,835 21,919 34,118

 Softshell 3,818 1,732 21,649 3,853 1,748 20,334 3,593

 Surf (Atlantic) 57,330 26,005 36,664 50,641 22,971 34,050 60,356

 Other 327 148 1,232 442 200 1,746 411

 Total, clams 107,772 48,885 186,718 101,137 45,875 191,074 111,918

Conch (snails) 2,172 985 6,142 2,880 1,306 8,320 1,882

Mussels, blue (sea) 3,774 1,712 7,281 5,387 2,444 7,474 4,003

Oysters 30,162 13,681 131,590 35,571 16,135 136,493 34,989

Scallops:

 Bay 131 59 1,781 275 125 2,235 105

 Sea 53,527 24,280 369,860 58,000 26,309 382,217 58,475

Squid:

 Atlantic:

 Illex 35,048 15,898 8,363 40,605 18,418 9,731 33,446

 Loligo 25,132 11,400 23,460 20,487 9,293 18,684 31,760

 Unclassified 2,866 1,300 167 1,539 698 160 1,249

 Pacific:

 Loligo 80,680 36,596 25,349 203,643 92,372 56,455 101,865

 Unclassified 2,024 918 220 18 8 5 2,316

 Total, Squid 145,750 66,112 57,559 266,292 120,789 85,035 170,636

 Total, mollusks 343,288 155,714 760,931 469,542 212,983 812,848 --

Other shellfish 8,440 3,828 10,893 10,373 4,705 12,339 16,163

 Total, Shellfish 1,035,042 469,492 2,122,284 1,227,646 556,857 2,015,992 --

Other

Horseshoe crab 1,736 787 910 2,282 1,035 1,134 1,647

Sea urchins 14,800 6,713 13,897 16,678 7,565 14,260 16,878

Seaweed, unclassified 15,324 6,951 308 18,094 8,207 254 54,369

Kelp (with herring eggs) 34 15 13 9 4 7 16

Worms 808 367 11,108 774 351 6,723 879

 Total, other 32,702 14,834 26,236 37,837 17,163 22,378 --

Grand Total, U.S. 8,325,814 3,776,564 4,383,820 7,867,333 3,568,599 3,882,178 --

2009 Average

(2004-2008)

pounds

U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 2008 AND 2009 (1) - Continued

Species 2008

Thousand
U.S. Commercial Landings

5

Million Thousand Percent Million Thousand Percent

Fresh and frozen: pounds metric tons pounds metric tons

 For human food 6,159 2,794 74.0 5,566 2,525 70.8

 For bait and animal food 379 172 4.6 474 215 6.0

Total 6,538 2,966 78.5 6,040 2,740 76.8

Canned:

 For human food 289 131 3.5 365 166 4.6

 For bait and animal food 47 21 0.6 27 12 0.3

Total 336 152 4.0 392 178 5.0

Cured for human food 138 63 1.7 103 47 1.3

Reduction to meal, oil, other 1,313 596 15.8 1,332 604 16.9

Grand total 8,325 3,776 100.0 7,867 3,568 100.0

(1) Revised. NOTE:--Data are preliminary. Table may not add due to rounding. 

Million Thousand Percent Million Thousand Percent Million Thousand Percent

pounds metric tons pounds metric tons pounds metric tons

January 417 189 6.9 25 11 1.4 442 200 5.6

February 594 269 9.8 40 18 2.2 634 288 8.1

March 675 306 11.2 35 16 1.9 710 322 9.0

April 230 104 3.8 41 19 2.2 271 123 3.4

May 318 144 5.3 197 89 10.7 515 234 6.5

June 642 291 10.6 277 126 15.1 919 417 11.7

July 1,002 455 16.6 336 152 18.3 1,338 607 17.0

August 817 371 13.5 350 159 19.1 1,167 529 14.8

September 558 253 9.2 303 137 16.5 861 391 10.9

October 381 173 6.3 164 74 8.9 545 247 6.9

November 235 107 3.9 42 19 2.3 277 126 3.5

December 166 75 2.8 23 10 1.3 189 86 2.4

Total 6,035 2,737 100.0 1,833 831 100.0 7,867 3,568 100.0

(1) Processed into meal, oil, solubles, and shell products, or used as bait and animal food.

Million Thousand Million Million Thousand Million Million Thousand Million

pounds metric tons dollars pounds metric tons dollars pounds metric tons dollars

2000 6,912 3,135 3,398 2,157 978 152 9,069 4,114 3,550

2001 7,311 3,316 3,064 2,178 988 154 9,489 4,304 3,218

2002 7,205 3,268 2,940 2,192 994 152 9,397 4,262 3,092

2003 7,521 3,412 3,185 1,986 901 157 9,507 4,312 3,347

2004 7,794 3,535 3,611 1,889 857 145 9,683 4,392 3,756

2005 7,997 3,627 3,825 1,710 776 117 9,707 4,403 3,942

2006 7,842 3,557 3,911 1,641 744 113 9,483 4,301 4,024

2007 7,490 3,397 4,015 1,819 825 177 9,309 4,223 4,192

2008 6,633 3,009 4,231 1,692 767 152 8,325 3,776 4,383

2009 6,035 2,737 3,724 1,833 831 158 7,867 3,568 3,882

DISPOSITION OF U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY MONTH, 2009

2008

U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH, 2000-2009 (1)

DISPOSITION OF U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, 2008 AND 2009

Year

Total Landings for

End Use 2009

Month Landings for industrial

human food purposes (1)

Total Landings for Landings for industrial

human food purposes (2)

(1) Statistics on landings are shown in round weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams,

oysters, and scallops, which are shown in weight of meats (excluding the shell). (2) Processed into meal, oil,

solubles, and shell products, or used as bait or animal food. (3) Revised. (4) Less than million pounds

*Record - for industrial purposes 1983, 3,201 million lb. - landings for human food 1993 8,214 million lb.

- total landings 1993 10,467 million lb.

NOTE:—Data are preliminary. Data do not include landings outside the 50 States or products of aquaculture, except

oysters and clams.
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(1) Landings are reported in round (live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams,

oysters, scallops, which are reported in weight of meats (excluding the shell). Landings for Mississippi River

drainage area States are not available.

(2) Data not available.

NOTE:—Data are preliminary. Totals may not add due to roundings. Data do not include landings by U.S.-flag

vessels at Puerto Rico and other ports outside the 50 States . Therefore, they will not agree with “U.S. Commercial

Landings” beginning on page 8. Data do not include aquaculture products, except oysters and clams.

 U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY REGION AND BY STATE, 2008 AND 2009 (1) 

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand

pounds Tons dollars pounds Tons dollars Year pounds

New England: 590,273 267,746 791,651 645,601 292,843 783,871 - -

 Maine 174,478 79,143 287,451 183,366 83,174 282,833 1950 356,266

 New Hampshire 10,951 4,967 20,789 13,885 6,298 17,775 - (2)

 Massachusetts 326,064 147,902 399,623 356,021 161,490 399,973 1948 649,696

 Rhode Island 71,707 32,526 66,640 84,497 38,328 61,658 1957 142,080

 Connecticut 7,073 3,208 17,148 7,832 3,553 21,632 1930 88,012

Middle Atlantic: 200,926 91,139 232,555 200,032 90,734 201,475 - (2)

 New York 33,865 15,361 57,188 34,069 15,454 48,376 1880 335,000

 New Jersey 162,463 73,693 168,653 161,593 73,298 146,547 1956 540,060

 Delaware 4,598 2,086 6,714 4,370 1,982 6,552 1953 367,500

Chesapeake: 477,091 216,407 219,058 473,333 214,702 221,727 - -

 Maryland 61,372 27,838 73,505 55,884 25,349 67,352 1890 141,607

 Virginia 415,719 188,569 145,553 417,449 189,354 154,375 1990 786,794

South Atlantic: 116,021 52,627 167,087 112,907 51,214 148,664 - -

 North Carolina 71,331 32,356 86,716 68,804 31,209 79,468 1981 432,006

 South Carolina 9,948 4,512 17,526 9,438 4,281 16,915 1965 26,611

 Georgia 8,639 3,919 12,523 7,363 3,340 11,666 1927 47,607

 Florida, East Coast 26,103 11,840 50,322 27,302 12,384 40,615 - (2)

Gulf: 1,273,424 577,621 697,591 1,419,747 643,993 614,543 - -

 Florida, West Coast 58,643 26,600 162,182 61,518 27,904 108,661 - (2)

 Alabama 24,534 11,129 44,234 27,633 12,534 36,961 1973 36,744

 Mississippi 201,822 91,546 43,697 230,284 104,456 37,998 1984 476,997

 Louisiana 915,956 415,475 272,857 1,000,815 453,967 280,691 1984 1,931,027

 Texas 72,469 32,872 174,621 99,497 45,132 150,232 1960 237,684

Pacific Coast: 5,619,149 2,548,829 2,174,233 4,971,543 2,255,077 1,824,070 - -

 Alaska 4,533,624 2,056,438 1,700,852 4,064,032 1,843,433 1,333,536 1993 5,905,638

 Washington 568,647 257,937 250,799 324,953 147,398 227,501 2005 544,314

 Oregon 195,733 88,784 103,096 198,909 90,225 104,589 2005 312,659

 California 321,145 145,670 119,486 383,649 174,022 158,444 1936 1,760,193

Great Lakes: 18,279 8,291 16,767 17,264 7,831 16,626 - -

 Illinois - - - - - - - (2)

 Michigan 9,998 4,535 7,448 9,307 4,222 9,502 1930 35,580

 Minnesota 318 144 158 333 151 181 - (2)

 New York 44 20 65 27 12 32 -

 Ohio 4,493 2,038 5,315 4,184 1,898 3,425 1936 31,083

 Pennsylvania 50 23 140 49 22 136 - (2)

 Wisconsin 3,376 1,531 3,641 3,364 1,526 3,350 - (2)

Hawaii 30,651 13,903 84,878 26,906 12,204 71,202 1999 36,907

Total, United States 8,325,814 3,776,564 4,383,820 7,867,333 3,568,599 3,882,178 --- ---

Regions and States 2008 2009 Record Landings
U.S. Commercial Landings

7

Notes:—To avoid disclosure of private enterprise certain leading ports have not been included to preserve confidentiality. Catches of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting and other Pacific groundfish caught in the northeast Pacific EEZ of the

U.S. and processed at-sea are not attributed to a specific U.S. port. The record landings for quantity Dutch HarborUnalaska, AK 911.3 million pounds in 2006 and for value New Bedford, MA $282.5 million in 2005.

2008 2009 2008 2009

Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK 612.7 506.3 New Bedford, MA 241.3 249.2

Empire-Venice, LA 353.2 411.8 Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK 195.0 159.7

Reedville, VA 354.2 349.4 Kodiak, AK 98.7 103.8

Kodiak, AK 250.9 282.9 Naknek-King Salmon, AK 65.3 76.1

Intracoastal City, LA 254.6 244.7 Cape May-Wildwood, NJ 73.7 73.4

Pascagoula-Moss Point, MS 190.2 217.4 Hampton Roads Area, VA 72.3 68.1

Cameron, LA 171.9 178.8 Empire-Venice, LA 62.9 67.1

New Bedford, MA 146.4 170.0 Honolulu, HI 73.3 59.4

Port Hueneme-Oxnard-Ventura, CA 46.3 141.3 Sitka, AK 48.2 51.3

Gloucester, MA 120.2 122.3 Dulac-Chauvin, LA 48.9 50.9

Naknek-King Salmon, AK 105.2 119.4 Gloucester, MA 54.2 50.4

Los Angeles, CA 123.6 113.6 Homer, AK 6.4 43.1

Astoria, OR 99.7 104.4 Port Hueneme-Oxnard-Ventura, CA 20.1 42.7

Sitka, AK 52.7 78.4 Brownsville-Port Isabel, TX 49.3 41.0

Ketchikan, AK 46.0 75.9 Shelton, WA 26.6 39.9

Westport, WA 111.1 74.4 Galveston, TX 33.0 35.0

Cape May-Wildwood, NJ 82.9 63.9 Seward, AK 23.2 33.1

Petersburg, AK 34.7 55.4 Ketchikan, AK 26.1 32.9

Newport, OR 57.8 50.2 Cordova, AK 50.4 32.8

Moss Landing, CA 73.5 46.2 Point Judith, RI 36.9 32.4

Cordova, AK 95.7 45.5 Newport, OR 32.5 30.9

Dulac-Chauvin, LA 35.6 42.4 Petersburg, AK 26.8 30.7

Point Judith, RI 37.6 39.9 Intracoastal City, LA 36.6 30.2

Portland, ME 35.1 37.3 Bayou La Batre, AL 36.0 30.0

Coos Bay-Charleston, OR 27.0 30.1 Westport, WA 43.4 29.3

Seward, AK 36.5 29.3 Astoria, OR 31.7 29.1

Brownsville-Port Isabel, TX 20.4 27.0 Los Angeles, CA 22.7 28.7

Lafitte-Barataria, LA 23.8 25.9 Golden Meadow-Leeville, LA 23.5 27.4

Golden Meadow-Leeville, LA 16.8 25.6 Port Arthur, TX 39.0 27.0

Beaufort-Morehead City, NC 6.0 25.5 Palacios, TX 32.1 27.0

Honolulu, HI 26.0 22.3 Stonington, ME 15.4 26.5

Galveston, TX 13.1 22.0 Key West, FL 38.7 26.1

Rockland, ME 29.6 21.4 Reedville, VA 23.9 25.9

Bayou La Batre, AL 19.0 21.0 Lafitte-Barataria, LA 30.5 25.9

Bellingham, WA 13.6 20.8 Beaufort-Morehead City, NC 11.1 23.1

Homer, AK 4.0 20.2 Coos Bay-Charleston, OR 20.4 22.9

Palacios, TX 13.6 20.0 Bellingham, WA 23.3 21.1

Ilwaco-Chinook, WA 17.7 18.4 Juneau, AK 16.4 20.3

Point Pleasant, NJ 23.4 18.4 Point Pleasant, NJ 22.1 20.2

Hampton Roads Area, VA 19.3 18.0 Provincetown-Chatham, MA 18.3 20.0

Juneau, AK 18.4 16.7 Delacroix-Yscloskey, LA 14.9 19.7

Provincetown-Chatham, MA 15.3 16.1 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 18.6 19.3

Port Arthur, TX 14.9 16.0 Pascagoula-Moss Point, MS 19.2 18.6

Crescent City, CA 13.6 16.0 Crescent City, CA 9.3 17.6

Stonington, ME 17.4 14.8 Ilwaco-Chinook, WA 15.7 16.7

Delacroix-Yscloskey, LA 10.3 13.4 Portland, ME 22.6 16.6

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 24.5 12.9 Seattle, WA 9.5 15.5

Monterey, CA 13.4 12.9 Montauk, NY 14.3 14.6

Shelton, WA 10.3 12.4 Anacortes-La Conner, WA 10.1 12.6

Kenai, AK 10.4 12.2 Eureka, CA 9.9 12.3

Million pounds Million dollars

COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS AND VALUE AT MAJOR U.S. PORTS, 2008-2009

Quantity Value Port Port
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Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars

Alewife 1,670 758 346 - - - - - - 1,670 758 346

Anchovies 7,518 3,410 497 236 107 15 - - - 7,754 3,517 512

Atka mackerel - - - 156,887 71,163 26,732 - - - 156,887 71,163 26,732

Bluefish 2,083 945 842 4,974 2,256 2,078 - - - 7,057 3,201 2,920

Blue runner 163 74 149 172 78 140 - - - 335 152 289Bonito 1,867 847 735 2,921 1,325 1,145 - - - 4,788 2,172 1,880

Butterfish 176 80 106 2,468 1,119 1,095 - - - 2,644 1,199 1,201

Catfish & bullheads 7,636 3,464 3,774 - - - - - - 7,636 3,464 3,774

Chubs 487 221 781 - - - - - - 487 221 781Cod: - Atlantic 826 375 1,058 18,882 8,565 24,162 - - - 19,708 8,939 25,220 Pacific 52,869 23,981 14,404 438,274 198,800 119,310 - - - 491,143 222,781 133,714

Crevalle (jack) 550 249 429 35 16 28 - - - 585 265 457Croaker: - Atlantic 7,719 3,501 4,500 8,291 3,761 4,144 - - - 16,010 7,262 8,644 Pacific (white) 23 10 8 93 42 30 - - - 116 53 38Cusk - - - 106 48 67 - - - 106 48 67

Dolphinfish 103 47 263 2,238 1,015 4,532 542 246 895 2,883 1,308 5,690

Eel, American 713 323 1,842 15 7 28 - - - 728 330 1,870

Flatfish: Atlantic and Gulf

 American plaice 4 2 6 3,064 1,390 3,880 - - - 3,068 1,392 3,886

 Summer flounder 1,737 788 4,150 9,144 4,148 19,097 - - - 10,881 4,936 23,247 Winter flounder 814 369 1,342 4,059 1,841 6,757 - - - 4,873 2,210 8,099

 Witch flounder 5 2 10 2,085 946 4,045 - - - 2,090 948 4,055

 Yellowtail flounder 190 86 262 3,345 1,517 4,493 - - - 3,535 1,603 4,755

 Other 2,856 1,295 6,150 4,192 1,901 727 - - - 7,048 3,197 6,877

 Total, Atlantic/Gulf 5,606 2,543 11,920 25,889 11,743 38,999 - - - 31,495 14,286 50,919 Pacific

 Arrowtooth flounder 1,145 519 70 88,929 40,338 9,757 - - - 90,074 40,857 9,827 Dover sole 6,530 2,962 2,152 19,156 8,689 6,505 - - - 25,686 11,651 8,657 Flathead sole 313 142 20 45,799 20,774 7,434 - - - 46,112 20,916 7,454

See footnotes at end of table. 

COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2009 (1)

(Continued)

Species

Fish

0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings
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COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2009 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

Fish - Continued Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars

Flatfish - Continued: Petrale sole 961 436 856 2,920 1,325 2,697 - - - 3,881 1,760 3,553

 Rock sole 95 43 12 110,225 49,998 20,977 - - - 110,320 50,041 20,989

 Yellowfin sole - - - 221,879 100,644 35,639 - - - 221,879 100,644 35,639

 Other 1,716 778 1,408 43,956 19,938 14,815 - - - 45,672 20,717 16,223

 Total Pacific 10,760 4,881 4,518 532,864 241,706 97,824 - - - 543,624 246,586 102,342

Halibut 2,449 1,111 5,775 57,267 25,976 133,640 - - - 59,716 27,087 139,415

 Total flatfish 18,815 8,534 22,213 616,020 279,425 270,463 - - - 634,835 287,959 292,676

Goosefish (monkfish) 1,093 496 1,152 17,785 8,067 18,348 - - - 18,878 8,563 19,500Groupers 120 54 317 8,153 3,698 22,399 - - - 8,273 3,753 22,716

Haddock 12,487 5,664 13,247 329 149 393 - - - 12,816 5,813 13,640Hakes: Pacific (whiting) - - - 253,062 114,788 14,105 - - - 253,062 114,788 14,105

 Red 203 92 87 1,149 521 385 - - - 1,352 613 472

 Silver (Atl. whiting) 607 275 421 16,524 7,495 8,238 - - - 17,131 7,771 8,659 White 19 9 11 3,892 1,765 3,637 - - - 3,911 1,774 3,648

Herring: Sea: Atlantic 6,709 3,043 950 217,619 98,711 25,614 - - - 224,328 101,755 26,564

 Pacific 88,723 40,244 29,759 - - - - - - 88,723 40,244 29,759 Thread 607 275 92 258 117 38 - - - 865 392 130Jack mackerel 265 120 18 - - - - - - 265 120 18Lingcod 140 64 170 374 170 433 - - - 514 233 603Mackerels: Atlantic 990 449 153 50,033 22,695 9,424 - - - 51,023 23,144 9,577 Chub 11,137 5,052 1,083 112 51 11 - - - 11,249 5,103 1,094 King and cero 1,134 514 1,647 6,673 3,027 9,517 - - - 7,807 3,541 11,164

 Spanish 3,053 1,385 2,753 2,524 1,145 1,495 - - - 5,577 2,530 4,248

Menhaden:

 Atlantic 368,560 167,178 26,079 33,139 2,358 2,358 - - - 401,699 182,209 28,437

 Gulf 1,001,475 454,266 60,510 1,085 492 90 - - - 1,002,560 454,758 60,600

 Total menhaden 1,370,035 621,44

4 86,589 34,224 15,524 2,448 - - - 1,404,259 636,968 89,037

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COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2009 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

Fish - Continued Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars

Mullets 12,966 5,881 6,798 49 22 27 - - - 13,015 5,904 6,825Pollock: Atlantic 227 103 133 16,216 7,356 9,876 - - - 16,443 7,458 10,009 Walleye (Alaska) 58,958 26,743 8,549 1,807,245 819,761 262,048 - - - 1,866,203 846,504 270,597

Rockfishes:

Ocean perch: Atlantic (redfish) - - - 3,173 1,439 1,573 - - - 3,173 1,439 1,573

 Pacific - - - 58,704 26,628 8,879 - - - 58,704 26,628 8,879 Other 1,477 670 1,471 33,839 15,349 14,874 - - - 35,316 16,019 16,345

 Total rockfishes 1,477 670 1,471 95,716 43,416 25,326 - - - 97,193 44,086 26,797

Sablefish 4,388 1,990 12,351 38,420 17,427 116,274 - - - 42,808 19,418 128,625

Salmon:

 Chinook or king 9,038 4,100 19,798 862 391 1,830 - - - 9,900 4,491 21,628

 Chum or keta 112,339 50,957 48,407 49 22 26 - - - 112,388 50,979 48,433

 Coho 32,057 14,541 28,179 878 398 1,148 - - - 32,935 14,939 29,327 Pink 293,154 132,974 66,141 682 309 151 - - - 293,836 133,283 66,292

 Sockeye 256,141 116,185 204,370 2 1 2 - - - 256,143 116,186 204,372

 Total salmon 702,729 318,756 366,895 2,473 1,122 3,157 - - - 705,202 319,878 370,052

Sardines: Pacific 141,398 64,138 12,205 4,966 2,253 335 - - - 146,364 66,390 12,540

 Spanish 1,382 627 211 18 8 22 - - - 1,400 635 233

Scup or porgy 2,607 1,183 1,994 6,165 2,796 5,033 - - - 8,772 3,979 7,027

Sea bass: Black (Atlantic) 419 190 963 1,562 709 4,162 - - - 1,981 899 5,125

 White (Pacific) 152 69 320 259 117 545 - - - 411 186 865Sea trout or weakfish: Gray 218 99 218 161 73 203 - - - 379 172 421 Spotted 471 214 802 6 3 9 - - - 477 216 811 Sand (white) 83 38 62 4 2 3 - - - 87 39 65

Shads: American 545 247 623 40 18 19 - - - 585 265 642 Hickory 142 64 52 4 2 1 - - - 146 66 53

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COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2009 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

Fish - Continued Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars

Sharks: Dogfish 3,057 1,387 869 12,385 5,618 3,260 - - - 15,442 7,004 4,129 Other 706 320 477 3,119 1,415 2,519 171 78 91 3,996 1,813 3,087

Sheepshead (Atlantic) 1,795 814 886 23 10 17 - - - 1,818 825 903

Skates 8,054 3,653 1,496 54,239 24,603 8,056 - - - 62,293 28,256 9,552Smelts 592 269 661 1 0 1 - - - 593 269 662

Snappers: Red 96 44 131 2,806 1,273 9,073 - - - 2,902 1,316 9,204

 Vermillion 51 23 91 4,194 1,902 9,555 - - - 4,245 1,926 9,646

 Unclassified 1,259 571 3,076 1,993 904 5,390 - - - 3,252 1,475 8,466

Spearfish 25 11 34 825 374 1,081 1,110 503 1,320 1,960 889 2,435

Spot 4,918 2,231 2,900 561 254 280 - - - 5,479 2,485 3,180

Striped bass 7,434 3,372 14,789 - - - - - - 7,434 3,372 14,789

Swordfish 73 33 178 5,513 2,501 12,906 3,278 1,487 6,378 8,864 4,021 19,462

Tenpounder (ladyfish) 578 262 287 18 8 7 - - - 596 270 294

Tilefish 129 59 265 3,247 1,473 6,420 - - - 3,376 1,531 6,685

Trout, rainbow 391 177 564 - - - - - - 391 177 564

Tuna:

 Albacore 299 136 334 26,928 12,214 27,479 648 294 934 27,875 12,644 28,747

 Bigeye 6 3 15 4,815 2,184 17,213 16,981 7,703 29,299 21,802 9,889 46,527

 Bluefin 256 116 124 1,681 762 6,732 - - - 1,937 879 6,856

 Little tunny 393 178 143 387 176 130 - - - 780 354 273 Skipjack 21 10 32 647 293 931 343,930 156,006 152,138 344,598 156,309 153,101

 Yellowfin 175 79 404 5,216 2,366 14,566 36,772 16,680 17,221 42,163 19,125 32,191

 Unclassified 9 4 13 62 28 69 - - - 71 32 82

 Total tuna 1,159 526 1,065 39,736 18,024 67,120 398,331 180,682 199,592 439,226 199,232 267,777

Whitefish, lake 9,377 4,253 10,253 - -- - - 9,377 4,253 10,253

Wolffish, Atlantic --- 74 34 52 - - - 74 34 52

Yellow perch 1,736 787 2,963 - - - - - - 1,736 787 2,963

Other marine finfishes 22,013 9,985 18,227 15,129 6,862 11,992 2,485 1,127 3,822 39,627 17,975 34,041

Other freshwater  finfishes 12,460 5,652 4,575 - - - - - - 12,460 5,652 4,575

 Total finfish 2,604,605 1,181,441 667,830 3,981,490 1,805,992 1,135,223 405,917 184,123 212,098 6,992,012 3,171,556 2,015,151

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COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2009 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

Shellfish Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars

Crustaceans:Crabs:

 Blue: Hard 152,633 69,234 147,412 1,294 587 1,619 - - - 153,927 69,821 149,031

 Soft or peeler 1,757 797 4,775 - - - - - - 1,757 797 4,775

 Dungeness 56,838 25,782 118,039 6,525 2,960 13,180 - - - 63,363 28,741 131,219 Jonah 4,735 2,148 2,266 4,040 1,833 2,176 - - - 8,775 3,980 4,442

 King 1,449 657 4,547 20,942 9,499 81,681 - - - 22,391 10,156 86,228 Snow (tanner): Opilio - - - 58,089 26,349 79,389 - - - 58,089 26,349 79,389 Bairdi 998 453 1,573 2,443 1,108 3,867 - - - 3,441 1,561 5,440

 Other 6,726 3,051 13,019 7,748 3,514 11,829 - - - 14,474 6,565 24,848

 Total crabs 225,136 102,121 291,631 101,081 45,850 193,741 - - - 326,217 147,971 485,372

Crawfish, freshwater 18,818 8,536 15,234 - - - - - - 18,818 8,536 15,234Lobsters: American 65,545 29,731 200,840 31,345 14,218 98,672 - - - 96,890 43,949 299,512 Spiny 3,630 1,647 17,102 1,099 499 3,345 - - - 4,729 2,145 20,447

Shrimp:

 New England 2,206 1,001 858 2,967 1,346 1,305 - - - 5,173 2,346 2,163

 South Atlantic 8,962 4,065 16,534 11,865 5,382 19,252 - - - 20,827 9,447 35,786 Gulf 96,240 43,654 120,221 144,763 65,664 193,625 - - - 241,003 109,318 313,846

 Pacific 8,683 3,939 8,026 25,361 11,504 10,359 - - - 34,044 15,442 18,385 Other (2) (2) 30 14 60 - - - 30 14 60

 Total shrimp 116,091 52,659 145,639 184,986 83,909 224,601 - - - 301,077 136,568 370,240

 Total crustaceans 429,220 194,693 670,446 318,511 144,476 520,359 - - - 747,731 339,169 1,190,805Mollusks:Clams:

 Quahog (hard) 5,669 2,571 40,801 41 19 130 - - - 5,710 2,590 40,931

 Geoduck (Pacific) 4,399 1,995 52,064 - - - - - - 4,399 1,995 52,064

 Manila (Pacific) 1,183 537 20,030 - - - - - - 1,183 537 20,030

 Ocean quahog - - - 34,909 15,835 21,919 - - - 34,909 15,835 21,919 Softshell 3,596 1,631 18,700 257 117 1,634 - - - 3,853 1,748 20,334

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(1) Landings are reported in round (live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks, such as clams, oysters, and scallops, which arereported in weight of meats (excluding the shell). The National Marine Fisheries Service estimated the distance-from-shore landings for data collected bythe Service and States. Includes landings from the Great Lakes and other inland waters, but excludes Mississippi River Drainage Area States.(2) Less than 500 LB, .5 MT or $500. (3) Revised.NOTE:—Data are preliminary. Totals may not agree due to roundings. Data include landings by U.S.-flag vessels at Puerto Rico and other ports outsidethe 50 States. Therefore, they will not agree with “U.S. Commercial Landings” tables beginning on page 1. Data do not include aquaculture products,except oysters and clams.

COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2009 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

Shellfish - Continued Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars Pounds Tons Dollars

 Surf (Atlantic) 6,789 3,079 5,232 43,852 19,891 28,818 50,641 22,971 34,050 Other 442 200 1,746 - - - - - - 442 200 1,746

 Total clams 22,078 10,015 138,573 79,059 35,861 52,501 - - - 101,137 45,875 191,074

Conch (snails) 2,625 1,191 7,579 255 116 741 - - - 2,880 1,306 8,320

Mussels, blue (sea) 5,198 2,358 7,303 189 86 171 - - - 5,387 2,444 7,474Oysters 35,558 16,129 136,455 13 6 38 - - - 35,571 16,135 136,493

Scallops: Bay 275 125 2,235 - - - - - - 275 125 2,235

 Sea 829 376 6,190 57,171 25,933 376,027 - - - 58,000 26,309 382,217

Squid:

 Atlantic: Illex --- 40,605 18,418 9,731 - - - 40,605 18,418 9,731

 Loligo 2,172 985 1,966 18,315 8,308 16,718 - - - 20,487 9,293 18,684 Unclassified 412 187 77 1,127 511 83 - - - 1,539 698 160

 Pacific: Loligo 195,497 88,677 54,197 8,146 3,695 2,258 - - - 203,643 92,372 56,455

 Unclassified 18 8 5 - - - - - - 18 8 5

 Total, squid 198,099 89,857 56,245 68,193 30,932 28,790 - - - 266,292 120,789 85,035

 Total, mollusks 264,662 120,050 354,580 204,880 92,933 458,268 - - - 469,542 212,983 812,848

Other shellfish 4,890 2,218 10,312 5,483 2,487 2,027 - - - 10,373 4,705 12,339

 Total shellfish 698,772 316,961 1,035,338 528,874 239,896 980,654 - - - 1,227,646 556,857 2,015,992

Other

Horseshoe crab 2,282 1,035 1,134 - - - - - - 2,282 1,035 1,134

Sea urchins 16,678 7,565 14,260 - - - - - - 16,678 7,565 14,260Seaweed, unclassified 18,094 8,207 254 - - - - - - 18,094 8,207 254Kelp (with herring eggs) 9 4 7 - - - - - - 947Worms 774 351 6,723 - - - - - - 774 351 6,723

 Total other 37,837 17,163 22,378 - - - - - - 37,837 17,163 22,378

Grand total, 2009 3,341,214 1,515,565 1,725,546 4,510,364 2,045,888 2,115,877 405,917 184,123 212,098 8,257,495 3,745,575 4,053,521Grand total, 2008 3,103,310 1,407,652 1,888,203 5,205,193 2,361,060 2,447,873 268,384 121,738 137,672 8,576,887 3,890,450 4,473,748
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Pounds Kilograms Dollars Pounds Kilograms Dollars Pounds Kilograms Dollars

Barracudas 4,126 1,872 10,988 1,810 821 3,813 24 11 35

Billfishes:

 Marlin 57,528 26,095 54,911 16,480 7,475 22,134 47 21 71

Sailfish 1,751 794 4,359 789 358 1,192 162 73 243

Swordfish 18,844 8,548 40,996 - - - - - -

Dolphinfish 24,587 11,153 57,716 34,392 15,600 75,797 19,580 8,881 34,980

Emperors 20,807 9,438 53,024 1,577 715 4,697 11,434 5,186 28,697

Goatfish 13 6 33 - - - 830 376 2,077

Groupers 4,533 2,056 11,861 2,265 1,027 6,537 768 348 2,240

Jacks:

Amberjack 1,190 540 3,222 296 134 780 326 148 868

Bigeye Scad 113 51 354 4,513 2,047 12,117 25,052 11,364 62,584

Black jack 1,599 725 4,245 108 49 277 112 51 280

Rainbow runner 267 121 709 1,273 577 2,997 1,759 798 3,476

Other 1,599 725 4,363 1,478 670 4,565 2,092 949 5,132

Parrotfishes 4,489 2,036 11,533 49,343 22,382 160,264 23,911 10,846 74,276

Rabbitfish - - - 117 53 406 1,288 584 3,806

Snappers:

Blue lined snapper 5,378 2,439 13,844 - - - 1,126 511 2,790

Ehu 1,397 634 3,898 547 248 2,090 2,572 1,167 9,263

Gindai (flower snapper) 108 49 270 667 303 2,666 2,393 1,085 8,698

Gray jobfish 5,597 2,539 14,492 - - - 1,701 772 3,550

Humpback 13,476 6,113 33,725 - - - - - -

Lehi (silverjaw) 4,252 1,929 12,070 1,302 591 4,910 1,042 473 2,945

Onaga 3,755 1,703 9,776 2,913 1,321 14,492 3,517 1,595 15,008

Opakapaka 570 259 1,426 1,581 717 6,297 3,898 1,768 10,569

Snappers, other 3,757 1,704 10,304 3,155 1,431 9,813 2,393 1,085 5,894

 Total snappers 38,290 17,368 99,805 10,165 4,611 40,268 18,642 8,456 58,717

Squirrelfish 1,744 791 4,430 537 244 1,597 215 98 536

Surgeonfishes:

Unicornfishes 3,278 1,487 8,266 21,497 9,751 63,354 1,609 730 4,115

Other 10,537 4,780 26,983 5,876 2,665 15,811 2,113 958 4,589

Tunas:

Albacore 8,604,025 3,902,760 8,616,157 - - - - - -

DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2009 (1) 

Northern Marianas Islands

Fish

Group / Species American Samoa Guam

Albacore 8,604,025 3,902,760 8,616,157

Bigeye 320,576 145,412 378,821 - - - - - -

Skipjack 344,208 156,132 210,629 31,355 14,223 61,617 129,176 58,594 209,875

Yellowfin 855,595 388,095 804,296 12,402 5,626 27,296 25,113 11,391 49,435

Other 1,155 524 2,408 1,165 528 1,823 4,096 1,858 6,544

 Total, tuna 10,125,559 4,592,923 10,012,311 44,922 20,376 90,736 158,385 71,843 265,854

Wahoo 299,404 135,809 181,105 33,913 15,383 75,976 3,389 1,537 6,777

Wrasses 1,199 544 3,256 3,426 1,554 9,663 365 166 873

Other marine finfishes 13,455 6,103 18,102 54,799 24,857 165,089 39,985 18,137 101,684

Total fish 10,634,912 4,823,964 10,612,572 289,576 131,351 758,070 312,088 141,562 661,910

Crabs 94 43 249 - - - - - -

Lobster, spiny 2,533 1,149 11,875 1,240 562 4,585 1,046 474 5,212

Octopus 53 24 151 2,685 1,218 8,098 438 199 903

Shelfish, other - - - - - - 8 4 16

Total shellfish, et al. 2,680 1,216 12,275 3,925 1,780 12,683 1,492 677 6,131

Grand total 10,637,592 4,825,180 10,624,847 293,501 133,131 770,753 313,580 142,239 668,041

Shellfish, et al

(1) Data in this table are preliminary and represent the latest information available.
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Pounds Kilograms Dollars Pounds Kilograms Dollars

Ballyhoo 26,462 12,003 31,672 - - -

Barracuda 2,130 966 3,992 10,023 4,546 41,024

Dolphinfish 55,885 25,349 109,739 67,531 30,632 405,186

Goatfish 3,644 1,653 8,776 2,032 922 10,649

Groupers:

Red hind 15,109 6,853 33,688 - - -

Nassau 3,327 1,509 5,402 - - -

Other 16,171 7,335 38,735 96,777 43,898 448,047

Grunts:

Other 37,169 16,860 67,359 85,817 38,926 364,687

Hogfish 29,447 13,357 84,381 771 350 4,848

Jacks:

Bar Jack 20,473 9,286 34,214 - - -

Horse-eye Jack 959 435 1,746 3 1 12

Other 7,330 3,325 11,544 74,490 33,788 300,804

Mackerel, king and cero 38,621 17,518 74,862 4,541 2,060 22,164

Mojarra 3,859 1,750 6,828 - - -

Mullet 8,120 3,683 11,099 - - -

Parrotfish 28,353 12,861 53,467 431,273 195,624 1,843,776

Scup or porgy 12,300 5,579 24,224 26,828 12,169 109,999

Sharks, other 9,074 4,116 18,645 270 122 810

Snappers:

Lane 63,749 28,916 144,789 - - -

Mutton 21,197 9,615 49,923 - - -

Silk 83,360 37,812 275,886 - - -

Yellowtail 67,340 30,545 154,885 - - -

Other 137,735 62,476 401,286 263,947 119,726 1,276,068

 Total snappers 373,381 169,365 1,026,769 263,947 119,726 1,276,068

Snook 8,248 3,741 15,277 - - -

Squirrelfish 3,014 1,367 5,048 4,098 1,859 16,392

Surgeonfish - - - 75,867 34,413 295,087

Triggerfish 26,024 11,804 46,493 119,958 54,413 491,640

T kfi h (b fi h) 31 199 14 152 64 184 40 845 18 527 229 951

DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2009 (1)

Group / Species Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands(2)

Fish

Trunkfish (boxfish) 31,199 14,152 64,184 40,845 18,527 229,951

Tuna:

Albacore 8 4 8 - - -

Blackfin 26,715 12,118 30,889 - - -

Little(Tunny) 5,952 2,700 9,008 - - -

Skipjack 20,779 9,425 15,145 - - -

Yellowfin 7,370 3,343 9,976 - - -

Unclassified 1,574 714 3,142 26,095 11,837 136,782

 Total tuna 62,398 28,304 68,168 26,095 11,837 136,782

Wahoo 4,078 1,850 7,876 11,016 4,997 65,705

Other marine finfishes 25,325 11,487 50,303 57,136 25,917 87,358

Total fish 852,100 386,510 1,904,491 1,399,318 634,726 6,150,989

Crabs 3,173 1,439 15,661 1,002 455 2,004

Lobster, spiny 159,465 72,333 978,024 276,158 125,264 1,959,114

Conch (snail) meats 122,936 55,763 511,507 105,504 47,856 632,966

Octopus 14,997 6,803 47,019 - - -

Shellfish, other 2,743 1,244 5,218 374 170 748

 Total shellfish, et al. 303,314 137,582 1,557,429 383,038 173,745 2,594,832

1,155,414 524,092 3,461,920 1,782,356 808,471 8,745,821

Shellfish, et al

Grand total

(1) Data in this table are preliminary and represent the latest information available.

(2) U.S. Virgin Islands landings are for July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 fishing year.
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Note:--Table may not add due to rounding. Clams, oysters and mussels are reported as meat weights

(excludes shell) while all other species such as shrimp and finfishes are reported as whole (live) weights.

Some clam and oyster production are reported with U.S. commercial landings. Weights and values represent

the final sales of products to processors and dealers. The “Miscellaneous” includes ornamental/tropical fish,

alligators, algae, aquatic plants, eels, scallops, crabs, and others. The high value and low production of

“Miscellaneous” occurs because production value, but not weight, are reported for many species such as

ornamental fishes.

Source:—Fisheries Statistics Division, F/ST1, NMFS and Census of Aquaculture, USDA

Species

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Finfish:

 Baitfish 13,954 6,329 45,790 13,954 6,329 45,790

 Catfish 661,504 300,056 384,305 630,450 285,970 439,158

 Salmon 35,967 16,315 54,706 33,416 15,157 56,679

 Striped bass 11,447 5,192 30,423 11,500 5,216 31,353

 Tilapia 19,841 9,000 37,699 20,000 9,072 40,000

 Trout 50,716 23,005 55,361 54,976 24,937 57,082

Shellfish:

 Clams 10,790 4,894 53,966 20,967 9,511 73,339

 Crawfish 73,851 33,498 48,515 70,383 31,926 42,836

 Mussels 645 293 3,521 593 269 3,956

 Oysters 20,440 9,272 63,574 26,214 11,890 80,075

 Shrimp 13,380 6,069 30,770 12,101 5,489 24,316

Miscellaneous 16,949 7,688 163,222 5,452 2,473 173,828

 Totals 929,484 421,611 971,852 900,006 408,239 1,068,412

Species

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Finfish:

 Baitfish - - 38,018 - - 38,018

 Catfish 605,530 274,664 428,476 568,900 258,049 441,264

 Salmon 20,726 9,401 37,439 23,115 10,485 42,569

 Striped bass 12,010 5,448 30,277 11,925 5,409 30,063

 Tilapia 17,203 7,803 29,620 20,000 9,072 34,383

 Trout 60,636 27,504 65,469 49,659 22,525 57,664

Shellfish:

 Clams 12,564 5,699 72,783 11,307 5,129 75,357

 Crawfish 77,539 35,171 42,557 83,714 37,972 100,626

 Mussels 962 436 4,990 1,008 457 7,126

 Oysters 13,711 6,219 92,602 22,046 10,000 87,658

 Shrimp 8,999 4,082 20,859 7,800 3,538 16,346

Miscellaneous - - 254,738 - - 305,686

 Totals 829,880 376,428 1,117,828 799,475 362,636 1,236,760

Species

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Finfish:

 Baitfish - - 38,018 - - 38,018

 Catfish 563,900 255,781 424,596 514,920 233,564 390,052

 Salmon 24,253 11,001 40,814 36,848 16,714 45,128

 Striped bass 11,239 5,098 31,455 11,980 5,434 30,430

 Tilapia 20,000 9,072 34,383 20,000 9,072 34,383

 Trout 49,051 22,249 58,960 35,744 16,213 49,774

Shellfish:

 Clams 10,743 4,873 65,754 11,420 5,180 88,088

 Crawfish 114,623 51,992 88,906 117,473 53,285 127,351

 Mussels 853 387 4,474 853 387 4,474

 Oysters 20,944 9,500 81,536 20,340 9,226 79,666

 Shrimp 6,001 2,722 12,004 4,259 1,932 8,520

Miscellaneous - - 320,970 - - 298,775

 Totals 821,607 372,675 1,201,870 773,837 351,007 1,194,659

ESTIMATED U.S. AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION, 2003 - 2008

2007 2008

2006

2003 2004

2005
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Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U.S. Ports 2009

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Volume of Domestic Commercial Landings and Aquaculture Production

Note: The 2009 aquaculture production is estimated

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Comparisons between the top ten species by weight for U.S. commercial landings and recreational fish harvests. Does

not include data for Alaska and Texas because weight data are not provided by those states. Menhaden, Pacific Hake,

Atlantic Sea Herring, Pacific Sardine and Anchovy were excluded from commercial landings because they are industrial

fisheries and recreational anglers do not target them.

Top Ten Commercial Species

Versus Recreational Harvest - 2009

Top Ten Recreational Species - Harvest (A1 + B1)

Versus Commecial Harvest - 2009

(1) Less than 1 percent

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Striped bass

Spotted seatrout

Yellowfin tuna

Bluefish

Red drum (1)

Dolphinfish

King mackerel

Summer flounder

Atlantic croaker

Sheepshead

Commercial Recreational

Albacore tuna

Dover sole (1)

Atlantic cod

Goosefish (1)

Silver hake (1)

Sablefish (1)

Haddock

Mullets

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Atlantic mackerel

Skates (1)

Commercial Recreational