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# Fisheries of the United States - 1996

This publication is a preliminary report for 1996 on commercial and recreational     fisheries of the United States with catches in both the U.S. and foreign Exclusive     Economic Zones (EEZ). This annual report provides timely answers to frequently     asked questions.

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### SOURCES OF DATA

Information in this report came from many sources. Field offices of the National     Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), in cooperation with various States, collected     and compiled data on U.S. commercial landings and processed fishery products.     The NMFS Fisheries Statistics and Economics Division in Silver Spring, MD,     managed the collection and compilation of recreational statistics, and tabulated     and prepared all data for publication. Sources of other data appearing in     this publication are: U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,     U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, and     U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)     of the United Nations.

### PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DATA

Data on U.S. commercial and recreational landings, employment, prices, and     production of processed products are preliminary for 1996. Final data will     be published in other NMFS Current Fishery Statistics publications.

The Fisheries Statistics Division of NMFS takes this opportunity to thank     members of states, industry, and foreign nations who provided the data that     made this publication possible.

Program leaders of the field offices were: Gregory Power, New England, Middle     Atlantic, and Chesapeake; Tony Frank, National Biological Service Science     Center, Great Lakes States; Nelson Johnson, Guy Davenport, and Margot Hightower     for the South Atlantic and Gulf States; Patricia J. Donley, California and     Hawaii; John K. Bishop, Oregon and Washington; and Patsy Bearden, Alaska.

As in past issues of this publication, the units of quantity and value are     defined as follows: U.S. landings are shown in round weight (except mollusks     which are in meat weight), unless otherwise noted; quantities shown for U.S.     imports and exports are in product weight, as reported by the U.S. Bureau     of the Census, unless otherwise noted; the value of the U.S. domestic commercial     catch is exvessel (in the Review Section on important species actual and deflated     exvessel prices are shown. The deflated value was computed using the Gross     Domestic Products Implicit Price Deflator); the value for U.S. imports is     generally the market value in the foreign (exporting) country and, therefore,     excludes U.S. import duties, freight charges from the foreign country to the     United States, and insurance; the value for exports is generally the value     at the U.S. port of export, based on the selling price, including inland freight,     insurance, and other charges. Countries and territories shown in the U.S.     foreign trade section are established for statistical purposes in the Tariff     Schedules of the United States Annotated (International Trade Commission)     and reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

### SUGGESTIONS

The Fisheries Statistics Division wishes to provide the kinds of data sought     by users of fishery statistics, and welcomes any comments or suggestions that     will improve this publication.

Address all comments or questions to:

Members of the Fisheries Statistics Division in Silver Spring, who helped     with this publication were: Darryl Bullock, Josanne Fabian, Tom Ferris, Karen     Foster, Amy Gautam, Ray Glass, Gerry Gray, Deborah Hogans, Mark Holliday,     Steven Koplin, Steve Myers, Barbara O'Bannon, Maury Osborn, Liz Pritchard,     Ron Salz, Warren Schlechte, Dick Schween, David Sutherland, Glen Taylor, William     Uttley, David Van Voorhees, John Ward, and Lelia Wise.

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**U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS:**
- Review
- Species
- Disposition
- States
- Regions
- Ports
- Catch by species and distance from shore
- U.S. Landings for Territorial Possessions
- U.S. Aquaculture Estimated Production
- Historical Landings of Swordfish
**U.S. MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES:**
- Review
- MRFSS Sample Coverage
- Participants Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
- Trips Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
- Participants Pacific Coast
- Trips Pacific Coast
- Participants U.S. Totals
- Trips U.S. Totals
- Number of Fish Caught by Species and Subregion,       Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
- Weight of Fish Harvested by Species and Subregion,       Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
- Numberof Fish Caught by Species, Pacific Coast
- Weight of Fish Harvested by Species, Pacific       Coast
- Number of Fish Caught by Species and Area Fished       for the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
- Weight of Fish Harvested by Species and Area       Fished, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
- Number of Fish Caught by Species and Area Fished,       Pacific Coast
- Weight of Fish Harvested by Species and Area       Fished, Pacific Coast
**WORLD FISHERIES:**
- U.S.and world
- Countries
- Continents & Oceans
- Species groups & Disposition
- Imports and exports, by leading countries
**U.S. PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS:**
- Review
- Value
- Fishsticks, fish portions, and breaded shrimp
- Fillets and steaks
- Canned
- Canned history
- Meal, Oil, and Solubles
- Industrial
- U.S. COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS
- Review
**U.S. IMPORTS:**
- Review
- Principal items
- Edibleand nonedible
- Value and duties
- Continent and country
- Groundfish fillets and steaks, species &       Blocks
- Canned tuna and quota
- Shrimp, country of origin
- Shrimp, by product type
- Industrial
**U.S. EXPORTS:**
- Review
- Principal items
- Edible and nonedible
- Continent and country
- Shrimp
- Salmon
- Crab & Herring
- Industrial
**U.S. SUPPLY:**
- Edible and nonedible
- Finfish and shellfish
- Blocks, fillets and steaks
- Tuna, fresh and frozen
- Canned sardines, salmon, tuna
- Crab, king, snow, crabmeat
- Lobster
- Clams, oysters, scallops
- Shrimp
- Industrial
**PER CAPITA:**
- Review
- U.S. consumption
- Consumption by product
- U.S. use
- World consumption-by region and country
INDEX OF EXVESSEL PRICES
- Review
VALUE ADDED
**EMPLOYMENT, CRAFT, AND PLANTS**
- Estimated number of commercial fishing vessels and       boats
- Processors and wholesalers: plants and employment
FISHERY PRODUCTS INSPECTION
**MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (MFCMA):**
- General
- Regional Fishery Management Councils
- Optimum yield, U.S. capacity, reserve, and allocations
**GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
- Headquarters
- Regions
- Statistical offices
- Publications
- Bulletin boards
- Market News Fax-on-demand
- NMFS web sites
- Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service
- NMFS Trade and Industry Services
GLOSSARY

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