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# Fisheries of the United States, 1995

This publication is a preliminary report for 1995 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 & 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, 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 1995. Final data will     be published in other NMFS Current Fishery Statistics publications.

The Fisheries Statistics & Economics 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 & Economics 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 & Economics Division in Silver Spring,     who helped with this publication were: Josanne Fabian, Karen Foster, Amy Gautam,     Ray Glass, Gerry Gray, Deborah Hogans, Mark Holliday, Steven Koplin, Debbie     Marks, Barbara O'Bannon, Maury Osborn, Liz Pritchard, Robert Rosette, Ron     Salz, Richard Schween, David Sutherland, William Uttley, David Van Voorhees,     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 Production, Estimated       1983-1994
**HISTORICAL LANDINGS OF COD:**
- Summary of New England Cod Landings By State
- Summary of Mid-Atlantic Cod Landings By State
- Summary of Chesapeake Cod Landings By State
- Summary of Pacific Cod Landings By State
- Summary of Cod Landings By Region
**U.S. MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES:**
- Review
- Number of participants by subregion and area       of residence
- Number of fish caught by species group and subregion
- Number of fish caught by species group and       primary area
- Number of fish caught by species group and       fishing mode
- Number of fishing trips
**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
- Fish sticks, fish portions, and breaded       shrimp
- Fillets and steaks
- Canned
- Canned history
- Industrial
**U.S. COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS**
- Review
**U.S. IMPORTS**:
- Review
- Principal items
- Edible and non edible
- 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
FISHERY PRODUCTS INSPECTION
**MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (MFCMA):**
- General
- Optimum yield, U.S. capacity, reserve, and allocations
GLOSSARY

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