## U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology

Fisheries Statistics Division David Van Voorhees, Chief
Elizabeth S. Pritchard, Editor

Silver Spring, Maryland July 2008

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary National Marine Fisheries Service James W Balsiger, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (Acting) Current Fishery Statistics No. 2007

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## FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 2007 This publication is a preliminary report for 2007 on commercial and recreational fisheries of the United States with landings from the U.S. territorial seas, the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and on the high seas. This annual report provides timely answers to frequently asked questions.
SOURCES OF DATA Information in this report came from many sources. Field offices of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), with the generous cooperation of the coastal states, collected and compiled data on U.S. commercial landings and processed fishery products. The NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division in Silver Spring,MD, managed the collection and compilation of recreational statistics, in cooperation with various States and Interstate Fisheries Commissions, and tabulated and prepared all data for publication. Sources of other data appearing in this publication are: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S.Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DATA Data on U.S. commercial landings, employment, prices, production of processed products, and recreational catches are preliminary for 2007. Final data will be published in other NMFS Current Fishery Statistics publications.

The Fisheries Statistics Division of NMFS takes this opportunity to thank states, industry, and foreign nationswho provided the data that made this publication possible. Program leaders of the field offices were: Gregory Power, Joan Palmer and Joan Barry for the New England, Middle Atlantic, and Chesapeake; Scott Nelson, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes States; David Gloeckner, Guy Davenport, and Jay Boulet for theSouth Atlantic and Gulf States; Trisha Culver, for California; David Hamm, for Hawaii and Pacific Islands;Geoff White at the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistical Program, Brad Stenberg, data extracted from PacFIN for Oregon and Washington; and Robert Ryznar and Camille Kohler of the Alaska Fisheries Information Network for Alaska. NOTES The time series of U.S. catch by species and distance from shore included in this year’s “Fisheries of the U.S.” is estimated by the National Marine Fisheries Service. As in past issues of this publication, the units of quantity and value are defined as follows unless otherwise noted:U.S. landings are shown in round weight (except mollusks which are in meat weight); quantities shown for U.S. imports and exports are in product weight, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; the value of the U.S. domestic commercial landings is exvessel; in the Review Section on important species, deflated exvessel prices are shown. The deflated value was computed using the Gross Domestic Products Implicit Price Deflator using a base year 2000; 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 and insurance from the foreign country to the United States. 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 comments or suggestions that will improve this publication. Address all comments or questions to:

Fisheries Statistics Division, (F/ST1) National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 1315 East-West Highway - Rm. 12441 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 PHONE: 301-713-2328 / FAX: 301-713-4137 HOMEPAGE: http:/www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/ Members of the Office of Science and Technology in Silver Spring who helped with this publication were: Daryl Bullock, Rita Curtis, Lauren Dolinger Few, Josanne Fabian, John Foster, Tim Haverland, Steven Koplin, Anjunell Lewis, Alan Lowther, Jaya Neti, Elizabeth Pritchard, Tom Sminkey, Glen Taylor, William Uttley, David Van Voorhees, Lelia Wise and Erik Zlokovitz.

# Contents

iii PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT ii REVIEW iv U. S. COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS: 

## Species ...........................................................................1 Disposition ...................................................................5 Regions and states .......................................................6 Ports ..............................................................................7 Catch by species and distance-from-shore (thousand pounds and metric tons) .........................8 U. S. Landings for territorial possessions ............ 14 U. S. Aquaculture production, estimated ......................16 U. S. MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES: 

## Harvest by species .................................................... 23 Harvest by distance-from-shore and species group .....27 Harvest and total live releases by species group ..... 32 Finfish harvest and releases by state ...................... 37 Number of anglers and trips by state................... 38 WORLD FISHERIES: 

## Aquaculture and commercial catch ....................... 39 Species groups .......................................................... 39 Countries ................................................................... 40 Fishing areas.....................................................................40 Imports and exports, by leading countries ...........41 U. S. PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS: 

## Value ........................................................................... 43 Fish sticks, fish portions, and breaded shrimp ... 43 Fillets and steaks ....................................................... 44 Canned ....................................................................... 45 Industrial .................................................................... 47 U. S. IMPORTS: 

## Principal items........................................................... 49 Edible and nonedible .............................................. 50 Continent and country............................................. 51 Blocks ......................................................................... 52 Groundfish fillets and steaks, species.................... 52 Canned tuna and quota ........................................... 53 Shrimp, country of origin ....................................... 54 Shrimp, by product type......................................... 55 Industrial .................................................................... 55 U. S. EXPORTS: 

## Principal items........................................................... 56 Edible and nonedible .............................................. 57 Continent and country............................................. 58 Shrimp ....................................................................... 59 Lobsters ..................................................................... 59 Salmon ....................................................................... 60 Surimi ......................................................................... 60 Crab ............................................................................ 61 Crabmeat ................................................................... 61 Industrial .................................................................... 62 U. S. SUPPLY: 

## Edible and nonedible...................................................63 Finfish and shelfish ................................................... 64 All fillets and steaks .................................................. 65 Groundfish fillets and steaks .................................. 65 Tuna, fresh and frozen ............................................ 66 Canned sardines........................................................ 67 Canned salmon ......................................................... 67 Canned tuna .............................................................. 67 King crab ................................................................... 68 Snow (tanner) crab................................................... 68 Canned crabmeat ..................................................... 68 Lobster, American ................................................... 69 Lobster, spiny ........................................................... 69 Clams ......................................................................... 70 Oysters ....................................................................... 70 Scallops ...................................................................... 70 Shrimp ....................................................................... 71 Industrial .................................................................... 72 PER CAPITA: 

## U. S. Consumption .................................................. 74 Canned products...................................................... 75 Certain items ............................................................. 75 World, by region and country ............................... 76 U. S. Use .................................................................... 78
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INDEX OF EXVESSEL PRICES

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PROCESSORS AND WHOLESALERS

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FISHERY PRODUCTS INSPECTION

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## 83 MAGNUSON - STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (MSFCMA): 

## General....................................................................... 84 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION - NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 

## Administrative Offices ............................................ 88 Region Offices .......................................................... 90 Statistical Port Agents .............................................. 92 PUBLICATIONS: 

## NOAA Library Services ......................................... 94 Government Printing Office.................................. 94
SERVICES: 

## Sea Grant Marine Advisory.................................... 95 Inspection Inside back cover
GLOSSARY

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INDEX

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## U.S. LANDINGS Commercial landings (edible and industrial) by U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states were 9.2 billion pounds or 4.2 million metric tons valued at $4.1 billion in 2007— a decrease of 251.2 million pounds (down 3 percent) and an increase of $64.6 million (up 2 percent) compared with 2006. Finfish accounted for 89 percent of the total landings, but only 51 percent of the value. The 2007 average exvessel price paid to fishermen was 44 cents compared to 42 cents in 2006. Catches of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting and other Pacific groundfish that are processed at-sea aboard U.S.vessels in the northeastern Pacific are credited as “landings” to the state nearest to the area of capture. Information on landing port or percentage of catch transferredto transport ships for delivery to foreign ports is unavailable. These at-sea processed fishery products, on a round (live) weight basis, exceeded 1.2 million metric tons in 2007 and comprised more than 30 percent of the total domestic landings in the 50 states. Commercial landings by U.S. fishermen at ports outside the 50 states along with Internal Water Processing (IWP) agreements (see glossary) provided an additional 158.4 million pounds (71,838 metric tons) valued at $62.5 million. This was an increase of 3 percent, or 4.6 million pounds (2,076 metric tons) in quantity and $1.3 million (2 percent) in value compared with 2006. Most of these landings consisted of tuna, and swordfish landed in American Samoa and other foreign ports. Edible fish and shellfish landings in the 50 states were 7.5 billion pounds (3.4 million metric tons) in 2007—a decrease of 376,300 thousand pounds (170 metric tons) compared with 2006.
Landings for reduction and other industrial purposes were 1.8 billion pounds (801,149 metric tons) in 2007— a decrease of 2 percent compared with 2006.
The 2007 U.S. marine recreational finfish catch (including fish kept and fish released (discarded)) on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts was an estimated 468.0 million fish taken on an estimated 87.0 million fishing trips. The harvest (fish kept or released dead) was estimated at 196.0 million fish weighing 255.0 million pounds. WORLD LANDINGS In 2006, the most recent year for which data are available,world commercial fishery landings and aquaculture production were 143.6 million metric tons—an increase of 0.9 million metric tons compared with 2005. China was the leading nation with 35.9 percent of the total harvest followed by Peru and India with 4.9 percent. Indonesia was the fourth leading producer with 4.2 percent and the United States was fifth with 3.7 percent.

PRICES The 2007 annual exvessel price index for edible fish increased by 9 percent, shellfish increased 9 percent and industrial increased 60 percent comparing with 2006. Exvessel price indices increased for 21 out of 32 species groups being tracked, decreased for 9 species groups, and unchanged for 2 species groups. The snow crabs price index had the largest increase (71 percent) while bluefin tuna price index showed the largest decrease (23 percent).

PROCESSED PRODUCTS The estimated value of the 2007 domestic production of edible and nonedible fishery products was $8.3 billion, $261.7 million less than in 2006. The value of edible products was $7.7 billion—a decrease of $373.4 million compared with 2006. The value of industrial products was $608.4 million in 2007—an increase of $111.7 thousand compared with 2006.

FOREIGN TRADE The total import value of edible and nonedible fishery products was $28.8 billion in 2007—an increase of $1.1 billion compared with 2006. Imports of edible fishery products (product weight) were 5.3 billion pounds valued at $13.7 billion in 2007—a decrease of 53.8million pounds but an increase of $340.9 million compared with 2006. Imports of nonedible (i.e., industrial) products were $15.1 billion—an increase of $724.2 million compared with 2006.

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## Total export value of edible and nonedible fishery products was $20.1 billion in 2007—an increase of $2.3billion compared with 2006. United States firms exported 2.9 billion pounds of edible products valued at $4.0 billion—a decrease of 97.9 million pounds but an increase of $26.7 million compared with 2006. Exports of nonedible products were valued at $15.8 billion, $2.3 billion more than 2006.

SUPPLY The U.S. supply of edible fishery products (domestic landings plus imports, round weight equivalent, minus exports) was 12.5 billion pounds in 2007—an increase of 123.6 million pounds compared with 2006. The supply of industrial fishery products was 959.7 million pounds in 2007—an increase of 53.2 million pounds compared with 2006. PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION U.S. consumption of fishery products was 16.3 pounds of edible meat per person in 2007, down 0.2 pound from the 2006 per capita consumption of 16.5 pounds.

CONSUMER EXPENDITURES U.S. consumers spent an estimated $68.4 billion for fishery products in 2007. The 2007 total includes $45.8 billion in expenditures at food service establishments (restaurants, carry-outs, caterers, etc.); $22.1 billion in retail sales for home consumption; and $474.2 million for industrial fish products. By producing and marketing a variety of fishery products for domestic and foreignmarkets, the commercial marine fishing industry contributed $34.2 billion (in value added) to the U.S. Gross National Product.

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# Other Important Facts

Volume of U. S. Domestic Finfish and Shellfish Landings
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Alaska led all states in volume with landings of 5.3 billion pounds, followed by Louisiana 951.2 million pounds; Virginia 481.7 million pounds; Washington 456.2 million pounds; and California 385.9 million pounds.
Alaska led all states in value of landings with $1.5 billion, followed by Massachusetts, $417.6 million; Maine, $319.5 million; Louisiana, $259.6 million; and Washington $214.3 million. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska, was the leading U.S. port in quantity of commercial fishery landings, followed by; Reedville, Virginia; Empire-Venice, Louisiana; Kodiak, Alaska and Intracoastal City, Louisiana. New Bedford, Massachusetts was the leading U.S. port in terms of value, followed by; Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska; Kodiak, Empire-Venice, Louisiana and Hampton Roads Area, Virginia.
Tuna landings by U.S.-flag vessels at ports outside the continental United States amounted to 157.7 million pounds. Major U.S. Domestic Species Landed in 2007 Ranked By Quantity and Value (Numbers in thousands)

Rank Species Pounds Rank Species Dollars 1 Pollock 3,084,616 1 Crabs 453,966

2 Menhaden 1,481,672 2 Scallops 386,621
3 Salmon 884,963 3 Lobster 381,853
4 Cod 505,241 4 Salmon 381,110

5 Flatfish 485,830 5 Shrimp 369,788

6 Hakes 473,850 6 Pollock 305,935

7 Crabs 284,797 7 Cod 251,685

8 Sardines 283,037 8 Halibut 226,732
9 Herring (sea) 231,961 9 Clams 187,703
10 Shrimp 231,553 10 Flatfish 153,476

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ALASKA POLLOCK AND OTHER PACIFIC TRAWL FISH U.S. landings of Pacific trawl fish (Pacific cod, flounders,hake, Pacific ocean perch, Alaska pollock, and rockfishes) were 4.6 billion pounds valued at $681.1 million—a decrease of 9 percent in quantity and an increase of over 1 percent in value compared with 2006.
Landings of Alaska pollock (3.1 billion) decreased from 2006 and were 307.5 million pounds under their 2002 - 2006 5 - year average. Landings of Pacific cod were over 488.3 million pounds — a decrease of 6 percent from 518.7 million in 2006. Pacific hake (whiting) landings were 455.3 million pounds (down 20 percent) valued at $34.2 million (down 3 percent) compared to 2006. Landings of rockfishes were 31.8 million pounds (up 6 percent) and valued at $14.6 million (up 4 percent) compared to 2006.

ANCHOVIES U.S. landings of anchovies were 23.3 million pounds— a decrease of 5.3 million pounds (19 percent) compared with 2006. One percent of all landings were used for animal food or reduction and 99 percent were used for bait. The U.S. imports all edible anchovies.

HALIBUT U.S. landings of Atlantic and Pacific halibut were 70.1million pounds (round weight) valued at $226.7 million—a decrease of 1.3 million pounds (2 percent) but an increase of $24.6 million (12 percent) compared with 2006. The Pacific fishery accounted for all but 49,000 pounds of the 2007 total halibut catch. The average exvessel price per pound in 2007 was $3.23 compared with $2.83 in 2006.

SEA HERRING U.S. commercial landings of sea herring were 232 million pounds valued at $34.8 million—a decrease of 57.9 million pounds (20 percent), but an increase of $4.9 million (16 percent) compared with 2006. Landings of Atlantic sea herring were 162.7 million pounds valued at $19.5 million—a decrease of 45.3 million pounds (22 percent), and $2.4 million (11 percent) compared with 2006. Landings of Pacific sea herring were 69.3 million pounds valued at $15.3 million—a decrease of 12.6 million pounds (15 percent), but an increase of $7.3 million (90 percent) compared with 2006. Alaska landings accounted for nearly 97 percent of the Pacific coast with 67.1 million pounds valued at $14.8 million—a decrease of 12.7 million pounds (16 percent), but an increase of $7.4 million (99 percent) compared with 2006.

JACK MACKEREL California accounted for almost 98 percent, Oregon for 2 percent, and Washington less than 1 percent of the U.S. landings of jack mackerel in 2007. Total landings were 1.4 million pounds valued at $145,000—a decrease of 1.2 million pounds (45 percent), and $58,000 (29 percent) compared with 2006. The 2007 average exvessel price per pound was 10 cents. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

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MACKEREL, ATLANTIC U.S. landings of Atlantic mackerel were 56.3 million pounds valued at $6.7 million—a decrease of 68.5 million pounds (55 percent), and $10.6 million (61 percent) compared with 2006. Massachusetts with over 46.2 million pounds and New Jersey with nearly 5.4 million pounds accounted for 92 percent of the total landings. The average exvessel price per pound in 2007 was 12 cents compared with 14 cents in 2006.

MACKEREL, CHUB Landings of chub mackerel were 12.6 million pounds valued at $873,000—a decrease of 1.9 million pounds (13 percent), and $21,000 (2 percent) compared with 2006. California accounted for 88 percent of the total landings. The average exvessel price in 2007 was 7 cents compared with 6 cents in 2006.

MENHADEN The U.S. menhaden landings were 1.5 billion pounds valued at $125.3 million—an increase of 174.9 million pounds (13 percent), and $59.7 million (91 percent) compared with 2006. Landings increased by 69.7 million pounds (17 percent) in the Atlantic states, while increasing by 105.2 million pounds (12 percent) in the Gulf states compared with 2006. Landings along the Atlantic coast were 475.1 million pounds valued at $32 million. Gulf region landings were 1 billion pounds valued at $93.3 million. Menhaden are used primarily for the production of meal, oil, and solubles, while small quantities are used for bait. NORTH ATLANTIC TRAWL FISH Landings of butterfish, Atlantic cod, cusk, flounders (winter/blackback, summer/fluke, yellowtail and other), haddock, red and white hake, ocean perch, pollock and whiting (silver hake) in the North Atlantic (combination of New England, Middle Atlantic, and Chesapeake Regions) were 87.3 million pounds valued at $108.7 million—an increase of 7.4 million pounds (9 percent), and $4.3 million (4 percent) compared with 2006. Of these species, flounders led in total value in the North Atlantic, accounting for 43 percent of the total; followed by cod, 25 percent; and haddock, 11 percent.
The 2007 landings of Atlantic cod were 16.9 million pounds valued at $27 million—an increase of 4.3 million pounds (34 percent), and $6.6 million (32 percent) compared with 2006. The exvessel price per pound in 2007 was $1.60 compared with $1.62 in 2006. Landings of yellowtail flounder were 3.9 million—a decrease of 409,000 pounds (10 percent) from 2006 and were 64 percent lower than the 5-year average. Haddock landings increased to 8 million pounds (11 percent) and $12.3 million (8 percent) compared to 2006. North Atlantic pollock landings were18.5 million pounds valued at $8.5 million—an increase of 5.1 million pounds (38 percent), and $968,000 (13 percent) compared with 2006.

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PACIFIC SALMON U.S. commercial landings of salmon were 885 million pounds valued at $381.1 million—an increase of 221.3million pounds (33 percent) and $70.2 million (23 percent) compared with 2006. Alaska accounted for 97percent of total landings; Washington, 2 percent; California, Oregon, and the Great Lakes accounted for 1 percent of the catch. Sockeye salmon landings were 276.6 million pounds valued at $205.4 million—an increase of 37.9 million pounds (16 percent) and $45.9 million (nearly 29 percent) compared with 2006. Chinook salmon landings decreased to 14.6 million pounds-down 2.3 million pounds (14 percent) from 2006. Pink salmon landings were 457.5 million pounds-an increase of 235.7 million (110 percent); chum salmon landings were 109.1 milliona decrease of 42.2 million (28 percent); and coho salmon decreased to 27.2 million—a decrease of 7.8 million (22 percent) compared with 2006. Alaska landings were 861.3 million pounds valued at $347.6 million—an increase of 227 million pounds (36 percent) and $71.1 million (26 percent) compared with 2006. The distribution of Alaska salmon landings by species in 2007 was: pink, 455.5 million pounds (53 percent); sockeye, almost 276.5 million pounds (32 percent); chum, 96.2 million pounds (11 percent); coho, 24.2 million pounds (3 percent); and chinook, 8.8 million pounds (1 percent). The average price per pound for all species in Alaska was 40 cents in 2007-a decrease of 4 cents from 2006. Washington salmon landings were 20.4 million pounds valued at $21 million—a decrease of 5.8 million pounds(22 percent) and almost $3.2 million (13 percent) compared with 2006. The biennial fishery for pink salmon went from 2,000 pounds in 2006 to 2 million pounds in 2007. Washington landings of chum salmon were 12.9 million (down 12 percent); followed by chinook, over 3 million pounds (down 24 percent); coho, 2.5 million pounds (down 26 percent); and sockeye, 51,000 pounds (down 99 percent). The average exvessel price per pound for all species in Washington increased from $0.92 in 2006 to $1.03 in 2007. Oregon salmon landings were 1.4 million pounds valued at $4.6 million—a decrease of 427,000 pounds (24 percent) and $312,000 (6 percent) compared with 2006. Chinook salmon landings were 1 million pounds valued at $4.1 million; coho landings were 320,000 pounds valued at $515,000; chum landings were 1,000 pounds valued at $1,000; sockeye landings were less than 500 pounds valued at less than $500; and pink landings were less than 500 pounds valued at less than $500. The average exvessel price per pound for Chinook salmon in Oregon increased from $3.35 in 2006 to $4.00 in 2007.
California salmon landings were 1.7 million pounds valued at $7.8 million— an increase of 544,000 pounds (46 percent) and $2.5 million (48 percent) compared with 2006. Chinook salmon were the principal species landed in the state. The average exvessel price per pound paid to fishermen in 2007 was $4.50 compared with $4.43 in 2006.

SABLEFISH U.S. commercial landings of sablefish were 43.9 million pounds valued at $115.6 million—a decrease of 3.4 million pounds (7 percent) and $16.6 million (13 percent) compared with 2006. Landings decreased in Alaska to 32.2 million pounds- a decrease of 4 percent compared with 2006. Landings decreased in Washington to 3 million pounds (down 29 percent) and $6.6 million (down 20 percent). The 2007 Oregon catch was 5.4 million pounds (down 8 percent), and $9.5 million(down 3 percent) compared with 2006. California landings of 3.2 million pounds and $4.9 million represent a decrease of 10 percent in quantity and 1 percent in value from 2006. The average exvessel price per pound in 2007 was $2.63 compared with $2.80 in 2006. Trend in Commercial Landings, 1998 - 2007

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TUNA Landings of tuna by U.S. fishermen at ports in United States, American Samoa, other U.S. territories, and foreign ports were almost 208.5 million pounds valued at over $154.2 million—an increase of 5.6 million pounds (3 percent) and $8 million (5 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound of all species of tuna in 2007 was 74 cents compared with 72 cents in 2006. Bigeye landings in 2007 were 24.4 million pounds-an increase of 1.4 million pounds (6 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound was $1.97 in 2007, compared to $1.85 in 2006. Skipjack landings were 129.9 million pounds-an increase of 6.9 million pounds (6 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound was 39 cents in 2007, compared to 38 cents in 2006. Yellowfin landings were 25.9 million pounds-a decrease of 797,000 pounds (3 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound was $1.13 in 2007, compared with $1.05 in 2006.
Bluefin landings were 639,000 pounds-an increase of 78,000 pounds (14 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound in 2007 was $5.00 compared with $5.75 in 2006. CLAMS Landings of all species yielded 116.1 million pounds of meats valued at $187.7 million—an increase of nearly 5.2 million pounds (5 percent), but a decrease of $900,000 (1 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound in 2007 was $1.62 compared with $1.70 in 2006. Surf clams yielded almost 62.6 million pounds of meats valued at more than $38.4 million—an increase of 2.7 million pounds (5 percent) and $2.5 million (7 percent) compared with 2006. New Jersey was the leading state with nearly 44.8 million pounds (up 3 percent compared with 2006), followed by New York, 9.2 million pounds (up 33 percent); and Massachusetts, 1.6 million pounds (down 35 percent). The average exvessel price per pound of meats was 61 cents in 2007, up 1 cents from 2006. The ocean quahog fishery produced 34.7 million pounds of meats valued at $20.6 million—an increase of 2.8 million pounds (9 percent) and $1.2 million (6 percent) compared with 2006. Massachusetts had landings of 20.2 million pounds (up 20 percent compared with 2006) valued at $10.1 million (up 22 percent) while New Jersey production was 11 million pounds (down 6 percent) valued at $5.8 million (down 2 percent). Together, Massachusetts and New Jersey accounted for almost 90 percent of total ocean quahog production in 2007. The average exvessel price per pound of meats decreased from 61 cents in 2006 to 59 cents in 2007.

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The hard clam fishery produced almost 10.7 million pounds of meats valued at over $58.3 million—an increase of 839,000 pounds (9 percent) and nearly $5.9 million (11percent) compared with 2006. Landings in the New England region were nearly 5.1 million pounds of meats (up 19 percent); Middle Atlantic, nearly 1.9 million pounds (down 47 percent); Chesapeake, 2.1 million pounds (up 1,000 percent); and the South Atlantic region, 1.5 million pounds (down 13 percent). The average exvessel price per pound of meats increased from $5.34 in 2006 to $5.47 in 2007.
Soft clams yielded 3.8 million pounds of meats valued at $23.5 million—an increase of 9,000 pounds (1 percent) and $381,000 (2 percent) compared with 2006. Maine was the leading state with 1.8 million pounds of meats (down 2 percent), followed by Massachusetts, .3 million pounds (up 34 percent), and Rhode Island, 270,000 pounds (up 28 percent). The average exvessel price per pound of meats was $6.16 in 2007, compared with $6.07 in 2006.

CRABS Landings of all species of crabs were 284.8 million pounds valued at $454 million—a decrease of 55.1 million pounds (16 percent), but an increase of $40.2 million (10 percent) compared with 2006. Hard blue crab landings were 136.7 million pounds valued at $123.2 million—a decrease of 25.4 million pounds (16 percent), but an increase of $9.9 million (9 percent) compared with 2006. Louisiana landed 32percent of the total U.S. landings followed by: Maryland, 16 percent; North Carolina, 15 percent; and Virginia, nearly 13 percent. Hard blue crab landings inthe Chesapeake region were almost 39.6 million poundsa decrease of 21 percent; the South Atlantic with 32.4 million pounds decreased o9 percent; and the Gulf region with 55.9 million pounds decreased 16 percent. The Middle Atlantic region with 8.8 million pounds valued at $11.2 million had a decrease of 651,000 pounds (7 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound of hard blue crabs was 90 cents in 2007, compared with 70 cents in 2006.
Dungeness crab landings were 56.8 million pounds valued at $132.6 million—a decrease of 32.1 million pounds (36 percent) and $16.4 million (11 percent) compared with 2006. Washington landings of 22.4 million pounds (down 9 percent from 2006) led all states with 39 percent of the total landings. Oregon landings were 17 million pounds (down 49 percent) or 30 percent of the total landings. California landings were 11 million pounds (down 58 percent) and Alaska landings were 6.5 million pounds (up 34 percent). The average exvessel price per pound was $2.33 in 2007, compared with $1.68 in 2006. U.S. landings of king crab were nearly 25.9 million pounds valued at $97.9 million—an increase of 4.3 million pounds(20 percent) and nearly $30.8 million (46 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound in 2007 was $3.77 compared with $3.10 in 2006. Snow crab landings were 34.1 million pounds valued at $50.4 million—a decrease of 3.9 million pounds (10 percent), but an increase of $19.9 million (66 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound was $1.48 in 2007, up from $0.80 in 2006.

LOBSTER, AMERICAN American lobster landings were 75.2 million pounds valued at $349.1 million—a decrease of 17.4 million pounds (19 percent) and $46.1 million (12 percent) compared with 2006. Maine led in landings for the 26th consecutive year with almost 58.5 million pounds valued at over $260.3 million-a decrease of 14.2 million pounds (19 percent) compared with 2006. Massachusetts, the second leading producer, had landings of 9.9 million pounds valued at $49.9 million-a decrease of 1.1 million pounds (10 percent) compared with 2006.. Together, Maine and Massachusetts produced 91 percent of the total national landings. The average exvessel price per pound was $4.64 in 2007, compared with $4.27 in 2006. Trend in Commercial Landings, 1998 - 2007

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LOBSTERS, SPINY U.S. landings of spiny lobster were 4.3 million pounds valued at $32.8 million–a decrease of 1.4 million pounds (25 percent) and $2.7 million (8 percent) compared with 2006. Florida, with landings of 3.6 million pounds valued at $25.9 million, accounted for 85 percent of the total catch and 79 percent of the value. This was a decrease of 1.2 million pounds (24 percent) and $1.4 million (5 percent) compared with 2006. Overall the average exvessel price per pound was $7.68 in 2007, compared with $6.26 in 2006.

OYSTERS U.S. oyster landings yielded 35.1 million pounds valued at $126.9 million—an increase of 735,000 pounds (2 percent) and $5.4 million (4 percent) compared with 2006. The Gulf region led in production with 22 million pounds of meats, 63 percent of the national total; followed by the Pacific Coast region with 10.7 million pounds (30 percent), principally Washington, with 10.5 million pounds (98 percent of the region’s total volume); and the South Atlantic region with 761,000 pounds (2 percent). The average exvessel price per pound of meats was $3.61 in 2007, compared with $3.53 in 2006.

SCALLOPS U.S. landings of bay and sea scallops totaled 58.6 million pounds valued at $386.6 million—a decrease of 487,000 pounds (1 percent), but an increase of $578,000 (less than 1 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound of meats increased from $6.53 in 2006 to $6.60 in 2007.
Bay scallop landings were 187,000 pounds valued at nearly $1.6 million—an increase of 94,000 pounds (100 percent) and $350,000 (28 percent) compared with 2006. The average exvessel price per pound of meats was $8.47 in 2007, compared with $13.27 in 2006.
Sea scallop landings were 58.4 million pounds valued at$385 million—a decrease of 581,000 pounds (1 percent), but an increase of $228,000 (less than 1 percent) compared with 2006. Massachusetts and New Jersey were the leading states in landings of sea scallops with32.4 million and 11.8 million pounds of meats, respectively, representing almost 76 percent of the national total. The average exvessel price per pound of meats in 2007 was $6.59 compared with $6.52 in 2006.

SHRIMP U.S. landings of shrimp were 231.6 million pounds valued at $369.8 million—a decrease of 88.6 million pounds (28 percent) and $70.9 million (16 percent) compared with 2006. Shrimp landings by region were: New England up 78 percent; South Atlantic down over 6 percent; Gulf down 35 percent; and Pacific up 27 percent. The average exvessel price per pound of shrimp increased to $1.60 in 2007 from $1.38 in 2006. Gulf region landings were the nation’s largest with 176.6 million pounds and 76 percent of the national total. Texas led all Gulf states with 73 million pounds (down30 percent compared with 2006); followed by LouisiTrend in Commercial Landings, 1998 - 2007 Atlantic Sea Scallops

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ana, almost 63.7 million pounds (down 46 percent);Alabama, 21 million pounds (down 13 percent); Mississippi, 10.5 million pounds (up 24 percent); and Florida West Coast, 8.4 million pounds (down 51 percent). In the Pacific region, Oregon had landings of 20.1 millionpounds (up 65 percent compared with 2006); Washington had landings of 4.3 million pounds (down 37 percent); and California, 1.2 million pounds (up almost 69 percent).

SQUID U.S. commercial landings of squid were 159.1 million pounds valued at $56.5 million—a decrease of 19.9 million pounds (11 percent) and $6.3 million (10 percent) compared with 2006. California was the leading state with 109 million pounds (68 percent of the total squid catch). The Pacific Coast region landings were 112 million pounds (down 1 percent compared with 2006); followed by New England, 26.4 million pounds (down 39 percent); followed by the Middle Atlantic region with 20.3 million pounds (down 1 percent); followed by the South Atlantic region with 310,000 pounds (down 68 percent); and the Chesapeake region with 124,000 pounds (down 85 percent). The average exvessel price per pound for squid was 36 cents in 2007, compared with 35 cents in 2006.

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1 Fish Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

A lewife 316 143 127 1,003 455 227 1,262 A nchovies 28,572 12,960 1,335 23,256 10,549 1,195 16,845 A tka mackerel 130,814 59,337 15,703 126,592 57,422 14,212 110,301 Bluefish 7,114 3,227 2,573 7,539 3,420 2,653 7,397 Blue runner 285 129 207 376 171 271 403 Bonito 5,542 2,514 1,607 604 274 350 1,340 Butterfish 2,521 1,144 1,187 3,410 1,547 1,606 2,537 Catfish and bullheads 8,387 3,804 4,769 8,274 3,753 4,144 11,249 Chubs 1,844 836 1,308 1,206 547 1,370 1,869 Cod: Atlanti c 12,618 5,723 20,484 16,948 7,688 27,050 19,035 Pacific 518,733 235,296 197,243 488,293 221,488 224,635 547,700 Crevalle (jack) 572 259 421 454 206 339 523 Croaker: Atlanti c 20,856 9,460 9,716 19,677 8,925 8,255 25,010 Pacific (white) 86 39 63 61 28 44 136 Cusk 144 65 109 194 88 121 218 Dolphinfish 2,055 932 4,875 2,593 1,176 5,686 2,351 Eels, American 775 352 2,041 739 335 2,707 804 Flatfish: Atlantic and Gul f American plaice 2,440 1,107 4,162 2,194 995 3,549 4,417 Summer flounder 13,957 6,331 28,646 9,778 4,435 23,158 15,574 Winter flounder 6,054 2,746 12,141 5,874 2,664 12,271 10,193 Witch flounder 4,108 1,863 8,083 2,369 1,075 5,687 6,064 Yellowtail flounde r 4,275 1,939 7,107 3,865 1,753 7,207 10,676 Othe r 3,087 1,400 6,146 6,364 2,887 6,196 3,338 Total, Atlantic/Gul f 33,921 15,386 66,285 30,444 13,809 58,068 50,262 Pacific Arrowtooth flounde r 53,047 24,062 3,928 49,801 22,590 3,304 41,596 Dover sole 13,534 6,139 5,003 20,675 9,378 7,832 15,439 Flathead sole 36,205 16,422 7,011 37,262 16,902 7,933 31,067 Petrale sole 5,750 2,608 5,828 4,920 2,232 4,939 4,891 Rock sole 75,500 34,247 19,561 76,017 34,481 19,444 63,720 Yellowfin sole 199,673 90,571 33,714 240,431 109,059 42,698 163,570 Othe r 28,283 12,829 10,259 26,280 11,921 9,258 21,939 Total, Pacifi c 411,992 186,878 85,304 455,386 206,562 95,408 342,222 Halibut 71,429 32,400 202,099 70,107 31,800 226,732 77,861 Total, flatfish 517,342 234,665 353,688 555,937 252,171 380,208 470,345 Goosefish (monkfish) 32,147 14,582 33,480 26,767 12,141 28,758 45,784 Groupers 11,055 5,015 28,742 9,327 4,231 26,793 12,774 Haddock 7,201 3,266 11,428 8,010 3,633 12,292 14,739 Hakes: Pacific (whiting) 570,489 258,772 35,234 455,295 206,520 34,228 441,895 Red 998 453 394 1,128 512 430 1,444 Silver (Atl.whiting) 12,350 5,602 6,762 14,044 6,370 7,906 16,913 White 3,765 1,708 4,281 3,383 1,535 3,892 6,895 Herring: Sea: Atlanti c 207,915 94,310 21,907 162,657 73,781 19,486 192,230 Pacific 81,935 37,165 8,042 69,304 31,436 15,315 79,460 See notes at end of table. 

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Thread 515 234 97 114 52 24 2,678 Jack mackerel 2,590 1,175 203 1,426 647 146 1,738 Lingcod 576 261 583 594 269 665 477 Mackerels: Atlanti c 124,871 56,641 17,313 56,321 25,547 6,745 90,977 Chub 14,486 6,571 894 12,612 5,721 873 9,566 King and cero 6,253 2,836 9,415 6,088 2,761 9,929 5,390 Spanish 5,363 2,433 3,667 4,716 2,139 3,691 4,790 Menhaden: Atlanti c 405,356 183,868 24,969 475,104 215,506 31,974 444,498 Gulf 901,405 408,875 40,628 1,006,568 456,576 93,311 1,035,112 Total, menhaden 1,306,761 592,743 65,597 1,481,672 672,082 125,285 1,479,610 Mullets 16,101 7,303 11,450 11,540 5,235 6,957 15,231 Pollock: Atlanti c 13,358 6,059 7,547 18,464 8,375 8,518 11,475 Walleye (Alaska) 3,400,812 1,542,598 329,879 3,066,152 1,390,797 297,417 3,373,680 Rockfishes: Ocean perch: Atlantic (redfish) 1,101 499 796 1,735 787 997 967 Pacific 51,130 23,192 10,539 61,990 28,118 14,769 46,425 Other 29,925 13,574 14,117 31,842 14,443 14,649 32,516 Total, rockfishes 82,156 37,266 25,452 95,567 43,349 30,415 79,908 Sablefish 47,232 21,424 132,162 43,869 19,899 115,554 47,998 Salmon: Chinook 16,905 7,668 43,772 14,600 6,623 43,342 24,432 Chum 151,311 68,634 45,136 109,140 49,506 36,710 110,302 Coho 35,040 15,894 34,766 27,195 12,336 25,388 37,680 Pin k 221,761 100,590 27,751 457,463 207,504 70,307 320,862 Sockeye 238,637 108,245 159,475 276,585 125,458 205,363 215,351 Total, salmon 663,654 301,031 310,900 884,983 401,426 381,110 708,627 Sardines: Pacific 190,937 86,608 9,492 281,659 127,760 13,494 190,235 Spanish 2,251 1,021 374 1,378 625 230 1,681 Scup or porgy 9,515 4,316 8,489 9,839 4,463 8,719 9,490 Sea bass: Black (Atlantic) 3,354 1,521 8,803 2,597 1,178 7,343 3,708 White (Pacific) 405 184 802 484 220 1,147 388 Sea trout or weakfish: Gra y 1,062 482 1,096 861 391 959 2,140 Spotted 444 201 655 519 235 788 331 Sand (white) 63 29 43 84 38 53 92 Shads: American 841 381 723 1,042 473 873 1,518 Hickory 86 39 24 71 32 22 152 Sharks: Dogfish 7,608 3,451 1,875 9,432 4,278 2,121 6,381 Othe r 8,012 3,634 6,576 5,665 2,570 4,148 8,021 Sheephead (Atlantic) 1,202 545 672 1,645 746 724 2,005 Skates 54,895 24,900 9,239 60,436 27,414 10,871 52,816 Smelts 1,160 526 557 1,248 566 598 1,310 See notes at end of table. 

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3 Fish - Continued: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Snappers: Red 4,769 2,163 13,550 3,302 1,498 10,521 4,242 Vermilion 1,449 657 3,704 2,192 994 5,353 1,899 Unclassified 3,543 1,607 9,283 3,188 1,446 8,433 4,182 Spearfish 2,858 1,296 2,975 1,719 780 2,400 2,496 Spot 3,208 1,455 2,870 5,393 2,446 4,047 5,284 Striped bass 6,610 2,998 14,444 7,147 3,242 15,602 6,838 Swordfish 6,119 2,776 13,794 8,199 3,719 20,075 7,497 Tenpounder (ladyfish) 1,795 814 1,070 1,185 538 926 1,544 Tilefish 3,096 1,404 6,763 2,551 1,157 6,140 3,208 Trout, rainbow 392 178 480 480 218 669 335 Tuna: Albacore 28,991 13,150 25,116 26,411 11,980 22,783 28,966 Bigeye 11,226 5,092 37,744 13,670 6,201 44,719 10,661 Bluefin 561 254 3,227 638 289 3,199 1,553 Little tunn y 649 294 209 728 330 220 794 Skipjack 976 443 1,239 742 337 806 1,649 Yellowfin 7,507 3,405 19,374 8,555 3,881 21,339 8,565 Unclassified 48 22 87 41 19 66 108 Total, tuna 49,958 22,661 86,996 50,785 23,036 93,132 52,296 Whitefish, lake 9,356 4,244 6,754 10,027 4,548 7,819 8,757 Wolffish, Atlantic 179 81 121 143 65 100 267 Yellow perch 1,743 791 3,676 1,279 580 2,807 1,681 Other marine finfishes 28,387 12,876 27,584 33,412 15,156 29,974 40,877 Other freshwater finfishes 10,811 4,904 4,356 11,626 5,274 4,493 16,091 Total, fish 8,287,267 3,759,080 1,930,725 8,210,777 3,724,384 2,076,083 --

Shellfish Crustaceans: Crabs: Blue: Hard 162,100 73,528 113,326 136,689 62,002 123,248 163,885 Soft and peele r 3,531 1,602 12,242 2,150 975 6,511 4,941 Dungeness 88,912 40,330 149,012 56,825 25,776 132,619 72,106 Jonah 6,695 3,037 3,057 9,455 4,289 4,468 4,836 King 21,641 9,816 67,060 25,942 11,767 97,897 21,467 Snow (Tanner): Opilio 38,019 17,245 30,454 34,125 15,479 50,403 29,204 Bairdi 4,502 2,042 6,262 4,158 1,886 6,307 2,430 Othe r 14,544 6,597 32,331 15,453 7,009 32,513 20,011 Total, crabs 339,944 154,198 413,744 284,797 129,183 453,966 318,880 Crawfish (freshwater) 1,585 719 1,449 15,967 7,243 9,240 9,875 Lobsters: American 92,615 42,010 395,175 75,192 34,107 349,056 84,988 Spin y 5,663 2,569 35,467 4,272 1,938 32,797 5,157 Shrimp: New England 4,535 2,057 1,686 8,075 3,663 3,192 3,011 South Atlanti c 21,971 9,966 39,020 20,595 9,342 41,883 22,822 Gulf 272,872 123,774 384,593 176,570 80,092 306,001 245,640 Pacific 20,798 9,434 15,352 26,313 11,935 18,710 33,009 Othe r (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 1 Total, shrim p 320,176 145,231 440,651 231,553 105,032 369,788 304,483 Total, crustaceans 759,983 344,726 1,286,486 611,781 277,502 1,214,847 -- See notes at end of table. Species 2007 A verage



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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.etric (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. 

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Mollusks: Clams: Quahog (hard) 9,824 4,456 52,469 10,664 4,837 58,347 10,147 Geoduck (Pacific) 2,843 1,290 25,420 2,735 1,241 26,927 2,306 Manila (Pacific) 1,871 849 30,818 1,183 537 18,918 1,178 Ocean quahog 31,882 14,462 19,420 34,678 15,730 20,574 36,688 Softshell 3,816 1,731 23,163 3,824 1,735 23,544 3,292 Surf (Atlantic) 59,914 27,177 35,908 62,643 28,415 38,419 64,624 Othe r 762 346 1,403 373 169 974 535 Total, clams 110,912 50,309 188,601 116,100 52,663 187,703 118,770 Conch (snails) 2,188 992 7,227 2,057 933 5,002 2,015 Mussels, blue (sea) 3,934 1,784 9,465 3,153 1,430 5,257 4,436 Oysters 34,409 15,608 121,493 35,142 15,940 126,903 35,705 Scallops: Ba y 93 42 1,235 186 84 1,584 50 Sea 59,005 26,764 384,809 58,423 26,500 385,037 57,809 Squid: Atlantic: Ille x 30,505 13,837 7,872 19,890 9,022 3,877 26,522 Loligo 35,051 15,899 27,689 27,175 12,326 23,264 33,914 Unclassified 241 109 109 2,890 1,311 175 268 Pacific: Loligo 108,423 49,180 26,961 108,993 49,439 29,171 115,885 Unclassified 4,843 2,197 227 177 80 43 2,476 Total, Squid 179,063 81,222 62,858 159,125 72,179 56,530 179,065 Total, mollusk s 389,604 176,723 775,688 374,186 169,730 768,016 -- Other shellfish 13,998 6,349 13,464 13,371 6,065 12,374 20,126 Total, Shellfish 1,163,585 527,799 2,075,638 999,338 453,297 1,995,237 --

Other Horseshoe crab 1,566 710 828 2,028 920 898 2,010 Sea urchins 15,793 7,164 10,314 13,726 6,226 8,558 19,209 Seaweed, unclassified 14,026 6,362 289 5,008 2,272 108 90,298 Kelp (with herring eggs) 1 (2) (2) 19 9 6 69 Worms 758 344 6,651 937 425 8,122 953 Total, othe r 32,144 14,580 18,082 21,718 9,851 17,692 --

Grand Total, U.S. 9,482,996 4,301,459 4,024,445 9,231,833 4,187,532 4,089,012

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5 Million Thousand Percent Million Thousand Percent Fresh and frozen: pounds metric tons pounds metric tons For human food 7,204 3,268 76.0 6,893 3,127 74.7 For bait and animal food 423 192 4.5 494 224 5.4 

### Total 7 , 627 3 , 460 80.4 7 , 387 3 , 351 80.0 Canned: For human food 521 236 5.5 452 205 4.9 For bait and animal food 52 24 0.5 49 22 0.5 

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### 6.0 501 227 5.4 Cured for human food 117 53 1.2 121 55 1.3 Reduction to meal, oil, other 1,166 529 12.3 1,223 555 13.2 

### Grand total 9,483 4,301 100.0 9,232 4,188 100.0 (1) Revised. NOTE:--Data are preliminary. Table may not add due to rounding.

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January 538 244 7.2 21 9 1.2 559 254 6.1 February 910 413 12.2 21 9 1.2 930 422 10.1 March 734 333 9.8 20 9 1.1 754 342 8.2 April 268 122 3.6 45 21 2.6 313 142 3.4 May 383 174 5.1 166 75 9.4 549 249 5.9 June 666 302 8.9 297 135 16.8 963 437 10.4 July 1,257 570 16.8 351 159 19.9 1,608 729 17.4 August 1,175 533 15.7 339 154 19.2 1,514 687 16.4 September 634 288 8.5 257 117 14.6 891 404 9.7 October 541 245 7.2 174 79 9.8 714 324 7.7 November 212 96 2.8 45 20 2.5 257 117 2.8 December 147 67 2.0 31 14 1.8 178 81 1.9 

### Total 7,466 3,386 100.0 1,766 801 100.0 9,232 4,188 100.0 (1) Processed into meal, oil, solubles, and shell products, or used as bait and animal food.

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1998 7,173 3,254 3,009 2,021 917 119 9,194 4,170 3,126 1999 6,832 3,099 3,265 2,507 1,137 202 9,339 4,236 3,467 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(3) 7,842 3,557 3,911 1,641 744 113 9,483 4,301 4,024 2007 7,466 3,387 3,914 1,766 801 175 9,232 4,188 4,089 

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### (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. *Record. Record—For industrial purposes 1983, 3,201 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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6 (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. (3) Revised. 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.



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p ounds Tons dollars p ounds Tons dollars Yea r p ounds New England: 700,760 317,863 953,209 573,306 260,050 875,373

- - Maine 217,715 98,755 361,849 176,006 79,836 319,523 1950 356,266 New Hampshire 10,339 4,690 18,844 8,395 3,808 19,093 - (2) Massachusetts 348,310 157,992 437,048 303,006 137,443 417,795 1948 649,696 Rhode Island 112,649 51,097 98,576 75,635 34,308 76,883 1957 142,080 Connecticut 11,747 5,328 36,892 10,263 4,655 42,079 1930 88,012 Middle Atlantic: 189,792 86,089 199,462 195,329 88,601 219,085 - (2) New York 32,628 14,800 57,706 36,275 16,454 58,952 1880 335,000 New Jersey 152,782 69,301 136,053 153,965 69,838 152,550 1956 540,060 Delaware 4,380 1,987 5,692 5,089 2,308 7,584 1953 367,500 Pennsylvania 2 1 11 - - - Chesapeake: 477,462 216,575 162,652 531,840 241,241 181,864

- - Maryland 51,227 23,236 53,581 50,102 22,726 53,339 1890 141,607 Virginia 426,235 193,339 109,071 481,738 218,515 128,525 1990 786,794 South Atlantic: 115,695 52,479 140,649 104,547 47,422 141,481

- - North Carolina 68,744 31,182 70,121 62,900 28,531 74,399 1981 432,006 South Carolina 11,666 5,292 17,026 9,985 4,529 15,574 1965 26,611 Georgia 8,293 3,762 11,533 7,180 3,257 10,081 1927 47,607 Florida, East Coast 26,992 12,243 41,969 24,483 11,105 41,428 - (2) Gulf: 1,346,060 610,569 673,809 1,353,149 613,784 653,902

- - Florida, West Coast 73,518 33,348 150,323 57,076 25,890 126,520 - (2) Alabama 34,151 15,491 49,185 29,322 13,300 48,333 1973 36,744 Mississippi 221,832 100,622 21,741 228,137 103,482 39,983 1984 476,997 Louisiana 899,428 407,978 255,269 951,240 431,480 259,564 1984 1,931,027 Texas 117,131 53,130 197,291 87,374 39,633 179,502 1960 237,684 Pacific Coast: 6,608,806 2,997,735 1,814,308 6,425,955 2,914,794 1,927,134

- - Alaska 5,421,264 2,459,069 1,342,294 5,314,743 2,410,751 1,494,242 1993 5,905,638 Washington 544,797 247,118 234,407 456,243 206,950 214,270 2005 544,314 Oregon 300,701 136,397 107,524 271,034 122,940 98,882 2005 312,659 California 342,044 155,150 130,083 383,935 174,152 119,740 1936 1,760,193 Great Lakes: 18,401 8,347 13,576 18,773 8,516 14,484

- - Illinois - - - - - - - (2) Michigan 9,351 4,242 5,977 10,267 4,657 7,501 1930 35,580 Minnesota 308 140 178 400 181 198 - (2) New York 15 7 22 14 6 19 - - Ohio 4,242 1,924 4,169 3,919 1,777 3,383 1936 31,083 Pennsylvania 36 16 85 46 21 127 - (2) Wisconsin 4,449 2,018 3,145 4,127 1,872 3,256 - (2)
Hawaii 26,020 11,803 66,780 28,934 13,124 75,690 1999 36,907 Total, United States 9,482,996 4,301,459 4,024,445 9,231,833 4,187,532 4,089,012

--- --- 2007 2006(3) Regions and States Record Landings

# U.S. Commercial Landings

7Notes:—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 theU.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 $282.5 million in 2005. 2006 2007 2006 2007

Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK 911.3 777.2 New Bedford, MA 281.4 268.0 Reedville, VA 372.5 421.0 Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK 165.2 174.1 Empire-Venice, LA 285.7 323.1 Kodiak, AK 101.4 126.0 Kodiak, A K 332.8 320. 0 Empire-Venice, LA 41.1 73.5 Intracoastal City, LA 400.7 299.7 Hampton Roads Area, VA 51.0 70.2 Pascagoula-Moss Point, MS 212.1 216.3 Honolulu, HI 54.6 64.3 Cameron, LA 8.1 211.1 Naknek-King Salmon, AK 51.4 61.8 Astoria, OR 164.2 161.8 Cape May-Wildwood, NJ 37.6 58.8 New Bedford, MA 168.3 149.5 Seward, AK 51.0 57.0 Los Angeles, CA 164.5 141.2 Sitka, AK 53.2 50.8

Naknek-King Salmon, AK 105.7 115.6 Cordova, AK 41.8 49.9 Cordova, AK 45.8 108.8 Brownsville-Port Isabel, TX 52.0 49.7 Westport, WA 141.3 98.3 Homer, AK 40.2 47.8 Moss Landing, CA 59.3 96.3 Gloucester, MA 47.3 46.8 Gloucester, MA 117.4 94.4 Intracoastal City, LA 38.6 43.7 Port Hueneme-Oxnard-Ventura, CA 43.7 94.3 Petersburg, AK 35.4 41.8 Ketchikan, AK 50.3 83.5 Key West, FL 54.4 40.5 Petersburg, AK 58.2 75.4 Galveston, TX 40.7 40.1 Seward, AK 36.8 71.8 Bayou La Batre, AL 41.0 39.0 Newport, OR 93.6 71.7 Port Arthur, TX 42.8 39.0

Cape May-Wildwood, NJ 66.3 68.4 Point Judith, RI 46.8 36.7 Sitka, AK 46.9 55.5 Dulac-Chauvin, LA 35.7 35.5 Atlantic City, NJ 36.8 40.7 Westport, WA 27.7 31.5 Point Judith, RI 46.0 37.6 Newport, OR 33.0 30.8 Portland, ME 58.2 34.6 Astoria, OR 33.0 28.6 Rockland, ME 36.2 33.4 Ketchikan, AK 19.5 28.6 Coos Bay-Charleston, OR 29.0 26.8 Atlantic City, NJ 24.2 27.5 Honolulu, HI 20.9 24.2 Reedville, VA 23.7 27.3 Point Pleasant, NJ 25.8 23.6 Shelton, WA 34.4 25.7 Dulac-Chauvin, LA 30.8 23.5 Palacios, TX 32.6 25.2

Brownsville-Port Isabel, TX 30.5 23.2 Lafitte-Barataria, LA 23.1 24.2 Bayou La Batre, AL 28.0 23.0 Cameron, LA 9.1 24.2 Wanchese-Stumpy Point, NC 26.5 22.4 Portland, ME 27.8 24.1 Ilwaco-Chinook, WA 40.8 22.2 Stonington, ME 34.3 23.5 Hampton Roads Area, VA 13.0 20.0 Long Beach-Barnegat, NJ 24.5 23.1 Lafitte-Barataria, LA 25.7 19.8 Point Pleasant, NJ 22.6 23.1 Juneau, AK 19.0 19.5 Bellingham, WA 25.3 22.3 Galveston, TX 22.0 19.2 Pascagoula-Moss Point, MS 8.8 21.3 Port Arthur, TX 25.0 17.4 Juneau, AK 23.0 21.1 Eureka, CA 18.7 16.6 Coos Bay-Charleston, OR 20.2 21.0

Homer, AK 15.6 15.8 Wanchese-Stumpy Point, NC 21.7 20.6 Provincetown-Chatham, MA 14.3 14.3 Los Angeles, CA 30.2 18.6 Bellingham, WA 18.1 14.2 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 12.8 18.6 Morgan City-Berwick, LA 10.2 13.7 Provincetown-Chatham, MA 20.6 18.2 Golden Meadow-Leeville, LA 17.9 13.7 Montauk, NY 16.8 15.7 Palacios, TX 22.3 12.6 Ilwaco-Chinook, WA 19.8 15.3 Stonington, ME 23.4 12.3 Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg, FL 27.6 13.9 Montauk, NY 10.9 12.0 Yakutat, AK 13.6 13.5 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 9.6 11.7 Wrangell, AK 9.9 12.7 Kenai, AK 11.7 11.0 Newport, RI 20.8 12.4 Million pounds Million dollars 

### COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS AND VALUE AT MAJOR U.S. PORTS, 2006-2007

Quantity Value Port Port

# U.S. Commercial Landings

8ThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsAlewife 1,003 455 227--- ---1,003 455 227Anchovies 12,718 5,769 663 10,538 4,780 532---23,256 10,549 1,195Atka mackerel 28 13 20 126,564 57,409 14,192---126,592 57,422 14,212Bluefish 2,415 1,095 791 5,124 2,324 1,862---7,539 3,420 2,653Blue runner 242 110 171 134 61 100---376 171 271Bonito 218 99 95 386 175 255---604 274 350Butterfish 551 250 218 2,859 1,297 1,388---3,410 1,547 1,606Catfish & bullheads 8,274 3,753 4,144--- ---8,274 3,753 4,144Chubs 1,206 547 1,370--- ---1,206 547 1,370Cod:-Atlantic 500 227 859 16,448 7,461 26,191---16,948 7,688 27,050Pacific 57,029 25,868 26,237 431,264 195,620 198,398---488,293 221,488 224,635Crevalle (jack) 424 192 316 30 14 23---454 206 339Croaker:-Atlantic 9,363 4,247 4,453 10,314 4,678 3,802---19,677 8,925 8,255Pacific (white) 12 5 9 49 22 35---61 28 44Cusk 9 4 5 185 84 116---194 88 121Dolphinfish 123 56 316 1,945 882 4,296 5312411,090 2,599 1,179 5,702Eel, American 739 335 2,707--- ---739 335 2,707Flatfish:Atlantic and GulfAmerican plaice 11 5 14 2,183 990 3,535---2,194 995 3,549Summer flounder 567 257 1,273 9,211 4,178 21,885---9,778 4,435 23,158Winter flounder 90 41 199 5,784 2,624 12,072---5,874 2,664 12,271Witch flounder 28 13 74 2,341 1,062 5,613---2,369 1,075 5,687Yellowtail flounder 108 49 208 3,757 1,704 6,999---3,865 1,753 7,207Other 2,506 1,137 5,275 3,858 1,750 921---6,364 2,887 6,196Total, Atlantic/Gulf3,310 1,501 7,043 27,134 12,308 51,025---30,444 13,809 58,068PacificArrowtooth flounder 2,019 916 111 47,782 21,674 3,193---49,801 22,590 3,304Dover sole 5,078 2,303 1,927 15,597 7,075 5,905---20,675 9,378 7,832Flathead sole 549 249 51 36,713 16,653 7,882---37,262 16,902 7,933See footnotes at end of table.High Seas or TotalU.S.LandingsCOMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHTOFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)(Continued)SpeciesFish0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 milesoff ForeignShoresDistance from U.S. shores

# U.S. Commercial Landings

9High Seas or TotalU.S.LandingsCOMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHTOFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)Species0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 milesoff ForeignShoresDistance from U.S. shoresFish - ContinuedThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsFlatfish - Continued:Petrale sole 1,048 475 1,022 3,872 1,756 3,917---4,920 2,232 4,939Rock sole 348 158 83 75,669 34,323 19,361---76,017 34,481 19,444Yellowfin sole (2) (2) (2) 240,431 109,059 42,698---240,431 109,059 42,698Other 1,838 834 1,843 24,442 11,087 7,415---26,280 11,921 9,258Total Pacific10,880 4,935 5,037 444,506 201,627 90,371---455,386 206,562 95,408Halibut 2,173 986 7,017 67,934 30,815 219,715---70,107 31,800 226,732Total flatfish 16,363 7,422 19,097 539,574244,749 361,111---555,937 252,171 380,208Goosefish (monkfish) 156 71 181 26,611 12,071 28,577---26,767 12,141 28,758Groupers 157 71 494 9,170 4,159 26,299---9,327 4,231 26,793Haddock 441 200 780 7,569 3,433 11,512---8,010 3,633 12,292Hakes:Pacific (whiting)---455,295 206,520 34,228---455,295 206,520 34,228Red 24 11 10 1,104 501 420---1,128 512 430Silver (Atl. whiting) 53 24 37 13,991 6,346 7,869---14,044 6,370 7,906White 11 5 12 3,372 1,530 3,880---3,383 1,535 3,892Herring:Sea:Atlantic 25,318 11,484 3,900 137,432 62,339 15,598---162,750 73,823 19,498Pacific 69,304 31,436 15,315--- ---69,304 31,436 15,315Thread 114 52 24--- ---114 52 24Jack mackerel 1,354 614 140 72 33 6---1,426 647 146Lingcod 200 91 242 394 179 423---594 269 665Mackerels:Atlantic 15 7 8 56,306 25,540 6,737---56,321 25,547 6,745Chub 12,058 5,469 833 554 251 40---12,612 5,721 873King and cero 654 297 1,090 5,434 2,465 8,839---6,088 2,761 9,929Spanish 2,286 1,037 2,039 2,430 1,102 1,652---4,716 2,139 3,691Menhaden:Atlantic 383,197 173,817 23,607 91,907 41,689 8,367---475,104 215,506 31,974Gulf 568,390 257,820 53,091 438,178 198,756 40,220---1,006,568 456,576 93,311Total menhaden 951,587 431,637 76,698 530,085 240,445 48,587---1,481,672 672,082 125,285See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

# U.S. Commercial Landings

10High Seas or TotalU.S.LandingsCOMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHTOFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)Species0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 milesoff ForeignShoresDistance from U.S. shoresFish - ContinuedThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsMullets 11,504 5,218 6,938 36 16 19---11,540 5,235 6,957Pollock:Atlantic 17 8 7 18,447 8,368 8,511---18,464 8,375 8,518Walleye (Alaska) 46,577 21,127 4,518 3,019,575 1,369,670 292,899---3,066,152 1,390,797 297,417Rockfishes:Ocean perch:Atlantic (redfish) 4 2 2 1,731 785 995---1,735 787 997Pacific 18 8 3 61,972 28,110 14,766---61,990 28,118 14,769Other 2,893 1,312 3,685 28,949 13,131 10,964---31,842 14,443 14,649Total rockfishes 2,915 1,322 3,690 92,652 42,027 26,725---95,567 43,349 30,415Sablefish 6,333 2,873 13,644 37,536 17,026 101,910---43,869 19,899 115,554Salmon:Chinook or king 13,207 5,991 38,258 1,393 632 5,084---14,600 6,623 43,342Chum or keta 109,128 49,500 36,706 12 5 4---109,140 49,506 36,710Coho 26,622 12,076 24,520 573 260 868---27,195 12,336 25,388Pink 457,435 207,491 70,303 28 13 4---457,463 207,504 70,307Sockeye 276,581 125,456 205,359 4 2 4---276,585 125,458 205,363Total salmon 882,973 400,514375,146 2,010 912 5,964---884,983 401,426 381,110Sardines:Pacific 265,597 120,474 12,750 16,062 7,286 744---281,659 127,760 13,494Spanish 1,337 606 226 41 19 4---1,378 625 230Scup or porgy 1,689 766 1,280 8,150 3,697 7,439---9,839 4,463 8,719Sea bass:Black (Atlantic) 247 112 662 2,350 1,066 6,681---2,597 1,178 7,343White (Pacific) 169 77 401 315 143 746---484 220 1,147Sea trout or weakfish:Gray 487 221 475 374 170 484---861 391 959Spotted 492 223 745 27 12 43---519 235 788Sand (white) 56 25 38 28 13 15---84 38 53Shads:American 1,041 472 872 1 (2) 1---1,042 473 873Hickory 71 32 22--- ---71 32 22See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

# U.S. Commercial Landings

11High Seas or TotalU.S.LandingsCOMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHTOFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)Species0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 milesoff ForeignShoresDistance from U.S. shoresFish - ContinuedThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsSharks:Dogfish 2,978 1,351 622 6,454 2,928 1,499---9,432 4,278 2,121Other 1,003 455 714 4,510 2,046 3,366 21095111 5,723 2,596 4,191Sheepshead (Atlantic) 1,596 724 702 49 22 22---1,645 746 724Skates 3,606 1,636 975 56,830 25,778 9,896---60,436 27,414 10,871Smelts 1,248 566 598--- ---1,248 566 598Snappers:Red 95 43 336 3,207 1,455 10185---3,302 1,498 10,521Vermillion 22 10 68 2,170 984 5285---2,192 994 5,353Unclassified 651 295 1,771 2,537 1,151 6662---3,188 1,446 8,433Spearfish 21 10 28 827 375 1,151 8713951,221 1,719 780 2,400Spot 4,708 2,136 3,572 685 311 475---5,393 2,446 4,047Striped bass 7,147 3,242 15,602--- ---7,147 3,242 15,602Swordfish 112 51 335 4,712 2,137 12,314 3,8691,7558,752 8,693 3,943 21,401Tenpounder (ladyfish) 1,055 479 851 130 59 75---1,185 538 926Tilefish 15 7 34 2,536 1,150 6,106---2,551 1,157 6,140Trout, rainbow 480 218 669--- ---480 218 669Tuna:Albacore 1,265 574 1,096 24,726 11,216 21,096 9494301,173 26,940 12,220 23,365Bigeye 12 5 31 6,629 3,007 20,429 17,7358,04527,537 24,376 11,057 47,997Bluefin 93 42 56 544 247 3,142 1 (2) 1 638 289 3,199Little tunny 320 145 94 408 185 126 - --728 330 220Skipjack 30 14 34 680 308 750 129,15258,58349,286 129,862 58,905 50,070Yellowfin 235 107 521 7,053 3,199 18,462 18,6318,45110,311 25,919 11,757 29,294Unclassified 3 1 7 36 16 58 211 41 19 66Total tuna 1,958 888 1,839 40,076 18,178 64,063 166,470 75,510 88,309 208,50494,577 154,211Whitefish, lake 10,027 4,548 7,819- ----10,027 4,548 7,819Wolffish, Atlantic 4 2 3 139 63 97---143 65 100Yellow perch 1,279 580 2,807--- ---1,279 580 2,807Other marine finfishes 19,424 8,811 15,066 12,267 5,564 11,369 1,7227813,541 33,413 15,156 29,976Other freshwaterfinfishes 11,626 5,274 4,493--- ---11,626 5,274 4,493Total finfish 2,465,509 1,118,348 643,819 5,729,9662,599,0951,391,718 173,673 78,778 103,024 8,369,148 3,796,221 2,138,561See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

# U.S. Commercial Landings

12High Seas or TotalU.S.LandingsCOMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHTOFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)Species0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 milesoff ForeignShoresDistance from U.S. shoresShellfishThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsCrustaceans:Crabs:Blue: Hard 136,689 62,002 123,248--- ---136,689 62,002 123,248Soft or peeler 2,150 975 6,511--- ---2,150 975 6,511Dungeness 51,164 23,208 119,800 5,661 2,568 12,819---56,825 25,776 132,619Jonah 6,757 3,065 3,587 2,698 1,224 881---9,455 4,289 4,468King 1,271 577 3,699 24,671 11,191 94,198---25,942 11,767 97,897Snow (tanner):Opilio---34,125 15,479 50,403---34,125 15,479 50,403Bairdi 1,539 698 2,530 2,619 1,188 3,777---4,158 1,886 6,307Other 7,309 3,315 18,218 8,144 3,694 14,295---15,453 7,009 32,513Total crabs 206,879 93,840 277,593 77,918 35,343 176,373---284,797 129,183 453,966Crawfish, freshwater 15,967 7,243 9,240--- ---15,967 7,243 9,240Lobsters:American 59,720 27,089 273,512 15,472 7,018 75,544---75,192 34,107 349,056Spiny 3,563 1,616 27,833 709 322 4,964---4,272 1,938 32,797Shrimp:New England 2,686 1,218 1,045 5,389 2,444 2,147---8,075 3,663 3,192South Atlantic 12,274 5,567 23,892 8,321 3,774 17,991---20,595 9,342 41,883Gulf 62,926 28,543 101,971 113,644 51,549 204,030---176,570 80,092 306,001Pacific 5,197 2,357 7,037 21,116 9,578 11,673---26,313 11,935 18,710Other (2) (2) 1 (2) (2) 1---(2) (2) 2Total shrimp 83,083 37,686 133,946 148,470 67,346 235,842---231,553 105,032 369,788Total crustaceans 369,212 167,473 722,124242,569 110,029 492,723---611,781 277,502 1,214,847Mollusks:Clams:Quahog (hard) 10,664 4,837 58,347--- ---10,664 4,837 58,347Geoduck (Pacific) 2,735 1,241 26,927--- ---2,735 1,241 26,927Manila (Pacific) 1,183 537 18,918--- ---1,183 537 18,918Ocean quahog 9 4 14 34,669 15,726 20,560---34,678 15,730 20,574Softshell 3,824 1,735 23,544--- ---3,824 1,735 23,544See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

# U.S. Commercial Landings

13(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 DrainageArea 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 Ricoand other ports outsidethe 50 States. Therefore, they will not agree with “U.S. Commercial Landings” tables beginning on page 1. Data do not includeaquaculture products,except oysters or clams.High Seas or TotalU.S.LandingsCOMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U.S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHTOFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)Species0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 milesoff ForeignShoresDistance from U.S. shoresShellfish - ContinuedThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandThousandMetricThousandPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsPoundsTonsDollarsSurf (Atlantic) 7,256 3,291 4,862 55,387 25,123 33,557 62,643 28,415 38,419Other 373 169 974--- ---373 169 974Total clams 26,044 11,813 133,586 90,056 40,849 54,117---116,100 52,663 187,703Conch (snails) 2,057 933 5,002--- ---2,057 933 5,002Mussels, blue (sea) 3,153 1,430 5,257--- ---3,153 1,430 5,257Oysters 35,142 15,940 126,903--- ---35,142 15,940 126,903Scallops:-Bay 186 84 1,584--- ---186 84 1,584Sea 333 151 2,456 58,090 26,349 382,581---58,423 26,500 385,037Squid:Atlantic:Illex 2 1 1 19,888 9,021 3,876---19,890 9,022 3,877Loligo 191 87 224 26,984 12,240 23,040---27,175 12,326 23,264Unclassified 476 216 71 2,414 1,095 104---2,890 1,311 175Pacific:Loligo 102,454 46,473 27,421 6,539 2,966 1,750---108,993 49,439 29,171Unclassified 164 74 39 13 6 4---177 80 43Total, squid 103,28746,85127,756 55,838 25,328 28,774---159,125 72,179 56,530Total, mollusks 170,20277,203302,544203,98492,527 465,472---374,186 169,730 768,016Other shellfish 11,855 5,377 9,593 1,516 688 2,781---13,371 6,065 12,374Total shellfish 551,269 250,0541,034,261 448,069 203,243 960,976---999,338 453,297 1,995,237OtherHorseshoe crab 2,028 920 898--- ---2,028 920 898Sea urchins 13,726 6,226 8,558--- ---13,726 6,226 8,558Seaweed, unclassified 5,008 2,272 108--- ---5,008 2,272 108Kelp (with herring eggs) 19 9 6--- ---19 9 6Worms 937 425 8,122--- ---937 425 8,122Total other 21,718 9,851 17,692--- ---21,718 9,851 17,692Grand total, 2007 3,038,496 1,378,253 1,695,772 6,178,035 2,802,338 2,352,694 173,673 78,778 103,024 9,390,204 4,259,369 4,151,490Grand total, 2006(3) 2,860,051 1,297,311 1,724,526 6,611,408 2,998,915 2,269,633 165,327 74,992 91,439 9,636,786 4,371,217 4,085,598

# U.S. Commercial Landings

14 Pounds Kilograms Dollars Pounds Kilograms Dollars Pounds Kilograms Dollars Barracudas 1,385 628 3,215 238 108 415 33 15 59 Billfishes:

Marlin 9,565 4,339 9,371 4,592 2,083 6,861 83 38 174 Sailfish 2,250 1,021 3,127 2,959 1,342 4,210 83 38 167 Swordfish 17,956 8,145 48,248 14 6 35 - - - Dolphinfish 21,227 9,629 38,646 46,197 20,955 77,879 28,581 12,964 48,736 Emperors 7,545 3,422 17,908 316 143 648 10,791 4,895 26,987 Goatfish 118 54 288 5 2 13 244 111 568 Groupers 2,816 1,277 6,600 200 91 530 2,012 913 6,017 Jacks:

Amberjack 1,204 546 2695 21 10 61 357 162 1,003 Bigeye Scad 

### 2,420 1,098 4280 103 47 309 26,490 12,016 65,190 Black jack 

### 873 396 1892 - - - 307 139 754 Rainbow runner 

### 204 93 451 1,101 499 1,526 1,559 707 2,984 Other 

### 707 321 1689 236 107 585 2,503 1,135 6,349 Parrotfishes 

### 5,739 2,603 14,831 213 97 562 26,919 12,210 84,973 Rabbitfish 

### 12 5 26 251 114 726 6,603 2,995 21,082 Snappers:

Blue lined snapper 1,606 728 3,893 - - - 2,651 1,202 6,701 Ehu 842 382 2,381 - - - 2,396 1,087 8,295 Gindai (flower snapper) 623 283 1,645 5 2 21 3,453 1,566 12,264 Gray jobfish 2,238 1,015 5,331 - - - 3,762 1,706 6,645 Humpback 3,762 1,706 8,858 - - - - - - Lehi (silverjaw) 2,963 1,344 6,764 52 24 185 753 342 1,984 Onaga 2,726 1,237 6,252 - - - 1,792 813 7,336 Opakapaka 699 317 1,799 41 19 162 2,479 1,124 6,707 Snappers, other 1,673 759 4,405 269 122 716 1,996 905 4,764 Total snappers 17,132 7,771 41,328 367 166 1,084 19,282 8,746 54,696 Squirrelfish 1,940 880 4,751 320 145 818 144 65 356 Surgeonfishes:

Unicornfishes 1,906 865 4,336 1,597 724 4,135 861 391 2,173 Other 11,169 5,066 25,624 768 348 1,956 2,102 953 4,308 Tunas:

Albacore 11,748,400 5,329,039 11,776,591 - - - - - - Bigeye 438,097 198,719 488,586 - - - - - - Skipjack 372,501 168,965 211,776 4,263 1,934 5,380 258,353 117,188 329,977 Yellowfin 1,374,527 623,481 1,312,633 1,979 898 3,871 37,802 17,147 69,441 Other 854 387 1,843 194 88 260 4,835 2,193 7,926 Total, tuna 13,934,379 6,320,593 13,791,429 6,436 2,919 9,511 300,990 136,528 407,344 Wahoo 436,704 198,088 266,680 9,115 4,135 18,048 2,671 1,212 5,158 Wrasses 156 71 382 194 88 532 1,562 709 4,403 Other marine finfishes 20,862 9,463 40,846 20,444 9,273 61,146 69,811 31,666 184,323 Total fish 14,498,269 6,576,372 14,328,643 95,687 43,403 191,590 503,988 228,607 927,804

Crabs 71 32 147 - - - - - - Lobster, spiny 2,678 1,215 11,354 572 259 1,729 3,259 1,478 17,296 Octopus 1,981 899 5,041 437 198 1,192 2,276 1,032 4,652 Shelfish, other 1,678 761 2982 5 2 20 8 4 42 Total shellfish, et al. 6,408 2,907 19,524 1,014 460 2,941 5,543 2,514 21,990 Grand total 14,504,677 6,579,278 14,348,167 96,701 43,863 194,531 509,531 231,122 949,794 

### DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2007 (1) Northern Marianas Islands
Fish

Shellfish, et al Group / Species American Samoa Guam



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

# U.S. Commercial Landings

15 Pounds Kilograms Dollars Pounds Kilograms Dollars Ballyhoo 18,483 8,384 28,190 - - - Barracuda 2,049 929 3,729 13,958 6,331 55,830 Dolphinfish 51,531 23,374 97,154 41,203 18,690 246,250 Goatfish 3,079 1,397 6,165 2,270 1,030 9,418 Groupers:

Red hind 16,908 7,669 35,518 - - - Nassau 1,139 517 2,007 - - - Other 25,114 11,392 55,248 78,367 35,547 431,681 Grunts:

Other 35,333 16,027 55,735 69,155 31,369 337,146 Hogfish 30,910 14,021 86,349 1,658 752 10,802 Jacks:

Bar Jack 14,758 6,694 20,445 - - - Horse-eye Jack 798 362 874 - - - Other 7,160 3,248 11,464 83,258 37,766 347,911 Mackerel, king and cero 45,676 20,718 84,508 25,298 11,475 129,908 Mojarra 2,354 1,068 3,318 - - - Mullet 8,126 3,686 11,510 - - - Parrotfish 33,593 15,238 57,469 387,141 175,606 1,557,203 Scup or porgy 9,128 4,140 16,633 27,499 12,473 114,190 Sharks, other 21,098 9,570 37,299 470 213 1,637 Snappers:

Lane 80,354 36,448 184,177 - - - Mutton 27,324 12,394 59,825 - - - Silk 67,548 30,640 231,661 - - - Yellowtail 91,999 41,730 207,908 - - - Other 136,734 62,022 455,841 266,762 121,002 1,432,079 Total snappers 403,959 183,235 1,139,412 266,762 121,002 1,432,079 Snook 9,169 4,159 16,373 - - - Squirrelfish 3,685 1,672 5,344 4,263 1,934 11,307 Surgeonfish - - - 72,096 32,703 286,816 Triggerfish 21,216 9,624 35,828 86,090 39,050 327,658 Trunkfish (boxfish) 31,877 14,459 65,291 36,991 16,779 103,732 Tuna:

Albacore 642 291 699 - - - Blackfin 21,939 9,951 24,004 - - - Little(Tunny) 6,044 2,742 5,834 - - - Skipjack 30,349 13,766 23,501 - - - Yellowfin 19,972 9,059 23,007 - - - Unclassified 4,556 2,067 6,866 22,351 10,138 132,651 Total tuna 83,502 37,876 83,911 22,351 10,138 132,651 Wahoo 2,959 1,342 5,294 10,149 4,604 60,469 Other marine finfishes 22,080 10,015 34,050 59,513 26,995 209,520

Total fish 905,684 410,816 1,999,118 1,288,492 584,456 5,806,208

Crabs 5,839 2,649 35,512 - - - Lobster, spiny 160,217 72,674 966,378 234,299 106,277 1,868,046 Conch (snail) meats 143,925 65,284 545,823 128,268 58,182 776,867 Octopus 25,389 11,516 78,679 - - - Shellfish, other 3,446 1,563 9,423 - - - Total shellfish, et al. 338,816 153,686 1,635,815 362,567 164,459 2,644,913 1,244,500 564,501 3,634,933 1,651,059 748,915 8,451,121 Grand total Shellfish, et al Fish 

### DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2007 (1) Group / Species Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands(2)



### (1) Data in this table are preliminary and represent the latest information available. (2) U.S. Virgin Island landings are for July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 fishing year.

# U.S. Commercial Landings

16 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:—2001 - 2004 and 2006 Fisheries Statistics Division, F/ST1, NMFS; Census of Aquaculture (2005) USDA Species
Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand poun d s tons d o ll ars poun d s tons d o ll ars Finfish: Baitfish 13,954 6,329 45,790 13,954 6,329 45,790 Catfish 597,108 270,846 386,329 630,601 286,039 358,082 Salmon 45,787 20,769 72,019 28,073 12,734 27,756 Striped bass 10,903 4,946 28,520 10,490 4,758 27,879 Tilapia 17,600 7,983 30,000 19,841 9,000 35,715 Trout 56,908 25,813 64,482 54,451 24,699 58,334 Shellfish: Clams 9,975 4,525 35,404 9,861 4,473 41,809 Crawfish 30,527 13,847 40,545 61,343 27,825 50,358 Mussels 669 303 1,169 1,382 627 3,186 Oysters 16,818 7,629 39,886 18,547 8,413 53,505 Shrimp 7,953 3,607 27,808 8,994 4,080 27,588 Miscellaneous 10,741 4,872 162,714 9,755 4,425 152,025 

### Totals 818,943 371,470 934,666 867,291 393,401 882,027 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 10,200 4,627 19,891 10,513 4,769 21,280 Miscellaneous 16,949 7,688 163,222 5,452 2,473 173,828 

### Totals 926,304 420,169 960,973 898,418 407,519 1,065,376 Species
Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Finfish: Baitfish - - 38,018 - - 38,018 Catfish 607,933 275,757 429,245 566,131 256,795 498,820 Salmon 20,726 9,401 37,439 20,726 9,401 37,439 Striped bass 12,010 5,448 30,277 11,925 5,409 30,063 Tilapia 17,203 7,803 29,620 18,738 8,500 32,263 Trout 60,636 27,504 65,469 61,534 27,912 67,745 Shellfish: Clams 12,564 5,699 72,783 12,564 5,699 72,783 Crawfish 75,000 34,020 41,250 80,000 36,288 96,000 Mussels 962 436 4,990 962 436 4,990 Oysters 13,711 6,219 92,602 13,711 6,219 92,602 Shrimp 8,037 3,646 18,684 8,037 3,646 18,684 Miscellaneous - - 254,738 - - 254,738 

### Totals 828,782 375,933 1,115,115 794,328 360,305 1,244,145 2006 2005 2004 2001 2002

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### ESTIMATED U.S. AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION, 2001 - 2006

# U.S. Commercial Landings

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19 Comparisons between the top ten species in descending order of abundance by weight for U.S. commercial landings and recreational fish harvests. Does not include data for Alaska and Texas becau se no NMFS recreat ional surveys are conducted in 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

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(1) Less than 1 percent 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Sheepshead Atlantic Croaker

King Mackerel Summer Flounder Red Drum(1)

Dolphinfish Yellowfin Tuna Spotted Seatrout Bluefish Striped Bass

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# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

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## DATA COLLECTION . Detailed information on marine recreational fishing is required to support a variety of fishery management and development purposes and is mandated by the Sustainable Fisheries Act, 1996 (PL104-297) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act, 2007 (PL 109-479). In 1981, following 2 years of preliminary surveys, the NMFS began a comprehensive survey of marine recreational fisheries covering all fishing modes (private/rental boat, party/charter boat, and shore), and including estuarine and brackish water. Although the annual recreational harvest is only about 9 percent of the total U.S. harvest of finfish for states covered by this program, the fishing activities of millions of anglers are important to monitor because they are directed atrelatively few species. Marine recreational fishing significantly impacts the stocks of many finfish species, and recreational catches surpass commercial landings of some species (see figure on preceding page).

METHODS. On the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US, the marine recreational fisheries statistics program consists of a coastal household telephone survey (CHTS), a telephone survey of for-hire fishing vessel operators (charter and party boats; FHS), and a field intercept survey of angler fishing trips. Additional information is also obtained from state or regional logbook programs and is used to supplement survey data to produce more robust catch and effort estimates. The CHTS collects data on the number of marine recreational fishing trips by residents of coastal counties. The intercept survey collects data on the proportion of fishing trips by residents of non-coastal counties, the species composition of catches, catch rates by species, and lengths and weights of landed fish. These data are combined to produce estimates of catch and effort. Catch estimates are separated into two categories – harvested catch and catch released alive. Harvested catch includes landed fish and catch reported as dead. Whenever possible, field interviewers identify, count, weigh, and measure landed fish that are available in whole form. Angler reports are obtained for catch released alive and for all other harvested catch, such as catch released dead, used for bait, or filleted fish. Catchestimates are stratified by subregion, state, wave (bimonthly sampling period), species, fishing mode (private/rental boat, party/charter boat, and shore), primary area fished, and catch type. In addition, estimates of participation are produced. Texas estimates are from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recreational survey data. On the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, California, and Washington’s Puget Sound, effort for the party/charter fishing mode is now estimated through For-Hire Surveys (FHS). These surveys differ from the CHTS because they use a telephone survey of boats as the primary method for estimating fishing effort. The weekly survey uses directories of charter boats and party/headboats as the sampling frames. These telephone surveys estimate the number of angler-trips on boats included in the samplingframes. Dockside and on-board angler-intercept surveys collect catch data. The total catch of any one species is calculated as the product of the adjusted estimate of total angler trips and the estimated mean catch per trip. Although the FHS produces separate estimates for charter boat and party boats on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, for-hire fishing vessels are not designated by type in California or Puget Sound. This effort methodology was initiated in 2000 on the Gulf coast, in 2001 on the Pacific coast, and in 2005 on the Atlantic coast. FHS numbers are included here for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and California but not for Puget Sound.
In place of the CHTS, Oregon and Washington conductocean boats surveys to produce catch and effort estimates. Oregon’s Ocean Recreational Boat Survey (ORBS) and Washington’s Ocean Sampling Program (OSP) consist of a field intercept survey for effort and catch of passenger and private boats. Estimates of mean catch per boat, catch per angler, total angler trips and boat trips are produced for each port inlet or port group stratified by time period, type of boat, type of trip and water area. Catch estimates in numbers of fish and weight are produced for each species of fish.

COVERAGE . In 2007, the recreational fishing statistics program conducted by the NMFS included the Atlantic coast (ME-East FL), Gulf coast (LA-West FL), Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Detailed information and access to the data are available on the Fisheries Statistics web page(www.st.nmfs.gov/st1). Care is advised when comparing catch estimates across an extended time series because of differences in sampling coverage through the years.
In the South Atlantic and Gulf sub-regions (NC- LA) head boat catch data have not been collected since 1985, so estimates for these sub-regions only include charter boats in the for-hire sector. Marine recreational fishing in Texas is monitored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and has not been surveyed by the NMFS’ survey program since 1985. Current year statistics are not

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## available for Texas. Prior to 1998, on the Pacific coast, ocean boat trips and salmon trips were not sampled during certain waves because they were surveyed by state natural resource agencies. Alaska conducts an annual mail survey in place of the NMFS’ program. Harvest, effort and participation data are included, but not available for the current year. West Pacific U.S. territories have not been included in the national survey program since 1981. Hawaii was not surveyed between 1981 and 2002. The U.S. Caribbean was not surveyed between 1981 and 2000. The numbers reported for Washington and Oregon for 2005 & 2006 include only private boat and for-hire-fisheries. Data from other NMFS and state surveys are not included in this report.
Historically, only about five percent of the annual recreational catch on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is taken during Wave 1 (Jan/Feb). Costs to sample these months are very high due to low fishing activity. Therefore, in Jan/Feb of 1981 the surveys were not conducted in any region. In 1982, Jan/Feb data collection resumed on the Pacific and Gulf coasts and also on the Atlantic coast of Florida. With a few exceptions the marine recreational statistics program has not collected data in Jan/Feb on the Atlantic coast north of Florida since 1980.
Time periods when the marine recreational statistics program has not been conducted: Nov/Dec (ME & NH) - 1987 to present; Mar/Apr (ME & NH) - 1986 to present; Jan/Feb (Northern CA & OR) – 1994; Jan/Feb (Southern CA & OR) – 1995 Nov/Dec (OR) – 1994; Nov/Dec (WA shore modes) – 2003; July - Dec (OR shore modes) – 2003; All Waves (CA - WA) - 1990 to 1993, 2004 to present; All Waves (WA) - 1993 to 1994.

DATA TABLES . The estimated harvests (numbers and weight of fish) for the continental U.S. and Hawaii are presented. Numbers of fish harvested and released alive are also presented for many important species groups. Estimated harvests are presented by subregion and primary fishing area: inland [sounds, rivers, bays], state territorial seas [ocean to 3 miles from shore, except for Florida’s Gulf coast, where state territorial seas extend to 10 miles from shore], and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) [ocean from the outer edge of the state territorial seas to 200 miles from shore]. The total numbers of estimated trips and participants are presented by state.

2007 MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHING DATA . In 2007, more than 12 million anglers made almost 87 million marine recreational fishing trips on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. The estimated total marine recreational catch was more than 468 million fish, of which 58 percent were released alive. The estimated total weight of harvested catch was 255 million pounds. The Atlantic coast accounted for the majority of trips (67 percent) and catch (over 60 percent). The Gulf coast accounted for 28 percent of trips, and nearly 36 percent of the catch. The Pacific coast accounted for nearly 1 percent of trips, and nearly 3 percent of the catch. Nationally, most (almost 61 percent in numbers of fish) of the recreational catch came from inland waters, 30 percent from state territorial seas, and over 9 percent from the EEZ. The majority of Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific trips fished primarily in inland waters.

ATLANTIC . In 2007, 8.7 million residents participated in marine recreational fishing. All participants, including visitors, took 58 million trips and caught a total of more than 282 million fish. About 26 percent of the trips were made in east Florida, followed by nearly 13 percent in New Jersey, 12 percent in North Carolina, almost 11 percent in New York, 8 percent in Massachusetts, 7 percent in Maryland, and more than 6 percent in Virginia.Together, South Carolina, Connecticut, and Rhode Island accounted for 10 percent of the trips, and Delaware, Maine, Georgia, and New Hampshire accounted for theremaining percentage. The most commonly caught nonbait species (in numbers of fish) were Atlantic croaker, bluefish, summer flounder, spot, and striped bass. The largest harvests by weight were striped bass, bluefish, dolphinfish, summer flounder, and Atlantic croaker.
From 1998 to 2007, total annual catch of black sea bass has averaged nearly 13 million fish. Catch increased overall from 6.3 million fish (1998) to over 14 million fish (2007). From the total catch in 2007 (over 14 million fish), almost 84 percent were released alive. Annual bluefish catch increased overall from 9.2 million fish (1998) to nearly 24 million fish (2007). At nearly 24 million fish, 2007 bluefish catch was above the 10-year

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

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## mean of over 17 million. The species most commonly caught on Atlantic coast trips that fished primarily in federally managed waters were black sea bass, summer flounder, Atlantic cod, dolphinfish, and bluefish. Nearly 30 percent of the total Atlantic catch came on saltwater trips that fished primarily in the state territorial seas, and more than 60 percent came on trips that fished primarily in inland waters.

GULF OF MEXICO . In 2007, almost 3.6 million residents participated in marine recreational fishing. All participants, including visitors, took over 24 million trips and caught 168 million fish. Almost 68 percent of the trips were made in west Florida, followed by almost 19 percent in Louisiana, almost 9 percent in Alabama, and 5 percent in Mississippi. The most commonly caught non-bait species (numbers of fish) were spotted seatrout, red drum, gray snapper, sand seatrout, and Atlantic croaker. The largest harvests by weight were for red drum, spotted seatrout, blue runner, sheepshead, red snapper, and king mackerel.
From 1998 to 2007, total annual catch of gray snapper has averaged almost 4.5 million fish. Catch increased overall from more than 4.1 million fish (1998) to almost 5.6 million fish (2007). From the total catch in 2007 (almost 5.6 million fish), over 82 percent were released alive. Annual red drum catch has been generally stable. At over 9 million fish, 2007 red drum catch was above the 10-year mean of over 8.2 million. The species most commonly caught on Gulf of Mexico trips that fished primarily in federally managed waters were red snapper, gag, red grouper, white grunt, and black sea bass. About 26 percent of the total Gulf catch came on trips that fished primarily in the state territorial seas, and nearly 66 percent came on trips that fished primarily in inland

waters.

PACIFIC . In 2007, over 181,000 marine recreational fishing participants took over 730,000 trips and caught a total of 13 million fish. The most commonly caught non-bait species (in numbers of fish) were kelp bass, black rockfish, barred surfperch, white croaker, and barred sandbass. By weight, the largest harvests were albacore, black rockfish, Chinook salmon, lingcod, blue shark, and Pacific barracuda. Annual barred surfperch catch declined to a low in 2000 but has been increasing. At more than 463,000 fish, 2007 barred surfperch catch was below the 10-year mean of more than 514,000. Annual catch of black rockfish has varied between more than 680,000 fish and 1.4 million fish over the last ten years, with an average catch of more than 1 million fish per year. Of the more than 680,000 caught in 2007, almost 54,000 fish (nearly 8%) were released alive. The most commonly caught Pacific coast species in federally managed waters were California scorpionfish, Pacific sanddab, Chinook salmon, Pacific barracuda, and vermilion rockfish. About 76 percent ofthe total Pacific catch came from trips that fished primarily in the state territorial seas, and almost 17 percent came from trips that fished primarily in inland waters

ALASKA. In 2006, 948,000 marine recreational fishing participants took nearly 1.4 million trips and caught a total of more than 2 million fish. Commonly caught fishes included pacific halibut, rockfishes, lingcod, pacific cod, and the salmons: chinook, chum, coho, pink and sockeye. The most abundantly harvested of the salmons were coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Current year statistics are not available.

HAWAII. In 2007, almost 317,000 marine recreational participants took nearly 2.6 million trips and caught a total of 3.7 million fish. The most commonly caught non-bait species (in numbers of fish) were yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, yellowstripe goatfish, bluefin trevally, and hawaiian flagtail. By weight, the largest harvests were yellowfin tuna, dolphinfish, skipjack tuna, wahoo, bigeye tuna, and bluefin trevally.

PUERTO RICO. In 2007, more than 185,000 marine recreational participants took nearly 1.1 million trips and caught a total of nearly 1.3 million fish. The most commonly caught non-bait species (in numbers of fish)were dolphinfish, lane snapper, yellowtail snapper, Spanish sardine, and redear sardine. By weight, the largest harvests were dolphinfish, blue marlin, king mackerel, crevalle jack, vermilion snapper, and lane snapper.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

23 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007
Species 2006 2007 Average (2003-2007) Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand

pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds (thousands) (thousands) Anchovies ** Northern Anchovy 17 8 533 7 3 234 16 Other Anchovies (1) (1) 407 (1) (1) 98 2 Barracudas Pacific Barracuda 241 110 52 571 259 112 636 Other Barracudas 602 273 110 908 412 155 863 Bluefish 17,131 7,771 7,806 21,558 9,778 8,661 17,416 Smallmouth Bonefish 232 105 63 38 17 20 120 Cartilaginous Fishes Skates/Rays ** 184 83 219 500 227 135 273 Spiny Dogfish 9 4 2 12 5 1 14 Other Sharks ** 2,638 1,197 267 2,768 1,256 423 1,979 Catfishes Freshwater Catfishes 213 97 162 776 352 470 683 Saltwater Catfishes 1,169 530 736 1,195 542 673 1,012 Cods And Hakes Atlantic Cod 1,929 875 267 1,961 890 314 3,305 Pacific Cod (1) (1) 1 (1) (1) (1) 16 Pacific Hake (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 Pacific Tomcod (1) (1) (1) - - - (1) Pollock 765 347 175 845 383 161 622 Red Hake 145 66 117 67 31 58 84 Walleye Pollock - - - - - - 5 Other Cods/Hakes 1,441 654 380 1,755 796 526 1,075 Damselfishes Blackspot Sergeant 5 2 39 4 2 40 8 Other Damselfishes 25 11 117 4 2 20 10 Dolphinfishes ** 16,419 7,448 1,786 16,094 7,300 1,735 15,346 Drums Atlantic Croaker 9,780 4,436 11,753 8,843 4,011 11,930 9,661 Black Drum 4,383 1,988 1,141 3,870 1,755 1,135 4,087 California Corbina 48 22 38 21 10 26 28 Kingfishes 2,965 1,345 5,616 2,899 1,315 5,834 3,106 Queenfish 43 20 231 29 13 162 33 Red Drum 15,492 7,027 3,459 15,856 7,192 3,500 14,730 Sand Seatrout 1,559 707 2,760 1,701 772 2,909 1,364 Silver Perch 46 21 309 41 19 199 49 Spot 4,160 1,887 11,422 5,545 2,515 15,919 4,389 Spotted Seatrout 20,576 9,333 18,267 16,448 7,461 13,170 15,461 Weakfish ** 920 417 745 685 311 584 997 White Croaker 42 19 121 104 47 333 102 Other Drum 411 187 775 436 198 641 434 Eels ** Conger Eels - - 1 - - (1) - Moray Eels - - 9 - - 1 - Other Eels 18 8 24 56 26 65 20 Hawaiian Flagtail 75 34 145 11 5 178 72 Flounders California Halibut ** 432 196 48 290 132 35 691 Gulf Flounder 377 171 163 369 167 244 326 Rock Sole 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 2

See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

24 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007
Species 2006 2007 Average (2003-2007) Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand

pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds (thousands) (thousands) Sanddabs 54 25 199 40 18 139 73 Southern Flounder 1,667 756 1,090 1,847 838 1,156 1,747 Starry Flounder 3 1 2 1 (1) 1 9 Summer Flounder 11,719 5,316 4,227 9,810 4,450 3,398 10,972 Winter Flounder 363 165 309 313 142 263 442 Other Flounders ** 808 367 140 552 250 116 642 Goatfishes Manybar Goatfish 42 19 43 39 18 40 25 Whitesaddle Goatfish 8 4 9 18 8 20 18 Yellowstripe Goatfish 123 56 723 69 31 203 117 Other Goatfishes 18 8 37 12 5 35 43 Greenlings Kelp Greenling 32 14 23 33 15 23 53 Lingcod 1,094 496 136 786 357 98 1,267 Other Greenlings (1) (1) (1) 3 1 2 9 Grunts Pigfish 192 87 533 198 90 773 265 White Grunt 929 421 1,042 1,018 462 1,129 1,543 Other Grunts 171 77 544 232 105 1,004 180 Herrings ** Pacific Herring 5 2 33 4 2 27 8 Other Herrings 882 400 62,698 2,436 1,105 44,850 1,060 Jacks Bigeye Scad 101 46 587 9 4 1,022 68 Bigeye Trevally - - - - - - 3 Blue Runner 2,933 1,330 3,251 5,165 2,343 3,175 2,541 Bluefin Trevally 784 356 133 254 115 110 421 Crevalle Jack 734 333 543 1,006 456 461 1,070 Florida Pompano 672 305 573 728 330 515 771 Giant Trevally 782 355 49 28 12 15 305 Greater Amberjack 1,910 866 93 1,883 854 94 2,362 Island Jack 38 17 19 44 20 19 39 Mackerel Scad 37 17 225 - - 67 22 Whitemouth Trevally - - - - - - 41 Yellowtail 609 276 63 130 59 10 519 Other Jacks 728 330 1,470 1,463 663 2,109 774 Mullets ** Striped Mullet 2 1 81 6 3 4 15 Other Mullets 3,883 1,762 9,171 2,616 1,187 8,503 3,247 Porgies Pinfishes 1,076 488 7,551 2,148 974 7,916 2,224 Red Porgy 152 69 125 194 88 170 150 Scup ** 2,954 1,340 2,801 3,649 1,655 3,592 4,374 Sheepshead 5,564 2,524 1,984 5,855 2,656 2,077 6,647 Other Porgies ** 83 37 186 149 68 199 159 Puffers 28 13 92 19 9 56 70 Rockfishes Black Rockfish 1,698 770 719 1,518 688 627 1,862 Blue Rockfish 676 307 555 368 167 284 485 Bocaccio 94 42 38 114 52 48 90 Brown Rockfish 153 70 106 123 56 91 160

See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

25 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007
Species 2006 2007 Average (2003-2007) Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand

pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds (thousands) (thousands) Canary Rockfish 27 12 16 37 17 13 34 Chilipepper Rockfish 4 2 5 17 8 14 8 Copper Rockfish 115 52 57 159 72 78 105 Gopher Rockfish 101 46 107 74 34 83 108 Greenspotted Rockfish 15 7 19 29 13 32 21 Olive Rockfish 117 53 73 115 52 69 113 Quillback Rockfish 40 18 18 44 20 20 34 Widow Rockfish 9 4 6 18 8 12 14 Yellowtail Rockfish 100 46 64 164 75 135 109 Other Rockfishes ** 722 327 454 762 346 534 789 Sablefishes 5 2 (1) 8 4 1 8 Scorpionfishes 103 47 90 147 67 132 122 Sculpins Cabezon 113 51 23 97 44 20 152 Other Sculpins 3 1 11 1 (1) 10 2 Sea Basses Barred Sand Bass 296 134 185 216 98 121 887 Black Sea Bass 2,832 1,285 2,409 3,183 1,444 2,655 3,113

Epinephelus Groupers ** 1,712 776 217 1,773 804 286 2,128 Groupers 8 3 4 4 2 4 9 Kelp Bass 328 149 205 253 115 157 465

Mycteroperca Groupers ** 2,801 1,271 373 3,446 1,563 425 4,111 Spotted Sand Bass 32 14 26 15 7 12 33 Other Sea Basses 157 71 519 74 34 333 140 Sea Chubs ** Halfmoon 34 15 45 23 11 31 30 Highfin Rudderfish - - 39 - - 16 91 Opaleye 25 11 36 38 17 25 33 Other Sea Chubs 4 2 34 1 1 15 31 Searobins 33 15 123 139 63 201 98 Silversides Jacksmelt 225 102 586 141 64 346 199 Other Silversides 117 53 593 15 7 288 38 Smelts ** Surf Smelt 2 1 21 (1) (1) 62 30 Other Smelts - - - - - 1 (1) Snappers Blacktail Snapper 4 2 33 1 1 26 7 Bluestripe Snapper 6 3 47 8 3 28 29 Gray Snapper 2,593 1,176 1,486 2,384 1,082 1,883 2,498 Green Jobfish 89 40 21 120 55 12 143 Lane Snapper 223 101 269 263 119 328 289 Pink Snapper 48 22 28 85 38 17 165 Red Snapper 3,472 1,575 1,081 4,072 1,847 1,159 3,953 Vermilion Snapper 718 326 603 681 309 592 660 Yellowtail Snapper 503 228 533 733 333 708 570 Other Snappers ** 975 442 397 1,046 475 487 865 Squirrel/Soldierfishes Bigscale Soldierfish 1 (1) 6 (1) (1) 1 2 Squirrel Fishes - - - - - 4 - Whitetip Soldierfish 5 2 10 2 1 3 4

See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

26 Thousand Metric Thousand Metric pounds tons pounds tons

Other Soldierfishes - - 14 - - - (1) Sturgeons 32 15 1 39 18 1 274 Surfperches Barred Surfperch 279 127 458 143 65 223 208 Black Perch 40 18 62 40 18 51 42 Pile Perch 15 7 11 6 3 5 13 Redtail Surfperch 38 17 34 39 18 26 48 Shiner Perch 7 3 111 8 4 111 9 Silver Surfperch 5 2 11 1 (1) 4 4 Striped Seaperch 8 4 9 36 16 37 31 Walleye Surfperch 22 10 97 23 10 96 27 White Seaperch 6 3 15 6 3 15 7 Other Surfperches 23 10 55 25 11 58 30 Surgeonfishes Convict Tang 74 33 420 8 3 94 55 Goldring Sureonfish 4 2 111 - - 66 3 Unicornfishes 3 1 22 1 (1) 10 7 Other Surgeonfishes 8 3 44 - - 62 29 Temperate Basses Striped Bass 29,467 13,366 2,706 22,921 10,397 2,223 25,807 White Perch 1,141 518 3,031 1,504 682 3,517 1,136 Other Temperate Basses - - 3 - - (1) - Toadfishes (1) (1) 7 - - 47 1 Triggerfishes/Filefishes 618 280 319 921 418 462 931 Tunas And Mackerels Albacore - - 5 13 6 1 13 Atlantic Mackerel 3,599 1,633 4,849 1,948 884 3,079 2,138 Chub Mackerel 1,020 463 2,950 526 239 1,307 730 Kawakawa 59 27 6 25 11 9 21 King Mackerel ** 8,426 3,822 1,027 9,697 4,399 1,140 7,891 Little Tunny/Atl. Bonito ** 2,148 974 266 2,391 1,084 297 1,938 Pacific Bonito ** 513 233 239 141 64 102 349 Skipjack Tuna 1,479 671 201 1,722 781 228 1,871 Spanish Mackerel 4,056 1,840 2,774 4,448 2,017 2,932 4,105 Wahoo 1,545 701 62 1,238 562 57 1,656 Yellowfin Tuna 6,639 3,012 124 11,129 5,048 273 7,671 Other Tunas/Mackerels ** 14,312 6,492 706 11,798 5,351 649 14,641 Wrasses California Sheephead 53 24 23 63 29 21 70 Cunner 9 4 15 94 43 341 52 Hawaiian Hogfish 4 2 4 6 3 4 6 Razorfishes 84 38 129 16 7 45 118 Tautog 4,022 1,824 1,045 5,046 2,289 1,274 3,508 Other Wrasses 116 53 107 281 128 173 216 Other Fishes ** 8,140 3,692 4,871 7,242 3,285 10,817 10,262 

### Grand Total 255,024 115,677 210,288 255,082 115,703 196,375 254,095
NOTES: (1) Number or pounds less than 1,000 or less than 1 metric ton. ** Fish included in these groups are not equivalent to those with similar names listed in the commercial tables. Alaska and Texas data not included. Species 

### U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007

2006 2007 Average (2003-2007) Thousand Numbers Numbers pounds (thousands) (thousands) Total Total

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

27U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007SpeciesDistance from U.S. shoresGrand TotalInland0 to 3 miles (2,3)(State Territorial Sea)3 to 200 miles(Exclusive Economic Zone)Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Totalpounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)Anchovies **Northern Anchovy 1 (1) 53 6 3 180 (1) (1) 1 7 3 234Other Anchovies - - 12 (1) (1) 85 - - - (1) (1) 98BarracudasPacific Barracuda 1 1 (1) 403 183 80 166 75 32 571 259 112Other Barracudas 175 79 35 480 218 88 253 115 31 908 412 155Bluefish 12,319 5,588 4,526 7,704 3,494 3,556 1,535 696 578 21,558 9,778 8,661Smallmouth Bonefish - - 1 38 17 18 - - - 38 17 20Cartilaginous FishesSkates/Rays ** 390 177 106 109 50 29 1 (1) (1) 500 227 135Spiny Dogfish 1 (1) (1) 9 4 1 2 1 (1) 12 5 1Other Sharks ** 575 261 232 1,248 566 126 945 429 65 2,768 1,256 423CatfishesFreshwater Catfishes 750 340 458 26 12 12 - - - 776 352 470Saltwater Catfishes 1,043 473 555 140 63 112 13 6 6 1,195 542 673Cods And HakesAtlantic Cod 537 244 96 84 38 13 1,340 608 204 1,961 890 314Pacific Cod (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) - - - (1) (1) (1)Pacific Hake - - - (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)Pacific Tomcod (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)Pollock 59 27 8 295 134 57 491 223 96 845 383 161Red Hake - - - 1 (1) 1 67 30 57 67 31 58Other Cods/Hakes 228 103 65 171 78 52 1,356 615 409 1,755 796 526DamselfishesBlackspot Sergeant - - - 4 2 40 - - - 4 2 40Other Damselfishes 4 2 18 - - 2 - - - 4 2 20Dolphinfishes ** 46 21 5 2,052 931 286 13,996 6,348 1,445 16,094 7,300 1,735DrumsAtlantic Croaker 7,688 3,487 10,210 889 403 1,411 266 121 309 8,843 4,011 11,930Black Drum 3,155 1,431 698 685 311 424 29 13 13 3,870 1,755 1,135California Corbina 10 4 7 12 5 19 - - - 21 10 26Kingfishes 1,322 600 2,654 1,541 699 3,099 36 16 81 2,899 1,315 5,834Queenfish 2 1 18 26 12 143 (1) (1) (1) 29 13 162Red Drum 13,427 6,090 3,131 2,299 1,043 353 131 59 17 15,856 7,192 3,500Sand Seatrout 1,376 624 2,396 249 113 448 76 35 65 1,701 772 2,909Silver Perch 28 13 122 13 6 77 - - - 41 19 199Spot 3,331 1,511 9,394 2,208 1,002 6,510 6 3 15 5,545 2,515 15,919Spotted Seatrout 13,158 5,969 11,022 2,745 1,245 1,766 544 247 381 16,448 7,461 13,170Weakfish ** 519 235 419 160 73 159 6 3 7 685 311 584White Croaker 16 7 37 85 39 290 2 1 6 104 47 333See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

28U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007SpeciesDistance from U.S. shoresGrand TotalInland0 to 3 miles (2,3)(State Territorial Sea)3 to 200 miles(Exclusive Economic Zone)Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Totalpounds tonsNumberspounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)Other Drum 65 30 151 357 162 472 13 6 18 436 198 641Eels **Conger Eels - - - - - (1) - - - - - (1)Moray Eels - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1Other Eels 52 24 60 - - 2 4 2 2 56 26 65Hawaiian Flagtail 1 1 22 9 4 156 - - - 11 5 178FloundersCalifornia Halibut ** 145 66 20 136 62 14 10 4 1 290 132 35Gulf Flounder 207 94 152 87 40 60 74 34 32 369 167 244Rock Sole - - - 1 1 1 (1) (1) (1) 1 1 1Sanddabs 1 1 6 20 9 65 19 9 68 40 18 139Southern Flounder 1,317 597 868 414 188 245 117 53 42 1,847 838 1,156Starry Flounder 1 (1) 1 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 (1) 1Summer Flounder 5,487 2,489 1,901 3,373 1,530 1,156 950 431 342 9,810 4,450 3,398Winter Flounder 243 110 211 70 32 52 (1) (1) (1) 313 142 263Other Flounders ** 21 9 52 524 238 58 7 3 6 552 250 116GoatfishesManybar Goatfish 6 3 6 30 14 33 3 1 2 39 18 40Whitesaddle Goatfish - - - 18 8 20 1 (1) (1) 18 8 20Yellowstripe Goatfish 4 2 62 64 29 141 - - - 69 31 203Other Goatfishes - - 7 12 5 27 - - (1) 12 5 35GreenlingsKelp Greenling 3 1 2 30 14 21 (1) (1) (1) 33 15 23Lingcod 32 15 3 672 305 85 82 37 10 786 357 98Other Greenlings - - - 3 1 2 (1) (1) (1) 3 1 2GruntsPigfish 145 66 549 41 19 153 12 5 71 198 90 773White Grunt 141 64 185 222 100 304 656 297 640 1,018 462 1,129Other Grunts 119 54 314 78 35 429 35 16 260 232 105 1,004Herrings **Pacific Herring 3 2 26 (1) (1) 1 - - - 4 2 27Other Herrings 2,099 952 32,202 326 148 10,611 12 5 2,037 2,436 1,105 44,850JacksBigeye Scad 2 1 31 7 3 666 - - 325 9 4 1,022Blue Runner 181 82 163 4,558 2,067 2,652 426 193 360 5,165 2,343 3,175Bluefin Trevally 1 (1) 2 252 114 107 2 1 1 254 115 110Crevalle Jack 613 278 258 362 164 188 30 14 15 1,006 456 461Florida Pompano 211 96 104 516 234 411 - - - 728 330 515Giant Trevally 1 (1) 4 27 12 10 - - 1 28 12 15Greater Amberjack - - - 252 114 14 1,631 740 80 1,883 854 94See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

29U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007SpeciesDistance from U.S. shoresGrand TotalInland0 to 3 miles (2,3)(State Territorial Sea)3 to 200 miles(Exclusive Economic Zone)Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Totalpounds tonsNumberspounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)Island Jack - - 1 44 20 18 - - - 44 20 19Mackerel Scad - - - - - 41 - - 26 - - 67Yellowtail (1) (1) (1) 93 42 7 37 17 3 130 59 10Other Jacks 59 27 189 919 417 1,352 484 219 568 1,463 663 2,109Mullets **Striped Mullet 6 3 3 - - 1 - - - 6 3 4Other Mullets 2,241 1,017 6,142 375 170 2,242 - - 119 2,616 1,187 8,503PorgiesPinfishes 1,669 757 5,993 356 162 1,527 123 56 396 2,148 974 7,916Red Porgy - - - 32 14 32 162 74 137 194 88 170Scup ** 2,794 1,267 2,724 789 358 794 67 30 75 3,649 1,655 3,592Sheepshead 3,646 1,654 1,357 1,945 882 654 265 120 67 5,855 2,656 2,077Other Porgies ** 20 9 42 48 22 76 81 37 80 149 68 199Puffers 10 5 30 9 4 25 - - 1 19 9 56RockfishesBlack Rockfish 107 48 38 1,369 621 569 41 19 19 1,518 688 627Blue Rockfish 2 1 1 337 153 260 29 13 23 368 167 284Bocaccio (1) (1) (1) 76 35 32 38 17 17 114 52 48Brown Rockfish 8 4 6 102 46 75 13 6 10 123 56 91Canary Rockfish 7 3 1 27 12 11 2 1 2 37 17 13Chilipepper Rockfish - - - 3 1 3 15 7 11 17 8 14Copper Rockfish 3 1 1 132 60 65 25 11 12 159 72 78Gopher Rockfish (1) (1) (1) 69 31 77 5 2 6 74 34 83Greenspotted Rockfish (1) (1) (1) 11 5 12 18 8 21 29 13 32Olive Rockfish (1) (1) (1) 102 46 62 12 6 7 115 52 69Quillback Rockfish 2 1 1 36 16 16 6 3 2 44 20 20Widow Rockfish - - - 11 5 9 7 3 3 18 8 12Yellowtail Rockfish 1 1 1 150 68 123 13 6 12 164 75 135Other Rockfishes ** 10 5 5 603 273 416 150 68 112 762 346 534Sablefishes - - - 8 4 1 - - - 8 4 1Scorpionfishes 9 4 6 59 27 53 79 36 72 147 67 132SculpinsCabezon 8 4 3 86 39 17 4 2 1 97 44 20Other Sculpins (1) (1) 2 (1) (1) 5 - - 3 1 (1) 10Sea BassesBarred Sand Bass 26 12 15 160 72 90 30 13 16 216 98 121Black Sea Bass 376 171 305 578 262 460 2,229 1,011 1,889 3,183 1,444 2,655EpinephelusGroupers **12 5 19 272 123 51 1,490 676 216 1,773 804 286Groupers - - - 4 2 2 - - 2 4 2 4Kelp Bass 14 6 9 210 95 131 29 13 17 253 115 157See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

30U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007SpeciesDistance from U.S. shoresGrand TotalInland0 to 3 miles (2,3)(State Territorial Sea)3 to 200 miles(Exclusive Economic Zone)Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Totalpounds tonsNumberspounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)MycteropercaGroupers **347 157 44 551 250 74 2,548 1,156 307 3,446 1,563 425Spotted Sand Bass 13 6 11 2 1 2 (1) (1) (1) 15 7 12Other Sea Basses 31 14 135 25 11 108 17 8 90 74 34 333Sea Chubs **Halfmoon 4 2 6 19 9 25 (1) (1) (1) 23 11 31Highfin Rudderfish - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16Opaleye 21 10 11 17 8 14 (1) (1) (1) 38 17 25Other Sea Chubs 1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 15 - - - 1 1 15Searobins 75 34 89 55 25 85 9 4 27 139 63 201SilversidesJacksmelt 50 23 137 91 41 209 (1) (1) (1) 141 64 346Other Silversides 3 1 186 12 6 102 (1) (1) (1) 15 7 288Smelts **Surf Smelt (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 62 - - - (1) (1) 62Other Smelts - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1SnappersBlacktail Snapper - - 2 1 1 24 - - - 1 1 26Bluestripe Snapper - - - 8 3 28 - - - 8 3 28Gray Snapper 961 436 1,052 532 241 483 891 404 348 2,384 1,082 1,883Green Jobfish - - - 120 54 12 1 (1) (1) 120 55 12Lane Snapper 52 24 101 87 40 112 124 56 114 263 119 328Pink Snapper - - - 81 37 13 4 2 4 85 38 17Red Snapper 120 54 28 1,253 569 407 2,698 1,224 724 4,072 1,847 1,159Vermilion Snapper 2 1 2 111 50 115 568 258 474 681 309 592Yellowtail Snapper 18 8 33 264 120 291 452 205 383 733 333 708Other Snappers ** 119 54 57 597 271 342 330 150 88 1,046 475 487Squirrel/SoldierfishesBigscale Soldierfish (1) (1) 1 - - - - - - (1) (1) 1Squirrel Fishes - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4Whitetip Soldierfish - - - 2 1 3 - - - 2 1 3Other Soldierfishes (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)Sturgeons 39 18 1 - - - - - - 39 18 1SurfperchesBarred Surfperch 3 1 3 140 63 220 - - - 143 65 223Black Perch 22 10 31 17 8 20 (1) (1) (1) 40 18 51Pile Perch 1 1 1 5 2 4 (1) (1) (1) 6 3 5Redtail Surfperch 1 (1) 1 38 17 26 - - - 39 18 26Shiner Perch 5 2 54 4 2 57 - - - 8 4 111Silver Surfperch (1) (1) (1) 1 (1) 3 - - - 1 (1) 4Striped Seaperch 1 (1) 2 35 16 36 (1) (1) (1) 36 16 37See footnotes at end of table.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

31U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007SpeciesDistance from U.S. shoresGrand TotalInland0 to 3 miles (2,3)(State Territorial Sea)3 to 200 miles(Exclusive Economic Zone)Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Total Thousand Metric Totalpounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)Walleye Surfperch 2 1 6 21 9 90 (1) (1) (1) 23 10 96White Seaperch 5 2 12 1 (1) 4 (1) (1) (1) 6 3 15Other Surfperches 5 2 13 20 9 45 (1) (1) (1) 25 11 58SurgeonfishesConvict Tang - - (1) 8 3 94 - - - 8 3 94Goldring Sureonfish - - - - - 66 - - - - - 66Unicornfishes - - 2 - - 9 1 (1) (1) 1 (1) 10Other Surgeonfishes - - 19 - - 43 - - - - - 62Temperate BassesStriped Bass 13,984 6,343 1,601 7,595 3,445 514 1,342 609 109 22,921 10,397 2,223White Perch 1,503 682 3,515 1 1 3 - - - 1,504 682 3,517Other Temperate Basses - - - - - - - - (1) - - (1)Toadfishes - - 30 - - 16 - - - - - 47Triggerfishes/Filefishes 62 28 27 250 114 139 609 276 296 921 418 462Tunas And MackerelsAlbacore - - - - - - 13 6 1 13 6 1Atlantic Mackerel 1,106 502 1,677 436 198 743 406 184 659 1,948 884 3,079Chub Mackerel 31 14 78 468 212 1,189 27 12 40 526 239 1,307Kawakawa - - - 8 4 1 17 8 8 25 11 9King Mackerel ** 139 63 19 3,581 1,624 444 5,977 2,711 677 9,697 4,399 1,140Little Tunny/Atl. Bonito ** 291 132 37 949 431 125 1,150 522 135 2,391 1,084 297Pacific Bonito ** 8 4 5 121 55 94 11 5 3 141 64 102Skipjack Tuna - - - 110 50 22 1,612 731 206 1,722 781 228Spanish Mackerel 1,207 548 818 2,679 1,215 1,743 561 255 372 4,448 2,017 2,932Wahoo - - - 166 75 8 1,072 486 49 1,238 562 57Yellowfin Tuna - - - 140 63 6 10,989 4,985 267 11,129 5,048 273Other Tunas/Mackerels ** 176 80 28 2,358 1,070 186 9,263 4,202 435 11,798 5,351 649WrassesCalifornia Sheephead 1 1 (1) 51 23 17 10 5 3 63 29 21Cunner 44 20 170 49 22 168 1 (1) 3 94 43 341Hawaiian Hogfish - - - 6 3 4 - - - 6 3 4Razorfishes - - - 16 7 44 1 (1) 1 16 7 45Tautog 3,845 1,744 941 803 364 217 398 180 116 5,046 2,289 1,274Other Wrasses 21 9 13 158 72 94 103 47 65 281 128 173Other Fishes ** 1,767 801 8,442 2,294 1,041 1,846 3,181 1,443 528 7,242 3,285 10,817Grand Total108,380 49,161 119,977 71,517 32,439 57,786 75,185 34,103 18,612 255,082 115,703 196,375NOTES: (1) Number or pounds less than 1,000 or less than 1 metric ton.(2) With the exception of West Florida where the state territorial seas extend 0 to 10 miles.(3) Includes all Oregon harvest (where distance from shore is unknown).** Fish included in these groups are not equivalent to those with similar names listed in the commercial tables.Alaska and Texas data not included.

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

32 Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 3,221 600 1,150 12,778 4,430 5,340 1999 3,180 562 869 8,612 3,856 8,022 2000 2,572 526 912 10,945 5,048 11,594 2001 2,422 490 853 13,930 7,016 14,142 2002 2,862 570 1,190 11,752 5,495 10,273 2003 2,181 409 725 13,525 6,243 9,461 2004 2,037 377 601 16,433 7,521 12,326 2005 955 159 304 18,431 8,902 14,034 2006 843 162 313 17,131 7,806 13,686 2007 1,479 266 471 21,558 8,661 16,677

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 3,312 546 6,805 1,663 988 7,961 1999 3,109 358 6,182 998 725 7,703 2000 3,765 570 8,871 1,470 951 11,331 2001 2,544 546 11,640 1,149 772 12,271 2002 1,718 458 9,863 925 719 9,943 2003 1,832 420 12,306 2,141 1,457 13,562 2004 1,458 360 12,116 1,627 876 12,257 2005 1,929 455 13,510 1,355 897 12,596 2006 2,831 488 13,257 1,383 898 12,347 2007 3,280 559 14,369 1,972 1,144 13,096

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 3,551 849 1,049 11,923 1,876 186 1999 2,978 781 974 13,413 2,083 217 2000 6,501 1,507 2,062 18,044 2,649 310 2001 9,010 1,702 2,367 17,861 2,224 311 2002 5,752 1,036 1,624 14,797 1,825 142 2003 5,926 1,102 1,760 14,939 2,088 272 2004 5,137 1,282 1,303 15,177 1,710 179 2005 5,545 1,519 2,055 14,104 1,681 322 2006 4,280 941 1,181 16,419 1,786 348 2007 4,628 1,058 1,511 16,094 1,735 424

See footnotes at end of table. Cods And Hakes
Number Released (thousands) (thousands)

Released Number Number Released (thousands) Number Released (thousands) (thousands)

Released Number

Cartilaginous Fishes Number Released (thousands)

Catfishes

Dolphinfishes 

### BY SPECIES GROUP, 1998-2007 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1) AND TOTAL LIVE RELEASES (B2),

Year Bluefish Barracudas

Year

Year

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

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### BY SPECIES GROUP, 1998-2007 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1) AND TOTAL LIVE RELEASES (B2),

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 41,683 38,568 44,496 16,619 9,287 19,215 1999 44,505 41,934 50,438 12,908 6,629 19,855 2000 61,041 51,027 63,757 22,870 11,827 21,998 2001 56,748 51,947 50,790 16,991 8,524 27,178 2002 45,659 41,412 51,551 13,221 8,820 17,204 2003 52,789 47,638 58,599 16,702 7,464 18,848 2004 52,849 48,523 55,902 15,195 7,258 19,365 2005 49,670 48,876 64,435 13,980 5,924 25,309 2006 60,424 56,638 68,522 15,424 6,180 20,696 2007 56,477 56,341 68,986 13,224 5,353 22,486

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 1,410 271 299 1,904 3,436 5,805 1999 1,516 270 249 2,038 3,259 7,210 2000 1,494 323 551 2,333 3,918 6,471 2001 1,189 294 593 3,345 4,847 8,647 2002 2,461 474 1,174 2,765 4,448 6,803 2003 2,938 529 863 2,581 4,200 6,912 2004 680 114 260 2,388 3,503 6,896 2005 1,082 162 187 2,235 3,478 4,568 2006 1,126 159 155 1,292 2,119 2,928 2007 822 123 98 1,448 2,906 4,902

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 964 26,927 7,316 10,229 4,203 7,958 1999 649 23,278 7,625 6,969 3,435 6,776 2000 630 31,564 8,000 9,123 5,553 7,780 2001 1,193 34,872 7,311 9,372 7,978 10,248 2002 1,393 50,067 7,722 7,366 7,144 7,094 2003 814 48,530 8,564 9,642 8,688 7,967 2004 273 54,602 10,150 8,994 6,756 8,691 2005 922 37,679 3,278 5,845 4,601 6,052 2006 887 62,731 10,102 9,328 7,006 7,867 2007 2,440 44,876 5,901 10,709 7,596 7,060

See footnotes at end of table. Herrings Jacks

(thousands) (thousands) Released

Released Released Released (thousands) (thousands) Greenlings Grunts
Number Number Released (thousands) (thousands) Drums Flounders
Number Number Released

Number Number Year Year

Year

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

34 

### BY SPECIES GROUP, 1998-2007 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1) AND TOTAL LIVE RELEASES (B2),

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 2,670 3,240 516 7,735 10,828 13,803 1999 2,241 5,710 904 8,397 10,576 12,630 2000 2,846 7,097 2,188 13,508 16,678 17,078 2001 3,728 7,445 2,022 13,179 17,172 19,944 2002 2,490 9,768 1,843 10,924 14,813 16,961 2003 3,405 9,713 2,206 17,789 19,263 17,030 2004 3,615 10,406 3,132 16,689 17,005 19,180 2005 2,778 7,220 1,735 11,467 12,863 14,670 2006 3,885 9,253 2,068 9,829 12,647 17,052 2007 2,622 8,506 2,633 11,995 13,954 17,243

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 63 148 615 5,594 4,136 736 1999 59 175 1,117 6,195 4,943 478 2000 117 242 1,194 6,621 4,719 612 2001 181 349 1,597 5,520 3,914 786 2002 196 355 1,427 6,166 4,270 1,165 2003 177 257 1,454 5,180 3,329 1,391 2004 69 148 1,339 3,540 2,062 556 2005 58 248 1,049 3,543 2,091 525 2006 28 92 1,110 3,871 2,237 723 2007 19 56 1,757 3,543 2,043 368

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 312 130 319 8,483 3,562 11,886 1999 222 102 228 9,352 3,865 14,627 2000 220 80 457 15,598 8,016 26,777 2001 232 117 401 13,139 6,998 24,064 2002 233 122 542 15,203 7,903 26,498 2003 268 98 303 12,550 6,981 22,038 2004 134 42 111 14,591 6,110 19,705 2005 155 41 120 10,160 4,418 16,531 2006 116 34 105 8,166 3,939 16,392 2007 98 30 95 8,965 3,994 22,197

See footnotes at end of table. Number Sculpins

Released (thousands) (thousands)

Released Sea Basses
Number (thousands)

Released Number Puffers (thousands) Number Released (thousands) Porgies Mullets
Number Released

Number Released (thousands) Rockfishes Year

Year

Year

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

35 

### BY SPECIES GROUP, 1998-2007 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1) AND TOTAL LIVE RELEASES (B2),

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 87 108 47 106 202 3,796 1999 92 82 14 78 122 5,950 2000 137 125 72 96 170 7,689 2001 208 191 96 138 143 8,176 2002 217 214 83 156 200 7,763 2003 651 267 32 77 195 7,989 2004 78 135 34 172 207 3,661 2005 69 119 53 70 193 4,287 2006 63 154 59 33 123 4,915 2007 63 87 55 139 201 6,944

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 154 463 194 358 4,837 10 1999 129 396 147 28 1,223 9 2000 127 613 163 140 1,965 8 2001 210 904 241 319 3,667 78 2002 184 644 328 312 4,181 25 2003 273 1,219 469 143 1,597 143 2004 166 706 348 (1) 8 5 2005 245 896 444 5 128 (1) 2006 342 1,179 671 2 21 1 2007 156 634 385 (1) 64 -

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 7,100 3,465 7,360 1,007 1,436 489 1999 7,344 3,447 7,331 415 700 356 2000 7,086 3,480 8,187 345 811 428 2001 7,804 3,782 6,995 426 954 524 2002 8,290 3,603 7,998 431 902 637 2003 9,496 4,529 10,059 655 1,062 1,044 2004 9,878 4,630 8,648 380 795 650 2005 8,488 4,384 9,860 294 701 1,070 2006 8,631 4,496 8,918 443 863 1,566 2007 9,393 5,238 13,092 326 627 699

See footnotes at end of table. Sea Chubs Searobins

Silversides Smelts

Number Released Number Released Surfperches Snappers Number Number

(thousands) (thousands)

Released (thousands) Released (thousands) Number Released (thousands) Number Released (thousands)

Year Year

Year

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

36 

### BY SPECIES GROUP, 1998-2007 U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1) AND TOTAL LIVE RELEASES (B2),

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 14,084 3,324 18,576 2 10 994 1999 14,839 2,564 15,527 (1) 9 911 2000 19,054 3,847 21,360 - 4 1,481 2001 20,209 2,748 15,428 (1) 7 2,094 2002 19,629 3,283 16,050 1 19 1,590 2003 24,510 5,279 19,346 2 18 1,591 2004 28,212 4,265 21,219 3 15 1,760 2005 26,959 5,062 25,296 1 20 1,428 2006 30,609 5,741 31,097 (1) 7 1,773 2007 24,425 5,740 22,948 - 47 1,790

Pounds Number Pounds Number Harvested Harvested Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

1998 775 395 233 30,355 7,265 4,116 1999 757 393 196 33,935 8,380 3,916 2000 649 319 200 41,738 10,286 5,464 2001 649 364 242 42,120 11,451 7,302 2002 920 456 312 31,092 9,821 6,623 2003 978 526 275 52,255 9,576 6,257 2004 1,144 644 403 39,204 8,973 5,685 2005 992 514 351 34,767 9,131 4,489 2006 618 319 288 43,796 13,208 7,047 2007 921 462 481 45,075 10,074 5,406

Pounds Number Harvested Harvested (thousands) (thousands)

1998 1,756 573 2,053 1999 2,958 951 3,101 2000 3,773 1,108 2,468 2001 3,051 1,031 3,062 2002 5,808 1,731 3,598 2003 2,909 1,270 2,076 2004 4,307 1,807 2,945 2005 2,845 1,101 2,425 2006 4,288 1,323 3,101 2007 5,506 1,857 3,911

NOTES: (1) Number or pounds less than 1,000 or less than 1 metric ton. Texas only estimates harvest (no weight or release data) and includes only private and for-hire fisheries. Toadfishes Temperate Basses
Number Released Number Released (thousands)

Number Released (thousands) (thousands)

Number Released (thousands) Year

Year

(thousands) Triggerfishes/Filefishes Tunas And Mackerels

Year Wrasses

Released Number

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

37 California 10,367 10,348 8,337 Oregon 1,843 476 63 Washington 2,651 489 81 Connecticut 5,613 1,496 4,684 Maine 1,067 595 4,460 Massachusetts 15,527 6,670 14,037 New Hampshire 1,717 482 1,162 Rhode Island 3,680 1,332 4,581 Delaware 2,587 1,672 4,330 Maryland 8,248 7,596 15,456 New Jersey 20,694 7,255 22,114 New York 14,154 5,319 18,022 Virginia 17,081 13,224 14,260 Florida 55,731 100,410 80,084 Georgia 1,592 1,441 3,711 North Carolina 23,806 11,855 20,653 South Carolina 4,083 5,268 9,172 Alabama 6,766 5,445 7,205 Louisiana 35,596 20,125 25,351 Mississippi 2,172 1,439 2,622 Hawaii 17,648 4,721 454 Texas - 1,964 - Alaska - 2,043 - Puerto Rico 2,402 665 182 

### Grand Total 255,024 212,331 261,021

California 8,113 6,693 5,297 Oregon 3,997 573 93 Washington 1,258 312 30 Connecticut 6,139 1,657 4,720 Maine 1,653 1,447 1,471 Massachusetts 13,428 11,156 11,538 New Hampshire 1,512 488 1,038 Rhode Island 4,596 1,432 3,831 Delaware 1,823 1,235 4,570 Maryland 9,302 10,056 19,048 New Jersey 16,654 6,198 26,511 New York 17,665 5,966 16,358 Virginia 15,529 16,847 21,418 Florida 66,191 85,186 94,114 Georgia 2,096 1,843 4,391 North Carolina 23,349 14,863 19,987 South Carolina 4,234 4,977 8,685 Alabama 6,724 4,018 6,225 Louisiana 28,372 15,758 19,689 Mississippi 1,988 1,273 2,415 Hawaii 18,083 3,329 381 Texas - - - Alaska - - - Puerto Rico 2,376 1,068 220 

### Grand Total 255,082 196,37 5 272,029
NOTE: Texas only estimates harvest (no weight or release data) and includes only private and for-hire fisheries. Oregon and Washington estimates include only private and for-hire fisheries. Alaska and Texas estimates not available for current year. 

### U.S. RECREATIONAL FINFISH HARVEST (A+B1) AND RELEASED (B2), BY STATE, 2006 and 2007

(thousands) State 2006 Pounds Harvested Number Harvested (thousands) Number Released (thousands)

2007

(thousands) State Pounds Harvested (thousands) Number Harvested (thousands) Number Released

# U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries

38 California - - - 987 Oregon - - - - Washington - - - - Connecticut 44 336 . 1,477 Maine 285 182 22 1,197 Massachusetts 484 623 151 4,724 New Hampshire 82 90 15 547 Rhode Island 291 177 - 1,704 Delaware 205 137 - 1,179 Maryland 447 733 84 3,589 New Jersey 481 693 25 7,292 New York 114 735 25 5,399 Virginia 364 578 90 3,900 Florida 2,923 3,744 - 29,345 Georgia 33 121 66 790 North Carolina 1,374 588 265 7,247 South Carolina 617 234 146 2,661 Alabama 320 233 184 2,143 Louisiana 198 868 108 4,491 Mississippi 27 143 23 998 Hawaii 224 173 - 2,644 Texas - - - 1,063 Alaska - 948 - 1,390 Puerto Rico 20 193 - 955 Grand Total 85,722

California - - - 730 Oregon - - - - Washington - - - - Connecticut 61 302 - 1,683 Maine 260 174 13 1,222 Massachusetts 465 664 179 4,710 New Hampshire 63 97 13 538 Rhode Island 229 171 - 1,545 Delaware 224 150 - 1,296 Maryland 528 850 78 4,045 New Jersey 518 890 19 7,436 New York 147 881 39 6,218 Virginia 297 463 76 3,723 Florida 3,159 4,102 - 31,568 Georgia 45 149 115 926 North Carolina 1,079 564 265 6,979 South Carolina 551 277 113 2,577 Alabama 291 253 169 2,120 Louisiana 157 853 124 4,516 Mississippi 55 196 34 1,233 Hawaii 146 170 - 2,577 Texas - - - - Alaska - - - - Puerto Rico 20 165 - 1,080 Grand Total 86,723

NOTE: All counties in HI, PR, RI, CT, DE, and FL are considered coastal. AK estimates are presented as coastal. CA, OR, WA and TX angler data not available. AK, OR, WA and TX estimates not available for current year. Out-of-state angler estimates are not additive across states. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Numbers in thousands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Anglers State Angler Trips From Coastal

Counties From Non-Coastal Counties

Anglers From Coastal Counties U.S. RECREATIONAL NUMBERS OF ANGLERS AND TRIPS BY STATES, 2006 AND 2007 2006Out-ofState In-State Anglers Number of

State 2007

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Numbers in thousands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- From Non-Coastal Counties In-State Anglers

Trips Angler Number of Out-of- State

# World Fisheries

39 Aquaculture Catch Total Aquaculture Catch Total

Herrings, sardines, anchovies - 22,442,151 22,442,151 - 19,105,699 19,105,699 Carps, barbels, cyprinids 19,628,893 754,145 20,383,038 20,525,641 741,501 21,267,142 Cods, hakes, haddocks 8,193 8,966,984 8,975,177 13,274 8,972,654 8,985,928 Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 12,512 6,401,641 6,414,153 14,624 6,465,810 6,480,434 Salmons, trouts, smelts 1,994,177 1,031,049 3,025,226 2,143,271 948,076 3,091,347 Tilapias 2,067,686 740,272 2,807,958 2,326,413 725,596 3,052,009 Flatfish 135,806 899,842 1,035,648 126,579 871,862 998,441 Sharks, rays, chimaeras - 767,457 767,457 - 758,498 758,498 Shads 708 594,021 594,729 2,521 586,402 588,923 River eels 241,951 8,580 250,531 266,335 11,673 278,008 Sturgeons, paddlefish 19,898 1,331 21,229 21,319 940 22,259 Other fishes 6,465,659 37,917,641 44,383,300 7,173,044 38,641,665 45,814,709 Shrimp 2,716,101 3,420,307 6,136,408 3,164,384 3,460,003 6,624,387 Crabs 222,442 1,373,855 1,596,297 224,800 1,434,557 1,659,357 Lobsters 29 233,270 233,299 35 251,392 251,427 Krill - 127,034 127,034 - 107,266 107,266 Other crustaceans 1,062,173 867,576 1,929,749 1,107,511 913,944 2,021,455 Clams, cockles, arkshells 4,162,587 685,464 4,848,051 4,310,488 738,845 5,049,333 Oysters 4,632,564 166,468 4,799,032 4,714,215 150,684 4,864,899 Squids, cuttlefishes, octopus 16 3,886,367 3,886,383 11 4,253,035 4,253,046 Mussels 1,817,673 133,389 1,951,062 1,890,131 108,201 1,998,332 Scallops 1,274,825 713,158 1,987,983 1,408,153 746,263 2,154,416 Abalones, winkles, conchs 334,040 125,842 459,882 367,503 129,360 496,863 Other mollusks 1,252,872 1,443,992 2,696,864 1,410,123 1,464,761 2,874,884 Sea urchins, other echinoderms 71,899 102,544 174,443 85,601 95,739 181,340 Miscellaneous 366,966 397,230 764,196 357,353 309,895 667,248 

### 48,489,670 94,201,610 142,691,280 51,653,329 91,994,321 143,647,650 Note:--Data for marine mammals and aquatic plants are excluded. Source:--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

### Total WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS, 2005-2006

Live-weight 2006

- - - - - - - - - -Metric tons- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Metric tons- - - - - - - - - Live-weight Species group 2005 Grand
Year Inland Marine Total Inland Marine Total Total

1997 17,460,690 11,145,418 28,606,108 7,635,398 86,608,334 94,243,732 122,849,840 1998 18,479,947 12,005,774 30,485,721 8,062,743 79,545,447 87,608,190 118,093,911 1999 20,136,384 13,242,112 33,378,496 8,535,256 85,128,668 93,663,924 127,042,420 2000 21,254,851 14,220,252 35,475,103 8,849,942 86,824,848 95,674,790 131,149,893 2001 22,560,498 15,393,880 37,954,378 8,828,129 84,191,417 93,019,546 130,973,924 2002 24,019,588 16,372,107 40,391,695 8,718,078 84,516,864 93,234,942 133,626,637 2003 25,492,337 17,181,541 42,673,878 8,955,113 81,539,006 90,494,119 133,167,997 2004 27,776,009 18,145,828 45,921,837 8,920,361 85,650,200 94,570,561 140,492,398 2005 29,577,107 18,912,563 48,489,670 9,712,551 84,489,059 94,201,610 142,691,280 2006 31,593,066 20,060,263 51,653,329 10,063,683 81,930,638 91,994,321 143,647,650 Note:--Data for marine mammals and aquatic plants are excluded. Source:--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

### WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES, 1997-2006 World aquaculture World commercial catch

Live weight - - - - - - - - - - Metric tons - - - - - - - - - - Live weight - - - - - - - - - - Metric tons - - - - - - - - - -

# World Fisheries

40 Country Aquaculture Catch Total Aquaculture Catch Total

China 32,415,523 17,053,191 49,468,714 34,429,122 17,092,146 51,521,268 Peru 26,156 9,388,662 9,414,818 28,393 7,017,491 7,045,884 India 2,961,978 3,691,362 6,653,340 3,123,135 3,855,467 6,978,602 Indonesia 1,197,109 4,695,977 5,893,086 1,292,899 4,759,080 6,051,979 United States 492,351 4,892,967 5,385,318 465,061 4,859,872 5,324,933 Chile 698,214 4,328,646 5,026,860 802,410 4,168,461 4,970,871 Japan 746,221 4,089,821 4,836,042 733,891 4,186,980 4,920,871 Thailand 1,304,213 2,814,270 4,118,483 1,385,801 2,776,295 4,162,096 Viet Nam 1,437,300 1,929,900 3,367,200 1,657,727 1,959,900 3,617,627 Russian Federation 114,752 3,197,565 3,312,317 105,525 3,284,126 3,389,651 Norway 661,811 2,392,988 3,054,799 708,780 2,255,513 2,964,293 Phili pp ines 557,251 2,245,934 2,803,185 623,369 2,318,984 2,942,353 Burma 485,220 1,732,250 2,217,470 574,990 2,006,790 2,581,780 Bangladesh 882,091 1,333,866 2,215,957 892,049 1,436,496 2,328,545 South Korea 436,571 1,639,069 2,075,640 513,568 1,749,929 2,263,497 Malaysia 175,834 1,214,183 1,390,017 168,317 1,296,335 1,464,652 Mexico 133,104 1,304,830 1,437,934 158,642 1,300,000 1,458,642 Iceland 8,256 1,664,657 1,672,913 8,241 1,327,063 1,335,304 China - Taipei 304,756 1,017,243 1,321,999 310,216 967,461 1,277,677 Spain 219,800 846,099 1,065,899 293,287 949,515 1,242,802 All others 3,231,159 22,728,130 25,959,289 3,377,906 22,426,417 25,804,323 

### Total 48,489,670 94,201,610 142,691,280 51,653,329 91,994,321 143,647,650 Note:--For the United States the wei g ht of clams, o y sters, scallo p s, and other mollusks includes the shell wei g ht. This wei g ht is not included in U.S. landin g s shown elsewhere. Data for marine mammals and a q uatic p lants are excluded. Source:--Food and A g riculture Or g anization of the United Nations ( FAO )

. 

### WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES BY COUNTR Y OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS, 2005-200 6 2005 2006

- - - - - - - - - -Metric tons- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Metric tons- - - - - - - - - Live-weight Live-weight

Country Aquaculture Catch Total Aquaculture Catch Total

Marine Areas Atlantic Ocean: Northeast 1,386,534 9,623,888 11,010,422 1,443,634 9,077,072 10,520,706 Northwest 114,147 2,189,823 2,303,970 127,756 2,198,703 2,326,459 Eastern central 278 3,580,756 3,581,034 280 3,270,319 3,270,599 Western central 116,290 1,477,878 1,594,168 116,387 1,511,194 1,627,581 Southeast 1,850 1,621,344 1,623,194 2,005 1,366,737 1,368,742 Southwest 78,298 1,834,849 1,913,147 80,656 2,368,172 2,448,828 Mediterranean and Black Sea 377,936 1,433,988 1,811,924 375,978 1,622,672 1,998,650 Indian Ocean: Eastern 672,708 5,383,366 6,056,074 763,391 5,773,031 6,536,422 Western 36,280 4,415,838 4,452,118 42,675 4,470,336 4,513,011 Pacific Ocean: Northeast 119,237 3,210,309 3,329,546 115,669 3,069,870 3,185,539 Northwest 13,635,425 21,619,354 35,254,779 14,339,383 21,581,589 35,920,972 Eastern central 123,388 1,587,425 1,710,813 154,559 1,585,774 1,740,333 Western central 1,359,546 11,128,975 12,488,521 1,495,553 11,249,737 12,745,290 Southeast 763,719 14,520,499 15,284,218 869,300 12,026,124 12,895,424 Southwest 126,927 713,275 840,202 133,037 631,232 764,269 Antarctic - 147,492 147,492 - 128,076 128,076 Inland Areas Africa 633,627 2,435,708 3,069,335 741,214 2,368,750 3,109,964 Asia 27,740,926 6,312,235 34,053,161 29,692,141 6,729,058 36,421,199 Europe 462,236 356,351 818,587 426,031 352,801 778,832 North America 464,957 171,515 636,472 445,840 162,877 608,717 South America 271,670 418,650 690,320 284,237 431,485 715,722 Oceania 3,691 18,092 21,783 3,603 18,712 22,315 Total 48 , 489 , 670 94 , 201 , 610 142 , 691 , 280 51 , 653 , 329 91 , 994 , 321 143 , 647 , 650 Note:--Data for marine mammals and a q uatic p lants are excluded. Source:--Food and A g riculture Or g anization of the United Nations ( FAO )

. - - - - - - - - - -Metric tons- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Metric tons- - - - - - - - - Live-weight Live-weight WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES BY ARE A OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS, 2005-200 6 2005 2006

# World Fisheries

41 Note:-- Data for 2002-2005 are revised. Data on imports and exports cover the international trade of 176 countries or areas. The total value of exports is consistently less than the value of imports, probably because charges for insurance, freight, and similar expenses were included in the import value, but not in the export value. The seven fishery commodity groups covered by this table are: 1. Fish, fresh, chilled or frozen; 2. Fish, dried, salted, or smoked; 3. Crustaceans and mollusks, fresh, dried, salted, etc.; 4. Fish products and preparations, whether or not in airtight containers; 5. Crustacean and mollusk products preparations, whether or not in airtight containers; 6. Oils and fats, crude or refined, of aquatic animal origin; and 7. Meals, solubles, and similar animal foodstuffs of aquatic animal origin. Source:--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Note:-- Data for 2002-2005 are revised. Data for marine mammals and aquatic plants are excluded. (1) Only whole fish destined for the manufacture of oils and meals are included. Raw material for reductionderived from fish primarily destined for marketing fresh, frozen, canned, cured, and miscellaneous purposes is excluded; such waste quantities are included under the other disposition channels. Source :--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

IMPORTS: Ja p an 13

, 646

, 0 7 1 12

, 39 5, 943 14 ,55 9 ,5 08 14

, 438

, 33 7 13

, 9 7 0 ,7 40 United States 10

, 06 5, 328 11

, 6 55, 429 11

, 966 ,7 31 11

, 982

, 336 13

, 2 7 1

, 31 5 S p ain 3

, 8 5 2

, 942 4

, 904

, 1 5 1 5, 222

, 348 5, 632

, 08 7 6

, 3 5 9

, 092 France 3

, 206 ,5 11 3 ,77 1

, 1 5 2 4

, 1 7 6

, 418 4 ,5 62

, 629 5, 069

, 238 Ital y 2

, 906

, 00 7 3 ,55 8

, 9 5 0 3

, 903 ,77 9 4

, 224

, 081 4 ,7 16

, 91 7 China 2

, 19 7,7 93 2

, 388 ,5 90 3

, 12 5, 631 3

, 9 7 9

, 232 4

, 12 5, 990 German y 2

, 419 ,5 34 2

, 63 5, 0 7 0 2

, 804

, 924 3

, 234

, 841 3 ,7 38

, 906 United Kin g dom 2

, 32 7,55 9 2 ,5 0 7, 661 2

, 811 ,5 2 5 3

, 1 7 4

, 31 7 3 ,7 13

, 8 5 4 Denmar k 1

, 80 5,5 98 2

, 084

, 466 2

, 286

, 33 7 2 ,55 4

, 663 2

, 838

, 443 South Korea 1

, 861

, 093 1

, 934

, 998 2

, 233

, 369 2

, 3 5 0

, 820 2 ,7 29

, 3 7 9 Other Countries 1 7, 3 5 1

, 180 19 ,5 66 ,5 12 22

, 469

, 690 2 5, 388 ,7 16 29

, 0 7 3

, 4 75 

### Total 61,639,616 67,402,922 75,560,260 81,522,059 89,607,349 EXPORTS: China 4

, 48 5, 2 7 4 5, 243

, 4 5 9 6

, 636

, 839 7,5 19

, 3 57 8

, 968

, 0 5 1 Norwa y 3 ,5 69

, 243 3

, 624

, 193 4

, 132

, 14 7 4

, 88 5, 226 5,5 03

, 429 Thailand 3

, 6 7 6

, 42 7 3

, 906

, 384 4

, 034 ,5 90 4

, 46 5,7 6 7 5, 236

, 2 7 2 United States 3

, 260

, 168 3

, 398

, 939 3

, 63 5,77 6 4

, 232

, 041 4

, 143

, 146 Denmar k 2

, 8 7 2

, 438 3

, 213

, 46 5 3 ,5 66

, 149 3

, 68 5, 243 3

, 986 ,5 19 Canada 3

, 044

, 403 3

, 300

, 313 3

, 48 7, 4 77 3 ,5 9 5, 693 3

, 6 5 9

, 8 57 Chile 1

, 869

, 123 2

, 134

, 382 2

, 483

, 628 2

, 966

, 91 7 3 ,55 6 ,5 94 Viet Nam 2

, 03 7, 302 2

, 199

, 83 7 2

, 443

, 8 5 0 2 ,75 6

, 139 3

, 3 57, 960 S p ain 1

, 889

, 482 2

, 224

, 326 2 ,5 64

, 9 77 2 ,57 9

, 0 57 2

, 848

, 6 7 6 Netherlands 1

, 802

, 893 2

, 182 ,5 88 2

, 4 5 1

, 904 2

, 820

, 138 2

, 811 ,7 0 5 Other Countries 29

, 406

, 904 31 ,7 13

, 4 5 1 3 5,555, 216 38

, 380

, 343 41

, 284 ,5 89 

### Total 57,913,657 63,141,337 70,992,553 77,885,921 85,356,798 BY LEADING COUNTRIES, 2002-2006

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand U.S. dollars - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### WORLD IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SEVEN FISHERY COMMODITY GROUPS,

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Marketed fresh 37.7 38.3 36.2 35.3 36.2 Frozen 19.6 20.0 19.2 20.0 20.7 Canned 9.8 10.5 10.5 11.1 11.5 Cured 8.1 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.4 Reduced to meal and oil ( 1 ) 18.7 15.6 18.1 17.0 14.5 Miscellaneous p ur p oses 6.1 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 

### Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 DISPOSITION OF WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES, 2002-2006

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Percent of Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

# Processed Fishery Products

42 

## FRESH AND FROZEN
FISH FILLETS AND STEAKS. In 2007 the U.S. production of raw (uncooked) fish fillets and steaks, including blocks, was 622.4 million pounds–8.6 million pounds less than the 630.9 million pounds in 2006. These fillets and steaks were valued at $1.3 billion. Alaska pollock fillets and blocks led all species with 396.1 millionpounds–64 percent of the total. Production of groundfish fillets and steaks (see Glossary Section-Groundfish) was 477.3 million pounds.

FISH STICKS AND PORTIONS. The combined production of fish sticks and portions was 262.8 million pounds valued at $389.7 million compared with the 2006 production of 238.1 million pounds valued at $364.9 million. The total production of fish sticks amounted to 72.3 million pounds valued at $103.7 million. The total production of fish portions amounted to 190.5 million pounds valued at $286.1 million.
BREADED SHRIMP. The production of breaded shrimp in 2007 was 85.9 million pounds valued at $199.3 million. This represents a steep decline from the 2006 production of 139.6 million pounds valued at $347.2 million.

CANNED PRODUCTS CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS. The pack of canned fishery products in the 50 states, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico was 1.1 billion pounds valued at $1.4 billion—essentially unchanged from the 2006 pack. The 2007 pack included 729.6 million pounds valued at $1.1 billion for human consumption and 369.9 million pounds valued at $232.0 million for bait and animal food.
CANNED SALMON. The 2007 U.S. pack of salmon was 182.8 million pounds valued at $282.8 million, increases from the 2006 levels of 151.7 million pounds valued at $250.1 million.
CANNED TUNA. The U.S. pack of tuna was 436.3million pounds valued at $702.4 million—small decreases of 8.4 million pounds in quantity and $2.3 million in value compared with the 2006 pack. The pack of albacore tuna was 175.8 million pounds comprising 40 percent of the tuna pack in 2007. Lightmeat tuna (bigeye,bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin) comprised the remainder with a pack of 260.5 million pounds.
CANNED CLAMS. The 2007 U.S. pack of clams (whole, minced, chowder, juice, and specialties) was 100.0 million pounds valued at $109.3 million. The pack of whole and minced clams was 25.1 million pounds. Clam chowder and clam juice was 72.2 million pounds and made up the majority of the pack.
OTHER CANNED ITEMS. The pack of pet food was 369.9 million pounds valued at $232.0 million— small increases from the 2006 levels of 360.2 million pounds worth $229.1 million.

INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS
INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS. The value of the domestic production of industrial fishery productswas $332.6 million—an increase of $90.2 million compared with the 2006 value of $242.3 million reflecting large increases in the prices of fish meal and fish oil.
FISH MEAL. The domestic production of fish and shellfish meal was 563.2 million pounds valued at $218.3 million–a decrease of 19.7 million pounds but an increase of $66.3 million compared with 2006. Fish meal production was 561.1 million pounds valued at $218.1 million—a decrease of 17.1 million pounds but an increase of $66.6 million from the 2006 production. Shellfish meal production was 2.1 million pounds—a decrease of 2.6 million pounds from the 2006 level.
FISH OILS. The domestic production of fish oils was152.2 million pounds (approximately 19.6 million gallons) valued at $59.6 million–an increase of 9.5 million pounds and $25.8 million in value compared with 2006 production.
OTHER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. Oyster shell products, together with agar-agar, animal feeds, crab and clam shells processed for food serving, fish pellets, Irish moss extracts, kelp products, dry and liquid fertilizers, and mussel shell buttons were valued at $54.7 million.

# Processed Fishery Products

43 Percent Percent of total of total

Edible: Fresh and frozen 80 77 Canned 13 14 Cured 2 2 

### 94 93

Industrial: Bait and animal food 3 3 Meal and oil 2 3 Other 1 1 

### 6 7 Grand total 100 100
(1) Revised. Value is based on selling price at the plant. 

### Total edible

Total industrial 496,771 8,555,983 2007

2006 (1) 

### VALUE OF PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 2006 AND 2007 (Processed from domestic catch and imported products)

Item
Thousand dollars Thousand dollars

6,826,050 1,100,794

132,368 

### 8,059,212 6,404,527 1,119,808

161,490 

### 7,685,825

608,426 8,294,251 254,438 185,712 56,621 277,874 275,867

54,685

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

1998 68,778 31,197 63,473 184,681 83,771 211,356 109,481 49,660 333,257 1999 65,019 29,492 63,396 203,279 92,207 269,125 119,149 54,046 351,891 2000 39,925 18,110 42,549 182,736 82,889 233,368 121,399 55,066 375,453 2001 43,014 19,511 41,539 189,186 85,814 235,460 152,205 69,040 539,705 2002 47,587 21,585 51,060 186,748 84,708 237,426 146,724 66,554 463,781 2003 31,484 14,281 34,743 162,103 73,529 226,915 152,032 68,961 465,347 2004 59,697 27,078 71,419 138,125 62,653 208,579 110,462 50,105 306,456 2005 61,751 28,010 75,654 180,840 82,028 323,353 120,097 54,476 277,613 2006 59,353 26,922 61,942 178,742 81,077 302,984 139,571 63,309 347,152 2007 72,252 32,773 103,686 190,518 86,418 286,055 85,852 38,942 199,281 Fish sticks Fish portions Breaded shrimp Year 

### U.S. PRODUCTION OF FISH STICKS, FISH PORTIONS, AND BREADED SHRIMP, 1998-2007

# Processed Fishery Products

44 (1) Revised

Note:--Some fillet products were futher processed into frozen blocks. 

### Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars
Fillets: Amber j ac k 52 24 238 40 18 162 An g lerfish 1,542 699 6,015 1,008 457 4,778 Bluefish 78 35 222 77 35 233 Cobia 7 3 51 14 6 128 Cod 42,213 19,148 122,739 32,389 14,692 101,717 Cusk 74 34 294 74 34 287 Dol p hinfish 5,535 2,511 21,104 5,239 2,376 22,667 Flounders 18,342 8,320 73,479 20,370 9,240 68,267 Grou p ers 2,062 935 14,116 839 381 7,878 Haddoc k 15,737 7,138 69,793 10,442 4,736 57,270 Hake 40,606 18,419 38,568 33,564 15,225 38,766 Halibut 5,512 2,500 37,743 5,624 2,551 39,512 Lin g cod 176 80 393 180 82 439 Ocean p erch: Atlantic 1,061 481 2,809 990 449 3,137 Pacific 449 204 1,034 1,577 715 3,424 O p ah 212 96 2,054 187 85 992 Pollock: Atlantic 1,600 726 3,575 2,129 966 4,954 Alaska 397,958 180,513 487,516 396,135 179,686 484,778 Rockfishes 2,028 920 5,127 2,534 1,149 6,202 Sablefish 137 62 549 97 44 441 Salmon 54,461 24,703 201,023 67,440 30,591 240,704 Sea bass 385 175 3,095 498 226 4,226 Sea trou t 241 109 896 243 110 891 Shark 373 169 1,261 191 87 643 Sna pp e r 641 291 5,784 662 300 4,604 Stri p ed bass 74 34 554 67 30 692 Swordfish 2,648 1,201 20,141 2,459 1,115 17,290 Tila p ia 4,454 2,020 9,980 5,348 2,426 13,592 Tuna 7,175 3,255 57,063 7,004 3,177 49,765 Wahoo 351 159 2,254 331 150 2,277 Wolffish 49 22 185 42 19 262 Unclassified 10,301 4,673 55,906 9,542 4,328 51,207

Total 616 , 53 4 279 , 658 1 , 245 , 561 607 , 33 6 275 , 48 6 1 , 232 , 18 5

Steaks: Halibut 3,703 1,680 22,318 3,064 1,390 21,724 Salmon 1,003 455 4,611 221 100 1,126 Swordfish 1,198 543 5,377 1,273 577 5,358 Tuna 2,981 1,352 11,106 3,071 1,393 12,823 Unclassified 5,511 2,500 10,575 7,396 3,355 13,880

Total 14,396 6,530 53,987 15,025 6,815 54,911

Grand total 630,930 286,188 1,299,548 622,361 282,301 1,287,096 

### BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007
Species 

### PRODUCTION OF FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS AND STEAKS,

2007 2006 (1)

# Processed Fishery Products

45 (1) Revised. (2) Flakes included with chunk. (3) “Cut out” or “drained” weight of can contents are given for whole or minced clams, and net contents for other clam products. (4) Drained weight. (5) Confidential included with 'Other.' Pounds

per Standard Thousand Thousand Standard Thousand Thousand

case cases pounds dollars cases pounds dollars For human consumption: Fish: Herring 23.4 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) Salmon: Chinook 44.25 1,220 54 296 723 32 278 Chum 44.25 160,452 7,100 6,686 64,588 2,858 2,981 Pink 44.25 2,010,847 88,980 98,648 2,828,158 125,146 140,400 Coho 44.25 25,989 1,150 2,223 21,017 930 1,593 Sockeye 44.25 1,229,944 54,425 142,269 1,217,243 53,863 137,524 Total salmon 3,428,452 151,709 250,122 4,131,729 182,829 282,776 Specialtie s 48 16,729 803 3,541 22,750 1,092 7,311

Sardines, Maine 23.4 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) Tuna: (2) Albacore: Solid 18 7,907,722 142,339 355,397 8,202,111 147,638 341,998 Chunk 18 1,454,722 26,185 50,356 1,564,667 28,164 50,812 Total albacore 9,362,444 168,524 405,753 9,766,778 175,802 392,810 Lightmeat: Solid 18 429,944 7,739 11,624 367,667 6,618 13,866 Chunk 18 14,915,278 268,475 287,356 14,104,278 253,877 295,761 Total lightmeat 15,345,222 276,214 298,980 14,471,944 260,495 309,627 Total tuna 24,707,667 444,738 704,733 24,238,722 436,297 702,437 Specialtie s 48 83 4 27 83 4 23
Other 48 219,167 10,520 16,151 173,292 8,318 13,484 Total fish -- 28,372,098 607,774 974,574 28,566,576 628,540 1,006,031

Shellfish: Clam and clam products: (3) Whole and minced 15 2,243,533 33,653 71,027 1,675,067 25,126 58,465 Chowder and juice 30 2,536,667 76,100 48,727 2,406,167 72,185 47,386 Specialties 48 49,458 2,374 2,907 55,750 2,676 3,492 Total clams -- 4,829,658 112,127 122,661 4,136,983 99,987 109,343 Crab meat and specialties 20 2,154 42 102 2,974 58 171 Lobster meat and specialties 48 3,167 152 488 2,521 121 217 Oyster, specialties 48 4,458 214 415 167 8 134 Shrimp, natural (4) 6.75 36,148 244 1,211 31,407 212 1,008 Other 48 11,438 549 1,343 13,438 645 2,904 Total shellfish -- 4,887,023 113,328 126,220 4,187,490 101,031 113,777
Total for human

consumption -- 33,259,121 721,102 1,100,794 32,754,066 729,571 1,119,808

For bait and animal food 48 7,505,021 360,241 229,109 7,705,604 369,869 231,967
Grand total -- 40,764,141 1,081,343 1,329,903 40,459,670 1,099,440 1,351,775 

### BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007 PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS,

2006 (1) 2007 Species

# Processed Fishery Products

46 Production of Canned Fishery Products, 1998-2007 For human For animal consumption food and bait Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

1998 988,693 448,468 1,425,564 544,328 246,906 349,765 1,533,021 695,374 1,775,329 1999 1,100,329 499,106 1,521,880 796,769 361,412 339,548 1,897,098 860,518 1,861,428 2000 1,008,098 457,270 1,334,012 738,821 335,127 291,992 1,746,919 792,397 1,626,004 2001 858,388 389,362 1,110,426 775,698 351,854 289,941 1,634,086 741,217 1,400,367 2002 952,624 432,107 1,150,224 364,546 165,357 139,618 1,317,170 597,464 1,289,842 2003 858,065 389,216 1,075,916 437,209 198,317 162,691 1,295,274 587,532 1,238,607 2004 761,562 345,442 966,715 343,895 155,990 133,038 1,105,457 501,432 1,099,753 2005 802,229 363,889 1,081,457 280,268 127,129 129,215 1,082,497 491,017 1,210,672 2006 721,102 327,090 1,100,794 360,241 163,404 229,109 1,081,343 490,494 1,329,903 2007 729,571 330,931 1,119,808 369,869 167,771 231,967 1,099,440 498,703 1,351,775 Year 

### PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1998-2007

Total



### 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

YEAR

For Human For Animal Th ousa n d P ou n ds

# Processed Fishery Products

47 Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Dried scra p and meal:



### Fish 578,207 262,273 151,545 561,142 254,532 218,112

Shellfish 4,693 2,129 400 2,079 943 172
Total, scrap and meal 582,900 264,402 151,945 563,221 255,475 218,284

Bod y oil, total 142,747 64,750 33,767 152,205 69,040 59,590

Note:--To convert p ounds of oil to g allons divide b y 7.75. The above data includes p roducts in American Samoa and Puerto Rico. 2006 

### PRODUCTION OF MEAL AND OIL, 2006 AND 2007

Product 2007

Meal Other and industrial oil products Thousand Metric Thousand Metric

p ounds tons p ounds tons
1998 613,434 278,252 222,697 101,015 172,574 60,800 233,374 1999 686,250 311,281 286,182 129,811 188,854 79,325 268,179 2000 638,244 289,506 192,348 87,248 135,815 83,023 218,838 2001 643,989 292,111 279,416 126,742 173,908 82,770 256,678 2002 637,930 289,363 210,867 95,649 181,129 51,886 233,015 2003 602,833 273,443 195,699 88,768 168,446 53,514 221,960 2004 571,012 259,009 179,400 81,375 187,801 14,642 202,443 2005 565,169 256,359 157,680 71,523 154,335 52,496 206,831 2006 582,900 264,402 142,747 64,750 185,712 56,621 242,333 2007 563,221 255,475 152,205 69,040 277,874 54,685 332,559

Note:--Does not include the value of im p orted items that ma y be further p rocessed. - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand dollars - - - - - - - - - - - 

### PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, 1998-2007

Year Scrap and meal Marine animal oil Grand total

# Foreign Trade

48 

## IMPORTS U.S. imports of edible fishery products in 2007 were valued at a record $13.7 billion, $0.3 billion more than in 2006. The quantity of edible imports was 5.3 billion pounds, 53.8 million pounds less than the quantity imported in 2006.
Edible imports consisted of 4.5 billion pounds of fresh and frozen products valued at $12.0 billion, 702.2 million pounds of canned products valued at $1.4 billion, 88.9 million pounds of cured products valued at $232.6 million, 7.9 million pounds of caviar and roe products valued at $33.9 million, and 50.6 million pounds of other products valued at $108.4 million.
The quantity of shrimp imported in 2007 was 1.2 billion pounds, 73.6 million pounds less than the quantity imported in 2006. Valued at $3.9 billion, shrimp imports accounted for 28 percent of the value of total edible imports. Imports of fresh and frozen salmon, including fillets, were 521.2 million pounds valued at $1.6 billion in 2007. Imports of fresh and frozen tuna were 416.8 million pounds, 12.3 million pounds less than the 429.0 million pounds imported in 2006. Imports of canned tuna were 378.5 million pounds, 41.5 million pounds less than in 2006. Imports of fresh and frozen fillets and steaks amounted to 1.3 billion pounds, an increase of 42.2 million pounds from 2006. Regular and minced block imports were 169.2 million pounds, an increase of 52.0 million pounds from 2006.



## Thousand Dollars

-5,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000

North America South America Europe Asia Africa/Oceania

Imports Exports Trade Balance U.S. Trade in Edible Fishery Products, 2007 

## Imports of nonedible fishery products were valued at $15.1 billion, an increase of $0.7 billion compared with 2006. The total value of edible and nonedible products was $28.8 billion in 2007, $1.1 billion more than in 2006 when $27.7 billion of fishery products were imported.

EXPORTS U.S. exports of edible fishery products were 2.9 billion pounds valued at $4.3 billion, a decrease of 97.9 millionpounds and an increase of $30.9 million when compared with 2006. Fresh and frozen items were 2.5 billion pounds valued at $3.4 billion, a decrease of 71.9 million pounds and an increase of $46.1 million compared with 2006. In terms of individual items, fresh and frozen exports consisted principally of 327.4 million pounds of salmon valued at $467.1 million, 310.6 million pounds of surimi valued at $289.9 million and 60.7 million pounds of lobsters valued at $390.9 million.
Canned items were 176.9 million pounds valued at $268.9 million. Salmon was the major canned item exported, with 114.2 million pounds valued at $203.6 million. Cured items were 8.6 million pounds valued at $21.4 million. Caviar and roe exports were 134.2 million pounds valued at $516.3 million.
Exports of nonedible products were valued at $15.8 billion, an increase of $2.3 billion when compared with 2006. Exports of fish meal amounted to 231.4 million pounds valued at $72.0 million. The total value of edible and nonedible exports was $20.1 billion, an increase of $2.3 billion compared with 2006.

# Foreign Trade

49 

# Imports

(1) Includes loins and discs. Note:--Data include imports into the United States and Puerto Rico and landings of tuna by foreign vessels at American Samoa. Statistics on imports are the weight of individual products as exported, i.e., fillets, steaks, headed, etc. Imports and Exports of Fishery Products, Annual Summary, 2007, Current Fishery Statistics No. 2007-2 provides additional information. Source:—U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Edible fishery products: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Fresh and frozen: pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Whole or eviscerated: Freshwater 171,652 77,861 157,464 133,131 60,388 113,023 Flatfish 24,330 11,036 89,153 29,628 13,439 92,167 Groundfish 53,329 24,190 62,542 57,831 26,232 65,738 Salmon 199,889 90,669 493,717 203,520 92,316 523,169 Tuna (1) 429,050 194,616 611,238 416,753 189,038 583,865 Other 266,962 121,093 510,930 272,330 123,528 522,506 Fillets and steaks: Freshwater 335,562 152,210 626,651 407,238 184,722 764,657 Flatfish 57,487 26,076 126,069 61,125 27,726 135,139 Groundfish 269,248 122,130 508,826 215,350 97,682 468,023 Salmon 307,700 139,572 976,994 317,678 144,098 1,045,066 Other 243,319 110,369 603,142 254,085 115,252 697,336 Blocks and slabs 117,201 53,162 145,299 169,245 76,769 220,720 Surimi 1,737 788 1,027 2,258 1,024 1,831 Crabs 186,278 84,495 703,408 199,355 90,427 847,536 Crabmeat 24,645 11,179 120,504 27,326 12,395 131,699 Lobster: American 67,220 30,491 579,062 61,854 28,057 563,968 Spin y 26,365 11,959 348,686 27,465 12,458 371,291 Shrimp 1,297,001 588,316 4,104,213 1,224,212 555,299 3,895,615 Scallops (meats) 59,339 26,916 238,062 55,223 25,049 231,027 Squid 143,189 64,950 189,063 124,844 56,629 154,733 Other fish and shellfish 247,495 112,263 541,665 236,216 107,147 524,926 Total, fresh and frozen 4,529,000 2,054,341 11,737,715 4,496,668 2,039,675 11,954,035 Canned: Anchovy 8,003 3,630 25,012 8,759 3,973 27,584 Herring 6,226 2,824 8,576 6,023 2,732 8,670 Mackerel 23,027 10,445 20,176 21,834 9,904 18,663 Salmon 20,024 9,083 51,120 22,289 10,110 58,742 Sardines 50,247 22,792 60,021 51,607 23,409 64,457 Tuna 419,948 190,487 525,598 378,457 171,667 524,478 Clams 14,989 6,799 19,260 13,792 6,256 17,253 Crabmeat 60,999 27,669 380,653 67,306 30,530 441,918 Lobsters 201 91 2,343 357 162 4,950 Oysters 13,126 5,954 28,116 14,202 6,442 30,941 Shrimp 4,372 1,983 11,038 3,609 1,637 8,711 Balls, cakes, and puddings 25,218 11,439 33,839 24,938 11,312 35,838 Other fish and shellfish 77,421 35,118 93,540 89,039 40,388 125,117 Total, canned 723,801 328,314 1,259,292 702,214 318,522 1,367,322 Cured: Dried 14,691 6,664 45,843 15,115 6,856 51,014 Pickled or salted 52,187 23,672 85,211 49,149 22,294 84,521 Smoked or kippered 20,448 9,275 75,449 24,647 11,180 97,033 Total, cured 87,326 39,611 206,503 88,912 40,330 232,568 Caviar and roe 7,315 3,318 32,418 7,948 3,605 33,860 Prepared meals 14,209 6,445 39,730 11,374 5,159 29,082 Other fish and shellfish 38,446 17,439 79,636 39,226 17,793 79,337 Total edible products 5,400,097 2,449,468 13,355,294 5,346,340 2,425,084 13,696,204 Nonedible products: Meal and scrap 129,403 58,697 41,183 87,364 39,628 33,048 Fish oils 44,363 20,123 58,039 55,144 25,013 67,816 Other - - 14,257,447 - - 14,980,051 Total nonedible products - - 14,356,669 - - 15,080,915 Grand total - - 27,711,963 - - 28,777,119 2006 2007 FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTS, BY PRINCIPAL ITEMS, 2006 AND 2007

Item

# Foreign Trade

50 

# Imports

U.S. Fishery Product Imports U.S. Imports from Major Areas, 2007 by Volume U.S. Imports from Major Exporters, 2007 by Volume Nonedible Total Thousand Metric

pounds tons 1998 3,647,021 1,654,278 8,173,185 7,459,487 15,632,672 1999 3,887,891 1,763,536 9,013,886 8,025,696 17,039,582 2000 3,978,243 1,804,519 10,054,045 8,959,391 19,013,436 2001 4,101,993 1,860,652 9,864,431 8,682,738 18,547,169 2002 4,427,141 2,008,138 10,121,262 9,569,912 19,691,174 2003 4,906,553 2,225,598 11,095,475 10,187,079 21,282,554 2004 4,950,806 2,245,671 11,331,325 11,617,745 22,949,070 2005 5,114,937 2,320,120 12,099,324 13,020,754 25,120,078 2006 5,400,097 2,449,468 13,355,294 14,356,669 27,711,963 2007 5,346,340 2,425,084 13,696,204 15,080,915 28,777,119

Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Edible

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Thousand dollars- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EDIBLE AND NONEDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTS, 1998-2007

Year



### North America 18%

Asia 57% Africa 1%

Oceania 5% South America 14%

Europe

5% China 22%

Thailand

14% Other 32%

Canada 13% Viet Nam 4%
Ecuador 4% Chile 6% Indonesia 5%

0 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 30,000,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Thousand dollars

Edible value Nonedible value

# Foreign Trade

51 

# Imports

Nonedible Total Thousand Metric

pounds tons North America: Canada 668,880 303,402 2,207,018 1,120,299 3,327,317 Mexico 146,690 66,538 500,187 538,172 1,038,359 Dominican Republic 441 200 3,286 304,390 307,676 Honduras 40,280 18,271 150,106 221 150,327 Panama 31,559 14,315 102,456 2,693 105,149 Othe r 96,365 43,711 331,653 56,554 388,207 

### Total 984,215 446,437 3,294,706 2,022,329 5,317,035 South America: Chile 306,351 138,960 1,023,857 31,796 1,055,653 Ecuador 237,623 107,785 571,058 17,992 589,050 Brazil 26,680 12,102 121,423 84,415 205,838 Argentina 58,356 26,470 97,864 64,292 162,156 Peru 40,666 18,446 79,157 53,189 132,346 Other 85,217 38,654 200,576 111,057 311,633 

### Total 754,893 342,417 2,093,935 362,741 2,456,676 Europe: European Union: France 2,826 1,282 14,975 1,358,921 1,373,896 Italy 1,975 896 7,942 1,070,034 1,077,976 United Kingdom 28,633 12,988 79,771 478,301 558,072 Spain 17,994 8,162 43,149 468,231 511,380 Germany 2,180 989 5,451 350,077 355,528 Other 41,440 18,797 102,064 247,194 349,258 

### Total 95,049 43,114 253,352 3,972,758 4,226,110 Other: Russian Federation 86,273 39,133 421,888 1,973 423,861 Turkey 1,254 569 5,243 374,738 379,981 Switzerland 13 6 118 268,404 268,522 Norway 54,033 24,509 150,007 58,115 208,122 Iceland 35,457 16,083 118,173 3,444 121,617 Other 6,874 3,118 15,823 121,302 137,125 

### Total 183,903 83,418 711,252 827,976 1,539,228 Asia: China 1,186,705 538,286 2,024,835 1,919,149 3,943,984 Thailand 768,964 348,800 1,794,393 1,115,064 2,909,457 India 83,162 37,722 261,885 2,336,228 2,598,113 Indonesia 267,153 121,180 879,095 337,547 1,216,642 Viet Nam 208,028 94,361 692,554 12,336 704,890 Other 522,865 237,170 1,166,976 1,847,689 3,014,665 

### Total 3,036,878 1,377,519 6,819,738 7,568,013 14,387,751 Oceania: Australia 6,949 3,152 96,209 88,107 184,316 New Zealand 112,055 50,828 148,515 10,059 158,574 Fiji 36,949 16,760 68,440 1,661 70,101 French Polynesia 622 282 1,306 52,374 53,680 Vanuatu 38,902 17,646 36,697 129 36,826 Other 52,152 23,656 55,413 4,153 59,566 

### Total 247 , 629 112 , 324 406 , 580 156 , 483 563 , 063 Africa: South Africa 5,090 2,309 30,937 104,529 135,466 Morocco 10,639 4,826 25,699 13,302 39,001 Tunisia 582 264 2,050 35,196 37,246 Mauritius 15,617 7,084 17,935 4,341 22,276 Senegal 2,857 1,296 9,031 43 9,074 Other 8,986 4,076 30,989 13,204 44,193 

### Total 43 , 772 19 , 855 116 , 641 170 , 615 287 , 256 Grand total 5,346,340 2,425,084 13,696,204 15,080,915 28,777,119 Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### EDIBLE AND NONEDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTS, 2007

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Thousand dollars- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Edible Continent and Country

# Foreign Trade

52 

# Imports

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Regular blocks and slabs: Cod 14,061 6,378 27,245 18,971 8,605 39,475 Flatfish 6,358 2,884 10,398 5,829 2,644 10,052 Haddock 6,045 2,742 10,710 6,235 2,828 13,437 Ocean perch 381 173 692 736 334 1,303 Pollock 41,215 18,695 37,027 66,667 30,240 62,355 Whiting 9,837 4,462 9,549 15,796 7,165 16,037 Other 11,711 5,312 23,623 15,234 6,910 33,215 

### Total 89,608 40,646 119,244 129,467 58,726 175,874 Minced blocks and slabs 27,593 12,516 26,055 39,778 18,043 44,846 

### Grand total 117,201 53,162 145,299 169,245 76,769 220,720 Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau Species and type 

### BY SPECIES AND TYPE, 2006 AND 200 7 REGULAR AND MINCED FISH BLOCKS AND SLABS IMPORTS,

2006 2007

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

China 76,217 34,572 84,612 120,819 54,803 138,097 Canada 9,548 4,331 9,134 14,237 6,458 13,535 Argentina 7,533 3,417 8,844 6,168 2,798 8,824 Poland 1,442 654 3,201 4,680 2,123 7,334 Brazil 586 266 1,900 1,371 622 5,837 Japan 165 75 1,100 2,410 1,093 5,631 Iceland 3,347 1,518 5,942 3,305 1,499 5,606 Indonesia 919 417 1,415 1,905 864 4,742 Philippines 1,224 555 1,967 1,420 644 3,917 Other 16,219 7,357 27,184 12,930 5,865 27,197 

### Total 117,201 53,162 145,299 169,245 76,769 220,720 Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau 

### REGULAR AND MINCED FISH BLOCKS AND SLABS IMPORTS, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 2006 AND 2007 Country 2006 2007

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Cod 98,228 44,556 279,137 86,524 39,247 273,764 Haddock 25,531 11,581 77,733 20,304 9,210 74,634 Hake 10,196 4,625 9,812 7,650 3,470 9,733 Ocean perch 13,922 6,315 29,644 10,141 4,600 19,616 Pollock (2) 121,370 55,053 112,500 90,730 41,155 90,276 Total 269,248 122,130 508,826 215,350 97,682 468,023 (1) Does not include data on fish blocks and slabs. (2) Includes some quantities of cusk fillets. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau Species GROUNDFISH FILLET AND STEAK IMPORTS, BY SPECIES, 2006 AND 2007 (1 ) 2006 2007

# Foreign Trade

53 

# Imports

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Quota Over quota Thousand pounds 

### Imports of Canned Tuna by Major Exporter, 2007 by Volume Canned Tuna Quota and Imports (1) Imports have been subject to tariff quotas since April 14, 1956. Dutiable in 1956 to 1967 at 12.5 percent ad valorem; 1968, 11 percent; 1969, 10 percent; 1970, 8.5 percent; 1971, 7 percent; and 1972 to present, 6 percent. (2) Dutiable in 1972 to present, 12.5 percent. Note:—Data in this table will not agree with tuna import data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Source:—U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service. U.S Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Thailand 50%

Philippines

17% Indonesia

9% Other 15%

Ecuador

9% Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric

pounds tons pounds tons pounds tons
1998 67,317 30,535 176,648 80,127 243,965 110,662 1999 72,086 32,698 249,016 112,953 321,102 145,651 2000 62,403 28,306 245,211 111,227 307,614 139,533 2001 65,155 29,554 220,528 100,031 285,683 129,585 2002 39,947 18,120 323,042 146,531 362,990 164,651 2003 41,398 18,778 501,655 227,549 543,053 246,327 2004 50,472 22,894 377,161 171,079 427,633 193,973 2005 41,965 19,035 447,133 202,818 489,097 221,853 2006 42,954 19,484 367,258 166,587 410,212 186,071 2007 41,178 18,678 300,412 136,266 341,590 154,944 (1) Over quota (2) 

### CANNED TUNA NOT IN OIL, QUOTA AND IMPORTS, 1998-200 7

Total Year Quota

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars
Thailand 204,970 92,974 250,062 187,104 84,870 252,736 Ecuado r 44,010 19,963 94,047 35,606 16,151 89,076 Phili pp ines 80,305 36,426 70,040 64,690 29,343 66,196 Indonesia 38,708 17,558 52,084 33,203 15,061 47,504 Viet Nam 26,832 12,171 27,224 30,571 13,867 33,735 China 12,599 5,715 11,188 13,311 6,038 12,974 Mexico 5,547 2,516 7,003 6,585 2,987 8,398 Mala y sia 1,841 835 3,462 1,424 646 2,615 South Korea 875 397 1,560 1,038 471 1,758 Othe r 4,259 1,932 8,928 4,923 2,233 9,486 

### Total 419,948 190,487 525,598 378,457 171,667 524,478

Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Country 2006 2007 

### CANNED TUNA, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 2006 AND 200 7

# Foreign Trade

54 

# Imports

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars North America: Mexico 77,994 35,378 321,856 89,414 40,558 358,507 Canada 15,542 7,050 49,375 13,223 5,998 44,198 Honduras 20,527 9,311 51,927 16,131 7,317 41,428 Panama 10,278 4,662 40,526 9,819 4,454 36,645 Nicara g ua 10,683 4,846 28,805 9,231 4,187 27,071 Guatemala 5,366 2,434 12,903 4,370 1,982 10,390 Belize 5,900 2,676 15,543 1,493 677 3,898 Costa Rica 428 194 2,847 478 217 2,373 Greenland 496 225 1,136 531 241 1,269 Other 802 364 2,312 271 123 811 

### Total 148,017 67,140 527,230 144,961 65,754 526,590 South America: Ecuador 130,872 59,363 324,241 130,354 59,128 308,872 Venezuela 21,729 9,856 52,434 23,796 10,794 47,876 Peru 11,673 5,295 31,682 15,776 7,156 40,112 Gu y ana 17,165 7,786 32,078 19,689 8,931 31,188 Colombia 7,218 3,274 19,912 4,899 2,222 12,878 Suriname 6,036 2,738 11,104 6,078 2,757 10,772 Ar g entina 77 35 245 754 342 2,805 Chile 154 70 661 46 21 215 Brazil 1,299 589 3,692 - - 4 

### Total 196,223 89,006 476,049 201,392 91,351 454,722 Euro p e: Euro p ean Union: Netherlands - - - 128 58 904 Denmark 152 69 242 88 40 129 United Kin g dom 42 19 374 11 5 96 Other 44 20 386 24 11 82 

### Total 238 108 1,002 251 114 1,211 Other: Iceland 77 35 182 9 4 23 Ukraine 2 1 12 - - - Norwa y 75 34 226 - - - 

### Total 154 70 420 9 4 23 Asia: Thailand 427,172 193,764 1,277,330 415,170 188,320 1,235,833 Viet Nam 81,742 37,078 429,753 86,639 39,299 459,942 Indonesia 129,474 58,729 430,257 130,224 59,069 447,237 China 150,243 68,150 330,918 106,745 48,419 235,522 India 60,135 27,277 252,020 45,803 20,776 194,750 Ban g ladesh 42,862 19,442 188,743 32,884 14,916 154,402 Mala y sia 44,861 20,349 136,428 50,338 22,833 153,045 Phili pp ines 4,001 1,815 14,990 3,832 1,738 9,956 United Arab Emirates 5,582 2,532 12,129 4,579 2,077 9,292 Other 8,874 4,025 29,379 4,167 1,890 16,631 

### Total 954,947 433,161 3,101,947 880,378 399,337 2,916,610 Oceania 1,224 555 6,389 353 160 2,329 Africa 571 259 2,214 474 215 2,841 

### Grand total 1,301,373 590,299 4,115,251 1,227,819 556,935 3,904,326 Note:--Statistics on imports are the weights of the individual products as received, i.e., raw headless, peeled, etc. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### Country 

### SHRIMP IMPORTS, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 2006 AND 2007

2006 2007

# Foreign Trade

55 

# Imports

Shrimp Imports by Major Exporter, 2007 by Volume Shrimp Imports by Type, 2007 by Volume Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars

Shell-on ( heads off ) 565,041 256,301 1,792,653 521,498 236,550 1,647,250 Peeled: Canned 4,372 1,983 11,038 3,609 1,637 8,711 Not breaded: Raw 360,754 163,637 1,232,437 396,592 179,893 1,348,026 Other 262,625 119,126 842,564 225,674 102,365 716,716 Breaded 108,581 49,252 236,559 80,448 36,491 183,623 

### Total 1,301,373 590,299 4,115,251 1,227,821 556,936 3,904,326

Source:--U.S. De p artment of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### SHRIMP IMPORTS, BY TYPE OF PRODUCT, 2006 AND 2007
Type of product 2006 2007

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars
Mexico 60,779 27,569 17,789 44,085 19,997 14,699 Chile 12,965 5,881 5,067 14,844 6,733 6,421 Canada 16,325 7,405 5,492 14,438 6,549 5,869 China 1,634 741 1,256 2,066 937 1,810 Peru 24,769 11,235 7,086 2,465 1,118 929 Ja p an 4,231 1,919 817 4,489 2,036 866 Iceland 1,325 601 943 1,071 486 852 Panama 3,605 1,635 1,330 1,378 625 439 Ecuador 3,124 1,417 860 1,548 702 418 Other 648 294 543 981 445 745 

### Total 129,403 58,697 41,183 87,364 39,628 33,048

Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Country 

### FISH MEAL AND SCRAP IMPORTS, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 2006 AND 200 7

2006 2007 

### Thailand

33%

Ecuador

11% Indonesia 11% China

9% Mexico

7% Viet Nam 7% Malaysia 4% Other 18%



### Shell-on 43%

Peeled raw 32% Peeled other 18% Other 7%

# Foreign Trade

56 

# Exports

Edible fishery products: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Fresh and frozen: pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Whole or eviscerated: Freshwater 16,618 7,538 15,912 9,079 4,118 9,513 Flatfish 209,366 94,968 181,195 230,246 104,439 216,233 Groundfish 361,252 163,863 369,068 349,345 158,462 373,631 Herrin g 70,929 32,173 31,645 31,400 14,243 20,579 Sablefish 23,516 10,667 80,288 16,947 7,687 63,625 Salmon 254,362 115,378 367,365 327,361 148,490 467,081 Tuna 30,080 13,644 49,066 38,210 17,332 56,970 Other 503,584 228,424 394,070 463,378 210,187 310,373 Fillets, and steaks: Freshwater 4,824 2,188 9,516 3,924 1,780 8,408 Groundfish 207,790 94,253 261,213 261,743 118,726 338,763 Other 54,174 24,573 155,500 58,570 26,567 183,358 Blocks and slabs 58,742 26,645 61,053 52,972 24,028 55,630 Surimi 397,899 180,486 366,681 310,562 140,870 289,873 Fish sticks 44,676 20,265 66,818 41,863 18,989 66,530 Clams 7,487 3,396 30,764 7,685 3,486 33,244 Crabs 38,067 17,267 147,021 28,918 13,117 117,062 Crabmea t 2,458 1,115 8,103 3,276 1,486 14,771 Lobsters 64,022 29,040 371,269 60,701 27,534 390,883 Scallo p s ( meats ) 24,398 11,067 133,701 21,482 9,744 124,250 Sea urchins 721 327 4,833 331 150 1,999 Shrim p 26,764 12,140 98,396 26,094 11,836 103,814 S q uid 137,108 62,192 80,843 122,990 55,788 78,053 Other fish and shellfish 38,157 9,770 60,342 30,435 9,687 66,127 

### Total , fresh and frozen 2 , 560 , 376 1 , 161 , 379 3 , 344 , 662 2 , 488 , 433 1 , 128 , 746 3 , 390 , 770 Canned: Salmon 115,633 52,451 182,147 114,203 51,802 203,592 Sardines 27,123 12,303 11,143 30,110 13,658 11,963 Tuna 6,444 2,923 6,348 3,128 1,419 4,322 Abalone 346 157 5,432 340 154 5,595 Crabmea t 2,729 1,238 8,493 1,265 574 4,863 Shrim p 1,459 662 7,762 3,016 1,368 12,434 S q uid 3,406 1,545 1,772 4,105 1,862 2,592 Other fish and shellfish 38,245 17,348 32,627 20,767 9,420 23,547 

### Total , canned 195 , 387 88 , 627 255 , 72 4 176 , 935 80 , 257 268 , 908 Cured: Dried 2,597 1,178 6,877 939 426 4,761 Pickled or salted 7,948 3,605 10,267 6,318 2,866 9,293 Smoked or ki pp ered 1,490 676 7,218 1,336 606 7,346 

### Total , cured 12 , 035 5 , 459 24 , 362 8 , 594 3 , 898 21 , 400 Caviar and roe: Herrin g 11,332 5,140 12,657 22,390 10,156 28,174 Pollock 65,997 29,936 314,328 65,715 29,808 275,474 Salmon 22,939 10,405 101,510 25,992 11,790 122,788 Sea urchin 1,892 858 33,447 1,969 893 36,137 Other 19,348 8,776 64,544 18,100 8,210 53,696 

### Total , caviar and roe 121 , 507 55 , 115 526 , 486 134 , 165 60 , 857 516 , 269 Pre p ared meals 9,777 4,435 21,349 6,847 3,106 14,742 Other fish and shellfish 68,230 30,949 65,068 54,416 24,683 56,500 

### Total edible p roducts 2 , 967 , 312 1 , 345 , 96 4 4 , 237 , 651 2 , 869 , 391 1 , 301 , 547 4 , 268 , 589 Nonedible p roducts: Meal and scra p 260,588 118,202 80,080 231,388 104,957 72,043 Fish oils 148,030 67,146 57,154 123,193 55,880 64,663 Other - - 13,442,20 6 - - 15,713,09 7 

### Total nonedible products - - 13,522,286 - - 15,785,140 Grand total - - 17,759,937 - - 20,053,729 (1) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (re-exports). Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 2006 2007 Item



### FISHERY PRODUCTS EXPORTS, BY PRINCIPAL ITEMS, 2006 AND 2007 (1 )

# Foreign Trade

57 

# Exports

0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 22,000,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Edible value Nonedible value Thousand dollars 

### U.S. Fishery Product Exports U.S. Exports to Major Importers, 2007 by Volume U.S. Exports to Major Areas, 2007 by Volume Nonedible Total Thousand Metric

pounds tons 1998 1,663,889 754,735 2,259,727 6,437,385 8,697,112 1999 1,961,122 889,559 2,848,548 7,158,302 10,006,850 2000 2,164,994 982,035 2,951,717 7,829,818 10,781,535 2001 2,564,960 1,163,458 3,194,500 8,639,109 11,833,609 2002 2,398,208 1,087,820 3,119,651 8,593,789 11,713,440 2003 2,395,708 1,086,686 3,268,333 8,730,917 11,999,250 2004 2,888,172 1,310,066 3,708,288 9,883,926 13,592,214 2005 2,929,422 1,328,777 4,073,690 11,356,982 15,430,672 2006 2,967,312 1,345,964 4,237,651 13,522,286 17,759,937 2007 2,869,391 1,301,547 4,268,589 15,785,140 20,053,729

( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Year Edible

- - - - - - - - - - - - -Thousand dollars- - - - - - - - - - - - - EDIBLE AND NONEDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS EXPORTS, 1998-2007 (1)



### North America 14%

Europe

27% South America 2% Africa

1%

Asia 53%

Oceania 3% 

### China 17%

Canada

9% South Korea 8% Other 44% Japan 14%

Germany 5% Netherlands 3%

# Foreign Trade

58 

# Exports

Edible Nonedible Total Thousand Metric

pounds tons North America: Canada 317,266 143,911 864,578 2,753,907 3,618,48 5 Mexico 43,525 19,743 69,087 1,215,723 1,284,810 Netherlands Antille s 1,689 766 4,751 429,708 434,459 Dominican Re p ubli c 5,803 2,632 6,966 281,962 288,928 Panama 3,029 1,374 2,885 105,098 107,983 Othe r 22,438 10,178 44,957 543,375 588,332 

### Total 393,750 178,604 993,224 5,329,773 6,322,997 South America: Brazil 33,146 15,035 13,485 188,471 201,956 Venezuel a 11,451 5,194 6,784 120,224 127,008 Colombia 2,123 963 3,008 88,501 91,509 Chile 787 357 1,696 85,196 86,892 Ar g entina 646 293 985 70,289 71,274 Othe r 8,415 3,817 9,811 146,891 156,702 

### Total 56,568 25,659 35,769 699,572 735,341 Euro p e: Euro p ean Union: United Kin g do m 57,507 26,085 124,545 1,134,580 1,259,12 5 Netherland s 115,801 52,527 157,950 764,198 922,148 France 68,596 31,115 167,686 422,438 590,124 German y 162,309 73,623 239,209 306,632 545,841 Bel g ium 7,379 3,347 28,540 349,907 378,447 Othe r 199,479 90,483 360,703 555,497 916,200 

### Total 611,071 277,180 1,078,633 3,533,252 4,611,885 Other: Switzerland 1,841 835 6,563 757,725 764,288 Russian Federation 52,130 23,646 47,946 116,957 164,903 Ukraine 70,893 32,157 66,773 30,388 97,161 Turke y 822 373 1,324 55,085 56,409 Norwa y 22,222 10,080 38,907 12,293 51,200 Othe r 25,743 11,677 14,385 26,505 40,890 

### Total 173,652 78,768 175,898 998,953 1,174,851 Asia: Ja p an 481,626 218,464 790,807 1,248,240 2,039,047 China - Hon g Kon g 16,713 7,581 55,560 978,469 1,034,029 China 570,436 258,748 544,107 481,740 1,025,847 South Kore a 266,757 121,000 353,269 244,291 597,560 India 606 275 2,382 356,419 358,801 Othe r 171,531 77,806 160,854 1,415,027 1,575,881 

### Total 1,507,669 683,874 1,906,979 4,724,186 6,631,165 Oceania: Australia 62,071 28,155 40,130 307,707 347,837 New Zealand 6,380 2,894 5,047 47,564 52,611 Nauru 13,611 6,174 6,386 - 6,386 French Pol y nesi a 1,625 737 1,614 1,664 3,278 Western Samoa 2,138 970 1,094 457 1,551 Othe r 6,808 3,088 3,284 3,165 6,449 

### Total 92,633 42,018 57,555 360,557 418,112 Africa: South Africa 8,210 3,724 8,220 47,673 55,893 Namibia - - - 29,956 29,956 E gypt 20,591 9,340 8,963 17,702 26,665 Ni g eria 137 62 77 7,831 7,908 Sene g al 99 45 52 4,292 4,344 Othe r 5,011 2,273 3,219 31,393 34,612 

### Total 34,048 15,444 20,531 138,847 159,378 2,869,391 1,301,547 4,268,589 15,785,140 20,053,729 (1) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (re-exports). Source:--U.S. De p artment of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

. 

### Grand total - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Thousand dollars- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### EDIBLE AND NONEDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS EXPORTS, 2007 ( 1 ) Continent and Country

# Foreign Trade

59 

# Exports

U.S. Shrimp Exports by Major Importer, 2007 by Volume U.S. Lobster Exports by Major Importer, 2007 by Volume

Canada 53%

Spain 14% Other 8% Japan

2%

Italy 13% France

10% Canada

32%

Mexico

19% Indonesia 2% China - Hong Kong 4%

China Other 29% Country Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars
Canada 9,583 4,347 34,403 8,199 3,719 31,041 Mexico 4,916 2,230 15,759 4,982 2,260 17,127 China 2,352 1,067 8,358 3,565 1,617 16,600 Indonesia 741 336 3,534 580 263 3,533 China - Hon g Kon g 229 104 1,021 1,109 503 3,275 Thailand 1,444 655 5,575 743 337 3,202 Denmark 571 259 1,534 602 273 2,128 Jamaica 306 139 1,214 573 260 2,121 Ja p an 465 211 2,697 324 147 1,980 Other 6,155 2,792 24,301 5,417 2,457 22,807 

### 26,764 12,140 98,396 26,094 11,836 103,814
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### Total FRESH AND FROZEN SHRIMP EXPORTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

2007 2006

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars Canada 37,730 17,114 173,352 32,247 14,627 163,303 S p ain 7,220 3,275 51,267 8,547 3,877 64,848 Ital y 7,427 3,369 54,211 8,139 3,692 61,968 France 4,112 1,865 29,830 5,900 2,676 47,268 Ja p an 1,120 508 9,354 924 419 8,249 United Kin g dom 844 383 6,677 844 383 6,644 South Korea 732 332 6,332 608 276 5,684 German y 690 313 4,842 507 230 4,007 China - Hon g Kon g 300 136 3,190 333 151 3,578 Other 3,847 1,745 32,214 2,652 1,203 25,334 

### Total 64,022 29,040 371,269 60,701 27,534 390,883
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### FRESH AND FROZEN LOBSTER EXPORTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

Country 2007 2006

# Foreign Trade

60 

# Exports

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars
China 82,545 37,442 108,510 125,391 56,877 158,057 Canada 27,251 12,361 50,146 33,384 15,143 64,880 Ja p an 39,932 18,113 73,374 34,222 15,523 60,212 Thailand 12,595 5,713 15,008 25,479 11,557 35,534 German y 12,509 5,674 17,630 22,917 10,395 32,763 France 11,358 5,152 16,889 14,586 6,616 21,826 Ukraine 5,534 2,510 5,416 12,330 5,593 15,844 United Kin g dom 7,330 3,325 13,490 5,706 2,588 10,314 Netherlands 6,634 3,009 8,631 5,805 2,633 9,210 Other 48,675 22,079 58,271 47,542 21,565 58,441 

### Total 254,362 115,378 367,365 327,361 148,490 467,081
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### FRESH AND FROZEN SALMON EXPORTS, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1) 2007 Country 2006

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars Canada 35,752 16,217 57,668 42,273 19,175 79,166 United Kin g dom 40,188 18,229 68,721 40,428 18,338 74,641 A ustralia 17,584 7,976 25,834 13,620 6,178 22,832 Netherlands 6,653 3,018 8,680 6,290 2,853 9,043 New Zealand 877 398 1,153 1,691 767 2,517 South Africa 1,197 543 1,492 1,270 576 2,003 Ireland 474 215 544 1,164 528 1,697 France 974 442 1,580 1,213 550 1,499 Mexico 589 267 1,175 827 375 1,475 Other 11,345 5,146 15,300 5,428 2,462 8,719 

### Total 115,633 52,451 182,147 114,203 51,802 203,592
(1) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (re-exports). Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 2007 2006 Country 

### BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1) CANNED SALMON EXPORTS,

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars
Ja p an 189,203 85,822 177,316 146,370 66,393 137,674 South Korea 148,908 67,544 134,628 111,163 50,423 107,992 Lithuania 7,108 3,224 5,899 12,778 5,796 9,991 France 9,262 4,201 8,422 9,581 4,346 7,994 S p ain 5,287 2,398 5,041 7,846 3,559 6,578 Russian Federation 2,145 973 1,732 5,525 2,506 4,634 German y 12,161 5,516 11,554 5,507 2,498 4,154 Netherlands 12,125 5,500 10,735 3,256 1,477 2,880 China 5,075 2,302 4,804 2,930 1,329 2,451 Other 6,627 3,006 6,550 5,606 2,543 5,525 

### Total 397,899 180,486 366,681 310,562 140,870 289,873
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1) Country 

### FROZEN SURIMI EXPORTS,

2006 2007

# Foreign Trade

61 

# Exports

U.S. Crab Exports by Major Importer, 2007 by Volume U.S.Crabmeat Exports by Major Importer, 2007 by Volume Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars
Canada 18,904 8,575 57,592 16,030 7,271 51,386 Ja p an 11,931 5,412 59,992 7,213 3,272 43,184 China 6,687 3,033 26,129 4,054 1,839 13,724 Mexico 66 30 436 163 74 1,293 Bel g ium 82 37 549 196 89 1,036 South Korea 42 19 116 185 84 966 Viet Nam 7 3 48 139 63 832 China - Hon g Kon g 68 31 409 128 58 817 Thailand 9 4 83 106 48 716 Other 271 123 1,667 703 319 3,108 

### 38,067 17,267 147,021 28,918 13,117 117,062

FRESH AND FROZEN CRAB EXPORTS,

2006 2007 Country 

### BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

Total

Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. (1) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (re-exports).

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars

China - Hon g Kon g 13 6 149 615 279 3,766 Ja p an 280 127 677 809 367 2,098 China 90 41 243 320 145 1,510 Canada 179 81 773 234 106 1,151 Mexico 82 37 150 192 87 906 Viet Nam 55 25 248 110 50 674 United Kin g dom - - - 93 42 630 Indonesia 126 57 513 82 37 398 Switzerland - - - 53 24 396 Other 1,634 741 5,350 769 349 3,242 

### 2,458 1,115 8,103 3,276 1,486 14,771
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-ex p orts )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

Total Country 2007 2006 

### FRESH AND FROZEN CRABMEAT EXPORTS, Canada

55% China 14% Other 6%



### Japan 25% 

### Japan 25% Mexico

6% Other 33% China - Hong Kong 19%

Canada

7% China 10%

# Foreign Trade

62 

# Exports

U.S. Fish Oil Exports by Major Importer, 2007 by Volume U.S. Fish Meal Exports by Major Importer, 2007 by Volume Country Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars
China 114,339 51,864 32,408 115,660 52,463 28,440 Canada 32,864 14,907 12,703 30,481 13,826 14,039 Saudi Arabia 5,844 2,651 632 9,328 4,231 4,634 Mexico 30,044 13,628 9,091 10,313 4,678 3,797 Ja p an 18,770 8,514 6,798 9,231 4,187 3,104 China - Tai p ei 13,307 6,036 4,262 8,375 3,799 2,813 South Korea 8,926 4,049 3,561 6,005 2,724 2,775 Belize 5,000 2,268 1,753 5,719 2,594 2,149 Venezuela 306 139 106 7,809 3,542 1,696 Other 31,186 14,146 8,766 28,468 12,913 8,596 

### 260 , 588 118 , 202 80 , 080 231 , 388 104 , 957 72 , 043
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### Total FISH MEAL EXPORTS,

2006 2007 

### BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

Countr y Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand p ounds tons dollars p ounds tons dollars
Netherlands 19,901 9,027 8,233 45,860 20,802 16,038 Canada 33,142 15,033 11,790 16,510 7,489 12,630 Chile 17,643 8,003 4,821 22,046 10,000 7,910 Denmark 13,281 6,024 3,647 20,474 9,287 6,775 United Kin g dom 271 123 606 450 204 5,248 Japan 30,410 13,794 9,116 10,452 4,741 3,602 China 3,768 1,709 3,954 664 301 2,652 South Korea 4,206 1,908 3,673 2,714 1,231 2,125 A ustralia 3,441 1,561 1,259 154 70 1,492 Other 21,967 9,964 10,055 3,869 1,755 6,191 

### 148 , 030 67 , 146 57 , 154 123 , 193 55 , 880 64 , 663
( 1 ) Fi g ures reflect both domestic and forei g n ( re-exports )

. Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 

### Total FISH AND MARINE ANIMAL OIL EXPORTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1) 2006 2007 

### China 51%

Canada

13% Saudi Arabia 4% Other 24%

Japan

4%
Mexico

4% Netherlands 38%

Chile 18% Denmark

17% Other 6% Japan

8%

Canada 13%

# Supply of Fishery Products

63 (1) Preliminary. Note: The weight of U.S. landings and imports represent the round(live) weight of all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks (conchs, clams, oysters, scallops, etc) which are shown in weight of meats excluding the shell. Domestic commercial landings (1)

1998 9

, 194 7

, 703 4

, 889 12

, 008 1999 9

, 339 8

, 039 5

, 207 12

, 171 2000 9

, 069 8

, 271 5

, 758 11

, 582 2001 9

, 492 8

, 627 7

, 107 11

, 012 2002 9

, 397 9

, 631 6

, 979 12

, 049 2003 9

, 507 10

, 343 6

, 756 13

, 094 2004 9

, 683 10

, 729 8

, 203 12

, 209 2005 9

, 707 10

, 905 8

, 420 12

, 192 2006 9

, 483 11

, 477 7

, 710 13

, 250 2007 9

, 232 11

, 252 7

, 057 13

, 427 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Million pounds- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF EDIBLE AND INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1998-200 7 (Round weight)

Year Total Imports Exports



### Domestic commercial landings (1)

1998 7

, 173 7

, 001 3

, 709 10

, 465 1999 6

, 832 7

, 630 4

, 129 10

, 333 2000 6

, 912 7

, 828 4

, 587 10

, 153 2001 7

, 314 7

, 992 5

, 774 9

, 532 2002 7

, 205 8

, 802 5

, 587 10

, 420 2003 7

, 521 9

, 666 5

, 392 11

, 795 2004 7

, 794 9

, 854 6

, 462 11

, 186 2005 7

, 997 10

, 158 6

, 385 11

, 770 2006 7

, 842 10

, 752 6

, 251 12

, 343 2007 7

, 466 10

, 763 5

, 761 12

, 468

(1) Preliminary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Million pounds- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Year Total Imports 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1998-2007 (Round weight)

Exports

Domestic commercial landin g s ( 1 )

1998 2

, 021 702 1

, 180 1

, 543 1999 2

, 507 409 1

, 078 1

, 838 2000 2

, 157 443 1

, 171 1

, 429 2001 2

, 178 635 1

, 333 1

, 480 2002 2

, 192 829 1

, 392 1

, 629 2003 1

, 986 677 1

, 364 1

, 299 2004 1

, 889 875 1

, 741 1

, 023 2005 1

, 710 747 2

, 035 422 2006 1

, 641 725 1

, 459 907 2007 1

, 766 489 1

, 296 959

(1) Preliminary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Million pounds- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Year 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1998-2007 ( Round wei g ht )

Total Imports Exports

# Supply of Fishery Products

64(1) Includes only quantity harvested for fish meal.(2) Not available.NOTE: Total landings shown in this table may not agree with landings reported in other tables due to rounding.Domestic commerciallandings2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007EdibleFinfish 6,671,051 6,458,677 6,813,106 6,924,639 5,825,606 5,376,692 7,658,551 8,006,624Shellfish, et al 1,170,873 1,006,942 3,939,196 3,838,050 424,712 384,142 4,685,357 4,460,850Subtotal 7,841,924 7,465,619 10,752,302 10,762,689 6,250,318 5,760,834 12,343,908 12,467,474Industrial(1)Finfish 1,616,216 1,752,100 724,659 489,238 1,459,294 1,295,774 881,581 945,564Shellfish, et al 24,856 14,114 (2) (2) (2) (2) 24,856 14,114Subtotal 1,641,072 1,766,214 724,659 489,238 1,459,294 1,295,774 906,437 959,678Total:Finfish 8,287,267 8,210,777 7,537,765 7,413,877 7,284,900 6,672,466 8,540,132 8,952,188Shellfish, et al 1,195,729 1,021,056 3,939,196 3,838,050 424,712 384,142 4,710,213 4,474,964Grand total 9,482,996 9,231,833 11,476,961 11,251,927 7,709,612 7,056,608 13,250,345 13,427,152-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Thousand pounds--round weight- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --U.S. SUPPLY OF COMMERCIAL FINFISH AND SHELLFISH, 2006 and 2007ExportsItemImports Total

# Supply of Fishery Products

65 U.S. Supply of Fillets and Steaks

(1) Includes fillets used to produce blocks. Species include cod, cusk, haddock, hake, pollock, and ocean perch. (2) Species include: cod and pollock. U.S. Total production (1) supply

1998 422,418 578,561 1,000,979 101,016 899,963 1999 362,303 654,301 1,016,604 83,557 933,047 2000 367,680 734,711 1,102,391 87,511 1,014,880 2001 479,870 795,525 1,275,395 235,570 1,039,825 2002 519,099 922,543 1,441,642 220,038 1,221,604 2003 612,455 993,020 1,605,475 215,682 1,389,793 2004 566,576 1,069,103 1,635,679 294,334 1,341,345 2005 615,405 1,146,544 1,761,949 252,986 1,508,963 2006 630,930 1,213,316 1,844,246 266,788 1,577,458 2007 622,361 1,255,476 1,877,837 324,237 1,553,600

( 1 ) Includes fillets used to p roduce blocks. Year 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF ALL FILLETS AND STEAKS, 1998-200 7 (Edible weight)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Imports Total Exports

U.S. Exports Total production (1) (2) supply

1998 255,291 186,937 442,228 63,481 378,747 1999 218,765 224,944 443,709 37,474 406,235 2000 233,186 224,955 458,141 52,145 405,996 2001 336,822 194,684 531,506 162,353 369,153 2002 382,712 231,450 614,162 177,501 436,661 2003 465,416 232,894 698,310 167,924 530,386 2004 455,259 255,974 711,233 237,599 473,634 2005 486,007 271,355 757,362 185,786 571,576 2006 499,698 269,248 768,946 207,790 561,156 2007 477,300 215,350 692,650 261,743 430,907 Year Imports Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF GROUNDFISH FILLETS AND STEAKS, 1998-200 7 (Edible weight) 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Groundfish Other Thousand pounds

# Supply of Fishery Products

66 U.S. Supply of Fresh and Frozen Tuna U.S. commercial landings (1) Imports (2) Exports Total For Other Total For Other Total total supply canning canning

1998 318,144 161,305 479,449 590,568 137,852 728,420 34,026 1,173,843 1999 368,716 111,658 480,374 571,976 135,966 707,942 22,018 1,166,298 2000 281,982 54,668 336,650 550,552 107,116 657,668 16,775 977,543 2001 230,990 100,145 331,135 434,358 124,423 558,781 30,569 859,347 2002 272,086 68,824 340,910 424,894 112,925 537,819 33,735 844,994 2003 169,054 80,468 249,522 534,690 146,781 681,471 44,516 886,477 2004 148,160 72,803 220,963 466,394 140,546 606,940 41,407 786,496 2005 156,930 19,279 176,209 468,308 155,138 623,446 30,373 769,282 2006 114,570 87,739 202,309 492,778 168,566 661,344 30,080 833,573 2007 124,356 84,148 208,504 450,354 223,647 674,001 39,266 843,239

(1) Includes quantity of fish landed at other ports by U.S.-flag vessels. (2) Includes landings in American Samoa of foreign-caught fish. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Year U.S. SUPPLY OF FRESH AND FROZEN TUNA, 1998-2007 (R oun d we i g ht)

0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

For canning Other 

### Thousand pounds

# Supply of Fishery Products

67 (1) Data are confidential NA Not available U.S. Total pack supply

1998 11,842 44,328 56,170 6,314 49,856 1999 12,017 48,722 60,739 3,803 56,936 2000 ( 1 ) 62,236 NA 9,306 NA 2001 ( 1 ) 54,758 NA 21,248 NA 2002 ( 1 ) 48,986 NA 35,692 NA 2003 ( 1 ) 54,341 NA 30,042 NA 2004 ( 1 ) 54,914 NA 24,899 NA 2005 ( 1 ) 50,349 NA 43,596 NA 2006 ( 1 ) 50,247 NA 27,123 NA 2007 ( 1 ) 51,607 NA 30,110 NA 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF CANNED SARDINES, 1998-200 7 (Canned weight)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Imports Total Exports Year

U.S. Total pack supply

1998 158,798 1,323 160,121 77,450 82,671 1999 234,155 2,229 236,384 113,726 122,658 2000 171,125 5,161 176,286 81,006 95,280 2001 184,687 6,362 191,049 110,076 80,973 2002 223,708 10,013 233,721 98,563 135,158 2003 188,070 18,263 206,333 95,715 110,618 2004 199,351 16,960 216,311 118,367 97,944 2005 218,889 18,252 237,141 114,569 122,572 2006 151,709 20,024 171,733 115,633 56,100 2007 182,829 22,289 205,118 114,203 90,915 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF CANNED SALMON, 1998-200 7

Year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### ( Canned wei g ht ) Imports Total Exports

U.S. Total pack supply

1998 680,860 240,409 921,269 9,319 911,950 1999 693,816 334,537 1,028,353 7,945 1,020,408 2000 671,341 312,967 984,308 4,178 980,130 2001 507,400 292,202 799,602 3,521 796,081 2002 546,970 378,140 925,110 3,589 921,521 2003 529,310 459,029 988,339 6,263 982,076 2004 434,120 443,297 877,417 3,120 874,297 2005 446,102 452,066 898,168 3,005 895,163 2006 444,738 419,948 864,686 6,444 858,242 2007 436,297 378,457 814,754 3,128 811,626 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Imports Total Exports 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF CANNED TUNA, 1998-200 7 ( Canned wei g ht )

Year

# Supply of Fishery Products

68 (1) Imports, exports, foreign exports converted to round (live) weight by using these conversion factors: frozen, 1.75; meat, 4.50; and canned, 5.33.

(1) Converted to round(live) weight by multiplying fresh and frozen by 1.50; meat, 4.50; and canned, 5.00. (2) Domestic merchandise converted to round(live) weight by multiplying frozen weight by 2.13 (believed to be mostly sections); meat, 4.50; and canned, 5.33. Foreign exports converted using the same factors as imports. U.S. commercial Imports Exports Total landings (1) (1) supply

1998 24,122 51,655 75,777 13,575 62,202 1999 16,920 46,922 63,842 11,483 52,359 2000 15,098 40,233 55,331 14,578 40,753 2001 16,054 37,731 53,785 15,416 38,369 2002 16,793 42,775 59,568 13,045 46,523 2003 22,886 40,456 63,342 16,604 46,738 2004 22,074 43,767 65,841 14,297 51,544 2005 23,939 72,481 96,420 18,543 77,877 2006 21,641 110,793 132,434 22,504 109,930 2007 25,942 124,507 150,449 16,880 133,569 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Year 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF KING CRAB, 1998-2007 (Round weight)

Total

U.S. commercial Imports Exports Total landings (1) (2) supply

1998 251,831 60,166 311,997 58,366 253,631 1999 185,162 110,041 295,203 78,918 216,285 2000 34,497 119,443 153,940 32,239 121,701 2001 26,844 172,581 199,425 28,589 170,836 2002 33,238 175,470 208,708 36,351 172,357 2003 28,818 190,778 219,596 21,405 198,191 2004 25,209 181,885 207,094 39,492 167,602 2005 28,383 165,944 194,327 23,299 171,028 2006 42,521 173,041 215,562 28,180 187,382 2007 38,283 182,345 220,628 12,382 208,246 Total 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF SNOW (TANNER) CRABS, 1998-200 7 ( Round wei g ht )

Year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

-

U.S. Exports Total pack suppl y

1998 67 22,020 22,087 558 21,529 1999 27 27,707 27,734 1,329 26,405 2000 31 31,246 31,277 2,586 28,691 2001 6 36,923 36,929 1,931 34,998 2002 21 45,294 45,315 1,186 44,129 2003 16 47,282 47,298 732 46,566 2004 16 57,551 57,567 1,870 55,697 2005 6 61,067 61,073 2,346 58,727 2006 10 60,999 61,009 2,729 58,280 2007 5 67,306 67,311 1,265 66,046 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Imports Total 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF CANNED CRABMEAT, 1998-200 7 (Canned weight)

Year

# Supply of Fishery Products

69 U.S. Supply of Lobster (1) Only imports from Canada and St. Pierre and Miquelon are considered American lobsters and were converted to round weight by using these conversion factors: 1.00, whole; 4.50, meat, and 4.64, canned. (2) Domestic exports conversion to live weight by 1.00, whole; 4.00, meat; and 4.50, canned. Foreign exports converted using import factors.

(1) Imports were converted to round (live) weight by using these conversion factors: 1.00, whole; 3.00, tails; 4.35, other; and 4.50 canned. (2) Domestic exports converted to round (live) weight by using: 1.00, whole; 3.00, tails; 4.00, other; and 4.50, canned. Foreign exports converted using import factors. U.S. commercial Imports Exports Total landings (1) (2) supply

1998 79,642 73,601 153,243 42,874 110,369 1999 87,469 90,830 178,299 56,755 121,544 2000 83,180 105,964 189,144 64,452 124,692 2001 73,637 111,149 184,786 59,898 124,888 2002 82,252 119,594 201,846 66,827 135,019 2003 73,657 115,334 188,991 61,433 127,558 2004 88,386 107,168 195,554 57,731 137,823 2005 88,032 113,555 201,587 57,373 144,214 2006 92,615 120,091 212,706 62,847 149,859 2007 75,192 106,213 181,405 59,018 122,387 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF AMERICAN LOBSTERS,1998-200 7 (Round weight)

Year

U.S. commercial Imports Exports Total landings (1) (2) supply

1998 5,935 95,801 101,736 1,802 99,934 1999 6,692 86,240 92,932 2,346 90,586 2000 6,463 94,433 100,896 1,571 99,325 2001 4,082 76,667 80,749 2,158 78,591 2002 5,188 86,923 92,111 4,890 87,221 2003 4,863 94,423 99,286 6,047 93,239 2004 5,938 94,720 100,658 7,506 93,152 2005 4,144 86,987 91,131 7,766 83,365 2006 5,663 85,752 91,415 14,670 76,745 2007 4,272 86,687 90,959 12,729 78,230 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Year Total 

### (Round weight) U.S. SUPPLY OF SPINY LOBSTERS,1998-2007 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Spiny American Thousand pounds

# Supply of Fishery Products

70 U.S. commercial Imports Total landings (1) (2) supply

1998 107,959 15,666 123,625 4,318 119,307 1999 112,230 16,315 128,545 3,898 124,647 2000 118,482 17,767 136,249 3,627 132,622 2001 122,764 19,962 142,726 4,080 138,646 2002 130,076 18,256 148,332 4,348 143,984 2003 127,806 21,697 149,503 6,429 143,074 2004 119,411 20,640 140,051 8,136 131,915 2005 105,640 21,252 126,892 6,725 120,167 2006 110,912 21,594 132,506 7,653 124,853 2007 116,100 19,423 135,523 7,833 127,690

( 1 ) For s p ecies breakout see table on p a g e 4. ( 2 ) Im p orts and ex p orts were converted to meat wei g ht b y usin g these conversion factors: 0.40 in shell or shucked; 0.30, canned chowder and j uice; and 0.93, other. Total Exports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF CLAMS, 1998-2007 (Meat weight)

Year

U.S. commercial Imports Total Exports Total landings (1) supply

1998 33,538 29,575 63,113 1,877 61,236 1999 26,983 30,012 56,995 2,047 54,948 2000 41,146 32,735 73,881 2,447 71,434 2001 32,673 28,416 61,089 3,007 58,082 2002 34,397 30,806 65,203 2,957 62,246 2003 37,103 36,677 73,780 4,398 69,382 2004 38,654 20,111 58,765 5,734 53,031 2005 33,963 19,488 53,451 6,019 47,432 2006 34,409 20,795 55,204 5,899 49,305 2007 35,142 20,586 55,728 7,858 47,870

( 1 ) Im p orts and ex p orts were converted to meat wei g ht b y usin g these conversion factors: 0.93, canned; 3.12, canned smoked; and 0.75, other. 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF OYSTERS, 1998-2007

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### (Meat weight)

Year

U.S. commercial Exports Total landings (1) supply

1998 13,166 52,445 65,611 7,306 58,305 1999 27,178 44,079 71,257 6,982 64,275 2000 32,772 53,649 86,421 8,911 77,510 2001 46,964 39,696 86,660 10,295 76,365 2002 53,078 48,210 101,288 10,117 91,171 2003 56,041 51,932 107,973 13,878 94,095 2004 64,597 44,546 109,143 15,088 94,055 2005 56,800 50,664 107,464 21,643 85,821 2006 59,098 59,339 118,437 24,398 94,039 2007 58,609 55,223 113,832 21,482 92,350

( 1 ) For s p ecies breakout see table on p a g e 4. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Imports Total 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF SCALLOPS, 1998-200 7 (Meat weight)

Year

# Supply of Fishery Products

71 U.S. Supply of Shrimp U.S. commercial Imports Exports Total

landings (1) (2) (3) supply

1998 173,304 893,578 1,066,882 65,302 1,001,580 1999 189,112 959,915 1,149,027 65,427 1,083,600 2000 218,542 1,024,476 1,243,018 70,383 1,172,635 2001 201,428 1,178,232 1,379,660 67,975 1,311,685 2002 195,666 1,305,172 1,500,838 71,036 1,429,802 2003 196,140 1,495,268 1,691,408 82,935 1,608,473 2004 193,004 1,544,221 1,737,225 67,195 1,670,030 2005 162,266 1,491,108 1,653,374 94,533 1,558,841 2006 199,896 1,736,530 1,936,426 57,149 1,879,277 2007 143,618 1,630,531 1,774,149 61,681 1,712,468

(1) Commercial landings were converted to heads-off weight by using these conversion factors: South Atlantic and Gulf, 0.629; and New England, Pacific and other, 0.57. (2) Imports were converted to heads-off weight by using these conversion factors: breaded,0.63; shell-on, 1.00; peeled raw, 1.28; canned, 2.52; and other, 2.40. (3) Exports were converted to heads-off weight by using these conversion factors: domestic fresh and frozen, 1.18; canned, 2.02; other, 2.40; foreign--fresh and frozen, 1.00; canned, 2.52; and other, 2.40. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF ALL FORMS OF SHRIMP, 1998-2007 (Heads-off weight)

Year Total

U.S. Total pack supply

1998 2,253 3,406 5,659 1,660 3,999 1999 1,955 2,945 4,900 2,355 2,545 2000 1,910 3,655 5,565 2,549 3,016 2001 1,592 4,273 5,865 3,091 2,774 2002 1,755 4,076 5,831 3,322 2,509 2003 1,051 3,907 4,958 4,592 366 2004 1,029 3,082 4,111 1,373 2,738 2005 657 3,217 3,874 988 2,886 2006 244 4,372 4,616 1,459 3,157 2007 212 3,609 3,821 3,016 805 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF CANNED SHRIMP, 1998-2007 (Canned weight)
Year Imports Total Exports 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 2,000,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Landings Imports Total supply Thousand pounds

# Supply of Fishery Products

72 U.S. Supply of Fish Oils U.S. Supply of Fish Meal U.S. Total production (1) supply

1998 613,434 125,404 738,838 210,658 528,180 1999 686,250 73,069 759,319 192,512 566,807 2000 638,244 79,013 717,257 209,177 508,080 2001 643,989 113,277 757,266 238,068 519,198 2002 637,930 147,982 785,912 248,591 537,321 2003 602,833 120,988 723,821 243,558 480,263 2004 571,012 156,352 727,364 310,811 416,553 2005 565,169 133,394 698,563 363,442 335,121 2006 582,900 129,403 712,303 260,588 451,715 2007 563,221 87,364 650,585 231,388 419,197

(1) Includes shellfish meal. Year
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Imports Total Exports 

### U.S. SUPPLY OF FISH MEAL, 1998-2007 (Product weight)

U.S. Total production supply

1998 222,697 24,213 246,910 196,664 50,246 1999 286,182 25,677 311,859 232,546 79,313 2000 192,348 27,220 219,568 142,221 77,347 2001 279,416 23,532 302,948 248,798 54,150 2002 210,867 33,415 244,282 212,806 31,476 2003 195,699 39,008 234,707 146,996 87,711 2004 179,400 48,034 227,434 110,446 116,988 2005 157,680 66,921 224,601 123,596 101,005 2006 142,747 44,363 187,110 148,030 39,080 2007 152,205 55,144 207,349 123,193 84,156 Year
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Imports Total Exports 

### (Product weight) U.S. SUPPLY OF FISH OILS, 1998-2007 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Thousand pounds

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Thousand pounds

# Per Capita Consumption

73 

## The NMFS calculation of per capita consumption is based on a “disappearance” model. The total U.S. supply of imports and landings is converted to edible weight and decreases in supply such as exports are subtracted out. The remaining total is divided by a population value to estimate per capita consumption.Data for the model are derived primarily from secondary sources and are subject to incomplete reporting; changes in source data or invalid model assumptions may each have a significant effect on the resulting calculation. U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 16.3 pounds (edible meat) in 2007. This total was 0.2 pounds less than the 16.5 pounds consumed in 2006. Per capita consumption of fresh and frozen products was 12.1 pounds, 0.2 pound less than in 2006. Fresh and frozen finfish accounted for 6.6 pounds while fresh and frozen shellfish consumption was 5.5 pounds per capita.
Consumption of canned fishery products was 3.9 pounds per capita in 2007, the same as in 2006. Cured fish accounted for 0.3 pound per capita, the same as in previous years. Imports of edible seafood made up 84 percent of the consumption.

PER CAPITA USE . Per capita use is based on the supply of fishery products, both edible and non-edible (industrial), on a round-weight equivalent basis withoutconsidering beginning or ending stocks, defense purchases, or exports. The per capita use of all edible and industrial fishery products in 2007 was 67.9 pounds, down 2.0 pounds compared with 2006.

WORLD CONSUMPTION . The FAO calculation for apparent consumption is based on a disappearance model. The three year average considers, on a round weight equivalent basis, a countries landings, imports, and exports. The 2003-2005 average data indicates that the United States ranks as the third largest consumer of seafood in the world.

# Per Capita Consumption

74 

# U.S. Consumption

Annual per capita consumption of seafood products represents the pounds of edible meat consumed from domestically-caught and imported fish and shellfish adjusted for and exports, divided by the civilian population of the United States as of July 1 of each year.

Civilian resident population Fresh and Canned Cured July 1 (1) frozen (2) (3) (4)

Million persons - - - - - - - -Pounds, edible meat- - - - - - - -

1910 92.2 4.5 2.8 3.9 11.2
1920 106.5 6.3 3.2 2.3 11.8
1930 122.9 5.8 3.4 1.0 10.2
1940 132.1 5.7 4.6 0.7 11.0
1950 150.8 6.3 4.9 0.6 11.8 1960 178.1 5.7 4.0 0.6 10.3 1970 201.9 6.9 4.5 0.4 11.8
1980 225.6 7.9 4.3 0.3 12.5 1981 227.8 7.8 4.6 0.3 12.7 1982 230.0 7.9 4.3 0.3 12.5 1983 232.1 8.4 4.7 0.3 13.4 1984 234.1 9.0 4.9 0.3 14.2 1985 236.2 9.8 5.0 0.3 15.1 1986 238.4 9.8 5.4 0.3 15.5 1987 240.6 10.7 5.2 0.3 16.2 1988 242.8 10.0 4.9 0.3 15.2 1989 245.1 10.2 5.1 0.3 15.6
1990 247.8 9.6 5.1 0.3 15.0 1991 250.5 9.7 4.9 0.3 14.9 1992 253.5 9.9 4.6 0.3 14.8 1993 256.4 10.2 4.5 0.3 15.0 1994 259.2 10.4 4.5 0.3 15.2 1995 261.4 10.0 4.7 0.3 15.0 1996 264.0 10.0 4.5 0.3 14.8 1997 266.4 9.9 4.4 0.3 14.6 1998 269.1 10.2 4.4 0.3 14.9 1999 271.5 10.4 4.7 0.3 15.4
2000 280.9 10.2 4.7 0.3 15.2 2001 283.6 10.3 4.2 0.3 14.8 2002 287.1 11.0 4.3 0.3 15.6 2003 ( 5 ) 289.6 11.4 4.6 0.3 16.3 2004 292.4 11.8 4.5 0.3 *16.6 2005 295.3 11.6 4.3 0.3 16.2 2006 298.2 *12.3 3.9 0.3 16.5 2007 300.5 12.1 3.9 0.3 16.3

( 1 ) Resident p o p ulation for 1910 and 1920 and civilian resident p o p ulation for 1930 to date.

( 4 ) Cured fish consum p tion for 1910 and 1920 is estimated.

*Record y ears: Canned--5.8, 1936; Cured--4.0, 1909. Per capita consumption Year

(5) The use of beginning and ending inventories was discontinued as of 2003. (3) Canned fish consumption for 1920 is estimated. Beginning in 1921, it is based on production reports, packer stocks, and f oreign trade statistics for individual years. (2) Fresh and frozen fish consumption for 1910 and 1920 is estimated. Beginning in 1973, data include consumption of cultivat ed catfish. U.S. ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1910-2007

Total

# Per Capita Consumption

75 

# U.S. Consumption

Salmon Sardines Tuna Shellfish Other Total

1980 0.5 0.3 3.0 0.4 0.1 4.3 1981 0.5 0.4 3.0 0.4 0.3 4.6 1982 0.5 0.3 2.8 0.4 0.3 4.3 1983 0.5 0.2 3.2 0.4 0.4 4.7 1984 0.6 0.2 3.2 0.4 0.5 4.9 1985 0.5 0.3 3.3 0.5 0.4 5.0 1986 0.5 0.3 3.6 0.5 0.5 5.4 1987 0.4 0.3 3.5 0.5 0.5 5.2 1988 0.3 0.3 3.6 0.4 0.3 4.9 1989 0.3 0.3 3.9 0.4 0.2 5.1

1990 0.4 0.3 3.7 0.3 0.4 5.1 1991 0.5 0.2 3.6 0.4 0.2 4.9 1992 0.5 0.2 3.5 0.3 0.1 4.6 1993 0.4 0.2 3.5 0.3 0.1 4.5 1994 0.4 0.2 3.3 0.3 0.3 4.5 1995 0.5 0.2 3.4 0.3 0.3 4.7 1996 0.5 0.2 3.2 0.3 0.3 4.5 1997 0.4 0.2 3.1 0.3 0.4 4.4 1998 0.3 0.2 3.4 0.3 0.2 4.4 1999 0.3 0.2 3.5 0.4 0.3 4.7

2000 0.3 0.2 3.5 0.3 0.4 4.7 2001 0.4 0.2 2.9 0.3 0.4 4.2 2002 0.5 0.1 3.1 0.3 0.3 4.3 2003 0.4 0.1 3.4 0.4 0.3 4.6 2004 0.3 0.1 3.3 0.4 0.4 4.5 2005 0.4 0.1 3.1 0.4 0.3 4.3 2006 0.2 0.2 2.9 0.4 0.2 3.9 2007 0.3 0.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 3.9 

### U.S. ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1980-200 7 Year

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

^ Fillets Sticks Shrimp, and and all steaks ( 1 ) p ortions p re p aration

1980 2.4 2.0 1.4 1981 2.4 1.8 1.5 1982 2.5 1.7 1.5 1983 2.7 1.8 1.7 1984 3.0 1.8 1.9 1985 3.2 1.8 2.0 1986 3.4 1.8 2.2 1987 3.6 1.7 2.4 1988 3.2 1.5 2.4 1989 3.1 1.5 2.3

1990 3.1 1.5 2.2 1991 3.0 1.2 2.4 1992 2.9 0.9 2.5 1993 2.9 1.0 2.5 1994 3.1 0.9 2.6 1995 2.9 1.2 2.5 1996 3.0 1.0 2.5 1997 3.0 1.0 2.7 1998 3.2 0.9 2.8 1999 3.2 1.0 3.0

2000 3.6 0.9 3.2 2001 3.7 0.8 3.4 2002 4.1 0.8 3.7 2003 4.3 0.7 4.0 2004 4.6 0.7 4.2 2005 5.0 0.9 4.1 2006 * 5.2 0.9 * 4.4 2007 5.0 0.9 4.1

(2) Product weight of fillets and steaks, sticks and portions; edible (meat) weight of shrimp. * Record (1) Data include groundfish and other species. Data do not include blocks, but fillets could be made into blocks from which s ticks and portions could be produced. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pounds ( 2 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

### U.S. ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF CERTAIN FISHERY ITEMS, 1980-200 7

Year

# Per Capita Consumption

76 

# World Consumption

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH FOR HUMAN FOOD , BY REGION AND COUNTRY , 2003- 2005 AVERAG E Re g ion Estimated live wei g h t Re g ion Estimated live wei g h t

and e q uivalen t and e q uivalen t Countr y Kilo g rams Pounds Countr y Kilo g rams Pounds 

### North America: Euro p e - Continued:
Bermuda 39.7 87.6 Azerbai j an 1.5 3.4 Canada 24.0 52.9 Belarus 15.2 33.5 Greenland 85.0 187.4 Bel g ium 25.0 55.1 Saint Pierre & Mi q uelo n 72.5 159.8 Bosnia-Herce g ovina 6.5 14.3 United States 24.2 53.4 Bul g aria 4.6 10.2 Croatia 14.1 31.2 

### Caribbean: Czech Re p ubli c 10.3 22.8 Denmark 22.9 50.5 An g uilla 20.8 45.9 Estonia 17.4 38.3 Anti g ua 43.1 94.9 Faeroe Island 86.0 189.6 Aruba 28.2 62.1 Finland 32.5 71.7 Bahamas 30.0 66.1 France 34.3 75.5 Barbados 38.1 84.0 Geor g ia 3.1 6.8 British Vir g in Islands 2.3 5.1 German y 14.3 31.5 Ca y man Islands 11.7 25.9 Greece 21.0 46.4 Cuba 9.3 20.5 Hun g ar y 4.9 10.7 Dominica 30.2 66.5 Iceland 90.5 199.4 Dominican Re p ubli c 10.1 22.3 Ireland 16.2 35.8 Grenada 39.9 87.9 Ital y 24.1 53.2 Guadelou p e 23.3 51.3 Kazakhstan 2.7 5.9 Haiti 2.8 6.2 K y r gy zsta n 1.3 2.9 Jamaica 25.3 55.8 Latvia 11.7 25.7 Martini q ue 16.0 35.3 Lithuania 38.9 85.7 Montserra t 33.4 73.6 Luxembour g 27.1 59.7 Netherland Antille s 21.4 47.1 Macedonia 5.1 11.2 Puerto Rico 0.8 1.8 Malta 31.2 68.7 Saint Kitts & Nevis 30.7 67.7 Moldova 9.5 20.9 Saint Lucia 29.8 65.8 Netherlands 22.5 49.5 Saint Vincen t 14.4 31.7 Norwa y 46.6 102.7 Trinidad & Toba g o 17.1 37.8 Poland 8.6 19.1 Turks & Caicos 37.2 81.9 Portu g al 55.4 122.1 U.S. Vir g in Islands 13.4 29.6 Romania 4.0 8.7 Russian Federation 17.4 38.4 

### Latin America: Serbia & Montene g r o 4.1 9.0 Slovakia 7.9 17.4 Ar g entina 6.6 14.5 Slovenia 9.2 20.2 Beliz e 13.6 30.0 S p ain 42.9 94.5 Bolivia 1.6 3.5 Sweden 29.5 65.1 Brazil 6.0 13.2 Switzerland 15.1 33.4 Chile 22.6 49.9 Ta j ikistan 0.2 0.4 Colombia 5.2 11.5 Turkmenistan 3.3 7.2 Costa Rica 8.2 18.0 Ukraine 13.9 30.6 Ecuado r 4.5 9.9 United Kin g dom 19.8 43.5 El Salvado r 5.7 12.7 Uzbekistan 0.3 0.6 Falkland Islands 28.9 63.8 French Guiana 30.0 66.1 

### Near East: Guatemala 2.2 4.7 Gu y ana 38.2 84.3 Af g hanistan 0.0 0.1 Honduras 3.2 7.1 Bahrain 15.4 34.0 Mexico 11.6 25.6 C yp rus 22.5 49.5 Nicara g ua 3.1 6.8 E gypt 15.7 34.6 Panama 11.1 24.5 Iran 6.4 14.1 Para g ua y 4.3 9.5 Ira q 1.2 2.7 Peru 20.2 44.6 Israel 22.1 48.7 Suriname 17.1 37.6 Jordan 4.9 10.8 Uru g ua y 6.9 15.2 Kuwai t 9.7 21.3 Venezuel a 17.7 39.1 Lebanon 7.9 17.5 Lib y a 9.5 20.9 

### Euro p e: Oman 28.0 61.7 Qatar 20.5 45.2 Albania 4.5 9.9 Saudi Arabia 8.5 18.8 Armenia 1.4 3.0 Sudan 1.6 3.6 Austria 12.2 26.8 S y ria 2.4 5.2

See note at end of table. (Continued on next page)

# Per Capita Consumption

77 

# World Consumption

Re g ion Estimated live wei g h t Re g ion Estimated live wei g h t

and e q uivalen t and e q uivalen t Countr y Kilo g rams Pounds Countr y Kilo g rams Pounds Near East - Continued: A frica - Continued:

Turke y 7.1 15.6 Guinea-Bissau 1.4 3.1 United Arab Emirates 18.5 40.8 Ivor y Coast 14.0 30.9 Yemen 8.7 19.2 Ken y a 3.0 6.7 Lesotho 0.0 0.0 Far East: Liberia 3.9 8.5 Mada g asca r 7.1 15.6 Ban g ladesh 13.6 30.0 Malawi 4.5 9.9 Bhutan 0.5 1.1 Mali 9.4 20.8 Brunei 36.1 79.5 Mauritania 18.0 39.6 Burma 24.2 53.3 Mauritius 18.5 40.8 Cambodia 23.4 51.6 Morocco 9.6 21.1 China 25.9 57.2 Mozambi q ue 4.7 10.4 China - Hon g Kon g 62.1 137.0 Namibia 13.3 29.3 China - Macao 55.1 121.5 Ni g e r 3.4 7.5 China - Tai p ei 35.0 77.1 Ni g eria 8.9 19.5 India 4.6 10.1 Rwanda 0.9 2.1 Indonesia 20.9 46.1 Sao Tome 21.9 48.3 Ja p an 63.2 139.4 Sene g al 27.6 60.8 Laos 18.7 41.2 Se y chelles 61.7 136.1 Mala y sia 55.4 122.2 Sierra Leone 22.5 49.7 Maldives 179.8 396.3 Somalia 3.3 7.3 Mon g olia 0.2 0.5 South Africa 7.0 15.3 Ne p al 1.5 3.3 Saint Helena 69.5 153.2 North Korea 7.2 15.9 Swaziland 7.9 17.5 Pakistan 1.9 4.1 Tanzania 6.7 14.9 Phili pp ines 31.7 69.8 To g o 7.3 16.2 Sin g a p ore 37.9 83.5 Tunisia 12.3 27.2 South Korea 52.6 116.0 U g anda 10.2 22.6 Sri Lanka 18.5 40.8 Zambia 6.8 15.0 Thailand 32.6 71.9 Zimbabwe 1.4 3.0 Viet Nam 25.4 56.0 Oceania: Africa: American Samoa 2.8 6.2 Al g eria 4.7 10.3 Australia 24.8 54.6 An g ola 13.7 30.2 Cook Island 67.0 147.7 Benin 9.3 20.6 Fi j i 36.8 81.1 Botswana 2.6 5.7 French Pol y nesia 48.5 107.0 Burkina 1.7 3.8 Kiribati 75.2 165.7 Burundi 1.9 4.2 Marshall Islands 11.2 24.8 Cameroon 15.0 33.1 Micronesia 47.5 104.7 Ca p e Verde 17.0 37.5 Nauru 4.3 9.5 Central African Re p 4.1 9.1 New Caledonia 21.6 47.6 Chad 6.1 13.6 New Zealand 24.5 53.9 Comoros 20.4 45.0 Palau 58.5 128.9 Con g o ( Brazzaville ) 20.4 44.9 Pa p ua New Guine a 16.8 37.1 Con g o ( Kinshasa ) 5.4 12.0 Solomon Islands 48.9 107.7 D j ibouti 1.0 2.3 Ton g a 53.1 117.0 E q uatorial Guinea 27.2 59.9 Tuvalu 45.9 101.2 Eritrea 1.4 3.1 Vanuatu 31.3 69.0 Ethio p ia 0.1 0.3 Wallis & Futuna 20.0 44.1 Gabon 40.4 89.1 Western Samoa 57.2 126.1 Gambia 22.8 50.4 Ghana 25.3 55.8 Guinea 12.1 26.6

Note:--Data are preliminary and refer to consumption of fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Source:--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH FOR HUMAN FOOD , BY REGION AND COUNTRY, 2003- 2005 AVERAG E

World 16.4 36.2

# Per Capita Consumption

78 

# U.S. Use

Per capita use of commercial fish and shellfish is based on the supply of fishery products, both edible and nonedible (industrial), on a round weight equivalent basis, without considering the beginning or ending stocks, defense purchases, or exports.

Per capita use figures are not comparable with per capita consumption data. Per capita consumption figures represent edible (for human use) meat weight consumption rather than round weight consumption. In addition, per capita consumption includes allowances for beginning and ending stocks and exports, whereas the use does not include such allowances.

Per capita use is derived by using total population including U.S. Armed Forces overseas. The per capita consumption is derived by using civilian resident population.

Total population including armed U.S. forces overseas supply Commercial July 1 landings Million Million persons pounds

1960 180.7 8

, 223 27.3 18.2 45.5 1961 183.7 9

, 570 28.2 23.9 52.1 1962 186.5 10

, 408 28.7 27.1 55.8 1963 189.2 11

, 434 25.6 34.8 60.4 1964 191.9 12

, 031 23.7 39.0 62.7 1965 194.3 10

, 535 24.6 29.6 54.2 1966 196.6 12

, 469 22.2 41.2 63.4 1967 198.7 13

, 991 20.4 50.0 70.4 1968 200.7 17

, 381 20.7 65.9 86.6 1969 202.7 11

, 847 21.4 37.0 58.4
1970 205.1 11

, 474 24.0 31.9 55.9 1971 207.7 11

, 804 24.1 32.7 56.8 1972 209.9 13

, 849 22.9 43.1 66.0 1973 211.9 10

, 378 22.9 26.1 49.0 1974 213.9 9

, 875 23.2 23.0 46.2 1975 216.0 10

, 164 22.6 24.5 47.1 1976 218.0 11

, 593 24.7 28.5 53.2 1977 220.2 10

, 652 23.9 24.4 48.3 1978 222.6 11

, 509 27.1 24.6 51.7 1979 225.1 11

, 831 27.9 24.7 52.6
1980 227.7 11

, 357 28.5 21.4 49.9 1981 230.0 11

, 353 26.0 23.4 49.4 1982 232.2 12

, 011 27.4 24.3 51.7 1983 234.3 12

, 352 27.5 25.2 52.7 1984 236.3 12

, 552 27.3 25.8 53.1 1985 238.5 15

, 150 26.2 37.3 63.5 1986 240.7 14

, 368 25.1 34.6 59.7 1987 242.8 15

, 744 28.4 36.4 64.8 1988 245.0 14

, 628 29.3 30.4 59.7 1989 247.3 15

, 485 34.2 28.4 62.6
1990 249.9 16

, 349 37.6 27.8 65.4 1991 252.7 16

, 363 37.5 27.3 64.8 1992 255.5 16

, 106 37.7 25.3 63.0 1993 258.2 20

, 334 40.6 38.2 78.8 1994 260.7 19

, 309 40.1 34.0 74.1 1995 263.0 16

, 484 37.2 25.5 62.7 1996 265.3 16

, 474 36.1 26.0 62.1 1997 268.2 17

, 132 36.7 27.2 63.9 1998 270.6 16

, 897 34.0 28.5 62.5 1999 272.9 17

, 378 34.2 29.5 63.7
2000 282.3 17

, 338 32.1 29.3 61.4 2001 285.0 18

, 118 33.3 30.3 63.6 2002 288.4 19

, 028 32.6 33.4 66.0 2003 291.0 19

, 849 32.7 35.5 68.2 2004 293.9 20

, 373 32.8 36.5 69.3 2005 296.9 20

, 529 32.4 36.7 69.1 2006 299.8 20

, 960 31.6 38.3 69.9 2007 302.0 20

, 484 30.6 37.3 67.9

(1) Data include U.S. commercial landings and imports of both edible and nonedible (industrial) fishery products on a round we ight basis. "Total supply" is not adjusted for beginning and ending stocks, defense purchases, or exports. Year U.S ANNUAL PER CAPITA USE OF COMMERCIAL FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1960-2007 (1)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Imports Total Per capita utilization

# Value Added

79Sector Purchase Mark-up Total Value Value Value Value Offshoreor type ofofmark-up addedas addedofaddedfleet&offisheryfishery within percent ofwithin salesbycontri- exportedactivityinputsinputs sector totalsector sectorbutionfisherymark-up productsThousandPercentageThousandPercentageThousandThousandPercentageThousandDollarsofFisheryDollarsDollarsDollarsofGNPCon-DollarsInputstributionDomestic Harvest:Edible - 100.0% $3,639,274 63.3% $2,303,840 $3,639,274 6.7% -Industrial - 100.0% $125,285 59.1% $73,994 $125,285 0.2% -Harvest notlanded in U.S - 100.0% $158,861 14.1% $22,400 $158,861 0.1% $158,861Imports, Unprocessed $4,705,311- - - - $4,705,311 - -Exports, Unprocessed- - - - - - - $1,470,620Primary Wholesaleand Processing $6,999,250 93.6% $6,551,578 60.4% $3,959,051 $13,550,828 11.6% -Imports, Processed $9,356,960- - - - $9,356,960 - -Exports, Processed - - - - - - - $2,469,385Secondary Wholesaleand Processing:Edible $20,146,950 62.7% $12,634,172 28.0% $3,543,069 $32,781,122 10.4% -Industrial $291,453 62.7% $182,770 28.0% $51,255 $474,223 0.2% -Retail Trade fromFood Service $16,229,030 182.4% $29,602,741 69.8% $20,651,796 $45,831,771 60.5% -Retail Tradefrom Stores $16,552,092 33.4% $5,532,087 64.2% $3,553,344 $22,084,179 10.4% -TOTAL U.S. VALUE ADDED ACTIVITY:$34,158,750100.0CONSUMERS EXPENDITURES (& WHOLESALE PURCHASES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS) FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS:$68,390,173(1)Includesindustrialproducts andlandingsbyU.S.-flag vessels atU.S. ports,foreign ports, andtransfers tointernalwater processing vessels.Note.--The table reports the contribution ofcommercialmarinefishing to the nationaleconomy as measuredby margin, value added, andsales.These measures are consistent withtheBureau oftheCensusdefinitions.Margin or mark-upis thedifferencebetween the price paidfor the productby the consumer or wholesale purchaser andthedockside or wholesalevaluefor an equivalent weight ofthe product.(Itis assumedthatfishermen catchtheirfishwithout paying purchase price andtherefore the entiredockside or exvesselpriceis consideredmargin.)Value addedis a measure ofthefactors addedto the totalworthofa product at eachstageofthe production process.Itisdefinedas the gross receipts offirms minus the cost ofpurchasedgoods andservices neededtofabricate theproducts.GrossNationalProduct(GNP)is equalto the sum ofthe value addedofalleconomic entitiesin the economy.Value addedwithina sector respresents that sector's contribution toGNP.Value addedincludes wages, salaries,interest,depreciation, rent, taxes andprofit.Consumer expenditures are thefinalretailvalue ofseafoodproducts soldthroughstores andfoodservice outlets plus secondary wholesale andprocessing ofindustrialproducts.SUMMARY OF 2007 VALUE ADDED, MARGINS, AND CONSUMER EXPENDITURES FOR COMMERCIAL MARINEFISHERY PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES (1)

# Prices

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## The Exvessel Price table is an index of changes in the relative dockside value of fish and shellfish sold by fishing vessels. The table indexes the average annual exvessel value (price per pound) received for each species or group to the average price per pound received for the same species or group in the base year 1982. The exvessel price for each year was obtained by dividing total value for each species or group by its total quantity as reported in the U. S. commercial landings tables on pages 8 thru 13. The index for each species or group was obtained by multiplying the current annual price by the total quantity caught in 1982 (the base year). That number was then divided by the 1982 value to obtain the final index:
(100 x Current price X 1982 quantity) = Index 1982 Annual value Each index number measures price changes from the 1982 reference period when the index equaled 100. A species of fish that sold for $0.75 a pound in 1986 and a $1.00 a pound in 1982 would have an index of 75 in 1986. In 2006, if the price of the same species increased to $1.07, the index in 2007 would be 107.

Percent Changes in the Exvessel Price Index, 2001-2007 (Change Relative to Base Year = 1982)

-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

YEARINDEX CHANGE

Edible Finfish Edible Shellfish Industrial Fish

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# Prices

Species 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Groundfish, et al: Cod 103 81 110 98 106 142 173 Haddock 227 230 228 205 230 319 308 Pollock: Atlantic 306 351 228 224 245 262 206 Alaska 128 108 107 143 159 171 171 Flounders 81 74 70 93 87 92 101 Total groundfish, et al. 114 105 106 114 118 142 152 Halibut 172 192 253 260 268 325 376 Sea herring 51 57 51 63 63 51 86 Salmon: Chinook 74 62 65 101 112 142 163 Chum 67 37 42 45 55 67 75 Pink 48 30 209 33 44 55 68 Sockeye 62 64 8 64 79 75 83 Coho 41 35 60 64 72 100 94 Total salmon 60 52 54 64 76 86 95 Swordfish 77 72 70 84 90 87 90 Tuna: Albacore 132 98 99 126 154 125 125 Bluefin 706 731 586 701 453 827 637 Skipjack 74 189 67 82 80 79 80 Yellowfin 120 396 156 146 80 180 199 Total tuna 116 309 128 132 91 152 159 Total edible finfish 90 134 91 99 95 121 132 Clams: Hard 148 128 139 120 175 178 164 Ocean Quahog 201 204 199 193 196 195 190 Soft 295 291 315 346 359 331 337 Surf 110 106 109 108 107 115 117 Total clams 167 156 165 160 187 186 181 Crabs: Blue 346 298 314 301 316 290 357 Dungeness 213 173 168 176 164 178 247 King 137 170 155 142 128 104 127 Snow 150 132 175 195 163 82 140 Total crabs 188 184 191 190 176 141 187 American lobster 150 155 172 182 205 185 201 Oysters 176 184 197 

### 205 232 316 256 Scallops: Bay 288 153 143 287 325 342 220 Sea 102 105 112 118 209 178 180 Total scallops 103 96 101 116 193 169 162 Shrimp: Gulf and South Atlantic 95 82 66 70 81 73 85 Other 103 88 99 128 138 138 132 Total shrimp 95 83 67 73 84 76 87 Total edible shellfish 133 126 125 129 143 133 145 Total edible fish and shellfish 114 130 107 136 122 128 139 Industrial fish, Menhaden 154 154 154 128 128 128 205

All fish and shellfish 116 131 112 116 122 128 143 INDEXES OF EXVESSEL PRICES FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, BY YEARS, 2001-2007 (1982=100)

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# Plants and Employment

Plants Employment Plants Employment Plants Employment



### New En g land: Maine 34 737 167 867 201 1,604 New Ham p shire 10 296 16 145 26 441 Massachusetts 56 2,466 172 2,214 228 4,680 Rhode Island 10 ( 3 ) 35 ( 3 ) 45 ( 3 ) Connecticut 4 ( 3 ) 18 178 22 178 

### Total 114 3,499 408 3,404 522 6,903 Mid-Atlantic: New York 19 436 255 1,861 274 2,297 New Jerse y 21 667 85 952 106 1,619 Penns y lvania 7 117 31 498 38 615 Delaware 1 ( 3 ) 4 23 5 23 District of Columbia - - 5 123 5 123 Mar y land 23 1,142 47 511 70 1,653 Vir g inia 56 1,776 59 535 115 2,311 

### Total 127 4,138 486 4,503 613 8,641 South Atlantic: North Carolina 31 713 69 631 100 1,344 South Carolina 1 ( 3 ) 18 121 19 121 Geor g ia 6 636 29 443 35 1,079 Florida 33 1,865 290 2,554 323 4,419 

### Total 71 3,214 406 3,749 477 6,963 Gulf: Alabama 37 1,837 18 197 55 2,034 Mississi pp i 29 3,221 24 79 53 3,300 Louisiana 75 1,912 120 531 195 2,443 Texas 27 1,583 75 853 102 2,436 

### Total 168 8,553 237 1,660 405 10,213 Pacific: Alaska 158 9,377 118 226 276 9,603 Washin g ton 108 6,591 140 1,151 248 7,742 Ore g on 29 1,031 13 422 42 1,453 California 56 2,328 294 4,243 350 6,571 Hawaii 3 ( 3 ) 28 421 31 421 

### Total 351 19,327 565 6,042 916 25,369
Inland States or Other Areas: (4), Total 61 2,092 234 3,018 

### 295 5,110
Grand total 892 40,823 2,336 22,376 3,228 63,199

(3) Included with Inland States. ( 4 ) Includes Puerto Rico and Vir g in Islands (2) D a t a are b ase d on N or th A mer i can I n d us t ry Cl ass ifi ca ti on S ys t em (NAICS) 42446 as repor t e d t o th e B ureau o f L a b or Statistics. (1) Data are based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 3117 as reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

### PROCESSORS AND WHOLESALERS: PLANTS, AND EMPLOYMENT, 2006

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- Processing (1) Wholesale (2) Total Area and State

# Fishery Products Inspection

83 (1) These establishments are inspected under contract and certified as meeting U.S. Department of Commerce(USDC) regulations for construction and maintenance of facilities and equipment processing techniques, and employment practices.
(3) Sanitarily inspected fish establishments processing fishery products under USDC inspection. As of December 2007, 138 of these were in the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Quality Management Program.

(4) Products processed under USDC inspection in inspected establishments and labeled with USDC inspection mark as “Processed Under Federal Inspection” (PUFI) and/or “U.S. Grade A.”
(5) Products processed under inspection in inspected establishments but bearing no USDC inspection mark.

(6) Lot inspected and marked products checked for quality and condition at the time of examination and located in processing plants, warehouses, cold storage facilities, or terminal markets anywhere in the United States.

(7) Data include product inspected for export. Based on 2006 per capita consumption data, approximately 33 percent of seafood consumed in the U.S. is certified under the auspices of the Seafood Inspection Program.

Note:--Table may not add due to rounding.
Source:--NMFS, Seafood Inspection Program, F/SI. Grade PUFI No Lot
A mark (4) (4) (5) (6)

Northeast 20,419 93,584 26,012 298,071 438,086

Southeast 5,946 32,413 150,995 21,235 210,589

West 14,254 13,096 1,116,526 15,416 1,159,292

Total 40,619 139,093 1,293,533 334,722 1,807,967-Average numberplant

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76

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274 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand pounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FISHERY PRODUCTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS INSPECTED IN CALENDAR YEAR, 2007

Region Edible fishery products
Establishment Amount inspected (7) (1)

Total In-

(3)

# The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

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## The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), amended on January 12, 2007 by Public Law 109-479, provides for the conservation and management of fishery resources within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It alsoprovides for fishery management authority over continental shelf resources and anadromous species beyond the EEZ, except when they are found within a foreign nation’s territorial sea or fishery conservation zone (orequivalent), to the extent that such sea or zone is recognized by the United States.
The EEZ extends from the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States (generally 3 nautical miles from shore for all but two States) to 200 nautical miles from shore. The seaward boundaries of Texas, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf coast of Florida are 3 marine leagues (9 nautical miles). The EEZ encompasses approximately 3.36 million square nautical miles.

GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY

AGREEMENT Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Secretary of State,in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, negotiates Governing International Fishery Agreements (GIFAs) with foreign nations requesting to fish within the EEZ. After a GIFA is signed, it is transmitted by the President to the Congress for ratification.

FOREIGN FISHING PERMITS Title II of the Magnuson-Stevens Act governs foreign fishing in U.S. waters. The process applied to foreignfishing has been described in prior issues of this publication. As U.S. fishing capacity grew, foreign participation diminished in directed fisheries, as well as in foreign joint ventures in which U.S. vessels delivered U.S. harvested fish to permitted foreign vessels in the EEZ. Until 2001, the last directed fishing by foreign vessels occurred in 1991. However, in 2001, a small quantity of Atlanticherring was harvested by foreign vessels. The displacement of directed foreign fishing effort in the EEZ marked the achievement of one of the objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act: the development of the U.S. fishing industry to take what were in 1976 underutilized species. NMFS continues to maintain certain regulations pertaining to foreign fishing should there be a situation in the future in which allowing limited foreign fishing in an underutilized fishery would be advantageous to the U.S. fishing industry.

FMPs and PMPs Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, eight Regional FisheryManagement Councils are charged with preparing Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the fisheries needing management within their areas of authority. After the Councils prepare FMPs that cover domestic and foreign fishing efforts, the FMPs are submitted to the Secretaryof Commerce (Secretary) for approval and implementation. The Department, through NMFS agents and the U.S. Coast Guard, is responsible for enforcing the law and regulations.
The Secretary is empowered to prepare FMPs in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico for highly migratory species. Where no FMP exists, Preliminary Fishery Management Plans (PMPs), which only cover foreign fishing efforts, are prepared by the Secretary for each fishery for which a foreign nation requests a permit. The Secretary is also empowered to produce an FMP for any fishery that a Council has not duly produced. In this latter case, the Secretary’s FMP covers domestic and foreign fishing.
The Atlantic swordfish, Atlantic sharks, and Atlantic billfish fisheries are currently being managed by the Secretary under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and the Western Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is managed underthe Magnuson-Stevens Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Under section 304 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, all Council-prepared FMPs must be reviewed for approval by the Secretary of Commerce. Approved FMPs are implemented by Federal regulations under section 305 of the Act. As of December 31, 2007, there are 46 FMPs in effect. Of these, one is a Secretarial FMP for Atlantic highly migratory species. The FMPs are listed below, under the responsible Council. FMPs may be amended by the Council and the amendments are submitted for approval under the same Secretarial review process as new FMPs. Most of the FMPs have been amended since initial implementation, and the number of amendments is shown with each plan.

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## Pacific Fishery Management Council

1. Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP
2. Pacific Salmon FMP 3. Coastal Pelagic Species FMP 4. U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species FMP (New in 2004) Western Pacific Fishery Management Council

1. Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish FMP 2. Pelagics FMP
3. Precious Corals FMP
4. Crustaceans FMP 5. Coral Reef Ecosystems FMP (New in 2004)

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
1. Spiny Dogfish FMP (joint with NEFMC) 2. Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP 3. Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog FMP 4. Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP
5. Atlantic Bluefish FMP
6. Tilefish FMP South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
1. Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region FMP 2. Snapper Grouper FMP 3. Dolphin and Wahoo FMP (New in 2004) 4. Shrimp FMP
5. Atlantic Coast Red Drum FMP
6. Golden Crab FMP 7. Coral, Coral Reefs and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region FMP Caribbean Fishery Management Council
1. Spiny Lobster FMP
2. Corals and Reef-Associated Plants and Invertebrates FMP 3. Queen Conch FMP
4. Shallow Water Reef Fish FMP Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
1. Coastal Pelagics FMP (joint with S.Atl.)
2. Coral and Coral Reefs of the GOM FMP
3. Red Drum FMP
4. Stone Crab FMP 5. Shrimp FMP 6. Spiny Lobster FMP (joint with SAFMC)
7. Reef Fish FMP

New England Fishery Management Council
1. Northeast Multispecies FMP
2. Northeastern Skate FMP 3. Deep Sea Red Crab FMP 4. Atlantic Herring FMP 5. Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP 6. Monkfish FMP (join with MAFMC)
7. Atlantic Salmon FMP

North Pacific Fishery Management Council 1. Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish FMP
2. Gulf of Alaska Groundfish FMP 3. King and Tanner Crab FMP
4. Salmon FMP 5. Alaska Scallop FMP Highly Migratory Species Plans
1. Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan

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## REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS

Council Constituent Telephone Executive Directors States Numbe r and Addresse s

NEW ENGLAND (Maine, New Hampshire, 978-465-0492 Paul J. Howard Massachusetts, Rhode FAX: 465-3116 50 Water St., Mill 2 Island, and Connecticut) Newburyport, MA 0195 0

MID-ATLANTIC (New York, New Jersey, 302-674-2331 Daniel T. Furlong Delaware, Pennsylvania, FAX: 674-5399 Federal Bldg., Rm. 2115 Maryland, Virginia, an d 300 South New St. North Carolina) Dover, DE 19904

SOUTH ATLANTIC (North Carolina, South 843-571-4366 Robert K. Mahood Carolina, Georgia FAX: 769-4520 4005 Fober Place Dr., Suite 201 and Florida) Toll Free: 866-723-6210 Charleston, SC 29405

GULF OF MEXICO (Texas, Louisiana 813-348-1630 Wayne E. Swingle Mississippi, Alabama, FAX: 348-1711 2203 North Lois Ave. and Florida) Toll Free: 888-833-1844 Suite 1100 Tampa, FL 33607

CARIBBEAN (U.S. Virgin Islands and 787-766-5926 Miquel A. Rolon Commonwealth of FAX: 766-6239 268 Munoz Rivera Ave. Puerto Rico) Suite 1108 San Juan, PR 00918

PACIFIC (California, Washington, 503-820-2280 Donald O. McIsaac Oregon, and Idaho) FAX: 820-2299 7700 NE Ambassador Place Toll Free: 866-806-7204 Suite 101 Portland, OR 97220

NORTH PACIFIC (Alaska, Washington, 907-271-2809 Chris W. Oliver and Oregon) FAX: 271-2817 605 West 4th Ave. Suite 306 A nchorage, AK 99501

WESTERN PACIFIC (Hawaii, American 808-522-8220 Kitty M. Simonds Samoa, Guam, and FAX: 522-8226 1164 Bishop St. Commonwealth of the Suite 1400 Northern Mariana Islands) Honolulu, HI 96813

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# General Administrative Information

MAI L ROUTING TELEPHONE

CODE NUMBE R

SEC Secretar y of Commerc e Carlos M. Gutierrez 202-482-211 2

A Under Secretar y of Commerce for Oceans and Atmospher e Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Vice Admiral, U.S. Nav y ( Ret. ) 202-482-343 6

F Assistant Administrator for Fisheries -

- James W. Balsi g er, Ph.D. ( Actin g) 301-713-223 9
De p ut y Assistant Administrator for Re g ulator y Pro g rams - - Samuel D.Rauch

, III 301-713-223 9
De p ut y Assistant Administrator for O p erations -

- John Olive r 301-713-223 9 Director, Scientific Pro g rams & Chief Science Advisor -

- Steven A. Murawski, Ph.D. 301-713-223 9
Chief Information Officer -- Larr y T y minski 301-713-237 2

E q ual Em p lo y ment O pp ortunit y - - Natalie Huff 301-713-145 6
F/I A International Fisheries-- Rebecca Lent, Ph.D. 301-713-909 0
F/IA1 Fisheries Affairs 301-713-227 6
F/IA2 Trade and Marine Stewardshi p 301-713-227 6

F/EN Office of Law Enforcement -- Dale Jones 301-427-230 0
F/EN1 Enforcement O p erations Division 301-427-230 0 F/SI Seafood Inspection Pro g ram - - Timoth y Hansen 301-713-2351
F/HC Office of Habitat Conservation -- Patricia Montanio 301-713-232 5

F/HCx1 Chesa p eake Ba y Pro g ram Office 410-267-566 0
F/HC1 Ecos y stem Assessment Division 301-713-029 9
F/HC2 Habitat Protection Division 301-713-430 0
F/HC3 Habitat Restoration Division 301-713-017 4

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### Silver Spring, MD 20910 

## UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERC E

**14th and Constitution Ave., N W**  **Washington, DC 2023 0** 

Silver Spring Metro Center #3 (SSMC #3) 1315 East-West Highway 

## NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVIC **E**

### 89 MAI L ROUTING TELEPHONE

CODE NUMBE R

F/MB Office of Management and Budget -- Gar y Reisne r 301-713-225 9
F/MB 1 Bud g et Execution Division 301-713-224 5
F/MB 2 Mana g ement and Administration Division 301-713-225 9
F/MB 3 Bud g et Formulation and Plannin g Divisio n 301-713-237 0
F/MB 5 Financial Services Division 301-713-233 7 F/MB6 Facilities , Safet y and Lo g istics Division 301-713-252 0

F/PR Office of Protected Resources -- James H. Leck y 301-713-233 2 F/PR1 Permits, Conservation and Education Division 301-713-228 9
F/PR2 Marine Mammal Conservation Division 301-713-232 2
F/PR3 Endan g ered S p ecies Division 301-713-221 9

F/PR4 Plannin g and Pro g ram Coordination Division 301-713-1401

F/SF Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- Alan Risenhoove r 301-713-233 4
F/SF1 Hi g hl y Mi g rator y S p ecies Division 301-713-234 7
F/SF3 Domestic Fisheries Division 301-713-2341
F/SF5 Re g ulator y Services Division 301-713-233 7
F/SF6 Seafood Ins p ection Laborator y 301-713-233 4
F/SF8 Partnershi p s and Communications Division 301-713-233 4

F/ST Office of Science and Technolo gy - - John Boreman, Ph.D. 301-713-236 7
F/ST1 Fisheries Statistics Division 301-713-232 8
F/ST4 Assessment and Monitorin g Division 301-713-232 8
F/ST5 Economics and Social Anal y sis Division 301-713-232 8
F/ST6 Science Information Division 301-713-232 8
F/ST7 Marine Ecos y stems Division 301-713-236 3

LA11 Office of Con g ressional Affairs - Fisheries -

- Stewart Harris 202-482-794 0

PAF Office of Public Affairs - Fisheries -- Connie Barcla y 301-713-237 0

GCF Office of General Counsel - Fisheries -- Adam Issenber g 301-713-2231 

## UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERC E
**Silver Spring, MD. 20910** 

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# General Administrative Information

MAIL TELEPH O NE R O UTIN G O FFI C E and FA X L OC ATI O N

CO DE NUMBER
F/NER Northeast Region 978-281-9300 G loucester, MA O ne Blackburn Drive Fax-281-9333 G loucester, MA 01930
F/NE C Northeast Fisheries S cience C enter 508-495-2000 Woods Hole, MA 166 Water S t. - Rm. 312 Fax-495-2258 Woods Hole, MA 02543 Woods Hole Laboratory 508-495-2000 Woods Hole, MA 166 Water S t. Fax-495-2258 Woods Hole, MA 02543 Narragansett Laboratory 401-782-3200 Narragansett, RI 28 Tarzwell Drive Fax-782-3201 Narragansett, RI 02882

Mil f ord Laboratory 203-882-6500 Mil f ord, C T 212 Rogers Ave. FAX-882-6570 Mil f ord, C T 06460
James J. Howard Marine S cience Laboratory 732-872-3000 Highlands, NJ 74 Magruder Road, S andy Hook FAX-872-3088 Highlands, NJ 07732
Natl. S ystematics Laboratory, MR C 153 202-633-1290 Washington, D C 10th & C onstitution Ave., NW, P. O . Box 37012 FAX-357-2986 Washington, D C 20013-7012
O rono Maine Field S tation 207-866-7322 O rono, ME 17 G od f ey Drive- S uite 1 FAX-866-7342

O rono, ME 04473
F/ S ER S outheast Region 727-824-5301 S t. Petersburg, FL 263 13th Avenue, S outh FAX-824-5300

S t. Petersburg, FL 33701
F/ S E C S outheast Fisheries S cience C enter 305-361-5761 Miami, FL 75 Virginia Beach Dr. FAX-361-4219 Miami, FL 33149
F/ S E C 4 Miami Laboratory 305-361-4225 Miami, FL 75 Virginia Beach Dr. FAX-361-4499 Miami, FL 33149

F / S E C 5 Mississippi Laboratory 228-762-4591 Pascagoula, M S 3209 Frederick S t., P. O . Drawer 1207 FAX-769-9200 Pascagoula, M S 39567
F/ S E C 6 Panama C ity Laboratory 850-234-6541 Panama C ity, FL 3500 Delwood Beach Rd. FAX-235-3559 Panama C ity, FL 32408
F/ S E C 7 G alveston Laboratory 409-766-3500 G alveston, TX 4700 Avenue U FAX-766-3508

G alveston, TX 77551 

## NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVIC E REGIONAL FACILITIES

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### 91 MAIL TELEPH O NE R O UTIN G O FFI C E and FAX L OC ATI O N

CO DE NUMBER

F /S E C 9 Beau f ort Laboratory 252-728-3595 Beau f ort, N C 1 O 1 Pivers Island Rd FAX-728-8784 Beau f ort, N C 28516

F / NWR Northwest Region 206-526-6150 S eattle, WA 7600 S and Point Way, N.E., Bldg. 1 FAX-526-6426

S eattle, WA 98115

F / NW C Northwest Fisheries S cience C enter 206-860-3200 S eattle, WA West Bldg. - Rm. 363 FAX-860-3217 2725 Montlake Boulevard, East

S eattle, WA 98112

F / S WR S outhwest Region 562-980-4000 Long Beach, C A 501 West O cean Blvd., S uite 4200 FAX-980-4018 Long Beach, C A 90802

F / S W C S outhwest Fisheries S cience C enter 858-546-7000 La Jolla, C A 8604 La Jolla S hores Dr. FAX-546-7003 P. O . Box 271 La Jolla, C A 92037

F / S W C 3 Fisheries Ecology Division 831-420-3900 S anta C ruz, C A 110 S ha ff er Rd. FAX-420-3980

S anta C ruz, C A 95060

F / S W C 4 Environmental Research Division 831-648-8515 Paci f ic G rove, C A 1352 Lighthouse Ave. FAX-648-8440 Paci f ic G rove, C A 93950

F /

AKR Alaska Region 907-586-7221 Juneau, AK 709 West 9th S treet, Room 420 FAX-586-7249 P. O . Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802

F /

AK C Alaska Fisheries S cience C enter, 206-526-4000 S eattle, WA 7600 S and Point Way, N.E. FAX-526-4004 Bin C 15700, Building 4

S eattle, WA 98115 Kodiak Laboratory 907-481-1700 Kodiak, AK 301 Research C ourt FAX-481-1701 Kodiak, AK 99615

F /

AK C 4 Auke Bay Laboratory 907-789-6005 Juneau, AK 11305 G lacier Highway FAX-789-6094 Juneau, AK 99801

F / PIR Paci f ic Islands Region 808-944-2200 Honolulu, HI 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm. 1110 FAX-973-2941 Honolulu, HI 96814

F / PI C Paci f ic Islands Fisheries S cience C enter 808-983-5300 Honolulu, HI 2570 Dole S treet, Rm. 114 FAX-983-2902 Honolulu, HI 96822 

## NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVIC E REGIONAL FACILITIES 

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# General Administrative Information

CITY TELEPHONE NAME AND ADDRES S NUMBE R



### NEW EN G LAND: (2) Portland 207-780-3322 S co tt M c N amara, M err i e C ar t wr i g ht

, Ph

. D

., M ar i ne T ra d e C en t er, S u it e 212

, FAX:780-3340 Two Portland Fish Pier, Portland, ME 04101 Boston 617-223-8018 Jack French, Boston Market News, 408 Atlantic Ave., Rm. 141, FAX:223-8526 Boston, MA 02210 (1) Gloucester 978-281-9304 Gregory R. Power, Fishery Inf. Section, One Blackburn Dr., FAX:281-9161 Blackburn Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930 Gloucester 978-281-9388 Caleb Gilbert, / Don Mason, 11-15 Parker St., Fish Pier, FAX:281-9372 Gloucester, MA 01930 New Bedford 508-984-0063 John Mahoney, U.S. Custom House, FAX:990-2506 37 No. Second St., New Bedford, MA 02740 Chatham 508-945-5961 Lorraine Spenle,1619 Main St., FAX:945-3793 P.O. Box 1197, West Chatham, MA 02669 (2)Point Judith 401-783-7797 W a lt er A nous hi an, 83 St a t e St

., 2 n d Fl oor, FAX:782-2113 P.O. Box 547, Narragansett, RI 02882



### MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND CHESAPEAKE :

New York 212-620-3405 Robert Santangelo, New York Market News, 201 Varick St., FAX:620-3577 Rm. 701, New York, NY 10014 (2) E. Hampton, NY 631-324-3569 Vi c V ecc hi o , 62 N ew t own L n #203 FAX:324-3314 East Hampton, NY 11937 Patchogue 631-475-6988 David McKernan Social Security Bldg., 50 Maple Ave, FAX:289-8361 P.O. Box 606, Patchogue, L.I., NY 11772 Toms River 732-349-3533 Joanne Pellegrino, 26 Main St. Suite O, FAX:349-4319 P.O.Box 143, Toms River, NJ 08754 (2)Cape Ma y 609-884-2113 W a lt M a k ows ki / I ngo Fl em i ng, 1382 L a f aye tt e St

., FAX:884-4908 P.O. Box 624, Cape May, NJ 08204 (2)Hampton 757-723-3369 D av id Ul me r / St eve Elli s / G eorge M a tti ng l y, 1006N S e ttl ers L an di ngs Rd

., FAX:728-3947 P.O. Box 69043, Hampton, VA 23669



### SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF:

(1) Beaufort 252-728-8721 David Gloeckner, Beaufort Laboratory, 101 Pivers Island Rd., FAX:728-877 2 Beaufort, NC 28516 Wilmington (910)796-7247 Ri c h ar d H a ll/D av id H o k e, NCDMF 127 C ar di na l D r i ve Wil m i ngton, NC

. 28405 New Smyrna 386-427-6562 Claudia Dennis, Coast Guard Station/Ponce Inlet Beach FAX: SAME P.O. Box2025, New Smynra Beach, FL 32170 Tequesta 561-575-4461 H.Charles Schaefer / Michelle Gamby, 19100 S.E. Federal Highway, FAX:743-1583 P.O. Box 3478, Tequesta, FL 32170 (1) Miami 305-361-4468 Guy S. Davenport / Pam Brown-Eyo, 75 Virginia Beach Dr., FAX:361-446 0 Miami, FL 33149 Key West 305-294-1921 Edward J. Little, Jr., Federal Bldg. Rm. 208, 301 Simington St. FAX: SAME Key West, FL 33040 Fort Myers 941-334-4364 Tom Herbert, 2000 Main St., Suite 409 FAX: SAME Fort Myers, FL 33901 St. Petersburg 727-551-5793 Renee Roman / Pam Machuga, 263 13th Avenue, South, FAX: 824-5300 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-824-5373 Jay Boulet, Address and Fax number same as above. 

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### SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF :
Panama City 850-234-6541 Deborah Fable / June Weeks, 3500 Delwood Beach Rd., FAX: 235-3558 Panama City, FL 32407 Mobile 251-441-6193 Ted Flowers, U.S.Coast Guard - ATC, P.O. Box 97, FAX: SAME Mobile, AL 36608 Pascagoula 228-762-7402 Charles Armstrong, 3209 Frederic St., P.O. Box FAX: 769-9200 Drawer 1207, Pascagoula, MS 39567 New Orleans 504-365-0314 Debbie Batiste /Jill Jensen, Naval Support Activity, 2300 General FAX: 363-0297 Myers Ave., Bldg. H-100, Rm. 282, New Orleans, LA 70142 Golden Meadow 985-632-4324 Gary J. Rousse, (15063 East Main, Cut Off, LA), P.O.Box 623, FAX: SAME Golden Meadow, LA 70357 Houma 985-872-3321 Kathleen Hebert, 425 Lafayette St., Rm. 128, FAX: SAME Houma, LA 70360 Lafayette 337-291-2119 Linda F. Guidry, NOAA Fisheries Lab., 646 Cajundome Blvd., Room 220 FAX: 291-2120 Lafayette, LA 70506 337-291-2117 Beth Bourgeois, NOAA Fisheries Lab., 646 Cajundome Blvd., Room 218 FAX: 291-2118 Lafayette, LA 70506 Port Arthur 409-833-9618 A lbert Gable, 350 Magnolia Ave,#170 FAX: SAME Beaumont, TX 77701 Galveston 409-766-3515 Keith Roberts, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 302 FAX:766-3543 Galveston, TX 77551 Freeport 979-233-4551 Michelle Padgett, Texas Gulf Bank, Suite 213, P.O.Box 2533, FAX: SAME Freeport, TX 77542 Brownsville / 956-548-2516 Kit Doncaster / Edie Lopez, Shrimp Turning Basin, HC 70 Box 15, Port Isabel FAX: SAME Brownville, TX 78521


### SOUTHWEST PACIFIC: (1) Long Beach, C A 562-980-4040 Mark Helvey, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Rm. 4200, FAX:980-404 7 P.O. Box 32469, Long Beach, CA 90832


### NORTHWEST PACIFIC: (1) Seattle 206-526-6113 Stephen Freese, Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, FAX:526-4461 Seattle, WA 98115


### ALASKA :
(1) Juneau 907-586-8743 Jennifer Mondragon, Federal Building, 4th Floor, 709 West 9th St., FAX:586-746 5 P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802


### PACIFIC ISLANDS: (1) Honolulu 808-983-5330 David Hamm, 2570 Dole Stree t FAX:983-290 2 Honolulu, HI 96822-2396

(1) Regional or area headquarters for statistics offices. (2) State partner coordinator. 

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## LIBRARY INFORMATION The NOAA Library and Information Network Catalog (NOAALINC) represents the automated bibliographic holdings of the NOAA Central Library in Silver Spring, Maryland and 27 other NOAA libraries located around the U.S. Currently, the NOAALINC contains records for more than 250,000 items with 5,000-10,000 added each year. NOAALINC provides several search methods to locate records of items. Users can search for keywords in titles, subject headings, authors, or series. Users can browse indexes of titles, subject headings, authors, series, or callnumber. Each bibliographic record shows a brief description of the item with a list of which libraries hold the item. The list of libraries will show the call number, the item’s specific information, and whether the item is available for circulation. NOAALINC is available to anyone, without restriction, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Visitors to the NOAACentral Library can access the catalog through workstations located throughout the Library. Remote users can access the catalog through a link from the NOAA Central Library’s homepage at http://www.lib.noaa.gov/

. NOAA personnel may contact their nearest NOAA Library or the NOAA Central Library and arrange to borrow materials. Members of the general public should contact their local library to arrange for an interlibrary loan. Restrictions apply on circulation of certain materials.

For further information contact the NOAA Central Library, 1315 East-West Highway, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282. Telephone: 301-713-2600 (Ext. 124) or E-mail: Library.Reference@noaa.gov.

STATISTICAL REPORTS 003-020-00000-0 Fisheries of the United States, 2007... NA
003-020-00191-2 Fisheries of the United States, 2006... NA
003-020-00190-4 Fisheries of the United States, 2005...$18.0 MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS 003-020-00171-8 Our Living Oceans, Report on the Status of U.S. Living Marine Resources, 1999...$45.00
003-009-00650-3 U.S. Global Trade Outlook, 1995- 2000: Business Forcasts for 350 Industries ...$26.50
703-023-00000-2 Fishery Bulletin (Quarterly) Publishes Original Research (FB) 2D Papers,etc...$48.00 a year

For information or to purchase publications listed above (Advance Payment Required), call or write:
Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20202

PHONE: 202-512-1800

FAX: 202-512-2250 Internet Orders: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/ PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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## SEA GRANT EXTENSION PROGRAM The Office of Sea Grant is a major program element of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The National Sea Grant College Program is funded jointly by the Federal Government and colleges or universities. Sea Grant’s Extension Program offers a broad range of information concerning the Nation’s fisheries to recreational and commercial fishermen, fish processors, and others. The following program leaders, listed alphabetically by State, can provide information on Sea Grant activities:

Leon C. Cammen Karl Havens Jonathan Kramer National Sea Grant Extension Leader Florida Sea Grant - Univ. of FL Maryland Sea Grant - Univ. of MD National Sea Grant Office/NOAA Bldg, 803 McCarty Drive 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 300 1315 East-West Highway, Room 11716 PO Box 110405 College Park, MD 20740 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Gainesville, FL 32611-0400 (301) 405-7500 x10 FAX: 314-5780 (301) 743-1088 FAX: 713-1031 (352) 392-5870 FAX: 392-5113 FAX: (301) 314-5780 leon.cammen@noaa.gov khavens@ufl.edu kramer@mdsg.umd.edu

Palula Cullenberg Dr. Charles Hopkinson Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis AK Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Geor g ia Sea Grant MIT Sea Grant - Massachusetts 1007 W 3rd Ave Ste 100 School of Marine Pro g rams Institute of Technology Anchorage, AK 99501 220 Marine Sciences Building Building E38-300/Kendall Square (907) 274-9692 FAX: 277-5242 Athens, GA 30602-3636 292 Main Street anpjc@uaa.alaska.edu (706) 542-1855 Cambridge, MA 02139-9910 chopkins@uga.edu (617) 253-7131 FAX: 252-5730 Russell A. Moll chrys@mit.edu California Sea Grant E. Gordon Grau, University of California, San Diego Hawaii Sea Grant - Univ. of HI Judith E. McDowell 9500 Gilman Drive 2525 Correa Road, HIG 238 WHOI Sea Grant La Jolla, CA 92093-0232 Honolulu, HI 96822 Woods Hole Oceano g ra p hic Institution (858) 534-4440 FAX: 534-2231 (808) 956-7031 FAX: 956-3014 193 Oyster Pond Road, MS #2 moll@ucsd.edu sgdir@hawaii.edu Woods Hole, MA 02543-1525 (508) 289-2557 FAX: 457-2172 Linda E. Duguay Brian K. Miller jmcdowell@whoi.edu Southern California Sea Grant Program Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant 3616 Trousdale Parkway - AHF 209F 1101 W. Peabody Drive Donald Scavia Los Angeles, CA 90089-0373 376 National Soybean Michi g an Sea Grant (213 821-1335 FAX: 740-5936 Research Center, MC-635 Samuel T. Dana Building duguay@usc.edu Urbana, IL 61801 440 Church Street, Suite 4044 (217) 333-6444 FAX: 333-8046 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1041 Sylvain De Guise, Director millerbk@uiuc.edu (734) 763-1437 FAX: 647-0768 Connecticut Sea Grant scavia@umich.edu 1080 Shennecossett Road Charles Wilson Groton, CT 06340-6097 Louisiana Sea Grant Univ of LA Steve Bortone (860) 405-9138 FAX: 405-9109 239 Sea Grant Building Minnesota Sea Grant - Univ. of MN. sylvain.deguise@uconn.edu Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507 2305 E. 5th Street (225) 578-6710 FAX: 578-6331 Duluth, MN 55812 Nancy Targett cwilson@lsu.edu (218) 726-8710 FAX: 726-6556 Delaware Sea Grant - Univ of DE sbortone@d.umn.edu 111 Robinson Hall Paul Anderson Newark, DE 19716-3501 Maine Sea Grant - Univ. of ME LaDon Swann (302) 831-2841 FAX: 831-4389 5784 York Complex MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium ntargett@udel.edu Orono, ME 04469-5784 703 East Beach Drive (207) 581-1435 FAX: 581-1426 Ocean Springs, MS 39564 panderson@maine.edu (228) 818-8843 FAX: 818-8841 swanndl@auburn.edu

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## SEA GRANT EXTENSION PROGRAM
Jonathan Pennock Robert Malouf Robert R. Stickney New Ham p shire Sea Grant Ore g on Sea Grant- OR State Univ. Texas Sea Grant - TX A&M Univ. 

### Universit y of New Ham p shire 322 Kerr Administration Building 2700 Earl Rudder Fwy South, Suite 1800 

### Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Lab. Corvallis, OR 97331-2131 College Station, TX 77845 

### 24 Colovos Road (541) 737-2714 FAX: 737-7958 (979) 845-3854 FAX: 845-7525 

### Durham, NH 03824-3505 robert.malouf@oregonstate.edu stickney@tamu.edu (603) 862-2921 FAX: 862-0243 jonathan.pennock@unh.edu Robert W. Light Pennsylvania Sea Grant-PA State Univ. 

### Jurij Homziak Michael P. Weinstein Tom Ridge Enviromental Center Vermont Sea Grant - Univ. of VT 

### New Jerse y Sea Grant 301 Peninsula Drive 317 Aiken Center 

### NJ Marine Science Consortium Erie, PA 16505 Burlington, VT 05405 

### Building #22 (814) 217-9018 FAX: 217-9021 (802) 656-0682 FAX: 656-8683 

### Fort Hancock, NJ 07732 rwl2@psu.edu jhomziak@zoo.uvm.edu (732) 872-1300 ext. 21 FAX: 291-4483 mweinstein@njmsc.org Ruperto Chapparo William D. DuPaul, Extension Leader 

### Cornelia Schlenk Acting Director Puerto Rico Sea Grant Virginia Sea Grant - VA. Institute 

### New York Sea Grant Universit y of Puerto Rico of Marine Science 

### State University of New York 310Physics Building PO Box 1346 121 Discovery Hall Mayaguez, PR 00681-9011 Gloucester Pt., VA 23062 

### Stony Brook, NY 11794-5001 (787) 832-3585 FAX: 265-2880 (804) 684-7163 FAX: 684-7161 

### (631) 632-6906 FAX: 632-6917 rchaparr@uprm.edu dupaul@vims.edu 

### cschlenk@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Michael Voiland Barry A. Costa-Pierce Penelope D. Dalton North Carolina Sea Grant Univ.of NC Rhode Island Sea Grant Washin g ton Sea Grant - Univ. of WA Box 8605 Universit y of Rhode Island Box 355060 1575 Varisty Drive, Module 1 Graduate School of Oceanography 3716 Brooklyn Avenue, N.E. Raleigh, NC 27695-8605 129 Coastal Institute Building Seattle, WA 98105-6716 (919) 515-2455 FAX: 515-7095 Narragansett, RI 02882-1197 (206) 543-6600 FAX: 685-0380 FAX: (919) 515-7095 (401) 874-6800 FAX: 789-8340 pdalton@u.washington.edu bcp@gso.uri.edu Jeffrey M. Reutter Ohio Sea Grant - OH State Univ. Anders W. Andren 1314 Kinnear Road, Room 100 M. Richard DeVoe Wisconsin Sea Grant - Univ. of WI 

### Columbus, OH 43212-1194 SC Sea Grant Consortium Goodnight Hall, Floor 2 

### (614) 292-8949 FAX: 292-4364 287 Meeting Street 1975 Willow Drive 

### reutter.1@osu.edu Charleston, SC 29401 Madison, WI 53706-1177 

### (843) 727-2078 FAX: 727-2080 (608) 262-0905 FAX: 262-0591 

### Rick.Devoe@scseagrant.org awandren@seagrant.wisc.edu

(Clearinghouse for all Sea Grant Publications)

PHONE: 401-874-6160 -- nsgd.gso.uri.edu NATIONAL SEA GRANT LIBRARY

Pell Library, University of Rhode Island - Bay Campus Narragansett, RI 02882

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## ANADROMOUS SPECIES. These are species of fish that mature in the ocean, and then ascend streams to spawn in freshwater. In the Magnuson -Stevens Act, these species include, but are not limited to, Atlantic and Pacific salmons, steelhead trout, and striped bass. See 42 FR 60682, Nov. 28, 1977.

ANALOG PRODUCTS. These include imitation and simulated crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops, and other fish and shellfish products fabricated from processed fish meat (such as surimi).
AQUACULTURE. The farming of aquatic organisms in marine, brackish or fresh water. Farming implies private or corporate ownership of the organism andenhancement of production by stocking, feeding, providing protection from predators, or other management measures. Aquaculture production is reported as the weight and value of cultured organisms at their point of final sale.

BATTER-COATED FISH PRODUCTS. Sticks and portions or other forms of fish or shellfish coated with a batter containing a leavening agent and mixture of cereal products, flavoring, and other ingredients, and partially cooked in hot oil a short time to expand and set the batter.
BOAT, OTHER. Commercial fishing craft not powered by a motor, e.g., rowboat or sailboat, having a capacity of less than 5 net tons. See motorboat.

BREADED FISH PRODUCTS. Sticks and portionsor other forms of fish or shellfish coated with a nonleavened mixture containing cereal products, flavorings, and other ingredients. Breaded products are sold raw or partially cooked.

BREADED SHRIMP. Peeled shrimp coated with breading. The product may be identified as fantail (butterfly) and round, with or without tail fins and last shell segment; also known as portions, sticks, steaks, etc., when prepared from a composite unit of two or more shrimp pieces whole shrimp or a combination of both without fins or shells.

BUTTERFLY FILLET. Two skin-on fillets of a fish joined together by the belly skin. See fillets.

CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS. Fish, shellfish,or other aquatic animals packed in cans, or other containers, which are hermetically sealed and heat-sterilized. Canned fishery products may include milk, vegetables, orother products. Most, but not all, canned fishery products can be stored at room temperature for an indefinite time without spoiling.

COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN. An individual who derives income from catching and selling living resources taken from inland or marine waters.

CONSUMPTION OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS. Estimated amount of commerciallylanded fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals consumed by the civilian population of the United States.Consumption includes U.S. production of fishery products from both domestically caught and imported fish,shellfish, other edible aquatic plants, animals, and imported products and excludes exports and purchases by the U.S. Armed Forces.

CONTINENTAL SHELF FISHERY RESOURCES. These are living organisms of any sedentaryspecies that at the harvestable stage are either (a) immobile on or under the seabed, (b) unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or subsoil of the continental shelf. The Magnuson -Stevens Act now lists them as certain abalones, surf clam and ocean quahog, queen conch, Atlantic deep-sea red crab, dungeness crab, stone crab, king crabs, snow (tanner) crabs, American lobster, certain corals, and sponges.

CURED FISHERY PRODUCTS. Products preserved by drying, pickling, salting, or smoking; notincluding canned, frozen, irradiated, or pasteurized products. Dried products are cured by sun or air-drying; pickled or salted products are those products preserved by applying salt, or by pickling (immersing in brine or ina vinegar or other preservative solution); smoked products are cured with smoke or a combination of smoking and drying or salting.

DEFLATED VALUE. The deflated values referred to in this document are calculated with the Gross Domestic Products Implicit Price Deflator. The base year for this index is 1987.

EDIBLE WEIGHT. The weight of a seafood item exclusive of bones, offal, etc.

EEZ. See U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

EL NINO. This anomalous ocean warming of the eastern Equatorial Pacific occurs at time intervals varyingfrom 2-10 years. El Nino conditions result in an accumulation of warm water off South America which reduced the upwelling of nutrient-rich water necessary to

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## support fisheries production. These conditions extended northward to the U.S. Pacific Coast. In addition to affecting the food available for fish, El Nino appears to alter the normal ranges, distributions, and migrations of fish populations.

EUROPEAN UNION. EU 27 Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

EXPORT VALUE. The value reported is generally equivalent to f.a.s. (free alongside ship) value at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price, including inland freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. The value excludes the cost ofloading, freight, insurance, and other charges or transportation cost beyond the port of exportation.

EXPORT WEIGHT. The weight of individual products as exported, i.e., fillets, steaks, whole, breaded. etc. Includes both domestic and foreign re-exports data.

EXVESSEL PRICE. Price received by the harvester for fish, shellfish, and other aquatic plants and animals.

FISH BLOCKS. Regular fish blocks are frozen blocks or slabs of fillets or pieces of fillets cut or sliced from fish. Minced fish blocks are frozen blocks or slabs of minced flesh produced by a meat and bone separating machine.

FISH FILLETS. The sides of fish that are either skinned or have the skin on, cut lengthwise from the backbone. Most types of fillets are boneless or virtually boneless; some may be labeled as “boneless fillets.”

FISH MEAL. A high-protein animal feed supplement made by cooking, pressing, drying, and grinding fish or shellfish.

FISH OIL. An oil extracted from body (body oil) or liver (liver oil) of fish and marine mammals; mostly a byproduct of fish meal production.

FISH PORTION. A piece of fish flesh that is generally of uniform size with thickness of 3/8 of an inch or more and differs from a fish stick in being wider or of a different shape. A fish portion is generally cut from a fish block.

FISH SOLUBLES. A water-soluble protein byproduct of fish meal production. Fish solubles are generally condensed to 50 percent solids and marketed as “condensed fish solubles.”

FISH STEAK. A cross-section slice cut from a large dressed fish. A steak is usually about 3/4 of an inch thick.

FISH STICK. An elongated piece of breaded fish flesh weighing not less than 3/4 of an ounce and not more than 1-1/2 ounces with the largest dimension at least three times that of the next largest dimension. A fish stick is generally cut from a fish block.
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN (FMP). A plan developed by a Regional Fishery Management Council, or the Secretary of Commerce under certain circumstances, to manage a fishery resource in the U.S. EEZ pursuant to the MFCMA (Magnuson Act).
FISHING CRAFT, COMMERCIAL. Boats and vessels engaged in capturing fish, shellfish, and other aquatic plants and animals for sale.

FULL-TIME COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN. An individual who receives more than 50 percent of his or herannual income from commercial fishing activities, including port activity, such as vessel repair and re-rigging.

GROUNDFISH. Broadly, fish that are caught on or near the sea floor. The term includes a wide variety of bottom fishes, rockfishes, and flatfishes. However, NMFSsometimes uses the term in a narrower sense. In “Fisheries of the United States,” the term applies to the following species--Atlantic and Pacific: cod, hake, ocean perch, and pollock; cusk; and haddock.

IMPORT VALUE. Value of imports as appraised by the U.S. Customs Service according to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. It may be based on foreign market value, constructed value, American selling price, etc. It generally represents a value in a foreign country, and therefore excludes U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing the merchandise to the United States.

IMPORT WEIGHT. The weights of individual products as received, i.e., fillets, steaks, whole, headed, etc.

INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS. Items processed from fish, shellfish, or other aquatic plants and animals that are not consumed directly by humans. These items contain products from seaweeds, fish meal, fish oils, fish solubles, pearl essence, shark and other aquatic animal skins, and shells.

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## INTERNAL WATER PROCESSING (IWPs). An operation in which a foreign vessel is authorized by the governor of a state to receive and process fish in the internal waters of a state. The Magnuson Act refers to internal waters as all waters within the boundaries of a state except those seaward of the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured.
JOINT VENTURE. An operation authorized under the (Magnuson -Stevens Act) in which a foreign vessel is authorized to receive fish from U.S. fishermen in the U.S. EEZ. The fish received from the U.S. vessel are part of the U.S. harvest.
LANDINGS, COMMERCIAL. Quantities of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic plants and animals brought ashore and sold. Landings of fish may be in terms of round (live) weight or dressed weight. Landings of crustaceans are generally on a live-weight basis except for shrimp which may be on a heads-on or heads-off basis. Mollusks are generally landed with the shell on, but for some species only the meats are landed, such as seascallops. Data for all mollusks are published on a meatweight basis.

MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT, Public Law 94-265, as amended. The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides a national program for the conservation and management of fisheries to allow for an optimum yield (OY) on a continuing basis and to realize the full potential of the Nation’s fishery resources. It established the U.S. Exclusive Economics Zone (EEZ) (formerly the FCZ - Fishery Conservation Zone) and a means to control foreign and certain domestic fisheries through PMPs and FMPs. Within the U.S. EEZ, the United States hasexclusive management authority over fish (meaning finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals, birds, and highly migratory species of tuna). The Magnuson Actprovides further exclusive management authority beyond the U.S. EEZ for all continental shelf fishery resources and all anadromous species throughout the migratory range of each such species, except during the time they are found within any foreign nation’s territorial sea or fishery conservation zone (or the equivalent), to the extent that such a sea or zone is recognized by the United States.

MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHING. Fishingfor pleasure, amusement, relaxation, or home consumption. MARINE RECREATIONAL CATCH. Quantities of finfish, shellfish, and other living aquatic organisms caught, but not necessarily brought ashore, by marine recreational fisherman.

MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN. Those people who fish in marine waters primarily for recreational purposes. Their catch is primarily for home consumption, although occasionally a part or all of their catch may be sold and enter commercial channels. This definition is used in the NMFS Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, and is not intended to represent a NMFS policy on the sale of angler-caught fish. MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD (MSY). MSY from a fishery is the largest annual catch or yield in terms of weight of fish caught by both commercial and recreational fishermen that can be taken continuously from a stock under existing environmental conditions. A determination of MSY, which should be an estimate based upon the best scientific information available, is a biological measure necessary in the development of optimum yield.

METRIC TONS. A measure of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms, 0.984 long tons, 1.1023 short tons, or 2,204.6 pounds.

MOTORBOAT. A motor-driven commercial fishing craft having a capacity of less than 5 net tons, or not officially documented by the Coast Guard. See “boat, other”.

NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION (NAFO). This convention, entered into force January 1, 1979, replaces ICNAF. NAFO provides a forum for continued multilateral scientific research and investigation of fishery resources that occur beyond the limits of coastal nations’ fishery jurisdiction inthe northwest Atlantic, and will ensure consistency between NAFO management measures in this area and those adopted by the coastal nations within the limits of their fishery jurisdiction.
OPTIMUM YIELD (OY). In the MFCMA (Magnuson Act), OY with respect to the yield from a fishery, is the amount of fish that (1) will provide thegreatest overall benefit to the United States, with particular reference to food production and recreational opportunities; and (2) is prescribed as such on the basis ofmaximum sustainable yield from such fishery, as modified by any relevant ecological, economic, or social factors.

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## PART-TIME COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN. An individual who receives less than 50 percent of his or her annual income from commercial fishing activities.

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION. Consumption of edible fishery products in the United States divided by the total civilian population. In calculating annual per capitaconsumption, estimates of the civilian resident population of the United States on July 1 of each year are used.These estimates are taken from current population reports, published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

PER CAPITA USE. The use of all fishery products, both edible and nonedible, in the United States divided by the total population of the United States.

PRELIMINARY FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN (PMP). The Secretary of Commerce prepares a PMP whenever a foreign nation with which the UnitedStates has made a Governing International Fishery Agreement (GIFA) submits an application to fish in a fishery not managed by an FMP. A PMP is replaced by an FMP as soon as the latter is implemented. A PMP applies only to foreign fishing.

RE-EXPORTS. Re-exports are commodities which have entered the U.S. as imports and are subsequently exported in substantially the same condition as when originally imported.

RETAIL PRICE. The price of fish and shellfish sold to the final consumer by food stores and other retail outlets.
ROUND (LIVE) WEIGHT. The weight of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic plants and animals as taken from the water; the complete or full weight as caught. The tables on world catch found in this publication include, in the case of mollusks, the weight of both the shells and the meats, whereas the tables on U.S. landings include only the weight of the meats.

SURIMI. Minced fish meat (usually Alaska pollock) which has been washed to remove fat and undesirablematters (such as blood, pigments, and odorous substances), and mixed with cryoprotectants, such as sugar and/or sorbitol, for a good frozen shelf life. TOTAL ALLOWABLE LEVEL OF FOREIGN FISHING (TALFF). The TALFF, if any, with respect to any fishery subject to the exclusive fishery management authority of the United States, is that portion of theoptimum yield of such fishery which will not be harvested by vessels of the United States, as determined by provisions of the MFCMA.
U.S. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ). The MSFCMA (Magnuson-Stevens Act) defines this zone as contiguous to the territorial sea of the UnitedStates and extending seaward 200 nautical miles measured from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. This was formerly referred to as the FCZ (Fishery Conservation Zone).

U.S.-FLAG VESSEL LANDINGS. Includes landings by all U.S. fishing vessels regardless of where landed as opposed to landings at ports in the 50 United States. These include landings at foreign ports, U.S. territories, and foreign vessels in the U.S. FCZ under joint venture agreements. U.S. law prohibits vessels constructed or registered in foreign countries to land fish catches at U.S. ports.

U.S. TERRITORIAL SEA. A zone extending 3 nautical miles from shore for all states except Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida where the seaward boundary is 3 marine leagues (9 nautical miles)

USE OF FISHERY PRODUCTS. Estimated disappearance of the total supply of fishery products, both edible and nonedible, on a round-weight basis without considering beginning or ending stocks, exports, military purchases, or shipments to U.S. territories.

VESSEL. A commercial fishing craft having a capacity of 5 net tons or more. These craft are either enrolled or documented by the U.S. Coast Guard and have an official number assigned by that agency.

WHOLESALE FISH AND SHELLFISH PRICES. Those prices received at principal fishery markets by primary wholesalers (processors, importers, and brokers) for customary quantities, free on board (f.o.b.) warehouse.

# Statistical Subject Index

101 AQUACUL TURE Production, 16

CLAMS Aquaculture, 16 Canned, 45 Exports, 56 Imports, 49 Landings, 4, 12 Supply, 70 Value of landings, 4, 12

CONSUMPTION Canned, 74,75 Cured, 74 Fillets and steaks, 75 Fresh and frozen, 74 Per capita, U.S., 74 Per capita, use, 78 Salmon, canned, 75 Sardines, canned, 75 Shellfish, canned, 75 Shrimp, 75 Sticks and portions, 75 Tuna, canned, 75 World, 76

CRABS Canned, 45, 68 Exports, 56, 61, Imports, 49 Landings, 3, 12, 14,15 Supply, 68 Value of landings, 3, 12, 14,15 World catch, 39

DISPOSITION OF LANDINGS United States, 5 World, 41

EMPLOYMENT Processors and wholesalers, 82 Region and State, 82

EXPORTS All fishery products, 56 Crabs, 56, 61 Crabmeat, 56, 61 Continent and country, by, 58 Cured, 56 Edible, by years, 57 Fish meal, 56, 62 Herring, 56 Nonedible, by years, 57 Oils, 56, 62 Principal items, 56 Salmon, canned, 56, 60 Salmon, whole or eviscerated, 56, 60 Sardines, canned, 56 Shrimp, canned, 56, 59 Shrimp, domestic and foreign products ,59 Shrimp, fresh and frozen, 56, 59 Value, by years, 56 Volume, by years, 56 World, by country, 41

FLOUNDERS Fillets, 44 Landings, 1, 8 Value of landings, 1, 8

GROUNDFISH FILLETS AND STEAKS Exports, 56 Fillets, supply, 65 Imports, 49

HALIBUT Fillets and steaks, 44 Landings, 1, 9 Value of landings, 1, 9

HERRING, SEA Canned (sardines), 50 Consumption (sardines), per capita, 75 Landings, 1, 9 Exports (sardines), 56 Imports (sardines), 49 Value of landings, 1, 9 World catch, 39

IMPORTS All fishery products, 49, 50 Blocks and slabs, 49, 52 Clams, canned, 49 Continent and country, by, 51 Crabmeat, canned, fresh and frozen, 49 Cured, 49 Edible, 49, 50, 51 Fillets, groundfish, 49, 52 Fillets, other than groundfish and ocean perch, 49 Groundfish, 49, 52 Herring, canned, 49 Industrial, 55 Lobsters, canned, 49 Lobsters, fresh and frozen, 49 Meal and scrap, 49, 55 Nonedible, 49, 50, 51 Oils, 49, Oysters, canned, 49 Principal items, 49 Quota, canned tuna, not in oil, 53 Salmon, canned, 49 Salmon, fresh and frozen, 49 Sardines, canned, 49 Scallop meats, 49 Shellfish, 49 Shrimp, by country, 55 Shrimp, by products, 55 Tuna, canned, 49, 53 Tuna, fresh and frozen, 49 Value, by years, 50 Volume, by year, 50 World,41 INSPECTION Establishments and amount inspected, 83

LANDINGS Disposition, 5 Foreign shores, off, 8 Human food (edible), 5 Industrial, 5 Months, by, 5 Ports, major U.S., 7 Record year, by states, 6 Species, 1, 8 State and region, current, 6 Territory, 14 U.S. shores, distance from, 8 World, 39, 40 , 41

# Statistical Subject Index

102 LOBSTERS, AMERICAN Imports, 49 Landings, 3, 12 Supply, 69 Value of landings, 3, 12

LOBSTER, SPINY Imports, 49 Landings, 3, 12, 14, 15 Supply, 69 Value of landings, 3, 12, 14, 15

MACKERELS Landings, 2, 9 Value of landings, 2, 9 World catch, 39

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TION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (MSFCMA) Fishery Management Plan, 84 General description, 84 Permits, foreign fishing, 85 Regional Fishery Management Councils, 86

MEAL AND SCRAP Exports, 56, 62 Imports, 49, 55 Production, U.S., 47 Supply, 72 World disposition, 41

MENHADEN Landings, 2, 9 Value of landings, 2, 9

OIL Exports, 56 Imports, 49 Production, 47 Supply, 72 World disposition, 41

OYSTERS Aquaculture, 16 Canned, 45 Imports, 49 Landings, 4, 13 Supply, 70 Value of landings, 4, 13 World catch, 39

PLANTS AND FIRMS Employment, 82 Processors and wholesalers, 82

PRICES, Exvessel index, 81

PROCESSING Animal food and bait, canned, 43, 45, 46 Canned products, 43, 46 Clams, canned, 45 Crabs, canned, 45 Employment in, 82 Fillets and steaks, fresh and frozen, 45 Industrial products, 47 Meal, oil, 43, 45 Oysters, canned, 45 Plants, number of, 82 Salmon canned, 45 Sardines, canned, 45 Shrimp, canned, 45 Sticks, portions, and breaded shrimp, 43

RECREA TIONAL FISHERIES Harvest by species, 23 Harvest by species and by distance from shore, 27 Harvest and live releases by year, 32 Harvest and live releases by state, 37 MRFSS, program description, 20 Number of anglers by state, 38 Number of fishing trips by state, 37 Statistical survey coverage, 21 Statistical data types/definitions, 20

SALMON Aquaculture, 16 Canned, 45 Consumption, per capita, 75 Exports, 56, 60 Fillets and steaks, 44 Imports, 5449 Landings, 2, 10 Supply, canned, 67 Value of landings, 2, 10 World catch, 39

SARDINES Canned, 45, 67 Consumption, per capita, 75 Exports, 56 Imports, 49 Landings, 2, 10 Supply, canned, 67 World catch, 39

SCALLOPS Exports, 56 Imports, 49 Landings, 4, 13 Supply, 70 Value of landings, 4, 13 World catch, 39

SHRIMP Aquaculture, 16 Breaded, 43 Canned, 45, 49, 70 Consumption, per capita, 75 Exports, 56, 59 Imports, 49, 55 Landings, head-off, 70 Landings, head-on, 3, 12 Supply, canned, 70 Supply, total, 70 Value of landings, 3, 12 World catch, 39

SUPPL Y All fishery products, 63, 64 Clam meats, 70 Crabs, 68 Crabmeat, 68 Edible fishery products, 63, 64 Fillets and steaks, all, 65 Fillets and steaks, groundfish, 65 Finfish, 64

# Statistical Subject Index

103 SUPPL Y Industrial Products, 63, 64 Lobster, American, 69 Lobster, spiny, 69 Meal, 72 Oil, 72 Oysters, 70 Salmon, canned, 67 Sardines, canned, 67 Scallop meats, 70 Shellfish, 64 Shrimp, 71 Tuna, 67

SWORDFISH Landings, 3, 11 Value of landings, 3, 11 TUNA Canned, 45, 49, 53, 67 Consumption, per capita, 75 Exports, 56 Fresh and Frozen, 66 Imports, 49, 53 Landings, 3, 11, 14, 15 Quota, imports, canned, 53 Supply, canned, 66 Value of landings, 3, 11, 14, 15 World catch, 39

USE Per capita, 78 Landings, by month, 5 Valued added, 79 WHITING Landings, 1, 9 Value of landings, 1, 9

WORLD FISHERIES Acquaculture, 39 Catch by countries, 40 Catch by major fishing areas, 40 Catch by species groups, 39 Catch by year, 39 Catch by water type, 39 Consumption, 77 Disposition, 41 Imports and exports value, 41

# Federal Inspection Marks for Fishery Products

SEAFOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM. The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC), National Marine Fisheries Service, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, conducts a voluntary seafood inspection program on a fee-for-service ba sis. A HACCP-based service is also available. Services provided by the program include vessel and plant sanitation, product inspect ion and grading, label reviews, product specification reviews, laboratory analyses, training, education and information. Inspectio n and certification services are available nationwide and in U.S. territories for all interested parties. Consultative services are provided in foreign countries. Inspection and certification services are also provided for imported and exported products. The USDC Seafood Inspe ction Program also provides HACCP training, plan development, implementation assistance, and verification service to industry (domest ic and foreign) for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with FDA’s HACCP rule (21 CFR Parts 123 and 1240) regarding “Procedure s for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Fish and Fishery Products” which was implemented December 18, 1997. USERS OF INSPECTION SERVICES. The users of the voluntary seafood inspection service include vessel owners, processors, distributors, brokers, retailers, food service operators, exporters, importers, and those who have a financial interest in buyi ng and selling seafood products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that USDC inspected products be purchased for its food feeding programs. The USDC PARTICAPANTS LIST FOR FIRMS, FACILITIES AND PRODUCTS, published bi-annually, provides a listing of products and participants who contract with USDC. USDC INSPECTION MARKS. These marks designate the level and the type of inspection performed by the federal inspector. The marks can be used in advertising and labeling under the guidelines provided by the Seafood Inspection Program and in acco rdance with federal and state regulations regarding advertising and labeling. Products bearing the USDC official marks have been cert ified as being safe, wholesome, and properly labeled. “US GRADE A” MARK. The U.S. GRADE A mark signifies that a product has been processed under federal inspection in an approved facility and meets the established level of quality of an existing U.S. grade standard. The U.S. Grade A mark indicat es that the product is of high quality, uniform in size, practically free from blemishes and defects, in excellent condition and posses sing good flavor and odor. “PROCESSED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION” MARK. The PUFI mark or statement signifies that the product is certified to be safe, wholesome and properly labeled, conforms to quality and other criteria in the approved specification, and has been officially inspected in a USDC sanitarily approved facility under Federal inspection. “LOT INSPECTED” MARK. The USDC Lot Inspected mark identifies products that were officially sampled and inspected to conform to an approved specification or criteria. This mark may be used on retail packages and packaging provided the label an d specification are approved. “RETAIL” MARK. In response to requests made by industry, a new mark has been created for retail or food service establishments. Participants qualify for use of the “Retail Mark” by receiving the USDC HACCP-based service or being under contract for sanitat ion services and associated product evaluation. Usage of such a mark will give the retail industry the opportunity to advertise on their banners, logos, or menus that their facility has been recognized by USDC for proper sanitation and handling of fishery products

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USDC HACCP MARK. The USDC HACCP-based service is available to all interested parties on a fee-for-service basis. Label approval, record keeping and analytical testing are program requirements. An industry USDC-certified employee trained in HACC P principles is also required for each facility/site in the program. Compliance ratings determine frequency of official visits. Benefits to participants include increased controls through a more scientific approach, use of established marks, increased efficiency of f ederal inspection personnel, and enhanced consumer confidence. The USDC has made available a HACCP mark and a “banner” to distinguish products that have been produced under the HACCP-based program. The HACCP banner must be used as an attachment to existing inspection grade marks. Establishments meeting HACCP program requirements may use these marks in conjunction with promotional material, packaging, point-of-sale notices, and menus.



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