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
Preface

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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 nations

who 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 the

South 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.
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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

VALUE ADDED..................................................................... 79

 INDEX OF EXVESSEL PRICES.........................................81

PROCESSORS AND WHOLESALERS...............................82

FISHERY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ............................. 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............................................................................97

INDEX....................................................................................101
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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 transferred

to 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 53.8

million 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 $2.3

billion 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 foreign

markets, 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

1990 - 2007

Value of U.S. Domestic Finfish and Shellfish Landings

1990 - 2007

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Other Important Facts

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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Important Species

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 70.1

million 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.

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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

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PACIFIC SALMON

U.S. commercial landings of salmon were 885 million

pounds valued at $381.1 million—an increase of 221.3

million pounds (33 percent) and $70.2 million (23 percent) compared with 2006. Alaska accounted for 97

percent 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.

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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 (11

percent) 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 32

percent of the total U.S. landings followed by: Maryland, 16 percent; North Carolina, 15 percent; and

Virginia, nearly 13 percent. Hard blue crab landings in

the 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.

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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 with

32.4 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.

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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 million

pounds (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

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Fish Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Alewife 316 143 127 1,003 455 227 1,262

Anchovies 28,572 12,960 1,335 23,256 10,549 1,195 16,845

Atka 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:

 Atlantic 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:

 Atlantic 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 Gulf

 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 flounder 4,275 1,939 7,107 3,865 1,753 7,207 10,676

 Other 3,087 1,400 6,146 6,364 2,887 6,196 3,338

 Total, Atlantic/Gulf 33,921 15,386 66,285 30,444 13,809 58,068 50,262

 Pacific

 Arrowtooth flounder 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

 Other 28,283 12,829 10,259 26,280 11,921 9,258 21,939

 Total, Pacific 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:

 Atlantic 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

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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:

 Atlantic 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:

 Atlantic 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:

 Atlantic 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

 Pink 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:

 Gray 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

 Other 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

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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 tunny 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 --

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Crustaceans:

 Crabs:

 Blue: Hard 162,100 73,528 113,326 136,689 62,002 123,248 163,885

 Soft and peeler 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

 Other 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

 Spiny 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 Atlantic 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

 Other (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 1

 Total, shrimp 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 --

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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.

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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

 Other 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:

 Bay 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:

 Illex 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, mollusks 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, other 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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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

Total 573 260 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

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Million Thousand Percent Million Thousand Percent Million Thousand Percent

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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.

Million Thousand Million Million Thousand Million Million Thousand Million

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

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

DISPOSITION OF U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY MONTH, 2007

2006(1)

U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1998-2007 (1)

DISPOSITION OF U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, 2006 AND 2007

Year

Total Landings for

End Use 2007

Month Landings for industrial

human food purposes (1)

Total Landings for Landings for industrial

human food purposes (2)

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

oysters, and scallops, which are shown in weight of meats (excluding the shell).

(2) Processed into meal, oil, solubles, and shell products, or used as bait or animal food. (3) Revised.

*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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(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.

 U.S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY REGION AND BY STATE, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand

pounds Tons dollars pounds Tons dollars Year pounds

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 --- ---

Regions and States 2006(3) 2007 Record Landings
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Notes:—To avoid disclosure of private enterprise certain leading ports have not been included to preserve confidentiality. Catches of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting and other Pacific groundfish caught in the northeast Pacific EEZ of the

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

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

Alewife 1,003 455 227 - - - - - - 1,003 455 227

Anchovies 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 14,212

Bluefish 2,415 1,095 791 5,124 2,324 1,862 - - - 7,539 3,420 2,653

Blue 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 1,606

Catfish & bullheads 8,274 3,753 4,144 - - - - - - 8,274 3,753 4,144

Chubs 1,206 547 1,370 - - - - - - 1,206 547 1,370

Cod: - Atlantic 500 227 859 16,448 7,461 26,191 - - - 16,948 7,688 27,050 Pacific 57,029 25,868 26,237 431,264 195,620 198,398 - - - 488,293 221,488 224,635

Crevalle (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 8,255 Pacific (white) 12 5 9 49 22 35 - - - 61 28 44

Cusk 9 4 5 185 84 116 - - - 194 88 121Dolphinfish 123 56 316 1,945 882 4,296 531 241 1,090 2,599 1,179 5,702

Eel, American 739 335 2,707 - - - - - - 739 335 2,707

Flatfish: Atlantic and Gulf

 American plaice 11 5 14 2,183 990 3,535 - - - 2,194 995 3,549

 Summer flounder 567 257 1,273 9,211 4,178 21,885 - - - 9,778 4,435 23,158

 Winter flounder 90 41 199 5,784 2,624 12,072 - - - 5,874 2,664 12,271

 Witch flounder 28 13 74 2,341 1,062 5,613 - - - 2,369 1,075 5,687

 Yellowtail flounder 108 49 208 3,757 1,704 6,999 - - - 3,865 1,753 7,207

 Other 2,506 1,137 5,275 3,858 1,750 921 - - - 6,364 2,887 6,196

 Total, Atlantic/Gulf 3,310 1,501 7,043 27,134 12,308 51,025 - - - 30,444 13,809 58,068 Pacific

 Arrowtooth flounder 2,019 916 111 47,782 21,674 3,193 - - - 49,801 22,590 3,304 Dover sole 5,078 2,303 1,927 15,597 7,075 5,905 - - - 20,675 9,378 7,832 Flathead sole 549 249 51 36,713 16,653 7,882 - - - 37,262 16,902 7,933

See footnotes at end of table. 

High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

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

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)

(Continued)

Species

Fish

0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores
U.S. Commercial Landings

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High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

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

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores

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

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

Flatfish - Continued: Petrale sole 1,048 475 1,022 3,872 1,756 3,917 - - - 4,920 2,232 4,939

 Rock sole 348 158 83 75,669 34,323 19,361 - - - 76,017 34,481 19,444 Yellowfin sole (2) (2) (2) 240,431 109,059 42,698 - - - 240,431 109,059 42,698

 Other 1,838 834 1,843 24,442 11,087 7,415 - - - 26,280 11,921 9,258

 Total Pacific 10,880 4,935 5,037 444,506 201,627 90,371 - - - 455,386 206,562 95,408

Halibut 2,173 986 7,017 67,934 30,815 219,715 - - - 70,107 31,800 226,732

 Total flatfish 16,363 7,422 19,097 539,57

4 244,749 361,111 - - - 555,937 252,171 380,208

Goosefish (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 26,793

Haddock 441 200 780 7,569 3,433 11,512 - - - 8,010 3,633 12,292

Hakes: Pacific (whiting) - - - 455,295 206,520 34,228 - - - 455,295 206,520 34,228

 Red 24 11 10 1,104 501 420 - - - 1,128 512 430

 Silver (Atl. whiting) 53 24 37 13,991 6,346 7,869 - - - 14,044 6,370 7,906 White 11 5 12 3,372 1,530 3,880 - - - 3,383 1,535 3,892

Herring: Sea: Atlantic 25,318 11,484 3,900 137,432 62,339 15,598 - - - 162,750 73,823 19,498

 Pacific 69,304 31,436 15,315 - - - - - - 69,304 31,436 15,315 Thread 114 52 24 - - - - - - 114 52 24Jack mackerel 1,354 614 140 72 33 6 - - - 1,426 647 146

Lingcod 200 91 242 394 179 423 - - - 594 269 665Mackerels: Atlantic 15 7 8 56,306 25,540 6,737 - - - 56,321 25,547 6,745 Chub 12,058 5,469 833 554 251 40 - - - 12,612 5,721 873 King and cero 654 297 1,090 5,434 2,465 8,839 - - - 6,088 2,761 9,929

 Spanish 2,286 1,037 2,039 2,430 1,102 1,652 - - - 4,716 2,139 3,691

Menhaden:

 Atlantic 383,197 173,817 23,607 91,907 41,689 8,367 - - - 475,104 215,506 31,974

 Gulf 568,390 257,820 53,091 438,178 198,756 40,220 - - - 1,006,568 456,576 93,311

 Total menhaden 951,587 431,637 76,698 530,085 240,445 48,587 - - - 1,481,672 672,082 125,285

See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)
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High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

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

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores

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

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

Mullets 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 8,518 Walleye (Alaska) 46,577 21,127 4,518 3,019,575 1,369,670 292,899 - - - 3,066,152 1,390,797 297,417

Rockfishes:

Ocean perch: Atlantic (redfish) 4 2 2 1,731 785 995 - - - 1,735 787 997

 Pacific 18 8 3 61,972 28,110 14,766 - - - 61,990 28,118 14,769 Other 2,893 1,312 3,685 28,949 13,131 10,964 - - - 31,842 14,443 14,649

 Total rockfishes 2,915 1,322 3,690 92,652 42,027 26,725 - - - 95,567 43,349 30,415

Sablefish 6,333 2,873 13,644 37,536 17,026 101,910 - - - 43,869 19,899 115,554

Salmon:

 Chinook or king 13,207 5,991 38,258 1,393 632 5,084 - - - 14,600 6,623 43,342 Chum or keta 109,128 49,500 36,706 12 5 4 - - - 109,140 49,506 36,710

 Coho 26,622 12,076 24,520 573 260 868 - - - 27,195 12,336 25,388 Pink 457,435 207,491 70,303 28 13 4 - - - 457,463 207,504 70,307

 Sockeye 276,581 125,456 205,359 4 2 4 - - - 276,585 125,458 205,363

 Total salmon 882,973 400,51

4 375,146 2,010 912 5,964 - - - 884,983 401,426 381,110

Sardines: Pacific 265,597 120,474 12,750 16,062 7,286 744 - - - 281,659 127,760 13,494

 Spanish 1,337 606 226 41 19 4 - - - 1,378 625 230

Scup or porgy 1,689 766 1,280 8,150 3,697 7,439 - - - 9,839 4,463 8,719

Sea bass: Black (Atlantic) 247 112 662 2,350 1,066 6,681 - - - 2,597 1,178 7,343

 White (Pacific) 169 77 401 315 143 746 - - - 484 220 1,147Sea trout or weakfish: Gray 487 221 475 374 170 484 - - - 861 391 959 Spotted 492 223 745 27 12 43 - - - 519 235 788 Sand (white) 56 25 38 28 13 15 - - - 84 38 53

Shads: American 1,041 472 872 1 (2) 1 - - - 1,042 473 873

 Hickory 71 32 22 - - - - - - 71 32 22

See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)
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High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

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

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores

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

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

Sharks: Dogfish 2,978 1,351 622 6,454 2,928 1,499 - - - 9,432 4,278 2,121

 Other 1,003 455 714 4,510 2,046 3,366 210 95 111 5,723 2,596 4,191

Sheepshead (Atlantic) 1,596 724 702 49 22 22 - - - 1,645 746 724

Skates 3,606 1,636 975 56,830 25,778 9,896 - - - 60,436 27,414 10,871Smelts 1,248 566 598 - - - - - - 1,248 566 598

Snappers: Red 95 43 336 3,207 1,455 10185 - - - 3,302 1,498 10,521

 Vermillion 22 10 68 2,170 984 5285 - - - 2,192 994 5,353

 Unclassified 651 295 1,771 2,537 1,151 6662 - - - 3,188 1,446 8,433

Spearfish 21 10 28 827 375 1,151 871 395 1,221 1,719 780 2,400

Spot 4,708 2,136 3,572 685 311 475 - - - 5,393 2,446 4,047

Striped bass 7,147 3,242 15,602 - - - - - - 7,147 3,242 15,602

Swordfish 112 51 335 4,712 2,137 12,314 3,869 1,755 8,752 8,693 3,943 21,401

Tenpounder (ladyfish) 1,055 479 851 130 59 75 - - - 1,185 538 926

Tilefish 15 7 34 2,536 1,150 6,106 - - - 2,551 1,157 6,140

Trout, rainbow 480 218 669 - - - - - - 480 218 669

Tuna:

 Albacore 1,265 574 1,096 24,726 11,216 21,096 949 430 1,173 26,940 12,220 23,365

 Bigeye 12 5 31 6,629 3,007 20,429 17,735 8,045 27,537 24,376 11,057 47,997

 Bluefin 93 42 56 544 247 3,142 1 (2) 1 638 289 3,199 Little tunny 320 145 94 408 185 126 - - - 728 330 220 Skipjack 30 14 34 680 308 750 129,152 58,583 49,286 129,862 58,905 50,070 Yellowfin 235 107 521 7,053 3,199 18,462 18,631 8,451 10,311 25,919 11,757 29,294 Unclassified 3 1 7 36 16 58 2 1 1 41 19 66

 Total tuna 1,958 888 1,839 40,076 18,178 64,063 166,470 75,510 88,309 208,50

4 94,577 154,211

Whitefish, lake 10,027 4,548 7,819 - -- - - 10,027 4,548 7,819

Wolffish, Atlantic 4 2 3 139 63 97 - - - 143 65 100Yellow perch 1,279 580 2,807 - - - - - - 1,279 580 2,807

Other marine finfishes 19,424 8,811 15,066 12,267 5,564 11,369 1,722 781 3,541 33,413 15,156 29,976

Other freshwater  finfishes 11,626 5,274 4,493 - - - - - - 11,626 5,274 4,493

 Total finfish 2,465,509 1,118,348 643,819 5,729,966 2,599,095 1,391,718 173,673 78,778 103,024 8,369,148 3,796,221 2,138,561

See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)
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High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

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

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores

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

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

Crustaceans:Crabs:

 Blue: Hard 136,689 62,002 123,248 - - - - - - 136,689 62,002 123,248

 Soft or peeler 2,150 975 6,511 - - - - - - 2,150 975 6,511

 Dungeness 51,164 23,208 119,800 5,661 2,568 12,819 - - - 56,825 25,776 132,619 Jonah 6,757 3,065 3,587 2,698 1,224 881 - - - 9,455 4,289 4,468

 King 1,271 577 3,699 24,671 11,191 94,198 - - - 25,942 11,767 97,897 Snow (tanner): Opilio - - - 34,125 15,479 50,403 - - - 34,125 15,479 50,403 Bairdi 1,539 698 2,530 2,619 1,188 3,777 - - - 4,158 1,886 6,307

 Other 7,309 3,315 18,218 8,144 3,694 14,295 - - - 15,453 7,009 32,513

 Total crabs 206,879 93,840 277,593 77,918 35,343 176,373 - - - 284,797 129,183 453,966

Crawfish, 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 34,107 349,056 Spiny 3,563 1,616 27,833 709 322 4,964 - - - 4,272 1,938 32,797

Shrimp:

 New England 2,686 1,218 1,045 5,389 2,444 2,147 - - - 8,075 3,663 3,192

 South Atlantic 12,274 5,567 23,892 8,321 3,774 17,991 - - - 20,595 9,342 41,883 Gulf 62,926 28,543 101,971 113,644 51,549 204,030 - - - 176,570 80,092 306,001

 Pacific 5,197 2,357 7,037 21,116 9,578 11,673 - - - 26,313 11,935 18,710 Other (2) (2) 1 (2) (2) 1 - - - (2) (2) 2

 Total shrimp 83,083 37,686 133,946 148,470 67,346 235,842 - - - 231,553 105,032 369,788

 Total crustaceans 369,212 167,473 722,12

4 242,569 110,029 492,723 - - - 611,781 277,502 1,214,847

Mollusks:Clams:

 Quahog (hard) 10,664 4,837 58,347 - - - - - - 10,664 4,837 58,347 Geoduck (Pacific) 2,735 1,241 26,927 - - - - - - 2,735 1,241 26,927

 Manila (Pacific) 1,183 537 18,918 - - - - - - 1,183 537 18,918

 Ocean quahog 9 4 14 34,669 15,726 20,560 - - - 34,678 15,730 20,574 Softshell 3,824 1,735 23,544 - - - - - - 3,824 1,735 23,544

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

High Seas or Total

U.S. 

Landings

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

OFF U.S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2007 (1)

Species 0 to 3 miles 3 - 200 miles off Foreign 

Shores

Distance from U.S. shores

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

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

 Surf (Atlantic) 7,256 3,291 4,862 55,387 25,123 33,557 62,643 28,415 38,419 Other 373 169 974 - - - - - - 373 169 974

 Total clams 26,044 11,813 133,586 90,056 40,849 54,117 - - - 116,100 52,663 187,703

Conch (snails) 2,057 933 5,002 - - - - - - 2,057 933 5,002

Mussels, blue (sea) 3,153 1,430 5,257 - - - - - - 3,153 1,430 5,257

Oysters 35,142 15,940 126,903 - - - - - - 35,142 15,940 126,903Scallops: - Bay 186 84 1,584 - - - - - - 186 84 1,584 Sea 333 151 2,456 58,090 26,349 382,581 - - - 58,423 26,500 385,037

Squid:

 Atlantic: Illex 2 1 1 19,888 9,021 3,876 - - - 19,890 9,022 3,877 Loligo 191 87 224 26,984 12,240 23,040 - - - 27,175 12,326 23,264 Unclassified 476 216 71 2,414 1,095 104 - - - 2,890 1,311 175

 Pacific: Loligo 102,454 46,473 27,421 6,539 2,966 1,750 - - - 108,993 49,439 29,171

 Unclassified 164 74 39 13 6 4 - - - 177 80 43

 Total, squid 103,287 46,851 27,756 55,838 25,328 28,774 - - - 159,125 72,179 56,530

 Total, mollusks 170,202 77,203 302,54

4 203,98

4 92,527 465,472 - - - 374,186 169,730 768,016

Other shellfish 11,855 5,377 9,593 1,516 688 2,781 - - - 13,371 6,065 12,374

 Total shellfish 551,269 250,05

4 1,034,261 448,069 203,243 960,976 - - - 999,338 453,297 1,995,237

Other

Horseshoe crab 2,028 920 898 - - - - - - 2,028 920 898

Sea urchins 13,726 6,226 8,558 - - - - - - 13,726 6,226 8,558Seaweed, unclassified 5,008 2,272 108 - - - - - - 5,008 2,272 108

Kelp (with herring eggs) 19 9 6 - - - - - - 19 9 6

Worms 937 425 8,122 - - - - - - 937 425 8,122

 Total other 21,718 9,851 17,692 - - - - - - 21,718 9,851 17,692

Grand 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
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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.
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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

Grand total 1,244,500 564,501 3,634,933 1,651,059 748,915 8,451,121

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.
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Note:--Table may not add due to rounding. Clams, oysters and mussels are reported as meat weights

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

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

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

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

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

ornamental fishes.

Source:—2001 - 2004 and 2006 Fisheries Statistics Division, F/ST1, NMFS; Census of Aquaculture (2005) USDA

Species

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Finfish:

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

 Catfish 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

2005 2006

2004

2001 2002

2003

ESTIMATED U.S. AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION, 2001 - 2006
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Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U.S. Ports 2007

Legend

Millions of pounds

10

50

100

500

1,000

Commercial Fishery Value at Major U.S. Ports 2007

10

300

25

50

100

Legend

Millions of dollars
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Volume of Domestic Commercial Landings and Aquaculture Production

Note: The 2007 aquaculture production is estimated

Value of Domestic Commercial Landings and Aquaculture Production

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

Aquaculture Landings

Billions of Pounds

$0

$1

$2

$3

$4

$5

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

Aquaculture Landings

Billions of Dollars
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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 because no NMFS recreational 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

Versus Recreational Harvest - 2007

Top Ten Recreational Species - Harvest (A1 + B1)

Versus Commecial Harvest - 2007

(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

Commercial Recreational

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

Bigeye Tuna(1)

Silver Hake(1)

Atlantic Cod

Atlantic Pollock

Atlantic Croaker

Dover Sole(1)

Albacore Tuna(1)

Goosefish(1)

Skates

Alantic Mackerel

Commercial Recreational
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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 (PL

104-297) 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 at

relatively 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. Catch

estimates 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 sampling

frames. 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 conduct

ocean 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 the

remaining 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
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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 of

the 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007

Species

Distance from U.S. shores

Grand Total Inland 0 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 Total

pounds 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 3 234 Other Anchovies - - 12 (1) (1) 85 - - - (1) (1) 98Barracudas  Pacific Barracuda 1 1 (1) 403 183 80 166 75 32 571 259 112 Other 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 Fishes  Skates/Rays ** 390 177 106 109 50 29 1 (1) (1) 500 227 135 Spiny Dogfish 1 (1) (1) 9 4 1 2 1 (1) 12 5 1 Other Sharks ** 575 261 232 1,248 566 126 945 429 65 2,768 1,256 423Catfishes  Freshwater Catfishes 750 340 458 26 12 12 - - - 776 352 470 Saltwater Catfishes 1,043 473 555 140 63 112 13 6 6 1,195 542 673Cods And Hakes  Atlantic Cod 537 244 96 84 38 13 1,340 608 204 1,961 890 314 Pacific 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 96 845 383 161 Red Hake - - - 1 (1) 1 67 30 57 67 31 58 Other Cods/Hakes 228 103 65 171 78 52 1,356 615 409 1,755 796 526Damselfishes  Blackspot Sergeant - - - 4 2 40 - - - 4 2 40 Other 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 1,735Drums  Atlantic Croaker 7,688 3,487 10,210 889 403 1,411 266 121 309 8,843 4,011 11,930 Black Drum 3,155 1,431 698 685 311 424 29 13 13 3,870 1,755 1,135 California Corbina 10 4 7 12 5 19 - - - 21 10 26 Kingfishes 1,322 600 2,654 1,541 699 3,099 36 16 81 2,899 1,315 5,834 Queenfish 2 1 18 26 12 143 (1) (1) (1) 29 13 162 Red Drum 13,427 6,090 3,131 2,299 1,043 353 131 59 17 15,856 7,192 3,500 Sand Seatrout 1,376 624 2,396 249 113 448 76 35 65 1,701 772 2,909 Silver Perch 28 13 122 13 6 77 - - - 41 19 199 Spot 3,331 1,511 9,394 2,208 1,002 6,510 6 3 15 5,545 2,515 15,919 Spotted Seatrout 13,158 5,969 11,022 2,745 1,245 1,766 544 247 381 16,448 7,461 13,170 Weakfish ** 519 235 419 160 73 159 6 3 7 685 311 584 White Croaker 16 7 37 85 39 290 2 1 6 104 47 333

See footnotes at end of table.
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U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007

Species

Distance from U.S. shores

Grand Total Inland 0 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 Total

pounds tons Numbers pounds 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 - - - - - 1 Other Eels 52 24 60 - - 2 4 2 2 56 26 65Hawaiian Flagtail 1 1 22 9 4 156 - - - 11 5 178Flounders  California Halibut ** 145 66 20 136 62 14 10 4 1 290 132 35 Gulf Flounder 207 94 152 87 40 60 74 34 32 369 167 244 Rock Sole - - - 1 1 1 (1) (1) (1) 1 1 1 Sanddabs 1 1 6 20 9 65 19 9 68 40 18 139 Southern Flounder 1,317 597 868 414 188 245 117 53 42 1,847 838 1,156 Starry Flounder 1 (1) 1 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 (1) 1 Summer Flounder 5,487 2,489 1,901 3,373 1,530 1,156 950 431 342 9,810 4,450 3,398 Winter Flounder 243 110 211 70 32 52 (1) (1) (1) 313 142 263 Other Flounders ** 21 9 52 524 238 58 7 3 6 552 250 116Goatfishes  Manybar Goatfish 6 3 6 30 14 33 3 1 2 39 18 40 Whitesaddle Goatfish - - - 18 8 20 1 (1) (1) 18 8 20 Yellowstripe Goatfish 4 2 62 64 29 141 - - - 69 31 203 Other Goatfishes - - 7 12 5 27 - - (1) 12 5 35Greenlings  Kelp Greenling 3 1 2 30 14 21 (1) (1) (1) 33 15 23 Lingcod 32 15 3 672 305 85 82 37 10 786 357 98 Other Greenlings - - - 3 1 2 (1) (1) (1) 3 1 2Grunts  Pigfish 145 66 549 41 19 153 12 5 71 198 90 773 White Grunt 141 64 185 222 100 304 656 297 640 1,018 462 1,129 Other Grunts 119 54 314 78 35 429 35 16 260 232 105 1,004Herrings ** Pacific Herring 3 2 26 (1) (1) 1 - - - 4 2 27 Other Herrings 2,099 952 32,202 326 148 10,611 12 5 2,037 2,436 1,105 44,850Jacks  Bigeye Scad 2 1 31 7 3 666 - - 325 9 4 1,022 Blue Runner 181 82 163 4,558 2,067 2,652 426 193 360 5,165 2,343 3,175 Bluefin Trevally 1 (1) 2 252 114 107 2 1 1 254 115 110 Crevalle Jack 613 278 258 362 164 188 30 14 15 1,006 456 461 Florida Pompano 211 96 104 516 234 411 - - - 728 330 515 Giant Trevally 1 (1) 4 27 12 10 - - 1 28 12 15 Greater Amberjack - - - 252 114 14 1,631 740 80 1,883 854 94

See footnotes at end of table.
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U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007

Species

Distance from U.S. shores

Grand Total Inland 0 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 Total

pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers

(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

 Island Jack - - 1 44 20 18 - - - 44 20 19 Mackerel Scad - - - - - 41 - - 26 - - 67 Yellowtail (1) (1) (1) 93 42 7 37 17 3 130 59 10 Other Jacks 59 27 189 919 417 1,352 484 219 568 1,463 663 2,109Mullets ** Striped Mullet 6 3 3 - - 1 - - - 6 3 4 Other Mullets 2,241 1,017 6,142 375 170 2,242 - - 119 2,616 1,187 8,503Porgies  Pinfishes 1,669 757 5,993 356 162 1,527 123 56 396 2,148 974 7,916 Red Porgy - - - 32 14 32 162 74 137 194 88 170 Scup ** 2,794 1,267 2,724 789 358 794 67 30 75 3,649 1,655 3,592 Sheepshead 3,646 1,654 1,357 1,945 882 654 265 120 67 5,855 2,656 2,077 Other Porgies ** 20 9 42 48 22 76 81 37 80 149 68 199Puffers 10 5 30 9 4 25 - - 1 19 9 56Rockfishes  Black Rockfish 107 48 38 1,369 621 569 41 19 19 1,518 688 627 Blue Rockfish 2 1 1 337 153 260 29 13 23 368 167 284 Bocaccio (1) (1) (1) 76 35 32 38 17 17 114 52 48 Brown Rockfish 8 4 6 102 46 75 13 6 10 123 56 91 Canary Rockfish 7 3 1 27 12 11 2 1 2 37 17 13 Chilipepper Rockfish - - - 3 1 3 15 7 11 17 8 14 Copper Rockfish 3 1 1 132 60 65 25 11 12 159 72 78 Gopher Rockfish (1) (1) (1) 69 31 77 5 2 6 74 34 83 Greenspotted Rockfish (1) (1) (1) 11 5 12 18 8 21 29 13 32 Olive Rockfish (1) (1) (1) 102 46 62 12 6 7 115 52 69 Quillback Rockfish 2 1 1 36 16 16 6 3 2 44 20 20 Widow Rockfish - - - 11 5 9 7 3 3 18 8 12 Yellowtail Rockfish 1 1 1 150 68 123 13 6 12 164 75 135 Other 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 132Sculpins  Cabezon 8 4 3 86 39 17 4 2 1 97 44 20 Other Sculpins (1) (1) 2 (1) (1) 5 - - 3 1 (1) 10Sea Basses  Barred Sand Bass 26 12 15 160 72 90 30 13 16 216 98 121 Black Sea Bass 376 171 305 578 262 460 2,229 1,011 1,889 3,183 1,444 2,655

Epinephelus Groupers ** 12 5 19 272 123 51 1,490 676 216 1,773 804 286

 Groupers - - - 4 2 2 - - 2 4 2 4 Kelp Bass 14 6 9 210 95 131 29 13 17 253 115 157

See footnotes at end of table.
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U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007

Species

Distance from U.S. shores

Grand Total Inland 0 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 Total

pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers pounds tons Numbers

(thousands) (thousands) (thousands) (thousands)

Mycteroperca Groupers ** 347 157 44 551 250 74 2,548 1,156 307 3,446 1,563 425

 Spotted Sand Bass 13 6 11 2 1 2 (1) (1) (1) 15 7 12 Other 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 31 Highfin Rudderfish - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16 Opaleye 21 10 11 17 8 14 (1) (1) (1) 38 17 25 Other Sea Chubs 1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 15 - - - 1 1 15Searobins 75 34 89 55 25 85 9 4 27 139 63 201Silversides  Jacksmelt 50 23 137 91 41 209 (1) (1) (1) 141 64 346 Other Silversides 3 1 186 12 6 102 (1) (1) (1) 15 7 288Smelts ** Surf Smelt (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 62 - - - (1) (1) 62 Other Smelts - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1Snappers  Blacktail Snapper - - 2 1 1 24 - - - 1 1 26 Bluestripe Snapper - - - 8 3 28 - - - 8 3 28 Gray Snapper 961 436 1,052 532 241 483 891 404 348 2,384 1,082 1,883 Green Jobfish - - - 120 54 12 1 (1) (1) 120 55 12 Lane Snapper 52 24 101 87 40 112 124 56 114 263 119 328 Pink Snapper - - - 81 37 13 4 2 4 85 38 17 Red Snapper 120 54 28 1,253 569 407 2,698 1,224 724 4,072 1,847 1,159 Vermilion Snapper 2 1 2 111 50 115 568 258 474 681 309 592 Yellowtail Snapper 18 8 33 264 120 291 452 205 383 733 333 708 Other Snappers ** 119 54 57 597 271 342 330 150 88 1,046 475 487Squirrel/Soldierfishes  Bigscale Soldierfish (1) (1) 1 - - - - - - (1) (1) 1 Squirrel Fishes - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 Whitetip Soldierfish - - - 2 1 3 - - - 2 1 3 Other Soldierfishes (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)Sturgeons 39 18 1 - - - - - - 39 18 1Surfperches  Barred Surfperch 3 1 3 140 63 220 - - - 143 65 223 Black Perch 22 10 31 17 8 20 (1) (1) (1) 40 18 51 Pile Perch 1 1 1 5 2 4 (1) (1) (1) 6 3 5 Redtail Surfperch 1 (1) 1 38 17 26 - - - 39 18 26 Shiner Perch 5 2 54 4 2 57 - - - 8 4 111 Silver Surfperch (1) (1) (1) 1 (1) 3 - - - 1 (1) 4 Striped Seaperch 1 (1) 2 35 16 36 (1) (1) (1) 36 16 37

See footnotes at end of table.
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U.S. RECREATIONAL HARVEST (A+B1), BY DISTANCE FROM SHORE AND SPECIES GROUP, 2007

Species

Distance from U.S. shores

Grand Total Inland 0 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 Total

pounds 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 96 White Seaperch 5 2 12 1 (1) 4 (1) (1) (1) 6 3 15 Other Surfperches 5 2 13 20 9 45 (1) (1) (1) 25 11 58Surgeonfishes  Convict Tang - - (1) 8 3 94 - - - 8 3 94 Goldring Sureonfish - - - - - 66 - - - - - 66 Unicornfishes - - 2 - - 9 1 (1) (1) 1 (1) 10 Other Surgeonfishes - - 19 - - 43 - - - - - 62Temperate Basses  Striped Bass 13,984 6,343 1,601 7,595 3,445 514 1,342 609 109 22,921 10,397 2,223 White Perch 1,503 682 3,515 1 1 3 - - - 1,504 682 3,517 Other Temperate Basses - - - - - - - - (1) - - (1)Toadfishes - - 30 - - 16 - - - - - 47Triggerfishes/Filefishes 62 28 27 250 114 139 609 276 296 921 418 462Tunas And Mackerels  Albacore - - - - - - 13 6 1 13 6 1 Atlantic Mackerel 1,106 502 1,677 436 198 743 406 184 659 1,948 884 3,079 Chub Mackerel 31 14 78 468 212 1,189 27 12 40 526 239 1,307 Kawakawa - - - 8 4 1 17 8 8 25 11 9 King Mackerel ** 139 63 19 3,581 1,624 444 5,977 2,711 677 9,697 4,399 1,140 Little Tunny/Atl. Bonito ** 291 132 37 949 431 125 1,150 522 135 2,391 1,084 297 Pacific Bonito ** 8 4 5 121 55 94 11 5 3 141 64 102 Skipjack Tuna - - - 110 50 22 1,612 731 206 1,722 781 228 Spanish Mackerel 1,207 548 818 2,679 1,215 1,743 561 255 372 4,448 2,017 2,932 Wahoo - - - 166 75 8 1,072 486 49 1,238 562 57 Yellowfin Tuna - - - 140 63 6 10,989 4,985 267 11,129 5,048 273 Other Tunas/Mackerels ** 176 80 28 2,358 1,070 186 9,263 4,202 435 11,798 5,351 649Wrasses  California Sheephead 1 1 (1) 51 23 17 10 5 3 63 29 21 Cunner 44 20 170 49 22 168 1 (1) 3 94 43 341 Hawaiian Hogfish - - - 6 3 4 - - - 6 3 4 Razorfishes - - - 16 7 44 1 (1) 1 16 7 45 Tautog 3,845 1,744 941 803 364 217 398 180 116 5,046 2,289 1,274 Other 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 10,817

Grand Total 108,380 49,161 119,977 71,517 32,439 57,786 75,185 34,103 18,612 255,082 115,703 196,375

NOTES: (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.
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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 Barracudas Bluefish 

Year

Year
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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
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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 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)

Mullets Porgies

Number

Released

Number

Released

(thousands)

Rockfishes

Year

Year

Year
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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 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

Snappers Surfperches

Number Number

(thousands) (thousands)

Released

(thousands)

Released

(thousands)

Number

Released

(thousands)

Number

Released

(thousands)

Year

Year

Year
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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 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.

Temperate Basses Toadfishes

Number

Released

Number

Released

(thousands)

Number

Released

(thousands)

(thousands)

Number

Released

(thousands)

Year

Year

(thousands)

Triggerfishes/Filefishes Tunas And Mackerels

Year Wrasses

Released

Number
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 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 255,082 196,37 272,029 5 

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
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 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

2006

Out-ofStateIn-State Anglers Number of

State

2007

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

From Non-Coastal

Counties

In-State Anglers

Trips

Angler

Out-of- Number of

State
World Fisheries

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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

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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

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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

Philippines 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 weight of clams, oysters, scallops, and other mollusks includes the shell weight. This

weight is not included in U.S. landings shown elsewhere. Data for marine mammals and aquatic plants are excluded.

Source:--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES BY COUNTRY

OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS, 2005-2006

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 aquatic plants are excluded.

Source:--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Live-weight Live-weight

WORLD AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL CATCHES BY AREA

OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS, 2005-2006

2005 2006
World Fisheries

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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 reduction

derived 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:

 Japan 13,646,071 12,395,943 14,559,508 14,438,337 13,970,740

 United States 10,065,328 11,655,429 11,966,731 11,982,336 13,271,315

 Spain 3,852,942 4,904,151 5,222,348 5,632,087 6,359,092

 France 3,206,511 3,771,152 4,176,418 4,562,629 5,069,238

 Italy 2,906,007 3,558,950 3,903,779 4,224,081 4,716,917

 China 2,197,793 2,388,590 3,125,631 3,979,232 4,125,990

 Germany 2,419,534 2,635,070 2,804,924 3,234,841 3,738,906

 United Kingdom 2,327,559 2,507,661 2,811,525 3,174,317 3,713,854

 Denmark 1,805,598 2,084,466 2,286,337 2,554,663 2,838,443

 South Korea 1,861,093 1,934,998 2,233,369 2,350,820 2,729,379

 Other Countries 17,351,180 19,566,512 22,469,690 25,388,716 29,073,475

Total 61,639,616 67,402,922 75,560,260 81,522,059 89,607,349

EXPORTS:

 China 4,485,274 5,243,459 6,636,839 7,519,357 8,968,051

 Norway 3,569,243 3,624,193 4,132,147 4,885,226 5,503,429

 Thailand 3,676,427 3,906,384 4,034,590 4,465,767 5,236,272

 United States 3,260,168 3,398,939 3,635,776 4,232,041 4,143,146

 Denmark 2,872,438 3,213,465 3,566,149 3,685,243 3,986,519

 Canada 3,044,403 3,300,313 3,487,477 3,595,693 3,659,857

 Chile 1,869,123 2,134,382 2,483,628 2,966,917 3,556,594

 Viet Nam 2,037,302 2,199,837 2,443,850 2,756,139 3,357,960

 Spain 1,889,482 2,224,326 2,564,977 2,579,057 2,848,676

 Netherlands 1,802,893 2,182,588 2,451,904 2,820,138 2,811,705

 Other Countries 29,406,904 31,713,451 35,555,216 38,380,343 41,284,589

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 purposes 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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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 million

pounds–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 436.3

million 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 products

was $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 was

152.2 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.
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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

2006 (1) 2007

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

Year Fish sticks Fish portions Breaded shrimp

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

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Fillets:

 Amberjack 52 24 238 40 18 162

 Anglerfish 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

 Dolphinfish 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

 Groupers 2,062 935 14,116 839 381 7,878

 Haddock 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

 Lingcod 176 80 393 180 82 439

 Ocean perch:

 Atlantic 1,061 481 2,809 990 449 3,137

 Pacific 449 204 1,034 1,577 715 3,424

 Opah 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 trout 241 109 896 243 110 891

 Shark 373 169 1,261 191 87 643

 Snapper 641 291 5,784 662 300 4,604

 Striped bass 74 34 554 67 30 692

 Swordfish 2,648 1,201 20,141 2,459 1,115 17,290

 Tilapia 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 616,534 279,658 1,245,561 607,336 275,486 1,232,185

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, 

2006 (1) 2007
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

 Specialties 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

 Specialties 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

Thousand Pounds
Processed Fishery Products

47

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Dried scrap 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

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

Note:--To convert pounds of oil to gallons divide by 7.75. 

 The above data includes products 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

pounds tons pounds 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 imported items that may be further processed.

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

PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, 1998-2007

Year Scrap and meal Marine animal oil Grand total
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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 million

pounds 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.
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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

 Spiny 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
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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
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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

 Other 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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Continent and Country Edible
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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 2007

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
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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, 1998-2007

Year Total 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

Ecuador 44,010 19,963 94,047 35,606 16,151 89,076

Philippines 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

Malaysia 1,841 835 3,462 1,424 646 2,615

South Korea 875 397 1,560 1,038 471 1,758

Other 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 2007
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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

 Nicaragua 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

 Guyana 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

 Argentina 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

Europe:

 European Union:

 Netherlands - - - 128 58 904

 Denmark 152 69 242 88 40 129

 United Kingdom 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 - - -

 Norway 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

 Bangladesh 42,862 19,442 188,743 32,884 14,916 154,402

 Malaysia 44,861 20,349 136,428 50,338 22,833 153,045

 Philippines 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
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Imports

Shrimp Imports by Major Exporter, 2007

by Volume

Shrimp Imports by Type, 2007

by Volume

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds 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. Department 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

 Japan 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 2007

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%
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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

 Herring 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

 Crabmeat 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

 Scallops (meats) 24,398 11,067 133,701 21,482 9,744 124,250

 Sea urchins 721 327 4,833 331 150 1,999

 Shrimp 26,764 12,140 98,396 26,094 11,836 103,814

 Squid 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

 Crabmeat 2,729 1,238 8,493 1,265 574 4,863

 Shrimp 1,459 662 7,762 3,016 1,368 12,434

 Squid 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 88,627 255,724 176,935 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 kippered 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:

 Herring 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

 Prepared 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 products 2,967,312 1,345,964 4,237,651 2,869,391 1,301,547 4,268,589

Nonedible products:

 Meal and scrap 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 - - 13,442,206 - - 15,713,097

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.

Item 2006 2007

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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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 3,618,485

 Mexico 43,525 19,743 69,087 1,215,723 1,284,810

 Netherlands Antilles 1,689 766 4,751 429,708 434,459

 Dominican Republic 5,803 2,632 6,966 281,962 288,928

 Panama 3,029 1,374 2,885 105,098 107,983

 Other 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

 Venezuela 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

 Argentina 646 293 985 70,289 71,274

 Other 8,415 3,817 9,811 146,891 156,702

 Total 56,568 25,659 35,769 699,572 735,341

Europe:

 European Union:

 United Kingdom 57,507 26,085 124,545 1,134,580 1,259,125

 Netherlands 115,801 52,527 157,950 764,198 922,148

 France 68,596 31,115 167,686 422,438 590,124

 Germany 162,309 73,623 239,209 306,632 545,841

 Belgium 7,379 3,347 28,540 349,907 378,447

 Other 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

 Turkey 822 373 1,324 55,085 56,409

 Norway 22,222 10,080 38,907 12,293 51,200

 Other 25,743 11,677 14,385 26,505 40,890

 Total 173,652 78,768 175,898 998,953 1,174,851

Asia:

 Japan 481,626 218,464 790,807 1,248,240 2,039,047

 China - Hong Kong 16,713 7,581 55,560 978,469 1,034,029

 China 570,436 258,748 544,107 481,740 1,025,847

 South Korea 266,757 121,000 353,269 244,291 597,560

 India 606 275 2,382 356,419 358,801

 Other 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 Polynesia 1,625 737 1,614 1,664 3,278

 Western Samoa 2,138 970 1,094 457 1,551

 Other 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

 Egypt 20,591 9,340 8,963 17,702 26,665

 Nigeria 137 62 77 7,831 7,908

 Senegal 99 45 52 4,292 4,344

 Other 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. Department 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

Japan 8%

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

pounds tons dollars pounds 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 - Hong Kong 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

Japan 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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)

2006 2007

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Canada 37,730 17,114 173,352 32,247 14,627 163,303

Spain 7,220 3,275 51,267 8,547 3,877 64,848

Italy 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

Japan 1,120 508 9,354 924 419 8,249

United Kingdom 844 383 6,677 844 383 6,644

South Korea 732 332 6,332 608 276 5,684

Germany 690 313 4,842 507 230 4,007

China - Hong Kong 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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 2006 2007
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

Japan 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

Germany 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 Kingdom 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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)

Country 2006 2007

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Canada 35,752 16,217 57,668 42,273 19,175 79,166

United Kingdom 40,188 18,229 68,721 40,428 18,338 74,641

Australia 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.

Country 2006 2007

BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

CANNED SALMON EXPORTS,

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

Japan 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

Spain 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

Germany 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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

Japan 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

Belgium 82 37 549 196 89 1,036

South Korea 42 19 116 185 84 966

Viet Nam 7 3 48 139 63 832

China - Hong Kong 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,

Country 2006 2007

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

pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars

China - Hong Kong 13 6 149 615 279 3,766

Japan 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 Kingdom - - - 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (re-exports).

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

BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 2006 AND 2007 (1)

Total

Country 2006 2007

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

pounds tons dollars pounds 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

Japan 18,770 8,514 6,798 9,231 4,187 3,104

China - Taipei 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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)

Country

Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand

pounds tons dollars pounds 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 Kingdom 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

Australia 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) Figures reflect both domestic and foreign (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

Japan 6%

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, 1998-2007

(Round weight)

Year Imports Exports Total

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 Imports Total

U.S. SUPPLY OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1998-2007

(Round weight)

Exports

Domestic

commercial

landings (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 weight)

Imports Exports Total
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 commercial

landings

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

Edible Finfish 6,671,051 6,458,677 6,813,106 6,924,639 5,825,606 5,376,692 7,658,551 8,006,624 Shellfish, et al 1,170,873 1,006,942 3,939,196 3,838,050 424,712 384,142 4,685,357 4,460,850

 Subtotal 7,841,924 7,465,619 10,752,302 10,762,689 6,250,318 5,760,834 12,343,908 12,467,474

Industrial (1) Finfish 1,616,216 1,752,100 724,659 489,238 1,459,294 1,295,774 881,581 945,564 Shellfish, et al 24,856 14,114 (2) (2) (2) (2) 24,856 14,114

 Subtotal 1,641,072 1,766,214 724,659 489,238 1,459,294 1,295,774 906,437 959,678

Total: Finfish 8,287,267 8,210,777 7,537,765 7,413,877 7,284,900 6,672,466 8,540,132 8,952,188 Shellfish, et al 1,195,729 1,021,056 3,939,196 3,838,050 424,712 384,142 4,710,213 4,474,964

 Grand 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 2007

Exports Item Imports 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 produce blocks.

Year

U.S. SUPPLY OF ALL FILLETS AND STEAKS, 1998-2007

(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

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U.S. SUPPLY OF GROUNDFISH FILLETS AND STEAKS, 1998-2007

(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.

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Year

U.S. SUPPLY OF FRESH AND FROZEN TUNA, 1998-2007

(Round weight)

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, 1998-2007

(Canned weight)

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Year Imports Total Exports

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, 1998-2007

Year

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

(Canned weight)

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, 1998-2007

(Canned weight)

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, 1998-2007

(Round weight)

Year

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U.S. Exports Total

pack supply

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

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Imports Total

U.S. SUPPLY OF CANNED CRABMEAT, 1998-2007

(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

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Total

U.S. SUPPLY OF AMERICAN LOBSTERS,1998-2007

(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

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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 species breakout see table on page 4.

(2) Imports and exports were converted to meat weight by using these conversion factors: 

0.40 in shell or shucked; 0.30, canned chowder and juice; and 0.93, other.

Total Exports

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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) Imports and exports were converted to meat weight by using these conversion factors: 

0.93, canned; 3.12, canned smoked; and 0.75, other.

U.S. SUPPLY OF OYSTERS, 1998-2007

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(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 species breakout see table on page 4. 

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Imports Total

U.S. SUPPLY OF SCALLOPS, 1998-2007

(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.

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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 Meal U.S. Supply of Fish Oils

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 without

considering 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 population for 1910 and 1920 and civilian resident population for 1930 to date.

(4) Cured fish consumption for 1910 and 1920 is estimated.

*Record years: 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 foreign trade 

statistics for individual years.

(2) Fresh and frozen fish consumption for 1910 and 1920 is estimated. Beginning in 1973, data include consumption of cultivated 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, 1980-2007

Year

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

^

Fillets Sticks Shrimp,

and and all

steaks (1) portions preparation

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 sticks and 

portions could be produced.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pounds(2) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

U.S. ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF CERTAIN FISHERY ITEMS, 1980-2007

Year
Per Capita Consumption

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World Consumption

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH FOR HUMAN FOOD,

BY REGION AND COUNTRY, 2003- 2005 AVERAGE

Region Estimated live weight Region Estimated live weight

and equivalent and equivalent

Country Kilograms Pounds Country Kilograms Pounds

North America: Europe - Continued:

 Bermuda 39.7 87.6 Azerbaijan 1.5 3.4

 Canada 24.0 52.9 Belarus 15.2 33.5

 Greenland 85.0 187.4 Belgium 25.0 55.1

 Saint Pierre & Miquelon 72.5 159.8 Bosnia-Hercegovina 6.5 14.3

 United States 24.2 53.4 Bulgaria 4.6 10.2

 Croatia 14.1 31.2

Caribbean: Czech Republic 10.3 22.8

 Denmark 22.9 50.5

 Anguilla 20.8 45.9 Estonia 17.4 38.3

 Antigua 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 Georgia 3.1 6.8

 British Virgin Islands 2.3 5.1 Germany 14.3 31.5

 Cayman Islands 11.7 25.9 Greece 21.0 46.4

 Cuba 9.3 20.5 Hungary 4.9 10.7

 Dominica 30.2 66.5 Iceland 90.5 199.4

 Dominican Republic 10.1 22.3 Ireland 16.2 35.8

 Grenada 39.9 87.9 Italy 24.1 53.2

 Guadeloupe 23.3 51.3 Kazakhstan 2.7 5.9

 Haiti 2.8 6.2 Kyrgyzstan 1.3 2.9

 Jamaica 25.3 55.8 Latvia 11.7 25.7

 Martinique 16.0 35.3 Lithuania 38.9 85.7

 Montserrat 33.4 73.6 Luxembourg 27.1 59.7

 Netherland Antilles 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 Vincent 14.4 31.7 Norway 46.6 102.7

 Trinidad & Tobago 17.1 37.8 Poland 8.6 19.1

 Turks & Caicos 37.2 81.9 Portugal 55.4 122.1

 U.S. Virgin Islands 13.4 29.6 Romania 4.0 8.7

 Russian Federation 17.4 38.4

Latin America: Serbia & Montenegro 4.1 9.0

 Slovakia 7.9 17.4

 Argentina 6.6 14.5 Slovenia 9.2 20.2

 Belize 13.6 30.0 Spain 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 Tajikistan 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

 Ecuador 4.5 9.9 United Kingdom 19.8 43.5

 El Salvador 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

 Guyana 38.2 84.3 Afghanistan 0.0 0.1

 Honduras 3.2 7.1 Bahrain 15.4 34.0

 Mexico 11.6 25.6 Cyprus 22.5 49.5

 Nicaragua 3.1 6.8 Egypt 15.7 34.6

 Panama 11.1 24.5 Iran 6.4 14.1

 Paraguay 4.3 9.5 Iraq 1.2 2.7

 Peru 20.2 44.6 Israel 22.1 48.7

 Suriname 17.1 37.6 Jordan 4.9 10.8

 Uruguay 6.9 15.2 Kuwait 9.7 21.3

 Venezuela 17.7 39.1 Lebanon 7.9 17.5

 Libya 9.5 20.9

Europe: 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 Syria 2.4 5.2

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

77

World Consumption

Region Estimated live weight Region Estimated live weight

and equivalent and equivalent

Country Kilograms Pounds Country Kilograms Pounds

Near East - Continued: Africa - Continued:

 Turkey 7.1 15.6 Guinea-Bissau 1.4 3.1

 United Arab Emirates 18.5 40.8 Ivory Coast 14.0 30.9

 Yemen 8.7 19.2 Kenya 3.0 6.7

 Lesotho 0.0 0.0

Far East: Liberia 3.9 8.5

 Madagascar 7.1 15.6

 Bangladesh 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 Mozambique 4.7 10.4

 China - Hong Kong 62.1 137.0 Namibia 13.3 29.3

 China - Macao 55.1 121.5 Niger 3.4 7.5

 China - Taipei 35.0 77.1 Nigeria 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

 Japan 63.2 139.4 Senegal 27.6 60.8

 Laos 18.7 41.2 Seychelles 61.7 136.1

 Malaysia 55.4 122.2 Sierra Leone 22.5 49.7

 Maldives 179.8 396.3 Somalia 3.3 7.3

 Mongolia 0.2 0.5 South Africa 7.0 15.3

 Nepal 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

 Philippines 31.7 69.8 Togo 7.3 16.2

 Singapore 37.9 83.5 Tunisia 12.3 27.2

 South Korea 52.6 116.0 Uganda 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

 Algeria 4.7 10.3 Australia 24.8 54.6

 Angola 13.7 30.2 Cook Island 67.0 147.7

 Benin 9.3 20.6 Fiji 36.8 81.1

 Botswana 2.6 5.7 French Polynesia 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

 Cape Verde 17.0 37.5 Nauru 4.3 9.5

 Central African Rep 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

 Congo (Brazzaville) 20.4 44.9 Papua New Guinea 16.8 37.1

 Congo (Kinshasa) 5.4 12.0 Solomon Islands 48.9 107.7

 Djibouti 1.0 2.3 Tonga 53.1 117.0

 Equatorial Guinea 27.2 59.9 Tuvalu 45.9 101.2

 Eritrea 1.4 3.1 Vanuatu 31.3 69.0

 Ethiopia 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 AVERAGE

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 weight 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

79

Sector Purchase Mark-up Total Value Value Value Value Offshore

or type of of mark-up added as added of added fleet &

of fishery fishery within percent of within sales by contri- exported

activity inputs inputs sector total sector sector bution fishery

mark-up products

Thousand Percentage Thousand Percentage Thousand Thousand Percentage Thousand

Dollars of Fishery Dollars Dollars Dollars of GNP Con- Dollars

Inputs tribution

Domestic 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 not  landed 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 - - - - - - - $1,470,620

Primary Wholesale  and 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 - - - - - - - $2,469,385

Secondary Wholesale  and 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 from  Food Service $16,229,030 182.4% $29,602,741 69.8% $20,651,796 $45,831,771 60.5% -Retail Trade  from 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: $34,158,750 100.0

CONSUMERS EXPENDITURES (& WHOLESALE PURCHASES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS) FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS: 

$68,390,173

(1) Includes industrial products and landings by U.S.-flag vessels at U.S. ports, foreign ports, and transfers to internal water processing vessels.Note.-- The table reports the contribution of commercial marine fishing to the national economy as measured by margin, value added, and sales. These measures are consistent with the Bureau of the Census definitions.Margin or mark-up is the difference between the price paid for the product by the consumer or wholesale purchaser and the dockside or wholesale 

value for an equivalent weight of the product. (It is assumed that fishermen catch their fish without paying purchase price and therefore the entire 

dockside or exvessel price is considered margin.) Value added is a measure of the factors added to the total worth of a product at each stage 

of the production process. It is defined as the gross receipts of firms minus the cost of purchased goods and services needed to fabricate the 

products. Gross National Product (GNP) is equal to the sum of the value added of all economic entities in the economy. Value added within 

a sector respresents that sector's contribution to GNP.

Value added includes wages, salaries, interest, depreciation, rent, taxes and profit. Consumer expenditures are the final retail value of seafoodproducts sold through stores and food service outlets plus secondary wholesale and processing of industrial products. 

SUMMARY OF 2007 VALUE ADDED, MARGINS, AND CONSUMER EXPENDITURES FOR COMMERCIAL MARINE 

FISHERY PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES (1)
Prices

80

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

YEAR

INDEX CHANGE

Edible Finfish Edible Shellfish Industrial Fish
81

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)
82

Plants and Employment

Plants Employment Plants Employment Plants Employment

New England:

 Maine 34 737 167 867 201 1,604

 New Hampshire 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 Jersey 21 667 85 952 106 1,619

 Pennsylvania 7 117 31 498 38 615

 Delaware 1 (3) 4 23 5 23

 District of Columbia - - 5 123 5 123

 Maryland 23 1,142 47 511 70 1,653

 Virginia 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

 Georgia 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

 Mississippi 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

 Washington 108 6,591 140 1,151 248 7,742

 Oregon 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 Virgin Islands

(2) Data are based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 42446 as reported to the Bureau of Labor 

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

----------------------------------------------------------Number----------------------------------------------------------

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

66

76

132

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

84

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 also

provides 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 (or

equivalent), 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 foreign

fishing 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 Atlantic

herring 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 Fishery

Management 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 Secretary

of 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 under

the 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.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

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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
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

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 REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS

Council Constituent Telephone Executive Directors

States Number and Addresses

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 01950

MID-ATLANTIC

(New York, New Jersey, 302-674-2331 Daniel T. Furlong

 Delaware, Pennsylvania, FAX: 674-5399 Federal Bldg., Rm. 2115

 Maryland, Virginia, and 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

Anchorage, 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

 

MAIL

ROUTING TELEPHONE

CODE NUMBER

SEC Secretary of Commerce

Carlos M. Gutierrez 202-482-2112

A Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

 Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) 202-482-3436

F Assistant Administrator for Fisheries --

 James W. Balsiger, Ph.D. (Acting) 301-713-2239

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs --

 Samuel D.Rauch, III 301-713-2239

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations --

 John Oliver 301-713-2239

Director, Scientific Programs & Chief Science Advisor --

 Steven A. Murawski, Ph.D. 301-713-2239

Chief Information Officer --

 Larry Tyminski 301-713-2372

Equal Employment Opportunity --

 Natalie Huff 301-713-1456

F/IA International Fisheries--

 Rebecca Lent, Ph.D. 301-713-9090

F/IA1 Fisheries Affairs 301-713-2276

F/IA2 Trade and Marine Stewardship 301-713-2276

F/EN Office of Law Enforcement -- 

 Dale Jones 301-427-2300

F/EN1 Enforcement Operations Division 301-427-2300

F/SI Seafood Inspection Program --

 Timothy Hansen 301-713-2351

F/HC Office of Habitat Conservation --

 Patricia Montanio 301-713-2325

F/HCx1 Chesapeake Bay Program Office 410-267-5660

F/HC1 Ecosystem Assessment Division 301-713-0299

F/HC2 Habitat Protection Division 301-713-4300

F/HC3 Habitat Restoration Division 301-713-0174

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Silver Spring, MD 20910

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

14th and Constitution Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20230

Silver Spring Metro Center #3 (SSMC #3)

1315 East-West Highway

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MAIL

ROUTING TELEPHONE

CODE NUMBER

F/MB Office of Management and Budget --

 Gary Reisner 301-713-2259

F/MB 1 Budget Execution Division 301-713-2245

F/MB 2 Management and Administration Division 301-713-2259

F/MB 3 Budget Formulation and Planning Division 301-713-2370

F/MB 5 Financial Services Division 301-713-2337

F/MB6 Facilities , Safety and Logistics Division 301-713-2520

F/PR Office of Protected Resources --

 James H. Lecky 301-713-2332

F/PR1 Permits, Conservation and Education Division 301-713-2289

F/PR2 Marine Mammal Conservation Division 301-713-2322

F/PR3 Endangered Species Division 301-713-2219

F/PR4 Planning and Program Coordination Division 301-713-1401

F/SF Office of Sustainable Fisheries --

 Alan Risenhoover 301-713-2334

F/SF1 Highly Migratory Species Division 301-713-2347

F/SF3 Domestic Fisheries Division 301-713-2341

F/SF5 Regulatory Services Division 301-713-2337

F/SF6 Seafood Inspection Laboratory 301-713-2334

F/SF8 Partnerships and Communications Division 301-713-2334

F/ST Office of Science and Technology --

 John Boreman, Ph.D. 301-713-2367

F/ST1 Fisheries Statistics Division 301-713-2328

F/ST4 Assessment and Monitoring Division 301-713-2328

F/ST5 Economics and Social Analysis Division 301-713-2328

F/ST6 Science Information Division 301-713-2328

F/ST7 Marine Ecosystems Division 301-713-2363

LA11 Office of Congressional Affairs - Fisheries --

 Stewart Harris 202-482-7940

PAF Office of Public Affairs - Fisheries --

 Connie Barclay 301-713-2370

GCF Office of General Counsel - Fisheries --

 Adam Issenberg 301-713-2231

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Silver Spring, MD. 20910

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General Administrative Information

MAIL TELEPHONE 

ROUTING OFFICE and FAX LOCATION

CODE NUMBER

F/NER Northeast Region 978-281-9300 Gloucester, MA

 One Blackburn Drive Fax-281-9333

 Gloucester, MA 01930

F/NEC Northeast Fisheries Science Center 508-495-2000 Woods Hole, MA

 166 Water St. - Rm. 312 Fax-495-2258

 Woods Hole, MA 02543

 Woods Hole Laboratory 508-495-2000 Woods Hole, MA

 166 Water St. Fax-495-2258

 Woods Hole, MA 02543

 Narragansett Laboratory 401-782-3200 Narragansett, RI

 28 Tarzwell Drive Fax-782-3201

 Narragansett, RI 02882

 Milford Laboratory 203-882-6500 Milford, CT

 212 Rogers Ave. FAX-882-6570

 Milford, CT 06460

 James J. Howard Marine Science Laboratory 732-872-3000 Highlands, NJ

 74 Magruder Road, Sandy Hook FAX-872-3088

 Highlands, NJ 07732

 Natl. Systematics Laboratory, MRC153 202-633-1290 Washington, DC

 10th & Constitution Ave., NW, P.O. Box 37012 FAX-357-2986

 Washington, DC 20013-7012

Orono Maine Field Station 207-866-7322 Orono, ME

 17 Godfey Drive-Suite 1 FAX-866-7342

 Orono, ME 04473

F/SER Southeast Region 727-824-5301 St. Petersburg, FL

 263 13th Avenue, South FAX-824-5300

 St. Petersburg, FL 33701

F/SEC Southeast Fisheries Science Center 305-361-5761 Miami, FL

 75 Virginia Beach Dr. FAX-361-4219

 Miami, FL 33149

F/SEC4 Miami Laboratory 305-361-4225 Miami, FL

 75 Virginia Beach Dr. FAX-361-4499

 Miami, FL 33149

F/SEC5 Mississippi Laboratory 228-762-4591 Pascagoula, MS

 3209 Frederick St., P.O. Drawer 1207 FAX-769-9200

 Pascagoula, MS 39567

F/SEC6 Panama City Laboratory 850-234-6541 Panama City, FL

 3500 Delwood Beach Rd. FAX-235-3559

 Panama City, FL 32408

F/SEC7 Galveston Laboratory 409-766-3500 Galveston, TX

 4700 Avenue U FAX-766-3508

 Galveston, TX 77551

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REGIONAL FACILITIES 

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MAIL TELEPHONE 

ROUTING OFFICE and FAX LOCATION

CODE NUMBER

F/SEC9 Beaufort Laboratory 252-728-3595 Beaufort, NC

 1O1 Pivers Island Rd FAX-728-8784

 Beaufort, NC 28516

F/NWR Northwest Region 206-526-6150 Seattle, WA

 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., Bldg. 1 FAX-526-6426

 Seattle, WA 98115

F/NWC Northwest Fisheries Science Center 206-860-3200 Seattle, WA

 West Bldg. - Rm. 363 FAX-860-3217

 2725 Montlake Boulevard, East 

 Seattle, WA 98112

F/SWR Southwest Region 562-980-4000 Long Beach, CA

 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200 FAX-980-4018

 Long Beach, CA 90802

F/SWC Southwest Fisheries Science Center 858-546-7000 La Jolla, CA

 8604 La Jolla Shores Dr. FAX-546-7003

 P.O. Box 271

 La Jolla, CA 92037

F/SWC3 Fisheries Ecology Division 831-420-3900 Santa Cruz, CA

 110 Shaffer Rd. FAX-420-3980

 Santa Cruz, CA 95060

F/SWC4 Environmental Research Division 831-648-8515 Pacific Grove, CA

 1352 Lighthouse Ave. FAX-648-8440

 Pacific Grove, CA 93950

F/AKR Alaska Region 907-586-7221 Juneau, AK

 709 West 9th Street, Room 420 FAX-586-7249

 P.O. Box 21668

 Juneau, AK 99802

F/AKC Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 206-526-4000 Seattle, WA

 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E. FAX-526-4004

 Bin C15700, Building 4

 Seattle, WA 98115

 Kodiak Laboratory 907-481-1700 Kodiak, AK

 301 Research Court FAX-481-1701

 Kodiak, AK 99615

F/AKC4 Auke Bay Laboratory 907-789-6005 Juneau, AK

 11305 Glacier Highway FAX-789-6094

 Juneau, AK 99801

F/PIR Pacific Islands Region 808-944-2200 Honolulu, HI

 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm. 1110 FAX-973-2941

 Honolulu, HI 96814

F/PIC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-983-5300 Honolulu, HI

 2570 Dole Street, Rm. 114 FAX-983-2902

 Honolulu, HI 96822

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

REGIONAL FACILITIES 

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General Administrative Information

CITY TELEPHONE NAME AND ADDRESS

NUMBER

NEW ENGLAND:

(2) Portland 207-780-3322 Scott McNamara, Merrie Cartwright, Ph. D., Marine Trade Center, Suite 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 Walter Anoushian, 83 State St., 2nd Floor, 

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 Vic Vecchio, 62 Newtown Ln #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 May 609-884-2113 Walt Makowski / Ingo Fleming, 1382 Lafayette St.,

FAX:884-4908 P.O. Box 624, Cape May, NJ 08204

(2)Hampton 757-723-3369 David Ulmer / Steve Ellis / George Mattingly, 1006N Settlers Landings 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:728-8772 Beaufort, NC 28516

Wilmington (910)796-7247 Richard Hall/David Hoke, NCDMF 127 Cardinal Drive Wilmington, 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:361-4460 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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NATIONAL FISHERY STATISTICS OFFICES

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CITY TELEPHONE NAME AND ADDRESS

NUMBER

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 Albert 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, CA 562-980-4040 Mark Helvey, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Rm. 4200, 

FAX:980-4047 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:586-7465 P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802

PACIFIC ISLANDS:

(1) Honolulu 808-983-5330 David Hamm, 2570 Dole Street

FAX:983-2902 Honolulu, HI 96822-2396

(1) Regional or area headquarters for statistics offices.

(2) State partner coordinator.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

NATIONAL FISHERY STATISTICS OFFICES

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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 call

number. 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 NOAA

Central 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

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borrow materials. Members of the general public

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certain materials.

For further information contact the NOAA Central

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2007...NA

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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

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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 Georgia Sea Grant MIT Sea Grant - Massachusetts

1007 W 3rd Ave Ste 100 School of Marine Programs 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 Oceanographic 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 Michigan 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 Hampshire Sea Grant Oregon Sea Grant- OR State Univ. Texas Sea Grant - TX A&M Univ.

University of New Hampshire 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

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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 and

enhancement 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 portions

or 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, or

other 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 commercially

landed 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 sedentary

species 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; not

including 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 in

a 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 varying

from 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 of

loading, 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 her

annual 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, NMFS

sometimes 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 sea

scallops. 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 has

exclusive 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 Act

provides 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. Fishing

for 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 in

the 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 the

greatest overall benefit to the United States, with particular reference to food production and recreational opportunities; and (2) is prescribed as such on the basis of

maximum 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 capita

consumption, 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 United

States 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 undesirable

matters (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 the

optimum 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 United

States 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.
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AQUACULTURE

 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
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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

MAGNUSON - SEVENS FISHERY

CONSERVATION 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

RECREATIONAL 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

SUPPLY

 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
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SUPPLY

 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 basis.

A HACCP-based service is also available. Services provided by the program include vessel and plant sanitation, product inspection

and grading, label reviews, product specification reviews, laboratory analyses, training, education and information. Inspection 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 Inspection

Program also provides HACCP training, plan development, implementation assistance, and verification service to industry (domestic

and foreign) for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with FDA’s HACCP rule (21 CFR Parts 123 and 1240) regarding “Procedures

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 buying 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 accordance

with federal and state regulations regarding advertising and labeling. Products bearing the USDC official marks have been certified

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 indicates that

the product is of high quality, uniform in size, practically free from blemishes and defects, in excellent condition and possessing 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 and

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 sanitation

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.

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 HACCP

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 federal

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/NMFS

Seafood Inspection Division - F/SI

1315 East-West Highway

Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 713-2355 (FAX: 713-1081)

Toll Free: 1-800-422-2750

Internet: http://seafood.nmfs.gov