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GENERAL REVIEW 



U.S. LANDINGS, 1975 - LIVE WEIGHT BASIS 



In the annual digest it has been the practice of NMFS to show the landings of univalue and 

 bivalve moUusks on the basis of the weight of meats. Insofar as possible, all other fish and shellfish items are 

 shown on a live weight basis. 



Since world fishery statistics published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 

 Nations represent the live weight of landings of all items of fish and shellfish, it has been necessary to 

 provide that organization .with information on domestic landings of all species on a live weight basis. Data 

 released by the Food and Agriculture Organization, therefore, indicate that U.S. landings in 1975 were 1.2 

 billion pounds greater than the figure appearing in NMFS publications. The increase is due to the inclusion of 

 the weight of the shells of univalve and bivalve mollusks in the Food and Agriculture Organization data. 



Data are included in the report showing the entire domestic landings on a live weight basis. 

 Information is also included on landings of fishery products in the principal countries of the world so that the 

 relative importance of the domestic fisheries can be determined. Tables containing these data follows: 



U.S. LANDINGS, 1975 - LIVE WEIGHT BASIS 



