GENERAL REVIEW 



Salmon. Virtually aU landings were on the Pacific Coast. (See Section 7.— Pacific Coast Fisheries.) 



Scallops . Landings yielded 13.7 million pounds of meats worth $23.0 million, a gain of 51 percent in volume 

 and 82 percent in value compared with 1974. The exvessel price per pound of $1.68 increased 29 cents 

 compared with 1974. 



Landings of aU species of scallops increased. The production of sea scallops were 10.1 million 

 pounds of meats worth a record $18.3 million, an increase of 56 percent in volume and 85 percent in value 

 over 1974. New England landings (7.1 million pounds) accounted for 70 percent of the total production. Bay 

 scaUop landings were 1.6 million pounds valued at $3.4 million, an increase of 10 percent in volume and 62 

 percent in value compared with 1974. Landings of calico scallops at Florida ports yielded 2.0 million pounds 

 of meats valued at $1.2 million, up 76 percent in volume and 102 percent in value over 1974. 



Sea herring . Landings of sea herring were 130.9 million pounds worth $6.3 million, up 2 percent in volume, 

 but down 3 percent in value compared with 1974. Landings increased along both the Atlantic and Pacific 

 coasts. The Atlantic catch of 79.7 million pounds valued at $2.7 million accounted for 61 percent of the total 

 landings. Maine was the leading State with 38.2 million pounds, Massachusetts followed with 32.2 million 

 pounds. Small landings in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia accounted 

 for the rest. Pacific landings were 51.2 million pounds valued at $3.6 million. Alaska landings of 35.5 million 

 pounds were 69 percent of the Pacific Coast production. 



Shrimp . Landings of 346.7 million pounds (heads-on) were worth a record $225.7 million to the fishermen. 

 This was a decline of 7 percent in volume, but an increase of 25 percent in value compared with 1974. The 

 Gulf States accounted for 49 percent of the total volume and 79 percent of the total value. Landings along 

 the Gulf Coast of 170.1 million pounds valued at $178.3 million declined 9 percent in volume, but increased 29 

 percent in value. Similarly, landings in the South Atlantic States of 24.9 million pounds valued at $30.3 

 million declined 8 percent in volume, but increased 65 percent in value. Exvessel prices paid to fishermen in 

 the South Atlantic and Gulf States increased from 73 cents per pound in 1974 to a record $1.07 in 1975. 

 Shrimp landings in the Pacific Coast States of 140.1 million pounds valued at $13.9 million declined 2 percent 

 in volume and 25 percent in value compared with 1974. Alaska led in volume with 99.0 million pounds 

 followed by record landings in Oregon (23.9 million pounds) and Washington (10.0 million pounds). New 

 England landings of 11.7 million pounds worth $3.1 million declined 34 percent in volume and 45 percent in 

 value compared with 1974. The decline was due to a number of factors including overfishing in the previous 

 seasons, price disputes, and closure by Maine officials of the Maine summer shrimp fishery to help restore 

 depleted stocks. 



U.S. imports of shrimp (including fresh or frozen, canned, and cured) were 201.5 million pounds 

 (import weight), a decrease of 27.5 million pounds (12 percent) compared with 1974, the record year. Mexico 

 continued as the leading country exporting shrimp to the United States. 



Tuna. Landings in the United States were 392.5 million pounds valued at $106.8 million^an increase of 304,000 

 pounds, but a decline of $12.4 million compared with 1974, the record year in value. Landings in 1975 were 

 the second highest on record. Landings of aU species of tuna increased except albacore and yellowfin. 

 Landings of albacore tuna were 49.0 million pounds, down 11 percent; landings of yellowfin tuna were 242.0 

 million pounds, down 5 percent from 1974. Landings of bluefin tuna (21.3 million pounds) increased 52 

 percent, and skipjack tuna (79.5 million pounds) increased 16 percent. Landings of bigeye and little tuna also 

 increased. 



Landings of tuna in Puerto Rico were a record 177.1 million pounds valued at $44.4 million, up 7 

 percent in volume, but down 3 percent from the record value in 1974. The greater harvest resulted 

 principaUy from increased landings of yellowfin tuna (99.6 million pounds), up 12 percent. Landings of bluefin 

 tuna (760,000 pounds) increased 442,000 pounds, and skipjack tuna (76.7 million pounds) increased 616,000 

 pounds. However, the value of skipjack tuna ($17.8 million) declined 13 percent because exvessel prices 

 dropped from $2.69 per pound in 1974 to $2.32 per pound in 1975. 



In 1975 the pack of canned tuna, 27.0 million standard cases (529.4 million pounds) valued at 

 $652.6 million, was the fourth highest pack on record and the third in value. When compared with the record 

 year 1974, the pack decreased 20 percent and the value 21 percent. Canned tuna available for consumption 

 (U.S. pack from domestic landings plus U.S. pack from imported tuna) was 581.1 million pounds in 1975 

 compared to a record 713.1 million pounds in 1974. 



