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PRICES 



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. 



total quantity caught in 1982 (the base yoar), lhat 

 number was then divided by the 1982 value to obtain the 

 final index: 



(100 x Current price X 1982 quantity) = Index 

 1982 Annual Value 



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 1 and 2. The index for each 

 species or group was obtained by multiplying the current 

 anual price by the 



Each index number measures price changes 

 from the 1982 reference period when the index equaled 

 100. A species of fish that sold for S0.75 a pound in 1986 

 and a $1 .00 a pound in 1982 would have an index of 75 

 in 1986. In 1996, if the price of the same species 

 increased to $1 .07, the index in 1996 would be 107. 



EXVESSEL PRICE INDEX, 1990-1996 



BASE YEAR 1982 = 100 



70 



50 



X 



LU 



Q 30 



Z 



10 



•10 



1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 



YEAR 



Edible finfish 



Edible shellfish m Industrial fish 



