REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



decrease of $14.7 million (12 percent) compared 

 with 1995. Landings increased in Alaska to 41.0 

 million pounds, a aecrease of 1 4 percent compared 

 with 1 995. Landings decreased in Washington to 4.9 

 million pounas (10 percent) ana $8.4 million (33 

 percent). The 1996 Oregon catch was 7.1 million 

 pounas (up 1 percent) and $10.1 million (up 9 per- 

 cent) compared with 1995. California landings of 

 7.0 million pounds and $8.6 million represent an 14 

 percent increasea in quantity and 20 percent 

 increase in value from 1995. The average exvessel 

 price per pound in 1996 was $1 .82 compared with 

 $1.88 in 1995. 



TUNA . Lanaings of tuna Py U.S. fishermen at ports in 

 the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 

 other U.S. territories, andforeign ports were 456.3 

 million pounds valued at $266.1 million-a decrease 

 of37.7millionpounas(8percent)and$l 1.1 million(4 

 percent) compared with 1995. The average exvessel 

 price per pound of all species of tuna in 1 996 was 58 

 cents compared with 56 cents in 1995. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1987-1996 

 Tuna (Includes U.S. and Foreign Ports) 



Skipjack lanaings were 283.4 million pounds- 

 -a decrease of 61.2 million pounds (18 percent) 

 comparea with 1995. The average exvessel price 

 per pound was 40 cents in 1996, comparea to 37 

 cents in 1995. 



Yellowfin lanaings were 104.0 million pounas- 

 -an increase of 5.7 million pounds (6 percent) com- 

 pared with 1 995. The average exvessel price per 

 pound was 64 cents in 1 996 comparea with 69 cents 

 in 1995. 



Bluefin landings were 12.1 million pounds- 

 an increase of 8.7 million pounds (355 percent) 

 compared with 1996. The average exvessel price 

 per pound in 1996 was $1.80 compared with $7.51 in 

 1995. 



CLAMS . Landings of all species yielded 1 23.2 million 

 pounds of meats valuea at $127.8 million- a de- 

 crease of 11 .0 million pounds (8 percent) and $1 2.6 

 million (9 percent) compared with 1995. The aver- 

 age exvessel price per pound in 1996 was $10.4 

 compared with $10.5 in 1995. 



Millions (lbs and value) 



7(11) 



1987 19K8 I y K9 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 

  Pounds *Value ♦Deflated Value 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1987-1996 

 Clams 



Millions (lbs and $) 



200 



150 



100 



19X7 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 199J 1995 1996 



iPounds * Value ♦Deflated Value 



Surf clams yielded 63.4 million pounds of 

 Bigeye lanaings in 1996 were 14.4 million meats valued at $38.2 million-an increase of 93,000 

 pounds-a decrease of 6.3 million pounds (31 per- pounds (unchangea) but a decrease of $815,000(2 

 cent) compared with 1995. The average exvessel percent) compared with 1 995. New Jersey was the 

 price per pound was $ 1 .91 in 1 996 comparea with leading State with 48.6 million pounds (unchanged), 

 $1.56 in 1995. followed by New York, 7.7 million pounds (up 12 



