REVIEW 



Total export value of edible and nonedible 

 fishery products was $8.7 billion in 1996-an increase 

 of $385.3 million (5 percent) compared with 1995. 

 United States firms exported 2.1 billion pounds 

 (958,022 metric tons) of edible products valued at 

 $3.0 billion-an increase of 64.9 million pounds 

 (29427 metric tons), but a decrease of $230.0 million 

 compared with 1995. Exports of nonedible products 

 were valued at a record $5.6 billion, $615.3 million 

 more than 1995. 



SUPPLY . The U.S. supply of edible fishery products 

 domestic landings plus imports, round weight 

 eguivalent) was 13.6 billion pounds (6.2 million metric 

 tons) in 1996-an increase of 41.0 million pounds 

 compared with 1995. The supply of industrial fishery 

 products was 2.8 billion pounds (1 .3 million metric tons) 

 in 1996--a decrease of 51.0 billion pounds (2 

 percent)com pared with 1995. 



PER CAPFTA CONSUMPTION U.S. consumption of hery 

 products was 14.8 pounds of edible meat per person 

 in 1996, down 0.2 pound from the 1995 per capita 

 consumption of 1 5.0 pounds. 



CONSUMER EXPENDITURES . U.S. consumers spent an 

 estimated $41.2 billion for fishery products in 1996. 

 The 1996 total includes $27.8 billion in expenditures at 

 food service establishments (restaurants, carry-outs, 

 caterers, etc.); $13.2 billion in retail sales for home 

 consumption; and $283.9 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 

 $21.0 billion (in value added ) to the U.S. Gross 

 National Product. 



