REVIEW 



PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS 



INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS . The value of the 

 domestic production of industrial fishery products 

 was $277.8 million-an increase of $31.2 million 

 compared with the 1995 value of $246.5 million. 



FISH MEAL . The domestic production of fish and 

 shellfish meal was 638.5 million pounds valued at 

 $142.2 million-a decrease of 28.7 million pounds, but 

 an increase of $20.0 million compared with 1995. 

 Menhaden meal production was 418.9 million 

 pounds valued at $87. 1 million-a decrease of 31 .6 

 million pounds, but an increase of $4.6 million 

 compared with 1995. Menhaden accounted for 66 

 percent of the 1996 production of meal. Shellfish 

 meal production was 17.6 million pounds--an 

 increase of 1.2 million pounds from the 1995 level. 

 Tuna and mackerel meal production was 52.3 million 

 pounds--a decrease of 12.3 million pounds from 

 1995. Production of unclassified meal (consisting 

 mainly of Alaska pollock and unclassified fish) was 

 149.8 million pounds-an increase of 14.0 million 

 pounds compared with 1995. 



FISH SOLUBLES . Domestic production of fish solubles 

 was 82.0 million pounds, 7.5 million pounds less than 

 the 1995 production. 



FISH OILS . The domestic production of fish oils was 

 248.4 million pounds valued at $43.9 million-an 

 increase of 6.5 million pounds, and $1.7 million in 

 value compared with 1995 production. The 

 production of menhaden oil was 246.5 million 

 pounds valued at $43.7 million-an increase of 8.4 

 million pounds, and $1 .8 million compared with 1995. 

 Menhaden oil accounted for 99 percent of the 

 volume and value of the total 1996 fish oil 

 production. 



OTHER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS . Oyster shell products, 

 together with agar-agar, animal feeds, crab and 

 clam shells processed for food serving, fish pellets, 

 Irish moss extracts, kelp products, dry and liquid 

 fertilizers, pearl essence, and mussel shell buttons 

 were valued at $85.6 million, compared with $74.3 

 million in 1995~an increase of $1 1.3 million. 



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