REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



Landings of yellowtail flounder were 5.3mil- 

 lion pounds--an increase of 1.1 million pounds (28 

 percent) from 1 995, and about 55 percent of its 5- 

 year average. 



Haddock landings increased to 1 .3 million 

 pounds (43 percent) and $1.5 million (24 percent) 

 compared to 1995. 



North Atlantic pollock landings were 6.5 mil- 

 lion pounds valued at $4.5 million-a decrease of 

 623,000 pounds (9 percent) and $2.1 million (31 

 percent) compared with 1995. 



PACIFIC SALMON . U.S. commercial landings of 

 salmon were 877.1 million pounds valued at $368.7 

 million-a decrease of 143.7 million pounds (14 per- 

 cent), and $117.4 million (24 percent) compared 

 with 1995. Alaska and Washington accounted for97 

 percent and 2 percent of the total landings, 

 respectively. Sockeye salmon landings were 318.4 

 million pounds valued at $266.4 million-a decrease 

 of 3 1 .2 million pounds (29 percent), and $45.9 million 

 (15 percent) compared with 1 995. Chinook salmon 

 landings decreased to 20.5 million pounds-down 

 4.3 million pounds (17 percent) from 1995. Pink 

 salmon landings were 309.8 million pounds-a de- 

 crease of 134.8 million pounds (30 percent); chum 

 salmon increased to 1 80.6 million pounds (1 8 perent); 

 and coho salmon decreased to 47.7 million pounds- 

 -a decrease of 1 .4 million pounds (3 percent) com- 

 pared with 1995. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1987-1996 

 Pacific Salmon 



Millions (lbs and $) 



1200 



1987 1988 1989 1990 199] 1992 199.! 1994 1995 1996 

  Pounds *Value •Deflated Value 



Alaska landings were 854.8 million pounds 

 valued at $352 4 million-a decrease of 1 31 .7 million 

 pounds (1 3 percent), and $1 08.8 million (24 percent) 

 compared with 1995. The distribution of Alaska 

 salmon landings by species in 1996 was: sockeye, 

 31 6.4 million pounds (37 percent); pink, 309.8 million 

 pounds (36 percent); chum, 1 73.7 million pounds (20 

 percent); coho, 45.0 million pounds (5 percent); and 

 Chinook, 9.8 million pounds(l percent). Theexvessel 

 price per pound for all species in Alaska was 41 cents 

 in 1996- a decrease of 6 cents from 1995. 



Washington salmon landings were 14.2 mil- 

 lion pounds valued at $6.9 million-a decrease of 

 10.2 million pounds (42 percent), and $2.6 million (28 

 percent) compared with 1 995. The biennial fishery 

 for pink salmon went from 10.2 million pounds in 1995 

 to no catch in 1 996. Washington landings of chum 

 salmon were 6.9 million pounds (up 1 percent); 

 followed by sockeye, 2.0 million pounds-a decrease 

 of 302,000 pounds (down 13 percent); silver, 2.5 

 million pounds (down 1 5 percent); and Chinook, 2.7 

 million pounds (up 27 percent) compared with 1 995. 

 The average exvessel price per pound for all species 

 in Washington increased from 39 cents in 1 995 to 48 

 cents in 1996. 



Oregon salmon landings were 2.8 million 

 pounds valued at $3.3 million-an increase of 30,000 

 pounds (1 percent), but a decrease of $267,000 (8 

 percent) compared with 1995. Landings of Chinook 

 salmon were 2.6 million pounds (unchanged); and 

 coho, 217, 000 pounds (up 14 percent). The aver- 

 age exvessel price per pound for all species in 

 Oregon decreased from $1.27 in 1995 to $1.16 in 

 1996. 



California salmon landings were 4.7 million 

 pounds valued at $6.0 million-a decrease of 1 .9 

 million pounds (29 percent) and $5.7 million (49 

 percent) compared with 1995. Landings of Chinook 

 salmon were 4.7 million pounds; coho landings were 

 1 7,000 pounds. The average exvessel price per pound 

 paid to fishermen in 1996 was $1 .26 compared with 

 $1.76 in 1995. 



SABLEFISH . U.S. commercial landings of sablefish 

 were 59.9 million pounds valued at $ 1 09.0 million-a 

 decrease of 5.9 million pounds (9 percent)and a 



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