REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



$296,000-an increase of 666,000 pounds (16 per- 

 cent), and $ 1 7,000 (6 percent) compared with 1 995. 

 The 1 996 average exvessel price per pound stayed 

 constant at 6 cents. 



valued at $39.7 million. Gulf region landings were 1.1 

 billion pounds valued at $54.5 million. Menhaden 

 are used primarily for the production of meal, oil, 

 and solubles. Small quantities are used for bait and 

 animal food. 



MACKEREL ATLANTIC U.S. landings of Atlantic mack- 

 erel were 34.8 million pounds valued at $4.6 million- 

 -an increase of 1 6. 1 million pounds (86 percent) and 

 $ 1 .9 million (68 percent) compared with 1 995. Rhode 

 Island with 1 3.8 million pounds and New Jersey with 

 1 8.0 million pounds had atotal of 91 percent of the 

 total landings. The average exvessel price per pound 

 in 1 996 was 1 3 cents, down from 1 5 cents in 1 995. 



MACKEREL. CHUB . LandingsofChub mackerel were 

 22.0 million pounds valued at $1.3 million- an in- 

 crease of 3.0 million pounds (16 percent) and 

 $206,000 (18 percent) compared with 1996. The 

 average exvessel price per pound stayed at 6 cents. 



NORTH ATLANTIC TRAWL FISH . Landings of butterfish, 

 Atlantic cod, cusk, flounders (blackback, fluke, yel- 

 lowtail and other), haddock, red and white hake, 

 ocean perch, pollock and whiting (silver hake) in the 

 North Atlantic (combination of New England, Middle 

 Atlantic, and Chesapeake Regions) were 1 34.7 mil- 

 lion pounds valued at $ 1 1 5.2 million-an increase of 

 1 6.6 million pounds (14 percent), but a decrease of 

 $7.2 million (6 percent) compared with 1995. Of 

 these species, flounder led in total value in the North 

 Atlantic accounting for 49 percent of the total; 

 followed by cod, 23 percent; and whiting, 1 2 per- 

 cent. 



MENHADEN . The U.S. menhaden landings were 1 .8 

 billion pounds valued at $94.2 million-a decrease of 

 91.5 million pounds (5 percent) and $5.0 million (5 

 percent) compared with 1995. Landings decreased 

 by 1 34.6 million pounds (1 7 percent) in the Atlantic 

 states and increased 43.2 million pounds (4 percent) 

 in the Gulf states compared with 1995. Landings 

 along the Atlantic coast were 671 .7 million pounds 



The 1996 landings of Atlantic cod were 31 .4 

 million pounds valued at $26.6 million-an increase 

 of 1 .8 million pounds (6 percent), but a decrease of 

 1.6 million (5 percent) compared with 1995. The 

 exvessel price per pound was 85 cents in 1 996 down 

 from 95 cents per pound in 1995. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1987-1996 

 Atlantic and Gulf Menhaden 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1987-1996 

 North Atlantic Trawl Fish 



Million Ihs 



Million 



1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 

  Pounds *V.iluc ♦Deflated Value 



Million lbs 



Million $ 



ion 



500 



1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 

 Bpounds *Value •Deflated Value 



