REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



compared with 1995. The average exvessel price 

 per pound of meats increased from $5.03 in 1 995 to 

 $5.60 in 1996. 



Bay scallop landings were 35,000 pounds of 

 meats valued at $94,000~a decrease of 218,000 

 pounds (86 percent) and $444,000 (83 percent) 

 compared with 1995. The average exvessel price 

 per pound of meats was $2.68 in 1996 compared 

 with $2.13 in 1995. 



Sea scallop landings were 1 8.2 million pounds 

 of meats valued at $101.8 million-a decrease of 

 154,000 pound (1 percent), but an increase of $9.0 

 million (10 percent) compared with 1995. Massa- 

 chusetts and Virginia were the leading states in 

 landings of sea scallops with 8.6 and 5.0 million 

 pounds of meats, respectively. These represent 75 

 percent of the national total. The average exvessel 

 price per pound of meats in 1996 was $5.61 com- 

 pared with $5.07 in 1995. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1987-1996 

 Atlantic Sea Scallops 



Million lbs 



Million $ 



200 



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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 

  Pounds -*~Value ♦Deflated Value 



There were no reported commercial land- 

 ings of calico scallops in 1996. 



SQUID . U.S. commercial landings of squid were 240.0 

 million pounds valued at $60.2 million-an increase 

 of 1 0.5 million pounds (5 percent) and $4.3 million (8 

 percent) compared with 1995. California was the 

 leading state with 173.7 million pounds, 72 percent 

 of the national total. The Pacific region landings 

 were 1 74.8 million pounds (up 1 3 percent), followed 

 by the New England region, 34.0 million pounds 

 (down 4 percent); the Middle Atlantic region, 29.9 

 million pounds (down 19 percent); and the Chesa- 

 peake Region, 1 .0 million pounds (up 7 percent) 

 compared with 1995. The average exvessel price 

 per pound for squid was 25 cents in 1 996, compared 

 with 24 cents in 1995. 



