REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



Snow (tanner) crab landings were 67.9 mil- 

 lion pounds valued at $93.2 million-a decrease of 

 13.0 million pounds (16 percent) and $109.1 million 

 (54 percent) compared with 1995. The average 

 exvessel price per pound was $1.37 in 1996, down 

 from $2.50 in 1995. 



LOBSTER. AMERICAN . American lobster landings 

 were71 .6millionpoundsvaluedat$241 .8million-an 

 increase of 5. 2 million pounds (8 percent), and $27.0 

 million (1 3 percent) compared with 1 995. Maine led 

 in landings for the fifteenth consecutive year with 

 36.0 million pounds valued at $106.8 million-a de- 

 crease of 504,000 pounds (less than 1 percent) com- 

 pared with 1995. Massachusetts, the second lead- 

 ing producer, had landings of 15.7 million pounds 

 valued at $64.7 million-a decrease of 63,000 pounds 

 (less than 1 percent) compared with 1995. Together, 

 Maine and Massachusetts produced 72 percent of 

 the total national landings. The average exvessel 

 price per pound was $3.38 in 1996 compared with 

 $3.24 in 1995. 



LOBSTERS, SPINY . U.S. landings of spiny lobster were 

 8.3 million pounds valued at $35.2 million-an in- 

 crease of 1.2 million pounds (17 percent)-and$l.l 

 million (3 percent) compared with 1995. Florida, 

 with landings of 7.4 million pounds valued at $28.6 

 million, accounted for 90 percent of the total catch 

 and 81 percent of the value. This was an increase of 

 1.0 million pounds (15 percent), but a decrease of 

 $504,000 (62 percent) compared with 1995. Overall 

 the average exvessel price per pound was $4.24 in 

 1996 compared with $4.80 in 1995. 



OYSTERS. U.S. oyster landings yielded 38.0 million 

 pounds of meats valued at $114.8 million-a 

 decrease of 2.4 million pounds (6 percent) and an 

 increase of $13.3 million (13 percent) compared 

 with 1 995. The Gulf region led in production with 21.6 

 million pounds of meats, 57 percent of the national 

 total; followed by the Pacific region (principally 

 Washington with 82 percent of the region's total 

 volume) with 9.7 million pounds (26 percent), and 

 the New England region, with 4.1 million pounds (1 1 

 percent). The average exvessel price per pound of 

 meats was $3.02 in 1996 compared with $2.52 in 

 1995. 



SHRIMP U.S. landings of shrimp were 316.9 million 

 pounds valued at $509.2 million-an increase of 1 0.0 

 million pounds (3 percent), but a decrease of $60.8 

 million (11 percent) compared with 1995. Shrimp 

 landings increased in the South Atlantic (up 3 per- 

 cent) and New England (up 46 percent), but de- 

 clined by 1 percent in the Gulf. The landings in the 

 Pacific increased 1 1 percent when compared with 

 1995. The average exvessel price per pound of 

 shrimp decreased to $1 .61 in 1996 compared with 

 $ 1 .86 in 1 995. Gulf region landings were the nation's 

 largest with 21 8.6 million pounds, and 69 percent of 

 the national total. Louisiana led all Gulf states with 

 90.6 million pounds (up 3 percent), followed by 

 Texas, 75.9 million pounds (down 1 percent); Florida 

 (West Coast), 25.6 million pounds (up 36 percent); 



Trend in Commercial Landings. 

 Shrimp 



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Alabama, 16.6 million pounds (down 19 percent); 

 and Mississippi, 9.9 million pounds (down 36 per- 

 cent). In the Pacific region Oregon had landings of 

 15.7 million pounds (up 30 percent), California had 

 1 1 .7 pounds (up 53 percent, and Washington land- 

 ings of 6.8 million pounds (down 21 percent) com- 

 pared with 1 995. 



SCALLOPS . U.S. landings of bay and sea scallops 

 totaled 18.2 million pounds of meats valued at 

 $101.9 million-a decrease of 372,000 pounds (2 

 percent), but an increase of$8.6 million (9 percent) 



