REVIEW 



PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS The pack of canned 

 fishery products in the 50 states, American Samoa, 

 and Puerto Rico was 2.3 Pillion pounds valued at 

 $1 .9 billion-an increase of 354.9 million pounds, and 

 $46.9 million compared with the 1995 pack. The 

 1996 pack included 1.1 billion pounds valued at $1 .4 

 billion for human consumption and 1 .2 billion pounds 

 valued at $505.1 million for bait and animal food. 



million pounds -1.3 million pounds more than the 

 64.4 million pounds produced in 1995. Albacore 

 tuna comprised 25 percent of the tuna pack in 1 996. 

 Lightmeat tuna (bigeye, bluefin, skipjack, and 

 yellowfin) comprised the remainder with a pack of 

 510.2 million pounds -8.0 million pounds more than 

 the 502.2 million pounds packed in 1995. 



CANNED SALMON . The 1996 U.S. pack of salmon 

 was 197.2 million pounds valued at $284.3 million, 

 compared with 243.6 million pounds valued at 

 $419.2 million packed in 1995. Alaskan plants 

 accounted for 96 percent in quantity and 95 

 percent in value of the salmon pack. 



CANNED SARDINES The pack of Maine sardines 

 (small herring) was 17.7 million pounds valued at 

 $29.9 million, an increase of 4.1 million pounds and 

 $6.2 million compared with 1995. There were 6.2 

 million pounds of herring valued at $10.8 million 

 packed in 1996 - 605,000 pounds and $1.2 million 

 less than the 1995 pack. 



CANNED TUNA The U.S. pack of tuna was 675.8 

 million pounds valued at $956.9 million-an increase 

 of 9.2 million pounds in quantity and $18.4 million in 

 value compared with the 1995 pack. The pack of 

 albacore tuna was 165.6 



CANNED CLAMS The 1996 U.S. pack of Clams 

 (whole, minced, chowder, juice, and specialties) 

 was 129.4 million pounds valued at $1 1 7.3 million-an 

 increase of 147,000 pounds and $4.2 million more in 

 value than the pack in 1995. The pack of whole and 

 minced clams was 45.9 million pounds-2.9 million 

 pounds more than the 1995 pack and accounted 

 for 35 percent of the total clam pack. Clam 

 chowder and clam juice was 71.6 million pounds 

 and made up the majority of the pack. 



CANNED SHRIMP The U.S. pack of natural shrimp 

 was 819,000 pounds valued at $6.1 million-a 

 decrease of 93.000 pounds and $588,000 in value 

 compared with the 1995 pack. 



OTHER CANNED ITEMS The pack of pet food was 1 .2 

 billion pounds valued at $505. 1 million-an increase 

 of 386.8 million pounds compared with the 1995 

 pack. 



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