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PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 



REVIEW. 



U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS: 



Species 



Disposition 



States 



Regions 



Ports 



Catch by species and distance from 



shore (thousand pounds) 



Catch by species and distance from 



shore (metric tons) 



U.S. Landings for Territorial 



Processions 



U.S. Aquaculture Production, 



Estimated 1984-1995 



Historical Landings of Swordfish, 

 by state 



OS. MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES 



MRFSS sample coverage 



Number of participants and trips 



Number of fish caught and the weight 

 of Harvest, by species and sub- 

 region or by species and area fished. 



WORLD FISHERIES: 



U.S. and world 



Countries 



Continents 



Fishing areas 



Species groups 



Disposition 



Imports and exports, by leading 

 countries 



OS. COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS. 



U.S. IMPORTS: 



Principal items 



Edible and nonedible 



Value and duties 



Continent and country 



Blocks 



Groundfish fillets and steaks, 



species 



Canned tuna and quota 



Shrimp, country of origin 



Shrimp, by product type 



Industrial 



U.S. EXPORTS: 



Principal items 



Edible and nonedible.. 

 Continent and country. 



Shrimp 



Salmon 



Crab 



.8. EXPORTS — Cont±nu»d: 



Crabmeat 



Herring 



Industrial 



U.S. PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS: 

 Value 



Fish sticks, fish portions, and 



breaded shrimp 



Fillets and steaks 



Canned 



Industrial 





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. S. SUPPLY: 



Edible and nonedible 



Finfish and shellfish 



Blocks 



All fillets and steaks 



Groundfish fillets and steaks, 



Tuna, fresh and frozen 



Canned sardines 



Canned salmon , 



Canned tuna , 



King crab , 



Snow (tanner) crab 



Canned crabmeat 



Lobster, American 



Lobster, Spiny 



Clams 



Oysters 



Scallops 



Shrimp 



Industrial 



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PER CAPITA: 



U.S. consumption 



U.S. use 



World consumption-by region 

 and country 



PRICES, INDEX OF EXVESSEL 



VALUE ADDED 



EMPLOYMENT, CRAFT, AND PLANTS. 



FISHERY PRODUCTS INSPECTION. 



89 MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND 



90 MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (MFCMA) : 



91 General 



93 Optimum yield, U.S. capacity, reserve, 



and allocations 



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GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 



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PUBLICATONS: 



NOAA Library Services 



Government Printing Office 



National Marine Fisheries Service — 

 Natl. Technical Informaton Service.... 



SERVICES : 



National Marine Fisheries Service — 



Bulletin Boards 



FAX-on-Demand 



NMFS HomePages 



Sea Grant Marine Advisory 



Fisheries Development 



Inspection Inside back cover 



GLOSSARY 



INDEX 



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