156 SERVICES 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 

 FISHERIES MARKET NEWS 



FAX-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM 



The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has collected market information at principal U.S. ports for 60 

 years. In an effort to provide a continuing high level of service to the seafood community this information is now 

 available through the NMFS Fax-on-Demand Service. Up-to-date information on various landings data, 

 wholesale values, foreign trade, cold storage holdings, trade leads, and Japanese market are now just a phone 

 call away. The cost to you is a phone call, the service is free. Please feel free in helping NMFS spread the 

 word about the Fax-on-Demand Service. 



INSTRUCTIONS 



You must place your call from a fax machine. At any fax machine, pick up handset (or use 

 speaker phone capability, if so equipped) and using the fax machine's numeric keypad, dial the 

 NMFS Fax Management System phone number: 



301-713-1415 



A human voice will greet you and welcome you to the NMFS Fax Management System and will 

 immediately ask you to enter your Fax Mailbox Number, followed by the pound (#) sign. 



Respond by entering the mailbox number for Fisheries Market News: 



200* 



3. After you are welcomed to the Fisheries Market News Fax Service you will be guided by a series of 

 human voice prompts. First your are given the opportunity to enter a document number (like 

 those found on the document listing), followed by the pound (#) sign: 



Examples: For daily New York Fulton Market Fresh Prices, enter 21# 

 For most recent Cold Storage Report enter 71 # 



For a list of available documents (Menu of Document Choices), enter 1# 



4. Follow remaining voice prompts for confirmation of selection(s) and entering additional document 

 numbers. After you have selected the documents you want, you will be prompted to press the 

 pound (#) key to proceed. 



5. You will now be asked to press the START or SEND key on fax machine. Wait until you hear the 

 typical fax tone indicating a good connection and hang up the handset. 



Please call (301-713-2328) for further information or if you have any questions or problems. 



