WORLD FISHERIES 



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(1) Includes U.S. -flag vessel landings at foreign ports, transfer of catches onto foreign 

 vessels within the U.S. EEZ (joint ventures), and the weight of mollusk shells. (2) Includes 

 diadromous fishes including salmon and other anadromous fishes and catadromous fishes such 

 as eels. 



Note: — There are 2,204.6 pounds in a metric ton. Prior to 1970, the world commercial catch 

 of whales and seals is excluded. For the years 1970-1995, data for marine mammals and 

 aquatic plants are excluded. 



Source: — Fishery Statistics of the United States; Fisheries of the United States; Food and 

 Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, Rome; 

 various issues . 



