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ANADROMOUS SPECIES . These are species of fish that 

 mature in the ocean, and then ascend streams to spawn 

 in freshwater. In the Magnuson Act. these species 

 include, but are not limited to. Atlantic and Pacific 

 salmons, steelhead trout, and striped bass. See 42 FR 

 60682. Nov. 28. 1977. 



ANALOG PRODUCTS . These include imitation and 

 simulated crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops, and other fish 

 and shellfish products fabricated from processed fish 

 meat (such as surimi). 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS . Fish, shellfish, or other 

 aquatic animals packed in cans, or other containers, 

 which are hermetically sealed and heat-sterilized. 

 Canned fishery products may include milk, vegetables, or 

 other products. Most, but not all, canned fishery 

 products can be stored at room temperature for an 

 indefinite time without spoiling. 



COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN . An individual who derives 

 income from catching and selling living resources taken 



from inland or marine waters. 



AQUACULTURE. The farming of aquatic organisms in 

 marine, brackish or freshwater. Farming implies private or 

 corporate ownership of the organism and enhancement 

 of production by stocking, feeding, providing protection 

 from predators or other management measures. 

 Aquaculture production is reported as the weight and 

 value of cultured organisms at their point of final sale. 



BATTER-COATED FISH PRODUCTS . Sticks and portions or 

 other forms of fish or shellfish coated with a batter 

 containing a leavening agent and mixture of cereal 

 products, flavoring, and other ingredients, and partially 

 cooked in hot oil a short time to expand and set the 

 batter. 



BOAT. OTHER . Commercial fishing craft not powered by 

 a motor, e.g.. rowboat or sailboat, having a capacity of 

 less than 5 net tons. See motorboat. 



BREADED FISH PRODUCTS . Sticks and portions or other 

 forms of fish or shellfish coated with a non-leavened 

 mixture containing cereal products, flavorings, and other 

 Ingredients. Breaded products are sold raw or partially 

 cooked. 



BREADED SHRIMP . Peeled shrimp coated with breading. 

 The product may be identified as fantail (butterfly) and 

 round, with or without tail fins and last shell segment; also 

 known as portions, sticks, steaks, etc., when prepared 

 from a composite unit of two or more shrimp pieces 

 whole shrimp or a combination of both without fins or 

 shells. 



BUTTERFLY FILLET . Two skin-on fillets of a fish joined 



together by the belly skin. See fillets. 



CONSUMPTION OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS . Estimated 

 amount of commercially landed fish, shellfish, and other 

 aquatic animals consumed by the civilian population of 

 the United States. Estimates are on an edible-weight 

 basis and have been adjusted for beginning and ending 

 inventories of edible fishery products. Consumption 

 includes U.S. production of fishery products from both 

 domestically caught and imported fish, shellfish, other 

 edible aquatic plants, animals, and imported products 

 and excludes exports and purchases by the U.S. Armed 

 Forces. 



CONTINENTAL SHELF FISHERY RESOURCES . These are living 

 organisms of any sedentary species that at the 

 harvestable stage are either (a) immobile on or under the 

 seabed, (b) unable to move except in instant physical 

 contact with the seabed or subsoil of the continental 

 shelf. The Magnuson Act now lists them as certain 

 abalones, surf clam and ocean quahog, queen conch, 

 Atlantic deep-sea red crab, dungeness crab, stone crab, 

 king crabs, snow (tanner) crabs, American lobster, 

 certain corals, and sponges. 



CURED FISHERY PRODUCTS . Products preserved by drying, 

 pickling, salting, or smoking; not Including canned, 

 frozen, irradiated, or pasteurized products. Dried 

 products are cured by sun or air-drying; pickled or salted 

 products are those products preserved by applying salt, 

 or by pickling (immersing in brine or in a vinegar or other 

 preservative solution); smoked products are cured with 

 smoke or a combination of smoking and drying or salting. 



DEFLATED VALUE . The deflated values referred to in this 

 document are calculated with the Gross Domestic 

 Products Implicit Price Deflator. The base year for this 

 index is 1987. 



