1999 

 NATIONAL OVERVIEW 



U S Long- 

 term potential 

 yield (LTPY) 

 (x 1,000,000 t) 



45 

 40 

 3-5 



30 



2,5 



20 



5 



Regional 

 percentage 

 of US LTPY 



3% 



55% 



11% 



Figure 3 



Regional apportionment of 

 long-term potential yield of 

 the U.S. prorated share of 

 fisheries resources, in met- 

 ric tons (t) and by percent- 

 age. 



19% 



12% 



6 d) 6 6 6 



Region 



Western Pacific "Alaska Pacific Coast Southeast Northeast 



groups ot nearshore resources that are under the purview of coastal states. The 8S stocks 

 classified as unknown contributed 6.6% oi U.S. RAY. 



Excluding nearshore resources, the remaining 203 stock groups that are under Fed- 

 eral jurisdiction have been classified as being 36"/o below, 31% near, 1 1% above, and 12% 

 unknown relative to the abundance levels that would produce U.S. LTPY (Figure 5). The 

 22% unknown category comprises 45 out oi 203 stock groups. These 43 stock groups are 

 generally of low abundance and contributed only 2.3% of U.S. RAY. 



