Glossary 



ANADROMOUS SPECIES. These are species of 

 fish that mature in the ocean, and tlien ascend streams to 

 spawn in freshwater. In the Magnuson Act, these species 

 include, but are not limited to, Atlantic and Pacific 

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

 60682, Nov. 28, 1977. 



ANALOG PRODUCTS. 'Iliese include imitauon and 

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

 and shellfish products fabricated from processed fish 

 meat (such as surmii). 



AQUACULTURE. The farming of aquatic organisms 

 in marine, brackish or fresh water. Farming implies 

 private or corporate ownership of the organism and 

 enhancement of production by stocking, feeding, pro- 

 viding 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. Sucks 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 pow- 

 ered by a motor, e.g., rowboat or sailboat, having a 

 capacit}' 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 shnmp coated with 

 breading. The product may be identified as fantail 

 (butterfly) and round, witii or witliout 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. 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS. Fish, sheUfish, 

 or other aquauc anmials packed in cans, or other contain- 

 ers, which are hermetically sealed and heat-sterilized. 

 Canned fishery products may include milk, vegetables, or 

 other products. Most, but not all, canned fisher)' prod- 



ucts can be stored at room tempera aire 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. 



CONSUMPTION OF EDIBLE FISHERY 

 PRODUCTS. Estimated amount of commercially 

 landed fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals con- 

 sumed 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. produc- 

 tion of fishery products from both domestically caught 

 and imported fish, shellfish, otiier edible aquatic plants, 

 animals, and imported products and excludes exports 

 and purchases by the U.S. Armed Forces. 



CONTINENTAL SHELF FISHERY RE- 

 SOURCES. These are living organisms of any sedentar)- 

 species that at die harvestable stage are either (a) immo- 

 bile on or under the seabed, (b) unable to move except 

 in constant physical contact with the seabed or subsoil of 

 the continental shelf The Magnuson Act now Usts them 

 as certain abalones, surf clam and ocean quahog, queen 

 conch, Atiantic deep-sea red crab, dungeness crab, stone 

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

 certain corals, and sponges. 



CURED FISHERY PRODUCTS. Products pre 

 served by dr^'ing, pickling, salting, or smoking; not 

 including canned, frozen, irradiated, orpasteurized prod- 

 ucts. Dried products are cured by sun or air-dning; 

 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 prod- 

 ucts 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. 



EDIBLE WEIGHT. The weight of a seafood item 

 exclusive ot bones, offal, etc. 



EEZ. See U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. 



EL NINO. Tills anomalous ocean wanning of the 

 eastern Equatorial Pacific occurs at time intervals var)'ing 

 from 2-10 years. El Nino conditions result in an accu- 



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