Impdttunt Species 



Florida (West Coast), 1 8.2 million pounds (up 7 percent); 

 Mississippi, 18.2 million pounds (up 6 percent); and 

 Alabama, 16.1 million pounds (up 1 percent). In the 

 Pacific region, Oregon had landings of 12.2 million 

 pounds (down 41 percent); Washington had landings ol 

 6.4 million pounds (down 26 percent); and California 

 had 2.6 million pounds (down 13 percent); compared 

 with 2003. 



SQUID 



U.S. commercial landings of squid were 175.1 miUion 

 pounds valued at $59.3 million — an increase ot 33.6 



miUion pounds (24 percent) and |9.6 mUhon ( 1 9 percent) 

 compared widi 2003. California was the leading state 

 with 87.3 million pounds (50 percent) and was followed 

 by Rliode Island with 38. 1 milUon pounds (22 percent of 

 the national total). The Pacific region landings were 88.5 

 million pounds (down 12 percent); tollowcd by New 

 England, 42.5 miUion (up 45 percent); Middle Adantic, 

 40. 1 million pounds (up 290 percent); South Atlantic, 2.5 

 million pounds (up 229 percent); and the Chesapeake 

 region with 1.4 million pounds (up 718 percent) com- 

 pared with 2003. The average exvessel price per pound 

 for squid was 34 cents in 2(HJ4 compared with 35 cents 

 in 2003. 



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