Important Specie* 



MACKEREL, ATLANTIC 



U.S. landings of Atlantic mackerel were 118.8 million 

 pounds valued at $12.6 million — an increase of 50.7 

 million pounds (74 percent) and $5.3 million dollars (72 

 percent) compared with 2003. Massachusetts with 72.7 

 million pounds and New lersey with 35.5 million pounds 

 accounted for 91 percent of the total landings. The 

 average exvessel price per pound was 11 cents in 2003 

 and 2004. 



AAACKEREL, CHUB 



Landings of chub mackerel were 8.1 million pounds 

 valued at $573,000 — a decrease of 1.5 million pounds 

 (16 percent) and $103,000 (15 percent) compared with 

 2003. California accounted for 97 percent of the total 

 landings. The average exvessel pnce stayed at 7 cents for 

 2003 and 2004. 



MENHADEN 



The U.S. menhaden landings were 1.5 billion pounds 

 valued at $72.4 million — a decrease of 101.7 million 

 pounds (6 percent) and $23.6 million (25 percent) com- 

 pared with 2003. Landings increased by 26.2 million 

 pounds (6 percent) m the Atlantic states, but decreased to 

 128.0 million pounds (11 percent) in the Gulf states 

 compared with 2003. Landings along the Adantic coast 

 were 474.4 miUion pounds valued at $27.5 niilhon. Gulf 

 region landings were 1.0 billion pounds valued at $44.9 

 million. 



Menhaden are used primarily for the production of meal, 

 oil, and solubles, v\'hile smaU quantities are used for bait. 



NORTH ATLANTIC TRAWL FISH 



Landings of butterfish, Adantic cod, cusk, flounders 

 (winter/blackback, summer/ fluke, yellowtail and other), 

 haddock, red and white hake, ocean perch, poUock and 

 whiting (silver hake) m the North Atlantic (combination 

 of New England, Ivliddle Atlantic, and Chesapeake 

 Regions) were 125.4million pounds valued at $119.9 

 million — a decrease of 4.9 miUion pounds (4 percent), 

 and $5.2 million (4 percent) compared with 2003. Of 

 these species, flounder led in total value in the North 

 Atlantic, accounting for 40 percent of the total; followed 

 by haddock, 14 percent; and cod, 13 percent. 



The 2004 landings of Adantic cod were 16.1 million 

 pounds valued at $21.7 million — a decrease of 7.6 

 million pounds (32 percent) and $5.9 million (21 

 percent) compared with 2003. Tlie exvessel price per 

 pound was $1.35 in 2004, up from $1.17 cents per 

 pound in 2003. 



Landings of yellowtail flounder were 15.9 million 

 pounds — an increase of 3.6 nuUion pounds (30 percent) 

 from 2003, and 18 percent higher the 5-year average. 



fladdock landings increased to 18.1 miUion pounds (21 

 percent) and $ 1 8.5 million (9 percent) compared to 2003. 



North Adantic pollock landings were 11.2 million 

 pounds valued at $5.6 million — an increase of 588,000 

 pounds (6 percent), and $206,000 (4 percent) compared 

 with 2003. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1995 - 2004 

 Atlantic and Gulf Menhaden 



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