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to food production and recreational opportunities; and 

 (2) is prescribed as such on the basis of maximum 

 sustainable yield from such fishery, as modified by any 

 relevant ecological, economic, or social factors. 



PACKAGED FISH . A term used in NMFS publications 

 prior to 1972 to designate fresh or frozen raw fish fillets 

 and steaks. 



PART-TIME COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN . An individual who 

 receives less than 50 percent of their annual income 

 from commercial fishing activities. 



PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION . Consumption of edible 

 fishery products in the United States divided by the 

 total civilian population. In calculating annual per 

 capita consumption, estimates of the civilian resident 

 population of the United States on July 1 of each year 

 are used. These estimates are taken from current 

 population reports, series P-25, published by the U.S. 

 Bureau of the Census. 



PER CAPITA USE . The use of all fishery products, both 

 edible and nonedible, in the United States divided by 

 the total population of the United States. 



PRELIMINARY FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN (PMP) . The 



Secretary of Commerce prepares a PMP whenever a 

 foreign nation with which the United States has made 

 a Governing International Fishery Agreement (GIFA) 

 submits an application to fish in a fishery not managed 

 by an FMP. A PMP is replaced by an FMP as soon as 

 the latter is implemented. A PMP applies only to 

 foreign fishing. 



RE-EXPORTS . Re-exports are commodities which have 

 entered the U.S. as imports and are subsequently 

 exported in substantially the same condition as when 

 originally imported. 



RETAIL PRICE . The price of fish and shellfish sold to the 

 final consumer by food stores and other retail outlets. 



ROUND (LIVE) WEIGHT . The weight of fish, shellfish, or 

 other aquatic plants and animals as taken from the 

 water; the complete or full weight as caught. The 

 tables on world catch found in this publication include, 

 in the case of mollusks, the weight of both the shells 

 and the meats, whereas the tables on U.S. landings 

 include only the weight of the meats. 



SURIMI . Minced fish meat (usually Alaska pollock) 

 which has been washed to remove fat and undesirable 

 matters (such as blood, pigments, and odorous 

 substances), and mixed with cryoprotectants, such as 

 sugar and/or sorbitol, for a good frozen shelf life. 



TOTAL ALLOWABLE LEVEL OF FOREIGN FISHING (TALFF) . 



The TALFF, if any, with respect to any fishery subject to 

 the exclusive fishery management authority of the 

 United States, is that portion of the optimum yield of 

 such fishery which will not be harvested by vessels of 

 the United States, as determined by provisions of the 

 MFCMA. 



U.S. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ) . The MFCMA 

 (Magnuson Act) defines this zone as contiguous to the 

 territorial sea of the United States and extending 

 seaward 200 nautical miles measured from the baseline 

 from which the territorial sea is measured. This was 

 formerly referred to as the FCZ (Fishery Conservation 

 Zone). 



U.S.-FLAG VESSEL LANDINGS . Includes landings by all 

 U.S. fishing vessels regardless of where landed as 

 opposed to landings at ports in the 50 United States. 

 These include landings at foreign ports, U.S. territories, 

 and foreign vessels in the U.S. FCZ under joint venture 

 agreements. U.S. law prohibits vessels constructed or 

 registered in foreign countries to land fish catches at 

 U.S. ports. 



U.S. TERRITORIAL SEA . A zone extending 3 nautical miles 

 from shore for all states except Texas and the Gulf 

 Coast of Florida where the seaward boundary is 3 

 marine leagues (9 nautical miles). 



USE OF FISHERY PRODUCTS . Estimated disappearance 

 of the total supply of fishery products, both edible and 

 nonedible, on a round-weight basis without considering 

 beginning or ending stocks, exports, military purchases, 

 or shipments to U.S. territories. 



VESSEL . A commercial fishing craft having a capacity 

 of 5 net tons or more. These craft are either enrolled or 

 documented by the U.S. Coast Guard and have an 

 official number assigned by that agency. 



WHOLESALE FISH AND SHELLFISH PRICES . Those prices 

 received at principal fishery markets by primary 

 wholesalers (processors, importers, and brokers) for 

 customary quantities, free on board (f .o.b.) warehouse. 



