REVIEW 



PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS 



INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS . The value of the 

 domestic production of industrial fishery products was 

 $191.8 million-a decrease of $16.4 million compared 

 with the 1991 value of $208.2 million. The leading state 

 was Louisiana ($59.6 million) which accounted for 31 

 percent of the total U.S. value for 1992. 



FISH MEAL . The domestic production of fish and 

 shellfish meal was 538. 1 million pounds valued at $ 1 1 9.9 

 million-a decrease of 74.6 million pounds and $8.2 

 million compared with 1991. Menhaden meal 

 production was 387.5 million pounds valued at $72.8 

 million-a decrease of 78.2 million pounds and $13.5 

 million compared with 1 991 . Menhaden accounted for 

 72 percent of the 1992 production of meal. Shellfish 

 meal production was 20.1 million pounds-an increase 

 of 6.3 million pounds from the 1991 level. Tuna and 

 mackerel meal production was 68.5 million pounds-an 

 increase of 2.5 million pounds from 1 991 . Production of 

 unclassified meal (consisting mainly of Alaska pollock 

 and unclassified fish) was 62.0 million pounds-a 

 decrease of 5.2 million pounds compared with 1991 . 



FISH SOLUBLES . Domestic production of fish solubles 

 was 93.0 million pounds. 76.6 million pounds less than 

 the 1991 production. 



FISH OILS . The domestic production of fish oils was 

 1 80.9 million pounds valued at $26.8 million-a decrease 

 of 86.4 million pounds and $3.5 million In value 

 compared with 1991 production. The production of 

 menhaden oil was 177.7 million pounds valued at $26.4 

 million-a decrease of 85.8 million pounds and $3.4 

 million compared with 1991 . Menhaden oil accounted 

 for 98 percent of the volume and value of the total 

 1992 fish oil production. 



OTHER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS . Oyster shell products, 

 together with agar-agar, animal feeds, crab and clam 

 shells processed for food serving, fish pellets, Irish moss 

 extracts, kelp products, dry and liquid fertilizers, pearl 

 essence, and mussel shell buttons were valued at $36.7 

 million, compared with $37.7 million in 1991 -a decrease 

 of $992,000. 



