REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1983-1992 

 Crabs 



Millions (lbs and $) 



700 



LOBSTER. AMERICAN . American lobster landings were 

 55.8 million pounds valued at S 161 .0 million~a decrease 

 of 7.5 million pounds (12 percent) and 34. 1 million (2 

 percent) compared with 1 99 1 . Maine led in landings for 

 the ninth consecutive year with 26.8 million pounds 

 valued at S7 1 .8 million-a decrease of 4.0 million pounds 

 (13 percent) compared with 1991. Massachusetts, the 

 second leading producer, had landings of 15.2 million 

 pounds valued at $44.6 million-a decrease of 685,000 

 pounds (4 percent) compared with 1991. Together, 

 Maine and Massachusetts produced 75 percent of the 

 total national landings. The average exvessel price per 

 pound was S2.88 in 1992 compared with $2.61 in 1991. 



1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 

 UPounds rvalue ♦Deflated Value 



crab landings in the Gulf region were 66.0 million pounds- 

 -an increase of 12 percent; South Atlantic, 63.5 million 

 pounds, an increase of 1 2 percent; and the Chesapeake 

 region, 52.5 million pounds, a decrease of 45 percent. 

 The Middle Atlantic region with 10.8 million pounds val- 

 ued at $5.2 million showed a decrease of 542,000 pounds 

 (5 percent), but an increase of $272,000 (5 percent) 

 compared with 1991. The average exvessel price per 

 pound of hard blue crabs was 46 cents in 1992, com- 

 pared to 33 cents in 1991. 



Dungeness crab landings were 41.7 million 

 pounds valued at $48.6 million-an increase of 1 9.4 million 

 pounds (87 percent) and $ 15. 1 million (45 percent) com- 

 pared with 1991. Washington landings of 15.4 million 

 pounds (up 1 59 percent) led all states with 37 percent of 

 the total landings. Oregon landings were 1 1.8 million 

 pounds.up 141 percent compared with 1991. California 

 landings were 8.3 million pounds (up 137 percent) and 

 Alaska landings were 6.2 million pounds (down 23 per- 

 cent) compared with 1991 . The average exvessel price 

 perpoundwas$1.17in 1992 compared with$1.50in 1991. 



U.S. landings of king crab were 1 9. 1 million pounds 

 valued at $79. 1 million-a decrease of 9. 1 million pounds 

 (32 percent) compared with 1 99 1 . The average exvessel 

 price per pound in 1992 was $4.15 compared with $2.94 

 in 1991. 



Snow (tanner) crab landings were 350.0 million 

 pounds valued at $223.8million-a decrease of 7. 1 million 

 pounds (2 percent), but an increase of $23.6 million (12 

 percent) compared with 1991. The average exvessel 

 price per pound was 64 cents in 1992, up from 56 cents 

 in 1991. 



LOBSTERS. SPINY . U.S. landings of spiny lobster were 4.9 

 million pounds valued at $20.2 million-a decrease of 2.2 

 million pounds (3 1 percent) and $ 1 2.0 million (37 percent) 

 compared with 1991. Florida, with landings of 4.0 million 

 pounds valued at $ 14.6 million, accounted for 81 percent 

 of the total catch and 73 percent of the value. This was 

 a decrease of 2.4 million pounds (38 percent) and $12.9 

 million (47 percent) compared with 1991. Overall the 

 average exvessel price per pound was $4.14 in 1992 

 compared with $4.53 in 1991. 



OYSTERS . U.S. oyster landings yielded 36.2 million pounds 

 of meats valued at $114.5 million-an increase of 4.3 

 million pounds (1 3 percent) and $ 1 6.5 million (1 7 percent) 

 compared with 1991 . The Gulf region led in production 

 with 18.5 million pounds of meats and 51 percent of the 

 national total, followed by the New England region 

 (principally Connecticut with 99 percent of the region's 

 total volume) with 7.0 million pounds (19 percent), and 

 the Pacific region with 6.5 million pounds (18 percent). 

 The average exvessel price per pound of meats was 

 $3.17 in 1992 compared with $3.08 in 1991. 



SHRIMP . U.S. landings of snrimp were 337.8million pounds 

 valued at $480.0 million-an increase of 1 7 .7 million pounds 

 (6 percent), but a decrease of $32.9 million (6 percent) 

 compared with 1991 . Shrimp landings decreased in the 

 South Atlantic (down 33 percent) and the Gulf (down 3 

 percent), but increased in the Pacific (up 77 percent), 

 and New England landings increased by 2 1 ,000 pounds 

 when compared with 1991. The average exvessel price 

 per pound of shrimp decreased to $1.42 in 1992 com- 

 pared with SI. 60 in 1991. 



Gulf region landings were the Nation's largest with 222. 1 

 million pounds compared with 228.9 million pounds in 

 1 99 1 . Louisiana led all Gulf states with 97.4 million pounds 

 (up 2 percent), followed by Texas. 85.1 million pounds 

 (down 11 percent); Florida (West Coast), 154.9 million 



