REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



ALASKA POLLOCK AND OTHER PACIFIC TRAWL FISH . U.S. 

 landings of Pacific trawl fish (Pacific cod, flounders, 

 hake. Pacific ocean perch, Alaska pollock, and rock- 

 fishes) were 4.4 billion pounds valued at $584.8 million~an 

 increase of 1 1 percent in quantity and 24 percent in value 

 compared with 1991. 



Landings of Alaska pollock increased 3 percent 

 to 3.0 billion pounds, and were 46 percent higher than the 

 1 987- 1 99 1 5-year average. Landings of Pacific cod were 

 550.5 million pounds - a decrease of 1 percent from 553.7 

 million pounds in 1991. Pacific hake (whiting) landings 

 were 123. 7 million pounds (up 121 percent) valued at S5.9 

 million (up 59 percent from 1991), more than four times 

 the 5-year average. Landings of rockfishes were 125.1 

 million pounds (28 percent more than 1991) valued at 

 $47.3 million. The 1992 rockfish landings were 3 percent 

 higher than the 5-year average. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1983-1992 

 Alaska Pollock, Other Pacific Trawl Fish 



Billion lbs 



Million S 



1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 



iPounds *-Valuc •Deflated Value 



ANCHOVIES . U.S. landings of anchovies were 13.7 million 

 pounds-a decrease of 5.6 million pounds (29 percent) 

 compared with 1 99 1 . Eighty-nine percent of all landings 

 were used for bait and less than one percent went into 

 animal food. 



HALIBUT . U.S. landings of Atlantic and Pacific halibut 

 were 68.6 million pounds (round weight) valued at $53.8 

 million--an increase of 2.2 million pounds (3 percent), but 

 a decrease of $45.8 million (46 percent) compared with 

 1991. The Pacific fishery accounted for all but 48,000 

 pounds of the 1992 total halibut catch. The average 

 exvessel price per pound in 1 992 was 78 cents compared 

 with $1.50 in 1991. 



HERRING. SEA . U.S. commercial landings of sea herring 

 were 282.0 million pounds valued at $42.7 million-an 

 increase of 51.8 million pounds (23 percent) and $5.6 

 million (14 percent) compared with 1991. Landings of 

 Atlantic sea herring were 123.0 million pounds valued at 

 $6.8 million-an increase of 15.9 million pounds (15 per- 

 cent) and $482,000 (8 percent) compared with 1991. 

 Landings of Pacific sea herring were 159.1 million pounds 

 valued at $35.9 million-an increase of 35.9 million pounds 

 (29 percent) and $5. 1 million ( 1 6 percent) compared with 

 1991. Alaskan landings accounted for 91 percent of the 

 Pacific coast total with 145.2 million pounds valued at 

 $27.0 million-an increase of 40.0 million pounds (38 

 percent) and $3.9 million (17 percent) compared with 

 1991. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1983-1992 

 Atlantic Sea Herring 



Million lbs 



Million $ 



1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 

 ^Pounds *Valuc ♦Deflated Value 



MACKEREL. JACK . California accounted for all U.S. land- 

 ings of jack mackerel in 1992 with 2.6 million pounds 

 valued at $245,000-a decrease of 994,000 pounds (27 

 percent), but an increase of SI 0,000 (4 percent) com- 

 pared with 1991. The 1992 average exvessel price per 

 pound was 9 cents compared to 6 cents in 1991 . 



MACKEREL. ATLANTIC . U.S. landings of Atlantic mackerel 

 were 26.1 million pounds valued at $3.7 million-a de- 

 crease of 10.6 million pounds (29 percent) and $1.8 

 million (32 percent) compared with 1991 . Rhode Island 

 with 14.1 million pounds and New Jersey with 8.9 million 

 pounds combined for a total of 88 percent of the total 

 landings. The average exvessel price per pound in 1992 

 was 14 cents, down one cent from 1991. 



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