REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 

 Shrimp 



Millions (lbs and $) 



983-1992 



1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 

 ^Pounds *"Value ♦Deflated Value 



pounds (up 42 percent); Alabama. 13.5 million pounds 

 (down 10 percent); and Mississippi. 10.2 million pounds 

 (down 14 percent). In the Pacific region Oregon was the 

 third leading State nationwide with landings of 48.0 

 million pounds (up 121 percent). California landings of 

 20. 1 million pounds increased 60 percent and Washing- 

 ton landings of 1 2.5 million pounds increased 22 percent 

 compared with 1991. 



SCALLOPS . U.S. landings of all species of scallops were 

 33.9 million pounds of meats valued at $164.3 million-a 

 decrease of 5.8 million pounds (15 percent) but an 

 increase of $2.7 million (2 percent) compared with 1 991 . 

 The average exvessel price per pound of meats in- 

 creased from $4.07 in 1991 to $4.85 in 1992. 



Bay scallop landings were 356.000 pounds of 

 meats valued at $2. 1 million-a decrease of 82.000 pounds 

 (19 percent) and $597,000 (22 percent) compared with 

 1991. Massachusetts was the leading state with 175.000 

 pounds of meats. 49 percent of the national total. The 

 average exvessel price per pound of meats was $5.81 in 

 1992 compared with $6.09 in 1991. 



Sea scallop landings were 33.5 million pounds of 

 meats valued at $ 1 62.6 million-a decrease of 5.8 million 

 pounds (15 percent) but an increase of $3.3 million (2 

 percent) compared with 1991. Massachusetts was also 

 the leading state in landings of sea scallops with 19.4 

 million pounds of meats, 58 percent of the national total. 

 The average exvessel price per pound of meats in 1992 

 was $4.84 compared with $4.04 in 1991. 



All calico scallops were landed on the east 

 coast of Florida in 1992. Due to the number of processors, 

 all data are considered confidential. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1983-1992 

 Atlantic Sea Scallops 



Million lbs 



Million $ 



200 



150 



100 



-50 



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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 



IPounds *-Value ♦Deflated Value 



SQUID . U.S. commercial landings of squid were 112.4 

 million pounds valued at $36.6 million-a decrease of 27.2 

 million pounds (19 percent), but an increase of $989,000 

 (3 percent) compared with 1 99 1 . Rhode Island was the 

 leading state with 42.7 million pounds. 38 percent of the 

 national total. The New England region landings were 

 45.8 million pounds (up 9 percent); followed by the 

 Middle Atlantic region. 35.5 million pounds (up 34 per- 

 cent); and the Pacific region, 30.4 million pounds (down 

 56 percent) compared with 1 99 1 . The average exvessel 

 price per pound for squid was 33 cents in 1992, com- 

 pared with 26 cents in 1991. 



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