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PRICES 



The Exvessel Price table is an index of changes 

 in the relative dockside value of fish and shellfish sold 

 by fishing vessels. The table indexes the average 

 annual exvessel value (price per pound) received for 

 each species or group to the average price per pound 

 received for the same species or group in the base 

 year 1982. 



The exvessel price for each year was obtained 

 by dividing total value for each species or group by its 

 total quantity as reported in the distance from shore 

 tables on pages 6-9. The index for each species or 

 group was obtained by multiplying the current annual 

 price by the total quantity caught in 1982 (the base 

 year). That number was then divided by the 1982 

 value to obtain the final index: 



(100 x Current price X 1982 quantity) = Index 

 1982 Annual Value 



Each index number measures price changes 

 from the 1982 reference period when the index 

 equaled 100. A species of fish that sold for SO. 75 a 

 pound in 1986 and a SI. 00 a pound in 1982 would 

 have an index of 75 in 1 986. In 1 992. if the price of the 

 same species Increased to SI. 07. the index in 1992 

 would be 107. 



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EXVESSEL PRICE INDEX, 1986-1992 



BASE YEAR 1982 = 100 



60 

 50 



40 



X 



Q 30 



z 



20 



10 







-10 



ML 



K ffe I E r 



^ rE . 



1986 1987 

 Edible finfish 



1988 



1990 



1991 



1989 

 YEAR 



Edible shellfish EZ2 Industrial fish 



1992 



