26 FISHES AND FISHERY METHODS 



Fisheries of the United States 



The Fisheries by Regions. The production by regions during four 

 decades is shown in Table 3.2. The historical yields of important species 

 are given in Table 3.3. 



The values of the 1959 landings and the wholesale values of the prod- 

 ucts manufactured from either a portion of the landings or from importa- 

 tions from other domestic regions or foreign countries are also shown in 



Table 3.2. Average Annual Landings by Periods of All Species, by 



Regions, 1921 to 1959, and Values of Landings and Manufactured 



Products in 1959 



* Includes Alaska which is shown separately from other Pacific Coast states. Also, "U.S. Totals" 

 includes estimates for data lacking in some regions in some years, 

 t Includes $3 million for Hawaii. 

 X Not including $24 million produced in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and American Samoa. 



Table 3.2. The two values, though not additive, are jointly good indi- 

 cators of the economic flow generated in each region. 



New England States. The maritime portion of this region includes 

 Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Lsland, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. 

 Important fishing centers are Gloucester, Boston, and New Bedford, in 

 Massachusetts; and Portland, Rockland, and Eastport in Maine. 



Several factors are responsible for the stature and diversity of the 

 region's fisheries, particularly in Massa(^husetts and Maine, which in 1959 

 ranked second and ninth respectively, both in volume and in value of 

 landings by states (Table 3.5). Their waters lie with th(^ rich Imreal biotic 

 region with a large continental shelf and proximity to larger shelf areas 



