INTRODUCTORY COI-IMEMTS 



Shrinf) is one of the most popular varieties of seafood included 

 in the human diet. Although of minor significance, shrimp are also used 

 for bait purposes in sports-fishing. The waste material from a fev; shrirnp 

 canneries and drying establishments at times, is transformed into meal and 

 marketed as an animal feed supplement. 



The United States Fish and VJildlif e Service collects statistics 

 on the quantity and value of manufactured shrimp products as well as on 

 the quantity and value of shrimp meal manufactured. The quantity of 

 shrimp used for bait purposes is not segregated in the catch statistics. 



SUPPLT AND UTILIZATION IN 19^6 



Figure V - li9 is a diagrammatic presentation of the United 

 States and Alaska shrimp catch and utilization picture in 19^6. 



About 160 million pounds, or more than three-fourths of the total 

 United States shrimp supply of about 202 million pounds heads -off weight 

 in 1956 was used in the processing of frozen products. In manufactured 

 weight, 61. Ij million pounds of frozen packaged headless shrimp, ^0.9 

 million pounds of frozen breaded cooked and uncooked, as well as smaller 

 quantities of frozen raw peeled and deveined, and frozen cooked and 

 peeled shrimp, were produced from this quantity. 



The equivalent of approximately 53.0 million pomids of heads- 

 on shrimp was utilized in canning (including canned specialties) 920,950 

 standard cases. Of the total pounds of shrimp marketed in fresh form, 

 it is estimated that rougjily U million pounds were sold whole and the 

 remainder headless. About 3.6 million pounds of shrimp were utilized in 

 the manufacture of sun-dried product, while another 2.9 million pounds 

 were consumed in the processing of smoked and chilled specialty products. 

 From the shrimp waste of the canning and drying processes, a total of 

 1.1 million pounds of shrimp meal was produced. 



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