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products, employment, quantity of gear operated, number of 

 fishing craft employed, volume and value of processed fishery 

 products, freezing and cold storage holdings and foreign trade. 

 Although published annually, there is a lag of about two years 

 between data collection and publication. 



b. Historical Statistics 



This series is published sporadically to summarize historical data. 

 The latest in this series is "Prices Received by Fishermen, 1939-74." 



c. Current Economic Analysis Series 



This series of publications contains analyses of prices for commer- 

 cial fishery products. Included in this series are: 



i". Shellfish Market Review and Outlook 

 ii. Food Fish Market Review and Outlook 

 iii. Industrial Fishery Products Market Review and Outlook 



d. Basic Economic Indicators 



This series of statistical reports contain demand analyses, domestic 

 production employment, fishing effort, biological stock assessment, 

 U.S. trade, etc., for certain species. These include American and 

 Spiny Lobster, Atlantic and Pacific Groimdfish, Blue Crab, Clams, 

 Halibut, King and Dungeness Crabs, Menhaden, Oysters,- Salmon, 

 Scallops, Shrimp and Tuna. Their utility stems from the fact that 

 they summarize a great deal of data on a species or fishery basis . 

 These data are available elsewhere but assembling them on a species 

 basis can be time-consuming and tedious. 



e. Market News Report 



This series gives current market intelligence data for selected 

 cities in the U.S. The cities covered are Boston (Blue sheet). 

 New York (Green sheet). New Orleans (Goldenrod sheet), and Seattle 

 (Pink sheet). This series contains data on landings, market receipts 

 cold storage holdings, ex-vessel prices, wholesale prices, foreign 

 trade data, and current market developments. It is issued tri -weekly 

 with a weekly summary on a subscription basis ($35 per year). This 

 series at one time was summarized and monthly and annual summaries 

 were published. Due to budget reductions, these summaries are no 

 longer done and few users can devote the requisite time to prepare 

 their own summaries. A few larger companies which have electronic 

 data processing capabilities do prepare such summaries for their 

 proprietary use. 



f. Market News Message Centers 



Recorded current market information is available around the clock 

 at message centers in Boston, Chicago, Gloucester, Mass., New 

 Bedford, Mass., Hampton, Va. , and New York City. 



