APPENDIX III APPENDIX III 
Clam markets are highly concentrated in three regions-- 
New England, Middle Atlantic, and Pacific. Together these 
areas account for about 85 percent of the national clam con- 
sumption. 
TABLE 5 
Supply and Consumption of Clams, All Forms 
in the United States, 1965-74 
(Meat weight 
Pounds 
Apparent 
aggre- 
gate 
Supplies consump- Per 
Imports tion capita 
Year Landings (note a) (note b) consumption 
SS SSSSSSaS= (Gopi Ula vey Ne})) SSS 
1965 70.8 a5 Ye 303 
1966 72.8 Aol 74.9 2363 
1967 Tpke Pes HS\a3 esit/al 
1968 67.2 2.0 69.2 -347 
1969 80.7 P3e 2) 83.6 -415 
1970 992 4.9 104.1 pentil 
1971 84.5 4.2 88.7 -431 
1972 DOr, yon! 95.8 - 460 
1973 (note 
C)e Loses 4.3 110.6 525) 
1974 (note 
C) oS 4.9 124.8 589 
a) In shell or shucked clams, canned clams, and canned 
chowder converted to meat weights. 
b) Canned clam exports are not shown because they are record- 
ed only in combined form with "other shellfish." However, 
clam exports are considered to be relatively small. 
c) Preliminary data. 
TABLE 6 
Exvessel Value of Clams by Major Species 1965-74 
(Meat weight) 
Year Hard Soft Surf 
Ser aeS=—= (cents per pound) -------- 
1965 66.1 29.9 ee) 
1966 68.7 33n3 8.6 
1967 74.0 40.1 De7 
1968 78.9 40.4 10.2 
1969 83.2 41.2 a ee) 
1970 89.6 46.3 aa 
1971 Loa S57) ayo 
1972 119.0 623 12755 
1973 (note a) 120.2 79.1 9 
1974 (note a) 132.7 FI teal iA) 
a) Preliminary data. 
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