APPENDIX IIT APPENDIX III 
TABLE 4 
1975 Spiny Lobster 
Landings by State (note a) 
Percent 
State Pounds Value Pounds 
(000 omitted) 
Florida 7,485 2) SO 7! 98 
California 165 330 2 
Hawaii 4 7 
Totals 4 9,944 100 
a/ Preliminary data. 
Fishing fleet 
The American lobster is fished for in offshore and inshore 
areas. Although both are fished for with pots (traps), otter 
trawl gear is also used offshore. The inshore pot boats are 
generally 25 to 35 feet long, make daily trips, and use wooden 
pots. The offshore pot boats range from about 46 to 60 feet, 
make trips that generally last from 2 to 5 days, and use pots 
of either wooden or metal construction. The offshore trawlers 
generally range from 60 to 100 feet and average between 7 and 
10 days per trip. 
Since trawl gear is suitable for catching other species, 
many Of these vessels enter or leave the fishery according 
to the current prospects for the most profitable type of 
fishing. The use of trawl gear declined in the 1970s as 
use of pots in the offshore fishery increased. 
As shown in table 5, there were large increases in the 
number of lobster boats and pots between 1964 and 1973. 
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