GENERAL REVIEW 



Principal ports . San Pedro, Calif. , led all ports in volume of landings with 496. 4 million pounds. 

 Cameron, La. , was next with 354.4 million pounds, followed by Pascagoula-Moss Point, Miss. , 

 241.3 million; Dulac-Chauvin, La . , 209.0 million; Empire, La., 152.5 million; and Kodiak, Alas- 

 ka, 145.3 million pounds . Boston, Mass., continuing the downward trend of recent years was 

 16th in volume of landings. In 1932, it was the Nation's leading port. 



Processed products . The production of processed fishery products (canned, packaged fresh and 

 frozen, cured, and industrial) in the United States, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico was worth 

 a record $1.7 billion — 16 percent greater than in 1959, the former record year. Packaged fresh 

 and frozen products were 46 percent of the total value; canned, 43 percent; industrial, 6 percent; 

 and cured, 5 percent. The Pacific Coast States led with products valued at $579.7 million; fol- 

 lowed by the Gulf States with $325.7 million; New England, $246.5 million; and Middle Atlantic 

 States, $139.5 million. In 1970, the 3,735 wholesaling and processing establishments had86,813 

 employees . 



Menhaden . Landings of 1,837 million pounds of menhaden were 29 2.0 million more than in 1969, 

 and the best harvest since the record 2, 348 million pounds taken in 1962. Record landings of 1 , 209 

 million pounds in the Gulf States and a marked gain in landings along the Atlantic coast largely 

 accounted for the greater production. Compared with 1969, landings Increased sharply in the New 

 England and Chesapeake States but declined in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic States. 



The improved landings were reflected in the production for industrial use. Compared with 

 1969, the production of menhaden meal (188,600 tons) increased 29,100 tons and was 70 percent 

 of the total domestic production. The 186 . 3-mlllion-pound production of menhaden oil increased 

 37. 1 million compared with 1969, and was 90 percent of the domestic production. 



Salmon . Landings were 412.4 million pounds worth a record $99.0 million — an increase of 143.4 

 million pounds and $36.1 million compared with 1969. Alaska landings of 346.5 million pounds 

 worth $68.0 million accounted for 84 percent of the total salmon harvest and 69 percent of the to- 

 tal value. A sharp increase in red salmon landings in Alaska and near-record silver salmon land- 

 ings in Washington and Oregon were the principal reasons for the greater production. 



The pack of canned salmon was 3,822,200 standard cases worth a record$138.7 million — 

 a gain of 1,271,300 cases and $48.4 million compared with 1969. It was the largest pack since 

 1966. The increase was principally in Alaska where the pack of 1,705,500 cases of red salmon 

 was almost 1 million cases more than in 1969 . The pack of pink salmon in Alaska (1 , 328, 500 cases) 

 also improved markedly compared with the previous year. Alaska had 93 percent of the canned pack 

 of salmon and 90 percent of the value. 



Tuna. Landings by the U.S. fleet at ports in continental United States and Hawaii were 39 3.5 mil- 

 lion pounds worth a record $75.0 million — 68.6 million pounds (21 percent) and $20.1 million (37 

 percent) more than in 1969. The average price per pound received by fishermen for albacore, blue- 

 fin, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna increased sharply compared with 1969 and largely accounted for 

 the record value. 



The production was second only to the record harvest of 403.4 million pounds taken in 1950. 

 The near-record volume in 1970 was caused principally by record landings of 237.4 million pounds 

 of yellowfin tuna. Also contributing to the increase were skipjack tuna landings of 84.2 million 

 pounds (up 62 percent compared with 1959) and albacore tuna landings of 56.1 million pounds (up 

 17 percent). Landings of bluefin tuna, however, declined substantially compered with 1969. 



The pack of canned tuna was a record 22.1 million cases worth a record $380.6 million — 

 an increase of 10 percent in volume and 28 percent in value compared with 1969. Canned tuna a- 

 vailable for consumption in 1970 (U.S. pack from domestic landings plus U.S. pack from imported 



