GENERAL REVIEW 



FROZEN FISHERY TRADE, 1970 



The 1970 production of frozen fish and shellfish by firms reporting to NMFS was 388.3 mil- 

 lion pounds. Leading products frozen were shrimp (137.2 million pounds); bait and animal food 

 (64.8); fillets and steaks consisting principally of ocean perch, haddock, flounder, and cod (25.4); 

 salmon (23.0); halibut (19.3); and whiting, headedand gutted (15.3 million pounds) . An estimated 

 583.9 million pounds of fish and shellfish (live weight) were required to produce the 388.3 mil- 

 lion pounds of frozen fishery items. Not Included were freezings by cold storage plants not re- 

 porting to NMFS and a considerable volume of frozen fillets and steaks produced by firms opera- 

 ting plate free'zers at the end of fillet production lines. 



New England led all other areas in freezings with 117.6 million pounds (30 percent of the 

 total); followed by South Central with 113.7 million (29 percent); South Atlantic, 59.1 million (15 

 percent); Pacific, 56.7 million (15 percent); and Alaska, 37.0 million (10 percent). The Middle 

 Atlantic, North Central East, and North Central West accounted for the remainder. 



Information on the freezings and holdings of fishery products for 1970 by firms supplying 

 monthly data on their operations and a list of these firms were published previously in Current 

 Fishery Statistics No. 5525. Data on freezings and holdings were also published in preliminary 

 and final monthly reports. Frozen Fishery Products — also in the Current Fishery Statistics Series. 



HOLDINGS OF CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCTS, 

 January 1, 1970, and December 31, 1970 



Million pounds Million pounds 



20 



15 



10 



January 1 



December 31 



Cod fillets 



Flounder 

 fillets 



/ 



Ocean petdi 

 fillets 



20 



15 



10 



Salmon, 

 dressed 



