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SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES 



SOUTH ATLANTIC SHRIMP LANDINGS, 

 BY SPECIES AND SIZE, 1970 - Continued 



NOTE:-- ALL WEIGHTS ARE ON HEADS-OFF BASIS. THE SIZE INDICATES THE NUMBER OF HEADS-OFF SHRIMP TO THE POUND. TO 

 CONVERT TO HEADS-ON WEIGHT MULTIPLY BY 1.61 FOR BROWN, 1.60 FOR PINK, 1.54 FOR WHITE, 1.53 FOR SEA BOBS, AND 

 1.80 FOR ROYAL RED. THE STATES LISTED REPRESENT THE STATES WHERE THE SHRIMP WERE LANDED REGARDLESS OF WHERE 

 CAUGHT. THE NAMES OF THE SPECIES USED IN THESE TABLES ARE AS FOLLOWS: WHITE SHRIMP (MOSTLY PENAEUS SETIFERUS ), 

 BROWN SHRIMP (MOSTLY PENAEUS AZTECUS ) , PINK SHRIMP (MOSTLY PENAEUS DUORARUM ) , SEA BOBS (MOSTLY XIPHOPENAEUS 

 KROYER I ) , AND ROYAL RED (MOSTLY HYMENOPENAEUS ROBUSTUS ) . THE VALUE REPORTED IS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE 

 OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF THE VESSELS FOR THE FIRST SALE AT THE DOCK. ANY EXPENSES INVOLVED IN HANDLING OR PRO- 

 CESSING ASHORE ARE NOT INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH CHARGEABLE TO THE VESSELS. THE SIZE REPORTED GENERALLY IS THAT 

 USED AS OF THE FIRST SALE. SIZE GRADING IN VARYING DEGREES OF UNIFORMITY MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR AT, OR PRIOR TO, 

 THE TIME FIRST SALES ARE MADE. IF GRADING IS NOT DONE AT THIS TIME, THE SIZE REPORTED IS AN AVERAGE SIZE AND 

 MAY INCLUDE SEVERAL SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS. 



