REVIEW 



PROCESSED RSHERY PRODUCTS 



INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS 



INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS . The value of the 

 domestic production of industrial fishery products 

 was $226.0 million-an increase of $23.0 million 

 compared with the 1992 value of $203.0 million. 



FISH MEAL . The domestic production of fish and 

 shellfish meal was 748.9 million pounds valued at 

 $130.2 million--an increase of 104.4 million pounds 

 and $8.2 million compared with 1992. Menhaden 

 meal production was 47 1 .0 million pounds valued 

 at $78.4 million--an increase of 83.6 million pounds 

 and $5.6 million compared with 1992. Menhaden 

 accounted for 63 percent of the 1993 production 

 of meal. Shellfish meal production was 23.3 

 million pounds--an increase of 2.7 million pounds 

 from the 1992 level. Tuna and mackerel meal 

 production was 66.0 million pounds-a decrease 

 of 2.5 million pounds from 1992. Production of 

 unclassified meal (consisting mainly of Alaska 

 pollock and unclassified fish) was 188.5 million 

 pounds--an increase of 20.6 million pounds 

 compared with 1992. 



FISH SOLUBLES Domestic production of fish 

 solubles was 126.9 million pounds, 33.9 million 

 pounds more than the 1992 production. 



FISH OILS . The domestic production of fish oils 

 was 293.4 million pounds valued at $40.8 million- 

 an increase of 108.6 million pounds and $13.5 

 million in value compared with 1992 production. 

 The production of menhaden oil was 291 .4 million 

 pounds valued at $40.5 million--an increase of 

 113.7 million pounds and $14.1 million compared 

 with 1992. Menhaden oil accounted for 99 

 percent of the volume and value of the total 

 1993 fish oil production. 



OTHER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS Oyster shell 

 products, together with agar-agar, animal feeds, 

 crab and clam shells processed for food serving, 

 fish pellets, Irish moss extracts, kelp products, dry 

 and liquid fertilizers, pearl essence, and mussel 

 shell buttons were valued at $44.8 million, 

 compared with $45.3 million in 1992-a decrease 

 of $550,000. 



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