REVIEW 



PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION 



The NMFS calculation of per capita 

 consump-tion is based on a "disappearance" 

 model. The total U.S. supply of imports and 

 landings is converted to edible weight and 

 decreases in supply such as exports and 

 inventories are subtracted out. The remaining 

 total is divided by a population value to estimate 

 per capita consumption. Data for the model are 

 derived primarily from secondary sources and are 

 subject to incomplete reporting; changes in 

 source data or invalid model assumptions may 

 each have a significant effect on the resulting 

 calculation. 



U.S. per capita consumption of fish and 

 shellfish was 15.0 pounds (edible meat) in 1993. 

 This total was 0.2 pounds more than the 14.8 

 pounds consumed in 1992. Per capita 



consumption of fresh and frozen products 

 was 10.2 pounds, an increase of 0.3 pounds 



from 1992. Fresh and frozen finfish accounted for 

 6.3 pounds while fresh and frozen shellfish 

 consumption was 3.9 pounds per capita. The 

 fresh and frozen finfish includes approximately 0.9 

 pounds of form raised catfish. Consumption of 

 canned fishery products was 4.5 pounds per 

 capita in 1993, a decrease of 0.1 pounds from 

 1992. 



Per Capita Use . Per capita use is based on the 

 supply of fishery products, both edible and non- 

 edible (industrial), on a round-weight equivalent 

 basis without considering beginning or ending 

 stocks, defense purchases, or exports. The per 

 capita use of all edible and industrial fishery 

 products in 1993 was 77.9 pounds, up 14.9 pounds 

 compared with 1992. 



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