REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



LOBSTER. AMERICAN . American lobster landings 

 were 56.5 million pounds valued at $151.7 million-- 

 on increase of 672,000 pounds (1 percent), but a 

 decrease of $9.2 million (6 percent) compared with 

 1 992. Maine led in landings for the twelfth consecu- 

 tive year with 31.1 million pounds valued at $73.9 

 million--an increase of 4.3 million pounds (16 per- 

 cent) compared with 1992. Massachusetts, the 

 second leading producer, had landings of 14.0 

 million pounds valued at $41 .8 million~a decrease 

 of 1 . 1 million pounds (8 percent) compared with 

 1992. Together, Maine and Massachusetts pro- 

 duced 80 percent of the total national landings. 

 The average exvessel price per pound was $2.69 in 

 1993 compared with $2.88 in 1992. 



exvessel price per pound of shrimp decreased to 

 $1.41 in 1993 compared with $1.42 in 1992. Gulf 

 region landings were the nation's largest with 206.4 

 million pounds compared with 222. 1 million pounds 

 in 1992. Louisiana led all Gulf states with 87.8 million 

 pounds (down 10 percent), followed by Texas, 77.6 

 million pounds (down 9 percent); Florida (West 

 Coast) 16.0 million pounds (up 1 percent); Alabama 



14.4 million pounds (up 7 percent); and Mississippi, 



10.5 million pounds (up 4 percent). In the Pacific 

 region Oregon was the third leading State nation- 

 wide with landings of 26.9 million pounds (down 44 

 percent). Washington landings of 16.0 million pounds 

 Increased 28 percent and California landings of 9. 1 

 million pounds declined 55 percent compared with 

 1992. 



LOBSTERS. SPINY . U.S. lohdlngsof Spiny lobster were 

 6.1 million pounds valued at $21.0 mllllon-cn in- 

 crease of 1.2 million pounds (25 percent) and on 

 Increase of $833£)00 (4 percent) compared with 

 1992. Florida, with landings of 5.6 million pounds 

 valued at $ 1 8, 1 million, accounted for92 percent of 

 the total catch and 87 percent of the value. This 

 was an Increase of 1.7 million pounds (42 percent) 

 and $3.5 million (24 percent) compared with 1992. 

 O/eroll the overage exvessel price per pound was 

 $3.45 in 1993 compared with $4.13 in 1992. 



OYSTERS . U.S. oyster landings yielded 33.6 million 

 pounds of meats valued at $86.7 million-o de- 

 crease of 2.6 million pounds (7 percent) and $27.8 

 million (24 percent) compared with 1992. The Gulf 

 region led in production with 20.0 million pounds of 

 meats, 4 1 percent of the notional total; followed by 

 the Pacific region (principally Washington with 73 

 percent of the region's total volume) with 6.4 million 

 pounds (19 percent), and the New England region, 

 with 5.1 million pounds (15 percent). The overage 

 exvessel price per pound of meats was $2.58 in 1 993 

 compared with $3.17 in 1992. 



SHRIMP . U.S. landings of shrimp were 292.9 million 

 pounds valued at $41 2.9 million~a decrease of 44.9 

 million pounds (13 percent), and $67.1 million (14 

 percent) compared with 1992. Shrimp landings 

 Increased in the South Atlantic (up 7 percent) and 

 New England (33 percent), but decreased in the 

 Gulf (down 7 percent), and the Pacific (down 34 

 percent) when compared with 1992. The overage 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1984-1993 

 Shrimp 



Millions (lbs and $) 



1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

 HPounds -A-Value ♦Deflated Value 



SCALLOPS . U.S. landings of bay and sea scallops 

 totaled 18.6 million pounds of meats valued at 

 $ 1 08.9 million-o decrease of 1 5.2 million pounds (45 

 percent) and $55.4 million (66 percent) compared 

 with 1992. The average exvessel price per pound of 

 meats increased from $4.85 in 1992 to $5.84 in 1993. 



Bay scallop landings were 522 ,000 pounds of meats 

 valued at $3.3 million-on increase of 1 66,000 pounds 

 (47 percent) and $1.2 million (57 percent) com- 

 pared with 1992. Massachusetts was the leading 



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