REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



1 992. Rhode Island with 5. 7 million pounds and New 

 Jersey with 2.8 million pounds had a total of 82 

 percent of the total landings. The overage exvessel 

 price per pound in 1993 was 13 cents, down 14 

 cents from 1992. 



MACKEREL CHUB . Landings Of chub mackerel were 

 24.1 million pounds valued at $1.4 million-a de- 

 crease of 1 7.8 million pounds (43 percent) and $2.8 

 million (67 percent) compared with 1 993. The aver- 

 age exvessel price per pound decreased from 10 

 cents in 1992 to 6 cents in 1993. 



MENHADEN . The U.S. menhaden landings were 2.0 

 billion pounds valued at $ 103.3 million-on increase 

 of 339.0 million pounds (21 percent) and $20.3 

 million (24 percent) compared with 1992. Landings 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1984-1993 

 Atlantic and Gulf Menhaden 



Million lbs 



Million $ 



3000 



140 



1984 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

 ■ Pounds -^Value '•'Deflated Value 



ocean perch, pollock and whiting (silver hake) in 

 the North Atlantic (combination of New England, 

 Middle Atlantic, and Chesapeake Regions) were 

 192.6 million pounds valued at $155.9 million~a 

 decrease of 27.4 million pounds (12 percent) and 

 $1 1.8 million (7 percent) compared with 1992. Of 

 these species , flounder led in total value in the North 

 Atlantic accounting for 27 percent of the total; 

 followed by cod, 26 percent; and whiting, 19 per- 

 cent. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1984-1993 

 North Atlantic Trawl Fish 



Million 



1984 198S 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

 HPounds ^Value ♦Deflated Value 



The 1993 landings of Atlantic cod were 50.5 

 million pounds valued at $45.0 mitlion-o decrease 

 of 10.8 million pounds (18 percent) and $7. 1 million 

 (14 percent) compared with 1992. The exvessel 

 price per pound was 89 cents in 1 993 compared 

 with 85 cents per pound in 1992. 



increased by 76.7 million pounds ( 1 1 percent) in the 

 Atlantic states and 262.3 million pounds (27 per- 

 cent) in the Gulf states compared with 1 992. Land- 

 ings along the Atlantic coast were 766.8 million 

 pounds valued at $44. 1 million. Gulf region landings 

 were 1.2 billion pounds valued at $59.2 million. 

 Menhaden ore used primarily for the production of 

 meal , oil, and solubles. Small quantities ore used for 

 bait and animal food. 



NORTH ATLANTIC TRAWL FISH . Landings Of butterfish, 

 Atlantic cod, cusk, flounders (blackbock, fluke, yel- 

 lovy^oil and other), haddock, red and white hake. 



Landings of yellowtoil flounder were 8.0 mil- 

 lion pounds~a decrease of 4.5 million pounds (36 

 percent) from 1992, and about 47 percent of its 5- 

 yeor overage. 



Haddock landings decreased to 1.9 million 

 pounds (62 percent) and $2.7 million (52 percent) 

 compared to 1992. 



North Atlantic pollock landings were 12.5 

 million pounds valued at $8.4 million-a decrease of 

 3.3 million pounds (21 percent) and $2.2 million (21 

 percent) compared with 1992. 



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