REVIEW 



IMPORTANT SPECIES 



ALASKA POLLOCK AND OTHE R PACIFIC TRAWL FISH. 



U.S. landings of Pacific trawl fish (Pacific cod, floun- 

 ders, hake. Pacific ocean perch, Alaska pollock, 

 and rockfishes) were 4.5 billion pounds valued at 

 $595.0 miHion--an increase of 4 percent in quantity 

 and 2 percent in value compared with 1992. 



Landings of Alaska pollock increased 10 

 percent to 3.3 billion pounds, and 30 percent higher 

 than the 1988-1992 5-year average. Landings of 

 Pacific cod were 482.8 million pounds - a decrease 

 of 12 percent from 550.5 million pounds in 1992. 

 Pacific hake (whiting) landings were 310.2 million 

 pounds (up 151 percent) valued at $9.3 million (up 

 59 percent from 1992). Landings of rockfishes were 

 120.7 million pounds (4 percent less than 1992) 

 valued at $45.7 million. The 1993 rockfish landings 

 were 1 percent lower than the 5-year overage. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1984-1993 

 Alaska Pollock, Other Pacific Trawl Fish 



Billion lbs 



Million $ 



1984 198S 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

 ■ Pounds ^Vilue •Deflated Value 



ANCHOVIES . U.S. landings of anchovies were 9.8 

 million pounds~a decrease of 3.9 million pounds (28 

 percent) compared with 1992. Ninety-two percent 

 of all landings were used for bait. 



HALIBUT . U.S. landings of Atlantic and Pacific hali- 

 but were 63. 1 million pounds (round weight) valued 

 at $62.4 miilion~a decrease of 5.5 million pounds (8 

 percent), but on increase of $8.6 million (16 per- 

 cent) compared with 1992. The Pacific fishery 

 accounted for all but 42,000 pounds of the 1993 

 total halibut catch. The overage exvessel price per 

 pound in 1 993 was 99 cents compared with 78 cents 

 in 1992. 



HERRING. SEA . U.S. commercial landings of sea 

 herring were 216.2 million pounds valued at $25.2 

 million~a decrease of 65.8 million pounds (23 per- 

 cent) and $17.5 million (41 percent) compared with 

 1992. Landings of Atlantic sea herring were 109.6 

 million pounds valued at $6.5 million~a decrease of 

 13.3 million pounds (11 percent) and $310,000 (5 

 percent) compared with 1992. 



Trend in Commercial Landings, 1984-1993 

 Atlantic Sea Herring 



Million lbs 



Million $ 



1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

 ■ Pounds -A-Value ♦Deflated Value 



Landings of Pacific sea herring were 106.6 

 million pounds valued at $18.7 million~a decrease 

 of 52.5 million pounds (33 percent) and $ 1 7.2 million 

 (48 percent) compared with 1992. Alaska landings 

 accounted for 9 1 percent of the Pacific coast with 

 96.5 million pounds valued at $14.1 million~a de- 

 crease of 48.7 million pounds (34 percent) and $ 1 2.9 

 million (48 percent) compared with 1992. 



JACK MACKEREL . California accounted for 84 per- 

 cent and Oregon for 1 6 percent of the U .S. landings 

 of jock mackerel in 1993. Total landings were 3.9 

 million pounds valued at $232,000~an increase of 

 1.3 million pounds (50 percent), but a decrease of 

 $13,000 (5 percent) compared with 1992. The 1993 

 average exvessel price per pound was 6 cents 

 compared to 9 cents in 1992. 



MACKEREL. ATLANTIC . U.S. landings of Atlantic 

 mackerel were 10.3 million pounds valued at $1.3 

 million~a decrease of 15.7 million pounds (60 per- 

 cent) and $2.4 million (65 percent) compared with 



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