GLOSSARY 



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EDIBLE WEIGHT . The weight of a seafood item exclusive 

 of bones, offal, etc. 



EEZ. See U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. 



FISH SOLUBLES . A water-soluble protein byproduct of 

 fish meal production. Fish solubles are generally 

 condensed to 50 percent solids and marketed as 

 "condensed fish solubles.' 



EUROPEAN UNION . Belgium and Luxembourg, 

 Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, 

 France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and 

 United Kingdom. This was formerly known as European 

 Economic Community (EEC). 



EXPORT VALUE . The value reported is generally 

 equivalent to f.a.s. (free alongside ship) value at the 

 U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price, 

 including inland freight, insurance, and other charges 

 incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the 

 carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. The value 

 excludes the cost of loading, freight, insurance and 

 other charges or transportation cost beyond the port of 

 exportation. 



EXPORT WEIGHT . The weight of individual products as 

 exported, i.e., fillets, steaks, whole, breaded, etc. 

 Includes both domestic and foreign re-exports data. 



EXVESSEL PRICE . Price received by the harvester for 

 fish, shellfish, and other aquatic plants and animals. 



FISH BLOCKS . Regular fish blocks are frozen blocks or 

 slabs of fillets or pieces of fillets cut or sliced from fish. 

 Minced fish blocks are frozen blocks or slabs of minced 

 flesh produced by a meat and bone separating 

 machine. 



FISH FILLETS . The sides of fish that are eittier skinned or 

 have the skin on, cut lengthwise from the backbone. 

 Most types of fillets are boneless or virtually boneless; 

 some may be labeled as "boneless fillets." 



FISH MEAL . A high-protein animal feed supplement 

 made by cooking, pressing, drying, and grinding fish or 

 shellfish. 



FISH OIL . An oil extracted from body (body oil) or liver 

 (liver oil) of fish and marine mammals; mostly a 

 byproduct of fish meal production. 



FISH PORTION . A piece of fish flesh that is generally of 

 uniform size with thickness of 3/8 of an inch or more 

 and differs from a fish stick in being wider or of a 

 different shape. A fish portion is generally cut from a 

 fish block. 



FISH STEAK . 



dressed fish, 

 thick. 



A cross-section slice cut from a large 

 A steak is usually about 3/4 of an inch 



FISH STICK . An elongated piece of breaded fish flesh 

 weighing not less than 3/4 of an ounce and not more 

 than 1-1/2 ounces with the largest dimension at least 

 three times that of the next largest dimension. A fish 

 stick is generally cut from a fish block. 



FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN (FMP) . A plan developed 

 by a Regional Fishery Management Council, or the 

 Secretary of Commerce under certain circumstances, 

 to manage a fishery resource in the U.S. EEZ pursuant to 

 tfie MFCMA (Magnuson Act). 



FISHING CRAn, COMMERCIAL . Boats and vessels 

 engaged in capturing fish, shellfish, and other aquatic 

 plants and animals for sale. 



FULL-TIME COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN . An individual who 

 receives more than 50 percent of their annual income 

 from commercial fishing activities, including port 

 activity, such as vessel repair and re-rigging. 



GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE (GRT) . The gross 

 registered tonnage of a vessel is the internal cubic 

 capacity of all space in and on ttie vessel that is 

 permanently enclosed, with the exception of certain 

 permissible exemptions. GRT is expressed in tons of 100 

 cubic feet. 



GROUNDFISH . Broadly, fish that are caught on or near 

 the sea floor. The term includes a wide variety of 

 bottomfishes, rockfishes, and flatfishes. However, NMFS 

 sometimes uses the term in a narrower sense. In 

 "Fisheries of the United States," the term applies to the 

 following species-Atiantic and Pacific: cod, hake, 

 ocean perch, and pollock; cusk; and haddock. 



IMPORT VALUE . Value of imports as appraised by the 

 U.S. Customs Service according to the Tariff Act of 

 1 930, as amended. It may be based on foreign market 

 value, constructed value, American selling price, etc. 

 It generally represents a value in a foreign country, and 

 therefore excludes U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, 

 and other charges incurred in bringing the 

 merchandise to the United States. 



