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          Fish Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Alewives 1,502 681 332 642 291 171 1,160 Anchovies 11,736 5,323 1,359 25,324 11,487 1,129 8,925 Atka mackerel 113,396 51,436 5,670 98,308 44,592 8,848 140,097 Bluefish 7,405 3,359 2,673 8,072 3,661 2,796 8,549 Blue runner 397 180 230 288 131 183 558 Bonito 374 170 216 202 92 143 1,185 Butterfish 6,090 2,762 3,068 4,677 2,121 1,922 7,087 Catfish and bullheads 20,359 9,235 8,799 16,670 7,561 9,708 13,553 Chubs 3,362 1,525 1,468 2,167 983 1,646 3,761 Cod: Atlantic 21,445 9,727 23,943 25,060 11,367 26,384 27,126 Pacific 523,987 237,679 83,227 530,505 240,635 142,330 587,601 Crevalle ( jack) 711 323 409 700 318 402 560 Croaker: Atlantic 26,853 12,180 7,667 26,760 12,138 10,093 23,015 Pacific ( white) 163 74 131 231 105 156 354 Cusk 508 230 384 415 188 266 999 Dolphinfish 1,262 572 1,930 1,193 541 1,591 1,661 Eels, American 1,080 490 1,644 1,432 650 1,110 953 Flounders: Arrowtooth 26,541 12,039 1,458 41,305 18,736 2,007 18,675 Winter ( blackback) 10,260 4,654 12,987 12,826 5,818 12,685 11,115 Plaice, American 6,909 3,134 8,536 9,288 4,213 9,539 8,705 Summer ( fluke) 10,663 4,837 19,480 11,214 5,087 19,947 13,401 Sole: Dover 23,276 10,558 7,056 20,750 9,412 6,968 24,171 Flathead 31,566 14,318 465 35,859 16,266 1,756 29,337 Witch ( gray) 4,682 2,124 6,610 5,376 2,439 6,999 4,427 Petrale 3,262 1,480 3,106 4,124 1,871 4,184 3,587 Rock 37,900 17,191 772 60,665 27,517 7,521 51,285 Yellowfin 125,287 56,830 2,507 154,258 69,971 6,672 213,736 Yellowtail 9,768 4,431 11,376 15,272 6,927 15,352 6,718 Atlantic/ Gulf, Other 4,189 1,900 6,988 4,702 2,133 7,305 3,726 Pacific, Other 36,915 16,745 8,605 37,084 16,821 8,975 61,199 Total, flounders 331,218 150,239 89,946 412,723 187,210 109,910 438,979 Goosefish ( anglerfish) 55,215 25,045 46,328 45,869 20,806 53,504 56,549 Groupers 12,687 5,755 26,165 12,924 5,862 27,771 10,665 Haddock 6,937 3,147 9,120 8,823 4,002 11,575 3,728 Hakes: Pacific ( whiting) 478,154 216,889 18,593 452,718 205,352 18,809 460,029 Red 3,431 1,556 919 3,463 1,571 892 3,052 Silver ( Atl. whiting) 30,977 14,051 14,282 26,855 12,181 11,370 33,433 White 5,805 2,633 4,302 6,629 3,007 3,809 6,529 Halibut 80,330 36,437 124,696 75,190 34,106 143,826 63,469 Herring: Sea: Atlantic 175,478 79,596 11,082 160,269 72,698 9,972 182,103 Pacific 91,059 41,304 14,989 74,835 33,945 12,043 111,626 Thread 3,461 1,570 386 6,737 3,056 466 9,387 Jack mackerel 2,461 1,116 199 2,902 1,316 247 3,479 See notes at end of table. U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 1999 AND 2000 ( 1)

Species 1999 2000 Average ( 1995 1999) Thousand pounds ( Continued)

          Fish  Continued: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Lingcod 1,392 631 1,007 379 172 381 3,144 Mackerels: Atlantic 26,560 12,048 3,572 12,454 5,649 2,018 28,323 Chub 19,217 8,717 1,082 47,065 21,349 2,826 29,154 King and cero 5,313 2,410 6,929 4,952 2,246 7,063 5,028 Spanish 3,004 1,363 1,925 3,636 1,649 2,076 3,652 Menhaden: Atlantic 458,556 208,000 34,564 456,623 207,123 31,733 640,433 Gulf 1,530,525 694,242 78,518 1,303,875 591,434 80,670 1,224,566 Total, menhaden 1,989,081 902,241 113,082 1,760,498 798,557 112,403 1,864,998 Mullets 15,336 6,956 8,486 20,554 9,323 13,652 18,434 Ocean perch: Atlantic 778 353 420 702 318 375 744 Pacific 45,402 20,594 3,640 39,521 17,927 2,597 41,991 Pollock: Atlantic 10,129 4,594 8,440 8,913 4,043 7,028 9,098 Walleye ( Alaska) 2,325,889 1,055,016 162,812 2,606,802 1,182,438 160,525 2,606,110 Rockfishes: Bocaccio 434 197 198 60 27 43 1,115 Canary 1,702 772 813 134 61 78 2,460 Chilipepper 2,025 919 941 980 445 596 2,970 Widow 9,353 4,242 3,580 7,947 3,605 3,791 12,412 Yellowtail 7,646 3,468 2,937 6,988 3,170 3,138 7,212 Other 42,063 19,080 21,967 33,935 15,393 15,739 71,328 Total, rockfishes 63,223 28,678 30,436 50,044 22,700 23,385 145,050 Sablefish 48,255 21,888 97,148 49,680 22,535 101,161 54,106 Salmon: Chinook or king 15,276 6,929 25,524 16,099 7,302 26,194 19,695 Chum or keta 143,949 65,295 25,739 162,332 73,633 39,238 165,553 Pink 382,091 173,315 52,431 208,201 94,439 27,094 339,234 Red or sockeye 244,349 110,836 233,308 208,162 94,422 159,604 246,737 Silver or coho 29,231 13,259 22,783 33,841 15,350 18,083 37,073 Total, salmon 814,896 369,634 359,785 628,635 285,147 270,213 808,291 Sardines: Pacific 132,153 59,944 5,263 149,666 67,888 7,319 97,139 Spanish 1,181 536 191 1,355 615 84 1,013 Scup or porgy 3,879 1,760 4,783 3,018 1,369 3,670 5,725 Sea bass: Black ( Atlantic) 3,786 1,717 6,077 3,343 1,516 5,657 3,578 White ( Pacific) 247 112 410 223 101 425 128 Sea trout or weakfish: Gray 6,935 3,146 4,188 5,375 2,438 3,589 7,337 Spotted 871 395 1,164 572 259 775 1,065 Sand ( white) 210 95 108 164 74 125 173 Shads: American 2,635 1,195 1,148 2,974 1,349 1,302 3,299 Hickory 137 62 30 111 50 23 136 Sharks: Dogfish 36,712 16,652 5,951 23,680 10,741 4,853 50,098 Other 14,711 6,673 6,625 11,333 5,141 6,303 14,922 Sheepshead ( Atlantic) 2,609 1,183 989 3,369 1,528 1,061 3,363 See notes at end of table. U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 1999 AND 2000 ( 1)  Continued Species 1999 ( Continued) 2000 ( 1995 1999) Average Thousand pounds

          Fish  Continued: Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Skates 31,381 14,234 3,690 33,184 15,052 4,431 28,425 Smelts 1,702 772 913 1,893 859 2,298 2,215 Snappers: Red 4,722 2,142 10,492 5,084 2,306 12,003 4,441 Vermilion 1,614 732 3,474 2,009 911 4,394 1,434 Unclassified 3,991 1,810 7,712 3,584 1,626 7,183 4,526 Spearfish 473 215 397 271 123 328 1,475 Spot 5,729 2,599 2,191 6,925 3,141 3,684 6,660 Striped bass 6,625 3,005 10,987 6,913 3,136 12,286 5,570 Swordfish 16,022 7,268 33,436 17,805 8,076 37,981 14,125 Tenpounder ( ladyfish) 4,337 1,967 1,997 266 121 139 2,697 Tilefish 2,070 939 4,040 2,605 1,182 4,852 3,232 Trout, rainbow 180 82 101 321 146 224 400 Tuna: Albacore 25,274 11,464 21,932 22,455 10,185 20,630 27,758 Bigeye 7,978 3,619 25,428 7,245 3,286 24,862 7,356 Bluefin 2,689 1,220 15,573 3,167 1,436 18,954 6,435 Little ( tunny) 1,132 513 626 484 220 113 664 Skipjack 10,322 4,682 5,221 3,378 1,532 2,551 14,376 Yellowfin 10,286 4,666 17,076 13,781 6,251 27,651 17,936 Unclassified 439 199 398 268 122 416 531 Total, tuna 58,120 26,363 86,254 50,779 23,033 95,176 75,055 Whitefish, lake 11,802 5,353 9,982 11,461 5,199 10,095 12,106 Wolffish, Atlantic 568 258 242 442 200 218 745 Yellow perch 1,184 537 2,584 1,249 567 2,929 1,620 Other marine finfishes 47,649 21,613 32,769 58,705 26,628 37,109 63,838 Other freshwater finfishes 21,315 9,668 7,183 14,564 6,606 5,524 16,226 Total, fish 7,811,868 3,543,440 1,558,292 7,689,661 3,488,007 1,594,815

Shellfish Clams: Quahog ( hard) 8,396 3,808 44,798 11,205 5,083 53,841 10,220 Geoduck ( Pacific) 1,498 679 15,437 1,560 708 15,841 1,341 Manila ( Pacific) 693 314 4,529 829 376 11,808 689 Ocean quahog 38,705 17,556 18,535 32,845 14,898 16,979 43,602 Softshell 2,655 1,204 12,397 2,680 1,216 11,604 2,480 Surf ( Atlantic) 58,829 26,685 30,431 68,548 31,093 38,025 59,524 Other 1,454 660 8,897 815 370 5,875 1,322 Total, clams 112,230 50,907 135,024 118,482 53,743 153,973 118,367 Conch ( snails) 3,329 1,510 3,991 2,086 946 3,649 3,818 Crabs: Blue: Hard 196,521 89,141 150,482 177,231 80,391 135,637 213,154 Soft and peeler 5,973 2,709 20,800 6,640 3,012 23,145 4,385 Dungeness 35,449 16,080 71,111 37,719 17,109 79,007 44,136 Jonah 3,414 1,549 1,651 2,455 1,114 1,479 1,859 King 16,920 7,675 88,075 15,098 6,848 61,641 18,948 See notes at end of table. Species 2000 Average U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 1999 AND 2000 ( 1)  Continued pounds ( 1995 1999) Thousand ( Continued) 1999

          Shellfish  Continued Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Crabs  Continued: Snow ( Tanner): Opilio 182,997 83,007 161,037 32,811 14,883 60,535 137,526 Bairdi 2,165 982 4,746 1,686 765 4,019 3,361 Other 14,868 6,744 23,335 25,366 11,506 39,543 15,957 Total, crabs 458,307 207,887 521,237 299,006 135,628 405,006 439,284 Crawfish ( freshwater) 11,734 5,323 8,237 479 217 743 17,047 Horseshoe crab 5,286 2,398 1,474 3,737 1,695 923 4,753 Lobsters: American 87,469 39,676 322,957 83,180 37,730 301,300 77,816 Spiny 6,692 3,035 29,754 6,463 2,932 32,926 7,060 Mussels, blue ( sea) 1,981 899 1,046 3,264 1,481 5,083 4,351 Oysters 26,983 12,239 72,658 41,146 18,664 90,667 35,205 Scallops: Bay 35 16 181 25 11 130 100 Calico, Atlantic 4,105 1,862 3,880 ( 3) ( 3) ( 3)  Sea 23,038 10,450 125,289 32,747 14,854 164,609 17,272 Shrimp: New England 3,812 1,729 3,579 5,361 2,432 4,335 12,255 South Atlantic 30,197 13,697 68,585 32,288 14,646 77,735 31,923 Gulf 236,476 107,265 464,178 256,633 116,408 582,052 222,067 Pacific 33,669 15,272 24,041 38,203 17,329 26,325 32,898 Other 19 9 118 1 ( 2) 6 67 Total, shrimp 304,173 137,972 560,501 332,486 150,815 690,453 299,187 Squid: Atlantic: Illex 16,169 7,334 3,852 19,867 9,012 3,736 33,049 Loligo 41,335 18,749 32,176 37,351 16,942 24,062 37,569 Unclassified 806 366 190 302 137 158 67,085 Pacific: Loligo 199,874 90,662 34,949 259,506 117,711 27,076 120,731 Unclassified 14 6 5 2 1 1 94 Total, Squid 258,198 117,118 71,172 317,028 143,803 55,033 120,825 Other shellfish 14,616 6,628 9,720 15,132 6,864 14,204 11,351 Total, Shellfish 1,318,176 597,921 1,867,121 1,255,261 569,383 1,918,699

Other Sea urchins 33,550 15,218 35,647 30,896 14,014 33,590 42,313 Seaweed, unclassified 174,162 78,999 525 92,531 41,972 163 96,446 Kelp ( with herring eggs) 521 236 1,543 191 87 77 449 Worms 757 343 3,956 445 202 2,137 636 Total, other 208,990 94,797 41,671 124,063 56,275 35,967

Grand Total, U. S. 9,339,034 4,236,158 3,467,084 9,068,985 4,113,664 3,549,481  2000 Average ( 1995 1999)

pounds U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY SPECIES, 1999 AND 2000 ( 1)  Continued Species 1999 Thousand ( 1) Landings are reported in round ( live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams, oysters, and scallops, which are reported in weight of meats ( excluding the shell). Landings for Missisippi River drainage are not available. ( 2) Less than $ 500. ( 3) Data are confidential and included with unclassified shellfish.

Note:   Data are preliminary. Totals may not add due to rounding. Total U. S. Domestic landings include Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting and other Pacific groundfish that are caught in the U. S. EEZ off Washington, Oregon and Alaska and processed at sea aboard U. S. vessels. Data do not include landings by U. S. flag vessels at Puerto Rico or other ports outside the 50 States. Data do not include aquaculture products, except oysters and clams.

          ( 1) Statistics on landings are shown in round weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams, oysters, and scallops, which are shown in weight of meats ( excluding the shell). ( 2) Processed into meal, oil, solubles, and shell products, or used as bait or animal food.

* Record. Record   For industrial purposes 1983, 3,201 million lb.

NOTE:   Data are preliminary. Data do not include landings outside the 50 States or products of aquaculture, except oysters and clams. Million Percent Million Percent Fresh and frozen: pounds pounds For human food 6,046 64.7 6,293 69.4 For bait and animal food 370 4.0 364 4.0 Total 6,416 68.7 6,657 73.4 Canned: For human food 653 7.0 500 5.5 For bait and animal food 59 0.6 30 0.3 Total 712 7.6 530 5.8 Cured for human food 133 1.4 119 1.3 Reduction to meal, oil, other 2,078 22.3 1,763 19.4 Grand total 9,339 100.0 9,069 100.0 NOTE: Data are preliminary. Table may not add due to rounding.

Million Percent Million Percent Million Percent pounds pounds pounds January 339 4.9 47 2.2 386 4.3 February 870 12.6 29 1.4 900 9.9 March 721 10.4 23 1.1 745 8.2 April 347 5.0 138 6.4 485 5.4 May 387 5.6 201 9.3 587 6.5 June 457 6.6 294 13.6 751 8.3 July 778 11.3 404 18.7 1,182 13.0 August 1,067 15.4 378 17.5 1,445 15.9 September 957 13.8 240 11.1 1,197 13.2 October 571 8.3 227 10.5 798 8.8 November 244 3.5 119 5.5 363 4.0 December 173 2.5 57 2.7 231 2.5 Total 6,912 100.0 2,157 100.0 9,069 100.0 ( 1) Processed into meal, oil, solubles, and shell products, or used as bait and animal food.

Million Million Millions Million Millions Million pounds dollars pounds dollars pounds dollars 1991 7,031 3,169 2,453 139 9,484 3,308 1992 7,618 3,531 2,019 147 9,637 3,678 1993 * 8,214 3,317 2,253 154 10,467 3,471 1994 7,936 3,714 2,525 95 10,461 3,809 1995 7,667 3,625 2,121 145 9,788 3,770 1996 7,474 3,355 2,091 132 9,565 3,487 1997 7,244 3,285 2,598 163 9,842 3,448 1998 7,173 3,009 2,021 119 9,194 3,128 1999 6,832 3,265 2,507 202 9,339 3,467 2000 6,912 3,398 2,157 152 9,069 3,550 DISPOSITION OF U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY MONTH, 2000 1999 U. S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1991 2000 ( 1) DISPOSITION OF U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, 1999 AND 2000 Year Total Landings for 2000 End Use Month Landings for industrial human food purposes ( 1)

Total Landings for industrial Landings for human food purposes ( 2)

          ( 1) Landings are reported in round ( live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams, oysters, scallops, which are reported in weight of meats ( excluding the shell). Landings for Mississippi River drainage area States are not available. 2) Data not available. NOTE:   Data are preliminary. Landings of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting, and other Pacific groundfish that are caught in waters off Washington, Oregon and Alaska and are processed at sea aboard U. S. vessels are credited to the State nearest to the area of capture. Totals may not add due to roundings. Data do not include landings by U. S. flag vessels at Puerto Rico and other ports outside the 50 States. Therefore, they will not agree with " U. S. Commercial Landings" beginning on page 8. Data do not include aquaculture products, except oysters and clams. Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds dollars pounds dollars Year pounds New England: 583,863 655,377 570,728 681,092

Maine 229,633 265,236 226,849 275,107 1950 356,266 New Hampshire 11,258 12,542 17,160 13,951  ( 2)

Massachusetts 198,336 260,239 187,861 288,263 1948 649,696 Rhode Island 126,206 79,270 119,295 72,544 1957 142,080 Connecticut 18,430 38,090 19,563 31,227 1930 88,012 Middle Atlantic: 225,278 180,673 219,661 173,296

New York 48,175 76,049 41,181 59,426 1880 335,000 New Jersey 168,676 97,731 171,804 107,163 1956 540,060 Delaware 8,427 6,893 6,676 6,707 1953 367,500 Chesapeake: 527,407 172,012 492,110 172,210

Maryland 67,118 63,759 48,913 53,874 1890 141,607 Virginia 460,289 108,253 443,197 118,336 1990 786,794 South Atlantic: 230,971 198,347 221,350 204,480

North Carolina 154,869 97,304 155,214 95,305 1981 432,006 South Carolina 17,773 29,265 15,835 30,344 1965 26,611 Georgia 11,234 21,100 9,694 21,331 1927 47,607 Florida, East Coast 47,095 50,678 40,607 57,500  ( 2)

Gulf: 1,945,063 757,857 1,759,993 910,685

Florida, West Coast 83,792 146,976 79,415 155,200  ( 2)

Alabama 27,399 50,415 29,931 63,275 1973 36,744 Mississippi 267,546 48,526 217,744 58,715 1985 439,518 Louisiana 1,480,045 302,735 1,344,913 401,095 1984 1,931,027 Texas 86,281 209,205 87,990 232,400 1960 237,684 Pacific Coast: 5,765,700 1,422,258 5,750,364 1,320,763

Alaska 4,492,649 1,105,946 4,465,987 956,990 1993 5,905,638 Washington 392,555 98,471 380,223 145,311 1994 527,804 Oregon 233,177 67,590 262,917 79,351 1992 256,912 California 647,319 150,251 641,237 139,111 1936 1,760,193 Great Lakes: 23,843 16,009 22,245 18,508

Illinois 86 50 49 35  ( 2)

Indiana      ( 2)

Michigan 13,546 9,339 12,704 8,963 1930 35,580 Minnesota 443 197 377 172  ( 2)

New York 1 2 49 75

Ohio 3,932 2,186 3,497 2,442 1936 31,083 Pennsylvania 32 43 20 29  ( 2)

Wisconsin 5,803 4,192 5,549 6,792  ( 2)

Hawaii 36,907 64,557 32,531 68,447 1999 36,907 Total, United States 9,339,032 3,467,090 9,068,982 3,549,481   U. S. DOMESTIC LANDINGS, BY REGION AND BY STATE, 1999 AND 2000 ( 1)

2000 1999 Regions and States Record Landings

          1999 2000 1999 2000 Dutch Harbor Unalaska, AK 678.3 699.8 New Bedford, MA 129.9 146.3 Cameron, LA 406.0 414.5 Dutch Harbor Unalaska, AK 140.8 124.9 Empire Venice, LA 435.0 396.2 Kodiak, AK 100.8 94.7 Reedville, VA 378.6 366.8 Dulac Chauvin, LA 49.0 68.1 Intercoastal City, LA 369.0 321.7 Empire Venice, LA 64.0 61.6 Kodiak, AK 331.6 289.6 Honolulu, HI 52.1 56.0 Los Angeles, CA 194.7 252.5 Hampton Roads Area, VA 39.1 52.8 Pascagoula Moss Point, MS 250.5 199.9 Key West, FL 51.9 50.6 Port Hueneme Oxnard Ventura, CA 155.9 161.7 Port Arthur, TX 22.4 49.3 Astoria, OR 118.2 130.1 Bayou La Batre, AL 40.0 48.9 Newport, OR 92.4 102.3 Cameron, LA 36.0 47.6 Sitka, AK 36.2 95.5 Portland, ME 42.4 45.4 New Bedford, MA 86.1 89.0 Golden Meadow Leeville, LA 29.0 44.9 Beaufort Morehead City, NC 57.0 68.4 Sitka, AK 32.6 44.6 Naknek King Salmon, AK 62.3 63.1 Palacios, TX 35.9 41.8 Portland, ME 55.6 62.8 Point Judith, RI 51.2 41.4 Cape May Wildwood, NJ 64.0 59.9 Brownsville Port Isabel, TX 65.2 40.8 Point Judith, RI 72.5 59.3 Galveston, TX 33.1 40.8 Ketchikan, AK 159.4 57.3 Los Angeles, CA 36.1 38.0 Atlantic City, NJ 41.2 50.4 Naknek King Salmon, AK 46.5 37.3 Moss Landing, CA 40.7 50.0 Seward, AK 41.5 35.8 Dulac Chauvin, LA 42.0 48.2 Gulfport Biloxi, MS 27.9 35.5 Gloucester, MA 49.7 40.1 Homer, AK 34.6 30.9 Point Pleasant, NJ 33.4 38.2 Delcambre, LA 25.0 30.8 Westport, WA 25.6 37.5 Gloucester, MA 25.9 30.0 Wanchese Stumpy Point, NC 33.6 33.3 Reedville, VA 32.4 29.5 Petersburg, AK 99.2 32.3 Cape May Wildwood, NJ 26.6 28.6 Seward, AK 41.8 28.6 Astoria, OR 23.1 28.0 Rockland, ME 35.8 28.3 Grand Isle, LA 12.0 26.4 Honolulu, HI 30.6 27.0 Atlantic City, NJ 20.0 26.1 Golden Meadow Leeville, LA 19.0 26.9 Newport, OR 19.6 24.6 Bayou La Batre, AL 17.8 23.0 Intercoastal City, LA 21.0 24.5 Hampton Roads Area, VA 21.9 22.7 Wanchese Stumpy Point, NC 22.7 24.0 Morgan City Berwick, LA 137.0 20.2 Freeport, TX 16.6 22.8 Ilwaco Chinook, WA 10.5 19.8 Tampa Bay St. Petersburg, FL 19.2 20.4 Coos Bay Charleston, OR 26.0 19.2 Delacroix Yscloskey, LA 17.0 20.1 Grand Isle, LA 14.0 18.2 Ketchikan, AK 39.9 20.0 Homer, AK 17.4 18.1 Port Hueneme Oxnard Ventura, CA 32.3 20.0 Bellingham, WA 21.2 18.0 Petersburg, AK 34.1 19.4 Provincetown Chatham, MA 20.0 17.5 Stonington, ME 9.1 18.0 Galveston, TX 18.0 17.4 Aransas Pass Rockport, TX 15.0 17.8 Port Arthur, TX 8.9 17.0 Point Pleasant, NJ 17.2 17.8 Key West, FL 19.8 16.9 Westport, WA 10.8 17.8 Stonington, ME 3.2 15.9 Beaufort Morehead City, NC 16.7 16.9 Delacroix Yscloskey, LA 16.0 15.5 Fort Myers, FL 18.9 16.5 Crescent City, CA 14.3 15.5 Pascagoula Moss Point, MS 16.0 16.5 Palacios, TX 12.8 14.8 Bellingham, WA 16.9 15.9 Gulfport Biloxi, MS 13.4 14.2 Cape Canaveral, FL 11.9 15.3 Eureka, CA 12.1 13.7 Charleston Mt. Pleasant, SC 12.0 14.1 Kenai, AK 19.6 13.5 Provincetown Chatham, MA 12.9 13.6 Million pounds Million dollars COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS AND VALUE AT MAJOR U. S. PORTS, 1999 2000 Quantity Value Port Port Notes:   To avoid disclosure of private enterprise certain leading ports have not been included to preserve confidentiality Catches of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting and other Pacific groundfish caught in the northeast Pacific EEZ of the U. S. and processed at sea are not attributed to a specific U. S. port. The record landings for quantity was 848.2 million pounds in Los Angeles, CA in 1960 and for value was $ 224.1 million in Dutch Harbor Unalaska, AK in 1994.

          Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Alewives 633 170 9 1   642 171 Anchovies 15,701 700 9,623 429   25,324 1,129 Atka mackerel   98,308 8,848   98,308 8,848 Bluefish 4,197 1,450 3,875 1,346   8,072 2,796 Blue runner 171 129 116 54   288 183 Bonito 77 53 126 89   202 143 Butterfish 744 407 3,933 1,515   4,677 1,922 Catfish & bullheads 16,667 9,706 3 2   16,670 9,708 Chubs 2,167 1,646 ( 2) ( 2)   2,167 1,646 Cod: Atlantic 787 877 24,273 25,508   25,060 26,384 Pacific 61,334 19,423 469,170 122,906   530,505 142,330 Crevalle ( jack) 292 180 408 222   700 402 Croaker: Atlantic 16,488 7,224 10,272 2,869   26,760 10,093 Pacific ( white) 83 56 148 100   231 156 Cusk 12 8 403 258   415 266 Dolphinfish 4 6 1,097 1,523 92 61 1,193 1,591 Eel, American 1,431 1,109 ( 2) ( 2)   1,432 1,110 Flounders: Arrowtooth 1,016 96 40,289 1,911   41,305 2,007 Winter ( blackback) 2,414 2,366 10,412 10,320   12,826 12,685 Plaice, American 733 755 8,556 8,783   9,288 9,539 Summer ( fluke) 2,586 5,082 8,628 14,865   11,214 19,947 Sole: Dover 4,281 1,552 16,469 5,416   20,750 6,968 Flathead 147 16 35,713 1,740   35,859 1,756 Witch ( gray) 208 275 5,168 6,724   5,376 6,999 Petrale 972 982 3,151 3,202   4,124 4,184 Rock 247 43 60,418 7,478   60,665 7,521 Yellowfin   154,258 6,672   154,258 6,672 See footnotes at end of table COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U. S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT OFF U. S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2000 ( 1)

( Continued)

Species Fish 0 to 3 miles 3  200 miles off Foreign Shores Distance from U. S. shores High Seas or Total U. S. Landings

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Species 0 to 3 miles 3  200 miles off Foreign Shores Distance from U. S. shores High Seas or Total U. S. Landings Fish  Continued Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Flounders  Continued:

Yellowtail 403 404 14,869 14,949   15,272 15,352 Atlantic/ Gulf, other 4,204 7,108 498 196   4,702 7,305 Pacific, other 2,042 1,435 35,042 7,539   37,084 8,975 Total flounders 19,253 20,114 393,471 89,795   412,723 109,910 Goosefish ( anglerfish) 1,644 1,797 44,226 51,707   45,869 53,504 Groupers 561 1,190 12,363 26,581   12,924 27,771 Haddock 120 160 8,703 11,415   8,823 11,575 Hakes: Pacific ( whiting)   452,718 18,809   452,718 18,809 Red 99 23 3,365 869   3,463 892 Silver ( Atl. whiting) 344 133 26,511 11,236   26,855 11,370 White 99 60 6,529 3,749   6,629 3,809 Halibut 2,877 5,768 73,763 141,973   76,640 147,741 Herring:

Sea: Atlantic 44,625 2,793 118,612 7,300   163,237 10,092 Pacific 74,835 12,043     74,835 12,043 Thread 6,737 466 ( 2) ( 2)   6,737 466 Jack mackerel 2,422 219 480 29   2,902 247 Lingcod 116 113 263 268   379 381 Mackerels:

Atlantic 657 271 11,797 1,747   12,454 2,018 Chub 40,028 2,398 7,037 428   47,065 2,826 King and cero 662 895 4,289 6,168   4,952 7,063 Spanish 1,338 818 2,298 1,258   3,636 2,076 Menhaden:

Atlantic 380,334 26,379 76,289 5,354   456,623 31,733 Gulf 1,008,197 62,371 295,678 18,299   1,303,875 80,670 Total menhaden 1,388,531 88,750 371,967 23,653   1,760,498 112,403 Mullets 20,462 13,583 92 69   20,554 13,652 Ocean perch:

Atlantic 5 3 696 372   702 375 Pacific 26 2 39,496 2,595   39,521 2,597 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued)

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Species 0 to 3 miles 3  200 miles off Foreign Shores Distance from U. S. shores High Seas or Total U. S. Landings Fish  Continued Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pollock: Atlantic 77 60 8,836 6,967   8,913 7,028 Walleye ( Alaska) 47,489 3,717 2,559,313 156,808   2,606,802 160,525 Rockfishes:

Bocaccio 12 9 48 34   60 43 Canary 7 4 127 74   134 78 Chilipepper 257 157 722 439   980 596 Widow 219 111 7,728 3,679   7,947 3,791 Yellowtail 46 29 6,942 3,109   6,988 3,138 Other 3,005 2,097 30,930 13,642   33,935 15,739 Total rockfishes 3,546 2,407 46,497 20,977   50,044 23,385 Sablefish 7,133 14,406 42,546 86,754   49,680 101,161 Salmon: Chinook or king 10,591 16,509 5,508 9,685   16,099 26,194 Chum or keta 162,320 39,235 12 3   162,332 39,238 Pink 208,201 27,094     208,201 27,094 Red or sockeye 208,162 159,604 ( 2) ( 2)   208,162 159,604 Silver or coho 32,942 17,410 899 673   33,841 18,083 Total salmon 622,216 259,852 6,419 10,361   628,635 270,213 Sardines:

Pacific 126,068 6,218 23,598 1,101   149,666 7,319 Spanish 1,355 84     1,355 84 Scup or porgy 1,344 1,805 1,674 1,865   3,018 3,670 Sea bass:

Black ( Atlantic) 847 1,308 2,497 4,349   3,343 5,657 White ( Pacific) 78 149 145 276   223 425 Sea trout or weakfish:

Gray 3,781 2,585 1,594 1,004   5,375 3,589 Spotted 565 770 7 5   572 775 Sand ( white) 134 109 30 16   164 125 Shads: American 2,878 1,264 96 38   2,974 1,302 Hickory 110 22 2 ( 2)   111 23 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued)

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Species 0 to 3 miles 3  200 miles off Foreign Shores Distance from U. S. shores High Seas or Total U. S. Landings Fish  Continued Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Sharks: Dogfish 6,136 1,134 17,544 3,719   23,680 4,853 Other 796 510 8,842 5,341 1,695 451 11,333 6,303 Sheepshead ( Atlantic) 3,348 1,055 21 6   3,369 1,061 Skates 8,477 1,171 24,707 3,260   33,184 4,431 Smelts 1,859 2,284 34 14   1,893 2,298 Snappers:

Red 160 738 4,923 11,265 ( 2) ( 2) 5,084 12,003 Vermillion 1 1 2,009 4,392   2,009 4,394 Unclassified 284 616 3,300 6,566 ( 2) ( 2) 3,584 7,183 Spearfish 6 8 139 168 126 153 271 328 Spot 6,765 3,621 161 63   6,925 3,684 Striped bass 6,717 11,934 196 352   6,913 12,286 Swordfish 402 856 10,122 22,728 7,281 14,397 17,805 37,981 Tenpounder ( ladyfish) 266 139 ( 2) ( 2)   266 139 Tilefish 5 7 2,600 4,845 2,605 4,852 Trout, Rainbow 321 224     321 224 Tuna: Albacore 533 549 20,820 18,541 8,417 8,563 29,770 27,653 Bigeye 243 868 4,056 13,838 8,304 12,366 12,603 27,072 Bluefin 15 15 3,080 18,842 72 97 3,167 18,954 Little tunny 121 25 363 88 ( 2) ( 2) 484 113 Skipjack 725 903 853 1,047 213,213 51,344 214,792 53,294 Yellowfin 1,368 3,191 9,312 20,369 64,886 28,971 75,566 52,530 Unclassified 32 75 236 341 ( 2) ( 2) 268 416 Total tuna 3,037 5,626 38,720 73,066 294,892 101,341 336,650 180,032 Whitefish, lake 11,461 10,095     11,461 10,095 Wolffish, Atlantic 8 5 433 213   442 218 Yellow perch 1,249 2,929 ( 2) ( 2)   1,249 2,929 Other marine finfishes 28,637 18,259 28,510 16,118 1,557 2,732 58,705 37,109 Other freshwater finfishes 14,554 5,521 10 3   14,564 5,524 Total finfish 2,638,339 556,232 5,035,965 1,008,331 305,643 119,135 7,979,950 1,683,706 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued)

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Species 0 to 3 miles 3  200 miles off Foreign Shores Distance from U. S. shores High Seas or Total U. S. Landings Shellfish Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Clams: Quahog ( hard) 11,203 53,841 1 ( 2)   11,205 53,841 Geoduck ( Pacific) 1,560 15,841     1,560 15,841 Manila ( Pacific) 829 11,808     829 11,808 Ocean quahog 12,467 6,646 20,379 10,333   32,845 16,979 Softshell 2,680 11,604     2,680 11,604 Surf ( Atlantic) 28,411 16,818 40,136 21,207   68,548 38,025 Other 815 5,875 ( 2) ( 2)   815 5,875 Total clams 57,965 122,433 60,516 31,540   118,482 153,973 Conch ( snails) 1,215 1,819 871 1,829   2,086 3,649 Crabs:

Blue: Hard 177,230 135,636 1 ( 2)   177,231 135,637 Soft or peeler 6,640 23,145 ( 2) ( 2)   6,640 23,145 Dungeness 34,381 72,155 3,338 6,853   37,719 79,007 Jonah 1,346 775 1,108 704   2,455 1,479 King 1,239 3,955 13,859 57,685   15,098 61,641 Snow ( tanner):

Opilio   32,811 60,535   32,811 60,535 Bairdi 1,686 4,019     1,686 4,019 Other 7,516 8,073 17,850 31,471   25,366 39,543 Total crabs 230,038 247,758 68,967 157,248   299,006 405,006 Crawfish, freshwater 479 743   479 743 Horseshoe crab 3,033 758 704 165   3,737 923 Lobsters: American 54,637 199,033 28,543 102,266   83,180 301,300 Spiny 2,621 14,107 3,842 18,819   6,463 32,926 Mussels, blue ( sea) 3,264 5,083     3,264 5,083 Oysters 41,146 90,667 ( 2) ( 2)   41,146 90,667 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued)

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Species 0 to 3 miles 3  200 miles off Foreign Shores Distance from U. S. shores High Seas or Total U. S. Landings Shellfish  Continued Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Scallops:

Bay 25 130 ( 2) ( 2)   25 130 Calico, Atlantic ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3)   ( 3) ( 3)

Sea 984 5,736 31,764 158,874   32,747 164,609 Shrimp:

New England 1,579 1,250 3,782 3,086   5,361 4,335 South Atlantic 23,682 61,217 8,606 16,517   32,288 77,735 Gulf 89,841 275,636 166,792 306,417   256,633 582,052 Pacific 8,225 10,126 29,978 16,198   38,203 26,325 Other ( 2) 3 ( 2) 3   1 6 Total shrimp 123,327 348,232 209,158 342,221   332,486 690,453 Squid: Atlantic:

Illex 221 46 19,646 3,690   19,867 3,736 Loligo 6,751 4,263 30,601 19,799   37,351 24,062 Unclassified 95 52 207 106   302 158 Pacific:

Loligo 243,936 25,452 15,570 1,625   259,506 27,076 Unclassified 2 1     2 1 Total, squid 251,005 29,814 66,024 25,220   317,028 55,033 Other shellfish 14,639 13,452 493 752   15,132 14,204 Total shellfish 784,378 1,079,765 470,882 838,934   1,255,261 1,918,699 Other Sea urchins 30,896 33,590     30,896 33,590 Seaweed, unclassified 92,531 163     92,531 163 Kelp ( with herring eggs) 191 77     191 77 Worms 445 2,137     445 2,137 124,063 35,967     124,063 35,967 Grand total, 2000 3,546,780 1,671,964 5,506,847 1,847,265 305,643 119,135 9,359,274 3,638,372 Grand total, 1999 4,073,307 1,729,910 5,228,018 1,695,177 460,212 176,906 9,594,787 3,294,361 ( 1) Landings are reported in round ( live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks, such as clams, oysters, and scallops, which are reported in weight of meats ( excluding the shell). The National Marine Fisheries Service estimated the distance from shore landings for data collected by the Service and States. Includes landings from the Great Lakes and other inland waters, but excludes Mississippi River Drainage Area States.

( 2) Less than 500 LB or $ 500. ( 3) Data are confidential and included with other shellfish.

NOTE:   Data are preliminary. Totals may not agree due to roundings. Data include landings by U. S. flag vessels at Puerto Rico and other ports outside the 50 States. Therefore, they will not agree with " U. S. Commercial Landings" tables beginning on page 1. Data do not include aquaculture products,

except oysters or clams.

           Fish Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Metric Thousand Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Tons Dollars Alewives 287 170 4 1   291 171 Anchovies 7,122 700 4,365 429   11,487 1,129 Atka mackerel   44,592 8,848   44,592 8,848 Bluefish 1,904 1,450 1,758 1,346   3,661 2,796 Blue runner 78 129 53 54   130 183 Bonito 35 53 57 89   92 143 Butterfish 337 407 1,784 1,515   2,121 1,922 Catfish & bullheads 7,560 9,706 1 2   7,561 9,708 Chubs 983 1,646 ( 2) ( 2)   983 1,646 Cod: Atlantic 357 877 11,010 25,508   11,367 26,384 Pacific 27,821 19,423 212,814 122,906   240,635 142,330 Crevalle ( jack) 132 180 185 222   318 402 Croaker: Atlantic 7,479 7,224 4,659 2,869   12,138 10,093 Pacific ( white) 38 56 67 100   105 156 Cusk 5 8 183 258   188 266 Dolphinfish 2 6 498 1,523 42 61 541 1,591 Eel, American 649 1,109 ( 2) ( 2)   649 1,110 Flounders:

Arrowtooth 461 96 18,275 1,911   18,736 2,007 Winter ( blackback) 1,095 2,366 4,723 10,320   5,818 12,685 Plaice, American 332 755 3,881 8,783   4,213 9,539 Summer ( fluke) 1,173 5,082 3,914 14,865   5,087 19,947 Sole:

Dover 1,942 1,552 7,470 5,416   9,412 6,968 Flathead 67 16 16,199 1,740   16,266 1,756 Witch ( gray) 94 275 2,344 6,724   2,439 6,999 Petrale 441 982 1,429 3,202   1,870 4,184 Rock 112 43 27,405 7,478   27,517 7,521 Yellowfin   69,971 6,672   69,971 6,672 See footnotes at end of table Dollars COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U. S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT OFF U. S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2000 ( 1)

High Seas or off Foreign Species 3 to 200 miles Distance from U. S. shores Total U. S.

0 to 3 miles Shores Thousand ( Continued) Landings

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High Seas or off Foreign Species 3 to 200 miles Distance from U. S. shores Total U. S.

0 to 3 miles Shores Landings Fish  Continued Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Metric Thousand Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Tons Dollars Flounders  Continued:

Yellowtail 183 404 6,745 14,949   6,927 15,352 Atlantic/ Gulf, other 1,907 7,108 226 196   2,133 7,305 Pacific, other 926 1,435 15,895 7,539   16,821 8,975 Total Flounders 8,733 20,114 178,477 89,795   187,210 109,910 Goosefish ( anglerfish) 746 1,797 20,061 51,707   20,806 53,504 Groupers 254 1,190 5,608 26,581   5,862 27,771 Haddock 54 160 3,948 11,415   4,002 11,575 Hakes: Pacific ( whiting)   205,352 18,809   205,352 18,809 Red 45 23 1,526 869   1,571 892 Silver ( Atl. whiting) 156 133 12,025 11,236   12,181 11,370 White 45 60 2,962 3,749   3,006 3,809 Halibut 1,305 5,768 33,459 141,973   34,764 147,741 Herring:

Sea: Atlantic 20,242 2,793 53,802 7,300   74,044 10,092 Pacific 33,945 12,043     33,945 12,043 Thread 3,056 466 ( 2) ( 2)   3,056 466 Jack mackerel 1,099 219 218 29   1,316 247 Lingcod 53 113 119 268   172 381 Mackerels:

Atlantic 298 271 5,351 1,747   5,649 2,018 Chub 18,157 2,398 3,192 428   21,349 2,826 King and cero 300 895 1,945 6,168   2,246 7,063 Spanish 607 818 1,042 1,258   1,649 2,076 Menhaden:

Atlantic 172,518 26,379 34,604 5,354   207,123 31,733 Gulf 457,315 62,371 134,119 18,299   591,434 80,670 Total menhaden 629,834 88,750 168,723 23,653   798,557 112,403 Mullets 9,282 13,583 42 69   9,323 13,652 Ocean perch:

Atlantic 2 3 316 372   318 375 Pacific 12 2 17,915 2,595   17,927 2,597 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued) Thousand Dollars U . S .   C o m m e r c i a l   L a n d i n g s 1 6 0 to 3 miles Shores Landings COMMERCIAL LANDINGS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH BY U. S. FISHING CRAFT: BY SPECIES, BY DISTANCE CAUGHT OFF U. S. SHORES AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, 2000 ( 1)

High Seas or off Foreign Species 3 to 200 miles Distance from U. S. shores Total U. S.

Fish  Continued Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Metric Thousand Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Tons Dollars Pollock: Atlantic 35 60 4,008 6,967   4,043 7,028 Walleye ( Alaska) 21,541 3,717 1,160,897 156,808   1,182,438 160,525 Rockfishes:

Bocaccio 5 9 22 34   27 43 Canary 3 4 58 74   61 78 Chilipepper 117 157 327 439   444 596 Widow 99 111 3,505 3,679   3,605 3,791 Yellowtail 21 29 3,149 3,109   3,170 3,138 Other 1,363 2,097 14,030 13,642   15,393 15,739 Total rockfishes 1,608 2,407 21,091 20,977   22,699 23,385 Sablefish 3,236 14,406 19,299 86,754   22,534 101,161 Salmon: Chinook or king 4,804 16,509 2,498 9,685   7,302 26,194 Chum or keta 73,628 39,235 5 3   73,633 39,238 Pink 94,439 27,094     94,439 27,094 Red or sockeye 94,422 159,604 ( 2) ( 2)   94,422 159,604 Silver or coho 14,942 17,410 408 673   15,350 18,083 Total salmon 282,235 259,852 2,912 10,361   285,147 270,213 Sardines:

Pacific 57,184 6,218 10,704 1,101   67,888 7,319 Spanish 615 84     615 84 Scup or porgy 610 1,805 759 1,865   1,369 3,670 Sea bass:

Black ( Atlantic) 384 1,308 1,133 4,349   1,517 5,657 White ( Pacific) 35 149 66 276   101 425 Sea trout or weakfish:

Gray 1,715 2,585 723 1,004   2,438 3,589 Spotted 256 770 3 5   259 775 Sand ( white) 61 109 14 16   74 125 Shads: American 1,305 1,264 44 38   1,349 1,302 Hickory 50 22 1 ( 2)   51 23 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued) Thousand Dollars

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0 to 3 miles Shores Landings Fish  Continued Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Metric Thousand Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Tons Dollars Sharks: Dogfish 2,783 1,134 7,958 3,719   10,741 4,853 Other 361 510 4,011 5,341 769 451 5,141 6,303 Sheepshead ( Atlantic) 1,519 1,055 10 6   1,528 1,061 Skates 3,845 1,171 11,207 3,260   15,052 4,431 Smelts 843 2,284 15 14   859 2,298 Snappers:

Red 73 738 2,233 11,265 ( 2) ( 2) 2,306 12,003 Vermillion 1 1 911 4,392   912 4,394 Unclassified 129 616 1,497 6,566 ( 2) ( 2) 1,626 7,183 Spearfish 3 8 63 168 57 153 123 328 Spot 3,069 3,621 73 63   3,142 3,684 Striped bass 3,047 11,934 89 352   3,136 12,286 Swordfish 182 856 4,591 22,728 3,303 14,397 8,076 37,981 Tenpounder ( ladyfish) 121 139 ( 2) ( 2)   121 139 Tilefish 2 7 1,179 4,845   1,182 4,852 Trout, Rainbow 146 224     146 224 Tuna:

Albacore 242 549 9,444 18,541 3,818 8,563 13,504 27,653 Bigeye 110 868 1,840 13,838 3,767 12,366 5,717 27,072 Bluefin 7 15 1,397 18,842 33 97 1,437 18,954 Little tunny 55 25 165 88 ( 2) ( 2) 220 113 Skipjack 329 903 387 1,047 96,713 51,344 97,429 53,294 Yellowfin 621 3,191 4,224 20,369 29,432 28,971 34,277 52,530 Unclassified 15 75 107 341 ( 2) ( 2) 122 416 Total tuna 1,378 5,626 17,563 73,066 133,762 101,341 152,703 180,032 Whitefish, lake 5,199 10,095     5,199 10,095 Wolffish, Atlantic 4 5 196 213   200 218 Yellow perch 567 2,929 ( 2) ( 2)   567 2,929 Other marine finfishes 12,990 18,259 12,932 16,118 706 2,732 26,628 37,109 Other freshwater finfishes 6,602 5,521 5 3   6,606 5,524 Total finfish 1,196,743 556,232 2,284,299 1,008,331 138,639 119,135 3,619,682 1,683,706 See footnotes at end of table ( Continued) Thousand Dollars

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0 to 3 miles Shores Landings Shellfish Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Metric Thousand Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Tons Dollars Clams: Quahog ( hard) 5,082 53,841 ( 2) ( 2)   5,082 53,841 Geoduck ( Pacific) 708 15,841     708 15,841 Manila ( Pacific) 376 11,808     376 11,808 Ocean quahog 5,655 6,646 9,244 10,333   14,899 16,979 Softshell 1,216 11,604     1,216 11,604 Surf ( Atlantic) 12,887 16,818 18,206 21,207   31,093 38,025 Other 370 5,875 ( 2) ( 2)   370 5,875 Total clams 26,293 122,433 27,450 31,540   53,742 153,973 Conch ( snails) 551 1,819 395 1,829   946 3,649 Crabs:

Blue: Hard 80,391 135,636 ( 2) ( 2)   80,391 135,637 Soft or peeler 3,012 23,145 ( 2) ( 2)   3,012 23,145 Dungeness 15,595 72,155 1,514 6,853   17,109 79,007 Jonah 611 775 503 704   1,113 1,479 King 562 3,955 6,286 57,685   6,848 61,641 Snow ( tanner):

Opilio   14,883 60,535   14,883 60,535 Bairdi 765 4,019     765 4,019 Other 3,409 8,073 8,097 31,471   11,506 39,543 Total crabs 104,345 247,758 31,283 157,248   135,627 405,006 Crawfish, freshwater 217 743     217 743 Horseshoe crab 1,376 758 319 165   1,695 923 Lobsters: American 24,783 199,033 12,947 102,266   37,730 301,300 Spiny 1,189 14,107 1,743 18,819   2,932 32,926 Mussels, blue ( sea) 1,481 5,083     1,481 5,083 Oysters 18,664 90,667 ( 2) ( 2)   18,664 90,667 See footnotes at end of table Dollars ( Continued) Thousand

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0 to 3 miles Shores Landings Shellfish  Continued Metric Thousand Metric Thousand Metric Metric Thousand Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Tons Dollars Scallops:

Bay. 11 130     11 130 Calico, Atlantic ( 3) ( 3) ( 3) ( 3)   ( 3) ( 3)

Sea 446 5,736 14,408 158,874   14,854 164,609 Shrimp:

New England 716 1,250 1,716 3,086   2,432 4,335 South Atlantic 10,742 61,217 3,904 16,517   14,646 77,735 Gulf 40,752 275,636 75,656 306,417   116,408 582,052 Pacific 3,731 10,126 13,598 16,198   17,329 26,325 Other ( 2) 3 ( 2) 3   ( 2) 6 Total shrimp 55,941 348,232 94,873 342,221   150,814 690,453 Squid: Atlantic:

Illex 100 46 8,911 3,690   9,012 3,736 Loligo 3,062 4,263 13,881 19,799   16,943 24,062 Unclassified 43 52 94 106   137 158 Pacific:

Loligo 110,649 25,452 7,063 1,625   117,711 27,076 Unclassified 1 1     1 1 Total, squid 113,855 29,814 29,948 25,220   143,803 55,033 Other shellfish 6,640 13,452 224 752   6,864 14,204 Total shellfish 355,792 1,079,765 213,591 838,934   569,382 1,918,699 Other Sea urchins 14,014 33,590     14,014 33,590 Seaweed, unclassified 41,972 163     41,972 163 Kelp ( with herring eggs) 87 77     87 77 Worms 202 2,137     202 2,137 Total other 56,275 35,967     56,275 35,967 Grand total, 2000 1,608,809 1,671,964 2,497,889 1,847,265 138,639 119,135 4,245,338 3,638,372 Grand total, 1999 1,847,640 1,729,910 2,371,413 1,695,177 208,751 176,906 4,427,804 3,294,361 Thousand Dollars ( 1) Landings are reported in round ( live) weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks, such as clams, oysters, and scallops, which are reported in weight of meats ( excluding the shell). The National Marine Fisheries Service estimated the distance from shore landings for data collected by the Service and States. Includes landings from the Great Lakes and other inland waters, but excludes Mississippi River Drainage Area States. ( 2) Less than .5 MT or $ 500. ( 3) Data are confidential and included with other shellfish.

NOTE:   Data are preliminary. Totals may not agree due to roundings. Data include landings by U. S. flag vessels at Puerto Rico and other ports outside the 50 States. Therefore, they will not agree with " U. S. Commercial Landings" tables beginning on page 1. Data do not include aquaculture products,

except oysters or clams.

Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Ballyhoo 52,810 69,049   Barracuda 23,901 36,270 4,047 8,452 Billfish: Marlin   66,787 76,799 Sailfish   1,530 2,039 Spearfish     Dolphin ( Mahi mahi) 134,851 270,376 74,477 159,859 Emperors   2,594 8,050 Goatfish 17,349 29,233 81 242 Groupers: Red hind 76,390 162,711   Nassau 12,763 23,165   Other 54,223 116,173 1,887 4,558 Grunts: Margate 847 1,091   Other 113,341 168,878   Hogfish 51,084 112,385   Jacks: Amberjack   788 2,125 Bigeye Scad   7,888 20,243 Rainbow Runner   3,235 6,704 Rudderfish     Other 81,701 116,628 2,142 5,338 Mackerel, king and cero 157,611 282,518   Milkfish   23 68 Mojarra 17,738 30,022   Mullet 51,356 64,837 43 114 Parrotfish 72,159 112,027 391 984 Rabbitfish   859 2,664 Scup or porgy 28,481 43,149   Sharks, other 40,111 61,971 199 596 Snappers: Ehu   523 2,086 Gindai ( Flower Snap)   544 2,172 Kalikali   766 2,624 Lane 241,915 513,465   Lehi   1,212 4,840 Mutton 84,266 178,223   Onaga   8,611 36,826 Opakapaka   651 2,603 Silk 205,284 560,425   Uku ( Gray Snapper)   647 2,113 Yellowtail 292,292 584,584   Other 79,580 167,118 370 1,069 Total snappers 903,337 2,003,815 13,324 54,333 Snook 48,322 82,510   Spanish sardine 24,944 30,432   Squirrelfish 26,089 31,307   Surgeonfishes: Unicornfish     Other     Tarpon 354 182   Tilapia     Triggerfish 37,720 61,672   Trunkfish ( boxfish) 81,963 160,033   Fish DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U. S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2000 ( 1)

Guam Puerto Rico Group / Species ( Continued)

           Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Tuna:   Dogtooth   3283 4510 Kawakawa     Skipjack   135,472 172,542 Yellowfin   38,909 74,417 Unclassified 135,121 201,330 28 44 Total tuna 135,121 201,330 177,692 251,513 Wahoo   43,811 95,637 Wrasse ( Hogfish)   1,059 2,616 Other marine finfishes 185,791 216,817 199,040 590,568 Other freshwater fish

Total fish 2,430,357 4,488,581 601,897 1,293,502 Crabs, other 1,605 23,758 27 78 Lobster, spiny 239,393 1,222,101 3,440 13,315 Conch ( snail) meats 249,526 583,891   Oysters 2,116 5,713   Octopus 39,863 94,675 2,367 6,802 Shrimp   29 186 Shellfish, other 10,005 24,987 3 9 Total shellfish, et al. 542,508 1,955,125 5,866 20,390 2,972,865 6,443,706 607,763 1,313,892 Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Barracudas 984 1,459 244 466 Billfishes: Blue marlin 36,516 30,226 3,608 5,838 Sailfish 1,448 1,288   Dolphin ( mahimahi) 32,943 45,705 7,082 15,463 Emperors 8,371 16,743 10,057 28,363 Goatfish   1,540 4,228 Groupers: Lunartail 362 724   Other 2,672 5,316 2,748 6,560 Jacks: Amberjack   Bigeye Scad 180 350 23,256 64,765 Black jack     Rainbow runner 1,234 2,468 1,355 3,082 Rudderfish 92 184 853 2,549 Other 1,928 2,796 1,860 4,960 Moonfish ( Opah) 1,878 3,756   Mullet 215 968 111 292 Oilfish     Parrotfishes 12,288 24,430 8,838 26,420 Rabbitfish 92 184 12,336 40,753 Snappers: Blue lined snapper 3,347 6,694   Ehu 1,630 4,801   Gindai ( flower snapper)   214 571 Gray jobfish 3,660 7,321   Humpback 783 1,534   Kalikali     Fish ( Continued) Northern Marianas Islands American Samoa Group / Species Group / Species Puerto Rico Grand total Shellfish, et al Guam DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U. S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2000 ( 1)  Continued Fish

           Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Lehi ( silverjaw) 444 887 1,649 4,986 Onaga 194 512 6,952 25,066 Opakapaka 350 700 1,600 4,590 Stone's snapper     Yellow opakapaka 45 89   Snappers, other 214 430 190 439 Total snappers 10,667 22,968 10,605 35,652 Squirrelfish 2,212 4,423 342 952 Sunfish ( Mola mola)     Surgeonfishes:   Lined surgeon     Striped bristletooth     Unicornfishes 1,824 3,649 6,464 17,515 Yellowfin     Other 20,111 40,223 7,001 20,664 Swordfish 1,978 5,627   Tunas: Albacore 1,444,039 1,554,590   Bigeye 51,733 31,121   Dogtooth 184 251 2,189 4,261 Kawakawa   3,079 4,914 Skipjack 30,028 27,455 138,710 256,105 Yellowfin 171,765 159,208 17,383 34,925 Other   1,376 2,471 Total, tuna 1,697,749 1,772,625 162,737 302,676 Wahoo 44,586 48,538 4,029 9,428 Wrasses   733 2,198 Other finfishes 706 949 140,869 326,849 Total fish 1,881,036 2,035,599 406,668 919,673 Crabs     Lobster, spiny 1,450 4,809 3,003 16,886 Octopus 65 178 747 1,806 Shellfish, Other

Total shellfish, et al. 1,515 4,987 3,750 18,692 Grand total 1,882,551 2,040,586 410,418 938,365 ( 1) Data in this table are preliminary and represent the latest information available. Shellfish, et al DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U. S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 2000 ( 1)  Continued Group / Species American Samoa Northern Marianas Islands Fish

           NOTE:   Table may not add due to rounding. Clams, oysters and mussels are reported as meat weights ( excludes shell) while other identified species such as shrimp and finfishes are reported as whole ( live) weights. Some clam and oyster aquaculture production are reported with U. S. commercial landings. Weights and values represent the final sales of products to processors and dealers. ( 1) " Miscellaneous" includes ornamental/ tropical fish, alligators, algae, aquatic plants, eels, scallops, crabs, and others. The high value and low production of " Miscellaneous" occurs because production value, but not weight, are reported for many species such as ornamental fishes. SW:   Saltwater. Species Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Finfish: Baitfish 21,709 9,847 68,714 21,759 9,870 72,522 Catfish 439,269 199,251 344,475 446,886 202,706 351,222 Salmon 24,714 11,210 61,915 31,315 14,204 75,991 Striped bass 7,625 3,459 18,835 8,315 3,772 21,156 Tilapia 12,980 5,888 16,225 15,075 6,838 22,613 Trout 52,075 23,621 52,569 55,934 25,371 61,447 Shellfish: Clams 4,872 2,210 14,023 4,325 1,962 19,709 Crawfish 49,080 22,263 26,994 58,146 26,375 34,714 Mussels 424 192 1,249 410 186 1,221 Oysters 28,016 12,708 69,928 23,221 10,533 70,628 Shrimp ( SW) 4,409 2,000 17,637 2,205 1,000 8,818 Miscellaneous 20,462 9,282 58,545 23,359 10,596 75,243 Totals 665,635 301,930 751,109 690,950 313,413 815,284 Species Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Finfish: Baitfish 20,849 9,457 70,254 19,929 9,040 73,580 Catfish 472,123 214,154 364,951 524,949 238,115 372,497 Salmon 30,657 13,906 60,995 39,745 18,028 65,053 Striped bass 7,850 3,561 20,308 8,400 3,810 21,783 Tilapia 15,965 7,242 23,948 16,860 7,648 29,505 Trout 53,620 24,322 56,958 56,710 25,723 60,212 Shellfish: Clams 3,834 1,739 20,315 9,243 4,193 26,753 Crawfish 46,584 21,130 34,820 49,232 22,331 29,300 Mussels 986 447 5,085 597 271 3,365 Oysters 18,546 8,412 64,368 15,737 7,138 39,031 Shrimp ( SW) 2,866 1,300 11,464 2,646 1,200 10,582 Miscellaneous 19,813 8,987 152,169 22,625 9,930 177,994 Totals 693,693 314,657 885,635 766,673 347,761 909,655 Species Thousand Metric Thousand Thousand Metric Thousand pounds tons dollars pounds tons dollars Finfish: Baitfish 16,389 7,434 57,392 16,389 7,434 57,392 Catfish 564,355 255,990 419,094 596,628 270,629 438,936 Salmon 32,017 14,523 62,694 39,114 17,742 76,778 Striped bass 9,385 4,257 24,128 9,734 4,415 21,927 Tilapia 18,191 8,251 27,287 17,750 8,051 26,625 Trout 55,103 24,995 59,710 60,283 27,344 64,954 Shellfish: Clams 9,735 4,416 29,612 10,683 4,846 42,051 Crawfish 37,945 17,212 23,649 42,889 19,454 28,267 Mussels 527 239 2,801 531 241 799 Oysters 18,157 8,236 47,951 18,662 8,465 55,635 Shrimp ( SW) 4,409 2,000 17,637 4,625 2,098 13,706 Miscellaneous 23,495 10,657 166,688 24,694 11,201 160,010 Totals 789,708 358,209 938,643 841,982 381,921 987,080 1994 1995 1996 ESTIMATED U. S. AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION, 1994  1999 1999 1998 1997