y^D^.^ui/^-^. ri /( NOAA NMFS CFS-5600 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION ■'ir,j o» ' Current Fishery Statistics No. 5600 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmosplieric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Fisheries of tine United States, 1970 VASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 1971 COVER: New England Stern Trawler "OLD COLONY" (Courtesy of "National Fisherman", Camden, Maine) V WW ^ O , ^ in ^'v.rEsO*^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Maurice H. Stans, Secretary NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Robert M. White, Acting Administrator NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Philip M. Roedel, Director Current Fishery Statistics No. 5600 Fisheries of the United States, 1970 FRANCIS RILEY, Acting Chief, Division of Statistics and Market News Washington, D. C. March 1971 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price $1.00 CONTENTS Page REVIEW, 1970 V U.S. CATCH Catch of certain species, 1969-70 2 Catch of fish and shellfish, 1926-70 4 Catch by States, 1969-70 5 Domestic catch from waters off the United States and on the high seas off foreign coasts, 1970 6 Disposition of catch, 1969-70 8 Monthly catch and utilization of fish and shellfish, 1970 8 Landings at certain U.S. ports, 1970 9 Volume of the catch by regions, various years, 1940-70 10 Value of the catch by regions, various years, 1940-70 12 Relative volume of the catch, by species, 1968 14 Relative value of the catch, by species, 1968 15 Take of Pribilof Islands sealskins, 1956-70 16 Average value of Pribilof Islands sealskins, 1957-70 16 Whale catch, 1970 17 Whale products, 1970 17 WORLD FISHERIES Catch of fish, crustaceans, mollusks , etc., by countries, 1969 18 Catch of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, etc., by continents, 1964 and 1969 .... 19 Catch of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, etc., by major fishing areas, 1964 and 1969 ' 19 Estimated use of the world catch, 1964 and 1969 19 Catch of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, etc., by species groups, 1964 and 1969 , . 20 Catch of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, etc., by leading countries, 1954-69. ... 21 PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS Canned pack Pack of certain canned products, 1969-70 22 Production of canned fishery products, 1949-70 22 Fish meal, oil, and solubles Production of fish meal, oil, and solubles, 1969-70 23 Frozen fishery products Freezings of fishery products, 1969-70 24 Holdings of fishery products, December 31, 1969-70 24 Fish sticks, portions, and breaded shrimp Production of fish sticks and portions, 1955-70 25 Production of breaded shrimp, 1955-70 25 Packaged fish Production of packaged fish, 1970 26 Industrial products Production of industrial products, 1950-70 . 26 ii CONTENTS Page FOREIGN TRADE U.S. Imports Important fishery imports, 1969-70 27 Imports of fish blocks and slabs by species, 1966-70 28 Imports of fish blocks and slabs by country of origin, 1966-70 28 Imports of groundfish and Atlantic ocean perch fillets by species, 1966-70. . . 28 Imports of shrimp, 1966-70 29 Imports of shrimp by product types, 1966-70 30 Imports of fish meal and scrap by country of origin, 1966-70 30 Imports of fish solubles by country of origin, 1966-70 30 Quota and imports of canned tuna not in oil, 1956-70t 31 Quota and imports of groundfish and Atlantic ocean perch fillets and steaks, 1960-70 31 U.S. imports of edible fishery products, by continent and country of origin, 1969 32 Value of U.S. imports of edible fishery products, by continent and country of origin, 1969 33 U.S. Exports Important domestic fishery exports, 1969-70 34 Exports of domestic and foreign shrimp products, 1966-70. .... 35 Exports of domestic fresh and frozen shrimp, 1966-70 35 Exports of domestic canned shrimp, 1966-70 35 Exports of domestic fresh and frozen salmon, 1966-70 36 Exports of domestic canned sardines, 1966-70 36 Exports of domestic canned mackerel, 1966-70 36 Exports of domestic canned squid, 1966-70 3 7 Exports of domestic fish and fish liver oils, 1966-70 37 U.S. exports of domestic fishery products, by country of destination, 1969. . . 38 Summary - Imports of fishery products, 1946-70 41 Summary - Exports of domestic fishery products, 1946-70 41 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS (Domestic Production Plus Imports) Supply of fishery products, 1959-70 42 Supply of edible fishery products, 1959-70 42 Supply of industrial fishery products, 1959-70 42 Supply of groundfish and Atlantic ocean perch fillets and steaks, 1949-70 .... 44 Supply of fillets, steaks, etc., other than groundfish and Atlantic ocean perch, 1949-70 44 Catch and imports of tuna, 1961-70 46 Supply of canned tuna, 1961-70 46 Supply of canned bonito and yellowtail, 1959-70 46 Supply of canned sardines, 1959-70 48 Supply of canned sardines obtained from domestic pack and imports, 1959-70. ... 48 Supply of canned salmon, 1959-70 48 Supply of shrimp, 1959-70 50 Supply of canned shrimp, 1959-70 50 Supply of scallop meats, 1959-70 51 Supply of fresh and frozen spiny lobsters, 1959-70 52 Supply of fresh and frozen northern lobsters, 1959-70 52 Supply of canned crab meat, 1959-70 52 Supply of fish meal, 1959-70. . 53 Supply of fish solubles, 1959-70 53 Supply of fish oils, 1959-70 53 Supply of fish meal and solubles, 1959-70 54 iii CONTENTS MILITARY PURCHASES Page Purchases of fresh, frozen, and canned fishery products, by defense subsistence supply centers, 1950-70 55 Purchases of principal fresh and frozen fishery products, by defense subsistence supply centers, 1969-70 55 PRICES Prices received by fishermen Indexes of exvessel prices received by fishermen, by months, 1970 (1957-59=100) 56 Indexes of exvessel prices received by fishermen, 1964-70 (1957-59=100). ... 56 Wholesale prices Wholesale average prices for edible fish and shellfish, by months, 1970. ... 57 Wholesale price indexes for edible fish and shellfish, by months, 1970 .... 59 Retail prices Retail prices of fishery products, 1969-70 60 VALUE Value of processed fishery products at processor's level, 1969-70 61 Estimated value of fishery products at various levels, 1969-70 61 Imports: Value, duties collected, and ad valorem equivalent, 1936-70 62 PER CAPITA UTILIZATION Total per capita utilization, 1950-70 63 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION Per capita consumption of commercially-caught fish and shellfish, 1916-70. ... 64 Per capita consumption of canned fishery products, 1936-40 and 1946-70 65 Per capita consumption of certain fishery items, 1936-40 and 1946-70 65 Annual per capita supply of fish and shellfish, by region and country, latest available data 66 EMPLOYMENT, CRAFT, AND PLANTS Plants producing canned and industrial fishery products, 1970 68 Employment, fishing craft, and establishments, various years, 1930-68 69 Additions to the U.S. fishing fleet, 1969. . ., 70 FISHERY COOPERATIVES Fishery cooperatives in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1970 72 PUBLICATIONS How to order publications 73 INDEX Statistical subject index 75 iv REVIEW United States fishermen caught 4,884 million pounds of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic plants and animals that sold for $602 million — the highest dollar value in the history of our fisheries. The value of the catch was $83.4 million of 16 percent more than in 1969 and 36 percent above the 1964-68 average. The volume taken was 591 million pounds or 14 percent more than in 1969 and the largest catch taken since the all- time recordcatchof 5 .4 billion pounds in 1962. The 1970 catch was the seventh largest on record . There were record landings of tuna, Gulf menhaden, California anchovies, shrimp, Dungeness crabs, snow crabs, surf clam meats, northern lobsters, and spiny lobsters in 197 0; and sharp increases in the landings of Atlantic menhaden and Pacific salmon. Landings of Atlantic flounders and blue crabs also were higher in 1970 than in 1969. There were marked declines in the catches of Atlantic alewives and haddock, and landings of Atlantic cod, bonito, jack mackerel, king crab, sea scallop meats, and oyster meats were somewhat lower than landings in 1969. The value of processed fishery products produced in this country from both domes- tic and importedraw materials was a record $1.7 billion — 15 percent above that of 1969. The canned pack of 46.5 million standard cases was valued at $750.7 million compared with $580.8 million in 1969. There were record packs of tuna, shrimp, and animal (pet) food and a larger production of salmon, crab meat, clam products, and oyster items. Pro- duction of fish sticks and portions was a record 349.4 million pounds valued at $155.3 million pounds. Breaded shrimp production was 103 . 1 million pounds valued at $109.0 million. Production of industrial fishery products registered a gain of $15. 5 million over 1969 to reach $100 million for the first time. The fast growing fish and chips franchise chains continued to expand, and processors of fish and shellfish specialty dinners and other packaged fish and shellfish items continued to produce in greater volume in 1970 with products valued at over $460 million. Exports of domestically-produced fishery pro- ducts were worth a record $117.7 million, while imports also reached a new high of just over $1 billion. At year end, there were some problems associated with pollutants in the environ- ment, high inventories of some frozen products, and declines in resource availability due to both natural causes and heavy fishing. However, many segments of the industry remained highly competitive with foreign fleets and production, and operated at record volume. With only few exceptions, prices for fishery products generally increased at all levels — exvessel, wholesale, andretail. Demand forfishery products was strong in 1970 as evidenced by rising consumption and rising prices. Civilian per capita consumption of edible fishery products in the United States increased from 11.1 pounds of edible meat in 1969 to 11.4 pounds in 1970~the highest since 1953. REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS RECORDS ESTABLISHED CATCH • Total value $601.9 million (previous high, 1969 — $518.5 million) . • Anchovies, Pacific 190.9 million pounds (previous high, 1969 -- 135.3 million pounds). • Menhaden, Gulf 1,232 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 1,155 million pounds). • Tuna, total (all species) 393.0 million pounds (previous high, 1950 -- 391.5 million pounds). • Tuna, yellowfin 237.4 million pounds (previous high, 1969 ~ 204.8 million pounds) . • Clam meats, surf 61.2 million pounds (previous high, 1969 ~ 47.5 million pounds). • Crabs, Dungeness 58.7 million pounds (previous high, 1969 -- 49.1 million pounds). • Crabs, snow 15.5 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 11.2 million pounds). • Lobsters, northern 32.7 million pounds (previous high, 1968 -- 32.6 million pounds). • Lobsters, spiny 10.2 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 7.9 million pounds). • Shrimp 368.1 million pounds (heads-on basis) (previous high, 1969 — 317.1 million pounds, heads-on basis). PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS • Total value $1,700 million (previous high, 1969 — $1,479 million) . • Tuna, canned 22.1 million standard cases (previous high, 1968 -- 20.0 million cases). • Shrimp, canned 3.9 million standard cases (previous high, 1937 -- 3.2 million cases). vi REVIEW PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS -Continued • Animal (pet) food, canned 11.2 million standard cases (previous high, 1968 — 10.1 million cases). • Fish portions 233.4 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 217.1 million pounds) . • Fish sticks 115.9 million pounds (previous high, 1969 -- 113.4 million pounds) . IMPORTS • Total value $1,039.6 million (previous high, 1969 -- $844.3 million) • Edible fishery products 3,692 million pounds (live weight) (previous high, 1969 — 3,353 million pounds). • Groundfish and ocean perch (including blocks and slabs) 458.8 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 426.7 million pounds). • Fillets and steaks (other than groundfish) 136,1 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 120.4 million pounds). • Tuna, albacore, frozen 205.3 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 198.4 million pounds) . • Tuna, other than albacore , frozen 234.3 million pounds (previous high, 1968 — 210.5 million pounds) . • Scallops, sea (meats) 16.8 million pounds (previous high, 1966 -- 16.7 million pounds). • Shrimp 254.7 million pounds (heads-off basis) (previous high, 1969 ~ 220.1 million pounds). EXPORTS • Total value $117.7 million (previous high, 1969 -- $104.5 million). • Shrimp, domestic, fresh or frozen 29 .6 million pounds (previous high, 1969 -- 25.2 million pounds). • Shrimp, domestic, canned 6.1 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 5.7 million pounds). vH REVIEW 9 SUPPLY (Domestic production plus imports) • Edible fishery products 6,174 million pounds (live weight) (previous high, 1969 — 5,599 million pounds). • Groundfish and ocean perch fillets (including blocks and slabs) 501.6 million pounds (previous high, 1959 -- 474.0 million pounds). • Fillets and steaks (other than groundfish) 227.0 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 209.9 million pounds). • Tuna, canned 510.3 million pounds (previous high, 1969 — 469.2 million pounds) . • Shrimp, fresh and frozen 478.7 million pounds (heads-off basis) (previous high, 1969 — 415.6 million pounds, heads-off basis). • Shrimp, canned 24.2 million pounds (previous high, 1968 — 18.8 million pounds) . OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS • The menhaden catch of 1,814 million pounds accounted for 37 percent of the total United States catch of all species. • Shrimp accounted for 22 percent of the total United States exvessel value paid for all species. • Louisiana led all States in volume of catch 1, 110 million pounds followed by California, 694.2 million pounds Virginia, 583.2 million pounds Alaska, 528.6 million pounds and Mississippi, 301.3 million pounds. • Alaska led all States in value of catch $89.7 million followed by California, $84.5 million Louisiana, $62.0 million Texas, $53.5 million and Massachusetts, $45 .8 million. • San Pedro, California led all other domestic fishing ports in volume and value of the catch. • The 1970 catch of tuna by American flag vessels that landed at Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or exported to European markets was 92.3 million pounds valued at about $16.5 million. • The 1970 catch of shrimp by American flag vessels that operated out of ports in South and Central America was reported as 48.8 million pounds (heads-on) valued at $30.4 million. REVIEW • Landings by American flag vessels at Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or foreign countries are not, as yet, enumerated with United States catch data. If they had been included, the 197 0 catch would have been 3 percent larger in volume and nearly 8 percent greater in value than the official catch data reported in this publication. • There were 80 fishery cooperatives in the United States and Puerto Rico in 1970. These cooperatives had 9,456 members who operated or owned a total of 6,895 craft. • Peru was the world leader in total fishery landings in 1969 followed by Japan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Mainland China, United States, and Norway. • Iceland led all nations in per capita consumption of fishery products with 86.1 pounds of edible meat followed by Japan with 71.6 pounds. The per capita consumption of fishery products in the United States was 11.4 pounds of edible meat in 197 0. • In 1970, about 2,482 million pounds of the domestic catch were used for human food as fresh and frozen, canned or cured items. Approximately 2,402 million pounds were used as fresh and frozen and canned bait and animal food or reduced to meal, oil and solubles . • For the first time since 1959, imports of canned tuna (not in oil) exceeded the quota set by the Department of the Treasury. Imports totaled 70.9 million pounds in 1970 — the quota was set at 70.1 million pounds. ix REVIEW IMPORTANT SPECIES Menhaden The total catch of menhaden, the principal species taken by Atlantic and Gulf fishermen, was 1 .8 billion pounds — the largest catch since 1962. Landings were 17 percent heavier than in 1969 and 27 percent greater than the 1964-68 average of 1.4 billion pounds. Fishing for menhaden in the Atlantic was much better in 1970 than in 1969. For the first time in many years, menhaden were reported in commercial quantities as far north as Massa- chusetts. Landings in the Gulf of Mexico established a new record of over 1.2 billion pounds . Production of menhaden meal (186,820 tons) was 17 percent over the 1969 production and the largest since 1962. Good prices were paid for all menhaden products (meal, oil, and solubles) and the total value to producers, at the production point, increased from $38.3 million in 1969 to $54.1 million in 1970. Imports of fish meal continued to decline as prices increased. Imports (251, 492 tons) were off 30 percentfrom the 358, 350 tons imported in 1969, and for the first time since 1962, imports accounted for less than 50 percent of the total supply available for consumption in this country. United States exports of domes- tic fish oils were 158.8 million pounds in 1970 — somewhat less than the 196.1 million pounds exported in 1969 but still well above the 1964-68 average. The high exports in the past two years were in response to a heavy European demand for all oils. Salmon The total Pacific salmon catch was 396 .7 million pounds — 61 percent larger than the 246.2 million pounds taken in 1969 and the largest catch since 1949. Landings of all five species (king, chum, pink, red, and silver) were larger. The 1970 canned pack of Pacific salmon totaled 3 .9 million cases and was the largest pack since 1966 and the second largest since 1954. Alaska accounted for 84 percent (333 .3 million pounds) of the total catch. Preseason fore- casts in Alaska predicted that the red or sockeye salmon run to Bristol Bay would be 50 to 60 million fish and that there would be excellent pink salmon fishing around Kbdiak Island and in Southeastern Alaska . Only at Kodiak did the prediction hold true . The Bristol Bay run, although very good, fell somewhat short of predictions and the pink salmon run to Southeastern Alaska failed to materialize . There were record catches of silver salmon taken off Washington and Oregon. Tuna The catch of tuna landed in the continental United States and Hawaii was a record 393.0 million pounds valued at $74.7 million. Landings were 7 0.0 million pounds above the 323.0 million pounds landed in 1969, 89.8 million pounds above the 1964-68 average of 303.2 million pounds, and 1.5 million pounds above the previous 1950 record of 391.5 million pounds. In addition to higher landings, average exvessel prices increased 13 per- cent over 1969, meaning higher earnings for the fishermen in 1970. Not included in the above totals or enumerated with United States catch data were 92.3 million pounds of tuna (valued at $16 .5 million) taken by American flag vessels and landed at Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or exported to European markets. The tuna catch landed at California ports was well above 1969 landings. The catch of blue- fin tuna was off, but good catches of skipjack and record catches of yellowf in were landed. Albacore fishing was excellent off the northern coast of California but rather poor off Oregon. Total albacore landings from waters off the Pacific Northwest were slightly above the ex- cellent landings in 1969. REVIEW In accordance with the recommendations of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, the 1970 quota of yellowfin tuna from the eastern tropical Pacific was held to 120,000 tons and the fishery closed on March 23, 197 0. After the quota was taken, a reported total of 25 American flag vessels operated in eastern Atlantic waters off West Africa and another eight tuna seiners fished on an exploratory basis in the western Pacific Ocean. The 1970 pack of canned tuna was a record 22.1 million standard cases exceeding the pre- vious record pack of 1968 by 2 . 1 million cases. The total supply of canned tuna (U.S. pack from domestic catch plus U.S. pack from imported tuna plus imported canned) was a record 510.3 million pounds. The pack from the domestic catch increased while the pack from imports decreased. Imports of canned tuna (72.3 million pounds) were slightly less dlJSrcent) than in 1969. Groundfish The Atlantic fishery for groundfish (cod, cusk, haddock, ocean perch, pollock, and white hake) yielded a catch of only 149.3 million pounds--the lowest on record. How- ever, while the catch was 23.8 million pounds less than in 1959, average exvessel prices paid to fishermen in 1970 were much higher and fishermen received $15.5 million compared with $15.4 million in 1969. Of the six species, only cusk and white hake showed in- creases. Ocean perch and pollock held at the 1969 levels while cod was down 5.2 million pounds and haddock, 19.3 million pounds. The decline of the New England haddock fishery continued in 1970 with landings falling from 46.2 million pounds in 1969 to 26.9 million pounds in 1970. The 1963 year-class of haddock was one of the largest on record and in 1965-66, this resource was heavily fish- ed by domestic and foreign fleets . There has not been a successful year-class of haddock since 1963. In 1969, the International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries recommended an annual catch quota of 12,000 tons for 1970-72 and complete closure of the spawning grounds in March and April. The fishery was closed in 1970 during the spawning season on Georges Bank and in the Gulf of Maine (Subarea 5) and was again closed on October 23 for the remainder of the year when 80 percent of the quota was taken. The re- maining 20 percent of the quota was taken as incidental to other fisheries during the closed season. Herring, sea The catch of Atlantic sea herring was 66.8 million pounds — only slightly lower than the 68.5 million pounds landed in 1969 and 8.0 million pounds less than the 1964-68 average of 7 4.8 million pounds. In Maine, where sea herring are used principally to pack "canned sardines," landings dropped from 54.2 million pounds in 1969 to 34.0 million pounds in 1970 — the smallest catch since 1938. Poor fishing was experienced throughout the Gulf of Maine and canneries operated at less than full capacity throughout the year. Studies on the effect of environ- mental conditions on the habits, supply, and movement of herring along the Maine Coast were begun in 1970 under a grant by the Maine Sardine Council to the Research Institute of the Gulf of Maine and the Maine Medical Center, supplementing biological research that has been carried on by State and Federal agencies during the past 25 years. Landings at Massachusetts increased from 9 .9 million pounds in 1959 to 27. 4 million pounds in 1970. Most of the catch was taken from Jeffrey's Ledge. About a third of the catch was cut into butterfly fillets, frozen, and exported to Europe. The rest of the catch was made into meal and oil. In addition to the domestic catch, approximately 23.4 million pounds were taken by foreign vessels outside the United States' 12-mile limit and transferred to U.S. carrier vessels for delivery to domestic fish meal plants. Such shipments are treated as duty-free imports by Customs regulations . xi REVIEW Flounders The catch of Atlantic and Gulf flounders (122.0 million pounds) was 4.5 million pounds or 4 percent above the 1969 landings. Yellowtail landings of 72. 7 million pounds — a little better than in 1969 — accounted for 60 percent of the volume and 54 percent of the value of the total catch . Because of overfishing of the yellowtail resource by both domestic and foreign fleets during the past several years, the International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries recommended that member governments take appropriate action to regulate the yellowtail catch by persons under their jurisdiction fishing in Subarea 5 (ICNAF), and that trawl reg- ulations applicable to cod and haddock be extended to yellowtail flounder. Beginning in 1971, this fishery will be regulated by closed seasons, trawl regulations , and catch quotas. Whiting Landings ofwhiting in 1970were 45.0 million pounds — just slightly less than the 46.3 million pounds landed in 1969 but well below the 1964-68 average of 83.2 million pounds. However, the average exvessel prices paid to fishermen were at a record-high level. Fishermen were paid $3.9 million for the 1970 catch and $2.7 million for nearly the same volume in 1969. Because of the relatively low volume taken in 1969 and only small inventories on hand when the 1970 season opened, fishermen were paid 10 cents per pound at the beginning of the season. The price finally settled at about 9 cents. Cold storage inventories began to build up as imports increased in volume, but exvessel prices remained firm. Average prices paid to fishermen at Gloucester averaged 8.6 cents in 1970 com- pared to 5.9 cents in 1969. By the end of 1970, industry was concerned about moving the high-priced inventories. Mackerel, jack and Pacific The combined landings of jack and Pacific mackerel totaled 48.0 million pounds — 6.3 million pounds or 12 percent less than in 1969. Jack mackerel landings were down from 51.9 million in 1969 to 47.2 million in 1970. Pacific mackerel landings declined from 2,4 million pounds to only 800,000 pounds — the lowest annual catch since 1915 . There was no fishing effort lost due to exvessel price disputes or con- tract negotiations, and jack mackerel appeared in fairly productive quantities on southern California fishing grounds at the beginning of 1970. However, many of the fishing vessels concentrated on the anchovy fishery at the expense of jack mackerel, causing lower land- ings. Legislative changes in August 1970 established a moratorium on taking Pacific mackerel, except for an allowable 18 percent taken incidentally while fishing for other species. The moratorium will remain in effect until the 61st day after adjournment of the 1972 Regular Legislative Session. Anchovies, Pacific Landings of anchovies at California ports (used almost entirely in the processing of fish meal and oil) totaled a record 190.9 million pounds. The catch was well above the 135.3 million pounds landed in 1969 and the 1964-68 average of 34.7 million pounds. For the second consecutive season in the six-year history of this reduction fish- ery, activities got underway on the season's opening date. The increased catchresulted from greater fishing effort, early season price agreement, and the favorable market condi- tions for anchovy meal. The 1970-71 season quota was set at 110,000 short tons. Halibut, Pacific The Pacific halibut fishery, operating under an international quota pro- gram, remained in a healthy condition in 1970. United States and Canadian fishermen landed 55 .3 million pounds (dressed weight) of halibut and for the second time since 1966 reached the annual quota set by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The Ca- nadian fleet took 29.2 million pounds (dressed weight) or 53 percent — domestic fishermen, 26.1 million pounds or 47 percent. The 1970 halibut exvessel prices continued firm, reaching record heights for most of the season but dropping towards the end of the season due to mounting frozen halibut inventories . REVIEW Shrimp United States fishermen took, a record catch of 358.1 million pounds of shrimp (heads-on) in 1970 and were paid a record $129.7 million. This is the first domestic fishery to exceed $125 million. Compared with 1959, landings were 15 percent larger and although average prices paid to fishermen were lower than in 1959, the increase in catch took the total value to a new high . Landings in the Gulf States of 230.7 million pounds approached the 1954 record landings of 237 .2 million pounds . Excellent fishing in both inshore and offshore waters of Louisiana and Texas greatly contributed to the near record volume of landings. However, the large landings coupled with record imports resulted in substantial exvessel price declines. Fishermen along the South Atlantic coast had a poor year. Total landings were only 20.9 million pounds valued at $11.4 million compared with the 1969 production of 27.4 million pounds valued at $15.4 million. In New England, shrimp landings declined from 28,9 million pounds in 1969 to 2 3.5 million pounds in 1970. Landings at Massachusetts increased--all of the loss was in the catch landed at Maine ports . On the Pacific Coast, the shrimp harvest yielded a record 92.9 million pounds — 49 percent greater than in the previous year. Landings at Oregon ports were a record 13.5 million pounds and at Alaskan ports, 74.0 million pounds. Although shrimp are landed in South- eastern Alaska, Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, and in the Chignih area, the industry is mainly centered around Kodiak Island where 84 percent of the 1970 Alaskan catch was landed. The Alaskan shrimp industry is developing rapidly with the introduction of new vessels and peeling machines . In addition to landings at United States ports, other American shrimp flag vessels fishing out of Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, Surinam, Nicaragua, and French Guiana caught about 48.8 million pounds (heads-on) valued at $32.4 million — slightly more than the reported 47.9 million pounds valued at $30.4 million taken in 1969. Scallops, sea The sea scallopfishery yielded landings of only 7 .4 million pounds in 1970 — 2.3 million pounds less than taken in the previous year and less than half the 1954-68 average of 15.4 million pounds. Despite the decline in volume, fishermen were paid $9.3 million — only slightly below the $9.8 million paid for the larger 1959 catch. Fishing off the Middle Atlantic States was poor; most of the catch came from the Georges Bank and Channel areas. Because of scarcity of sea scallops, fishermen continued cutting small shellstock which in other years would have been returned to the ocean to grow another season. The Alaskan sea scallop fishery continued to decline and landings of 1.4 million pounds were somewhat below the 1959 production of 1.9 million pounds. The abundance that was predicted for Alaska was not realized and because of this, there was a reduction in fishing effort in 1970. Crabs, blue The Atlantic and Gulf catch of blue crabs was 142.4 million pounds — 12.5 million more than in the previous year but 10.2 million pounds below the 1964-68 average of 152,6 million pounds. The harvest in the Chesapeake Bay area was short of the pre- season prediction supposedly caused by adverse weather conditions . The outlook for the Chesapeake Bay area will remain poor during most of 1971 according to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science . REVIEW Crabs, Dungeness Dungeness crab fishing in the Pacific Northwest produced a record catch of 58 .7 million pounds valued at $13 .9 million . Compared with the previous year, the catch increased 9.6million pounds or 20 percent in volume and $3 .4 million or 32 percent in value . For the first time since 1960 the harvest of Dungeness crabs exceeded the catch of king crabs . Expanded distribution of whole cooked and live crabs and the scarcity and high price of king crab accounted for the excellent marketing of the Dungeness crab in, 1970. Crabs, king The 197 0 catch of Alaska king crab was 51.9 million pounds valued at $13.8 million. This was a decrease of 3.9 million pounds compared with 1969 and the 1970 landings were well below the 1964-68 average of 117.5 million pounds. In an effort to conserve the king crab resource, 1970 regulations called for six-month closures of certain grounds, stringent quotas in most areas, and a limitation on the number of crab pots per vessel. During periods of closures, many crabbers shifted to fishing snow crab that can be taken with the same gear and processed in existing king crab facilities. Crabs, snow The continuing decline in king crab landings has resulted in a growing inter- est in the snow crab resource. Landings of snow crab at Alaskan ports increased from 11.2 million pounds in 1969 to a record 15.5 million pounds in 1970. Packers looked to this species to supplement the shortage of king crab and in 1970, a record pack of snow crab (36,326 cases) was canned in Alaska. In 1970 the Food and Drug Administration ruled that "snow" has been the common or usual name for crab meat from the Chionoecetes genus and that "queen" is of relatively recent origin; thus, the name "snow" will be used for labeling and "queen" will be prohibited. Oysters The 1970 harvest of oyster meats was 50.6 million pounds compared with 51 .9 million pounds in 1969. Production in and around Chesapeake Bay and the State of Wash- ington was a little better than in 1969 but declined in South Carolina and in all of the Gulf States. A factor in the decline in the Gulf States was that oyster reefs in Louisiana and Mississippi waters had not fully recovered from the effects of Hurricane Camille that de- vastated the Mississippi coast and the lower reaches of Louisiana in August 1969. PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS Canned fishery products The 1970 pack of canned fishery products in the United States, American Samoa and Puerto Rico was 46.5 million standard cases (1 .4 billion pounds) valued at $750,7 million to the packers. This was an increase of 6.2 million cases (192.6 million pounds) in volume and $169.8 million in value compared with 1969. There were record packs of tuna, shrimp, and animal (pet) food and larger production of salmon, crab meat, clams and clam products, and oyster items . The canned packs of tunalike fish, Maine sardines, mackerel, alewives, and squid were less than in 1969. The pack for human consumption (812 .6 million pounds) was 104.0 million pounds more than in 1969, while the amount for bait and animal food increased 88.5 million pounds. Five items — salmon, tuna, shrimp, clam products and animal food — accounted for 92 percent of the total value of all canned fishery products. Animal (pet) food containing less than 10 pounds of fish per standard case (4,279,615 standard cases valued at $29,524,100) was not included in the 197 0 data. REVIEW Industrial fishery products The 1970 production of industrial fishery products by 127 plants in the United States, American Samoa and Puerto Rico was valued at $100 million — an in- crease of $15.5 million compared with 1969. Marine animal scrap and meal: — The 1970 production of 276,962 tons was 10 percent over the 1969 production and the largest since 1962. Menhaden meal (186,820 tons) accounted for 67 percent of the total meal production . Fishing for menhaden in the Atlantic was much better in 1970 than in 1969 and landings at Gulf ports established a new record. Total landings of menhaden were about 1.8 billion pounds — about 17 percent above those of the previous year. The total supply of fish meal for use in this country in 1970 (imports plus domestic pro- duction) was 528,454 tons. Imports (251,492 tons) were off 30 percent from the 358,350 tons imported in 1969, and for the first time since 1952, imports accounted for less than 50 percent of the total supply. Marine animal oil:--The domestic production of marine animal oil amounted to 194.4 mil- lion pounds — 15 percent above the 1969 yield of 169.8 million pounds. Menhaden oil totaled 174.9 million pounds in 1970 and accounted for 90 percent of the total production. The United States exports of domestic fish oils were 158.8 million pounds in 1970 — somewhat less than the 196.1 million pounds exported in 1969 but still well above the 1964-68 average. The high exports in the past two years were in response to a heavy European demand for all oils. Fish solubles: --The 1970 production of fish solubles was 97,160 tons — about 19 percent above the 81,692 tons produced in 1969. Nearly 77 percent of the total yield came from menhaden. Other industrial products: — Products from oyster shells were valued at $3.4 million com- pared with $3.3 million in the previous year. Other industrial items produced in 1970 and valued at $26.6 million were agar-agar, animal feeds, fish feed pellets, Irish moss ex- tracts, kelp products, leather products, liquid fertilizer, colored chips, pearl essence, crab and clam shells and mussel shell lime. These products were valued at $27 .2 million in 1969. Packaged fish Production of fresh and frozen raw fillets and steaks during 1970 in the United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska was 133.8 million pounds valued at $75 .4 million to the processors. Compared with 1969, this was a decrease of 2.9 million pounds but re- presented an increase of $5.8 million in value . Total production of groundfish fillets and steaks (cod, haddock, hake, cusk, pollock, and Atlantic ocean perch) amounted to 42.9 million pounds — 4.4 million less than in 1969. An estimated 386.3 million pounds of fish were required for the 1970 total production of pack- aged fish fillets and steaks . Fish sticks and portions The 1970 production was a record 349.4 million pounds valued at an all time high of $155.3 million. Compared with 1969, this was an increase of 18.9 million pounds or 6 percent in volume and $20.3 million or 15 percent in value. Fish stick production increased from 113.4 million pounds in 1969 to 115.9 million pounds in 1970. Fish portions rose from 217 .1 million pounds to 233 .4 million pounds during the same period. REVIEW Breaded shrimp About 103.1 million pounds of breaded shrimp, valued at $109.0 million, were produced in 1970. The volume produced was 2.5 million pounds under the 1969 re- cord production of 105.6 million pounds. Frozen fishery trade The 1970 production of frozen round, dressed, and drawn fish, fillets, and packaged shellfish by plants reporting to the Service amounted to 388 .3 million pounds. This was an increase of 10 percent compared with 1969 and 11 percent compared with the 1964-68 average of 350.1 million pounds. Leading edible items frozen were: shrimp pro- ducts, a record 137.2 million pounds; dressed and filleted salmon, 23.2; dressed and filleted halibut, 20.2; headed and gutted whiting and whiting fillets, 15.7; and ocean perch fillets, 15.4 million pounds. Bait and animal food from both salt- and fresh-water amounted to 64.8 million pounds. An estimated 581.8 million pounds of fish and shellfish (round weight) were required for the total production of frozen fishery products. Record cold storage holdings were established for flounder fillets, 16.1 million pounds in December 1970; dressed salmon, 24.9 million pounds inSeptember 1970; andshrimp prod- ucts, 7 8.7 million pounds in December 1970. FOREIGN TRADE IN FISHERY PRODUCTS Foreign trade in fishery products United States foreign trade in fishery products was worth a record $1.2 billion in 1970 — an increase of $208 million compared with 1969. Imports for consumption were valued at $1,040 million — a gain of $195.3 million, while exports increased from $104.5 million in 1969 to a record $117.7 million in 1970. There were record imports in 1970 of groundfish and ocean perch fillets (including blocks and slabs), other type fillets, albacore and other frozen tuna, sea scallop meats, and shrimp products. Imports of fish meal decreasedfrom 358 .4 thousand tons to 251 .5 thousand tons. Exports of fresh and frozen shrimp and canned shrimp established new records . How- ever, exports of fresh and frozen salmon, canned mackerel, canned sardines, canned squid, and unclassified fish oils were well below the 1969 volume. XVI WORLD CATCH BY LEADING COUNTRIES, 1960-70 Billion pounds 24,5 21.0 17.5 14.0 10.5 7.0 3.5 Peru,^^^.^ 1960 1965 \_l Unofficial estimate referring to 1960. Note:--Live weight basis. 1970 U.S. CATCH CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES, 1969-70 1/ Species 1969 1970 5-year average 1964-68 Fish Alewives: Atlantic and Gulf. , . Great Lakes Anchovies, California. . Bluefish Bonito Thousand pounds 57,700 27,500 135,300 5,100 17,100 4,700 58,100 6,100 900 Thousand dollars 1,100 300 1,400 600 800 600 4,600 700 56 Thousand pounds 32,100 33,500 190,900 6,900 10,300 4,100 52,900 8,400 1,300 Thousand dollars 600 400 2,100 700 700 700 5,700 1,100 100 Thousand pounds 56,609 24,770 34,734 4,964 12 810 Butterfish Cod, Atlantic Croaker Cusk 5,646 42,471 3,296 1,956 Flounders, Atlantic and Gulf: Blackback Fluke Yellowtail Other 22,800 4,400 71,100 19,200 2,800 1,600 9,000 2,700 24,200 5,700 72,700 19,400 3,200 1,900 10,300 3,500 24,021 8,942 71,597 18,787 Total 117,500 16,100 122,000 18,900 123,347 Haddock Hake: Pacific White 46,200 8,800 2,800 33,400 68,500 14,200 51,900 9,800 2,400 7,700 88 100 8,500 1,200 500 2,000 600 100 26,900 8,900 4,100 34,700 66,800 20,700 47,200 7,400 800 6,000 85 300 8,000 1,200 500 1,800 400 45 113,739 10,814 4,398 Halibut, Pacific .... Herring, sea: Atlantic Pacific Jack mackerel (California) Mackerel: Atlantic Pacific (California) . 36,278 74,765 28,834 58,224 6,241 8,562 Menhaden: Atlantic coast .... Gulf 392,500 1,155,200 5,700 17,200 582,200 1,231,600 8,700 23,200 579,895 848,619 Total 1,547,700 22,900 1,813,800 31,900 1,428,514 Mullet 31,400 55,800 9,300 2,600 2,400 500 31,200 55,300 8,800 2,600 2,700 700 37,211 Ocean perch, Atlantic. . Pollock, Atlantic. . . . 78,632 7,826 Salmon, Pacific: Chinook or king. . . . Chum or keta .... . Pink Red or sockeye .... Silver or coho .... 23,500 18,500 113,200 71,300 19,700 9,700 2,300 15,100 20,300 7,300 31,500 50,000 119,700 154,000 41,500 14,800 6,500 16,800 34,800 17,100 27,458 49,908 121,038 85,510 38,580 Total 246,200 54,700 396,700 90,000 322,494 Sardine, Pacific .... Scup or porgy Sea bass, Atlantic . . . 90 12,400 4,400 11 2,200 800 400 10,600 4,300 61 2,600 1,000 3,225 27,504 6,145 See footnotes at end of table. (Continued on next page) U.S. CATCH CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES, 1969-70 1/ - Continued Species 1969 1970 5-year average 1964-68 Fish Sea trout, gray Snapper, red Striped bass, Atlantic . Swordfish, Atlantic and Gulf Thousand pounds 10,100 9,500 11,300 400 Thousand dollars 900 4,000 2,200 200 Thousand pounds 7,400 9,000 10,400 600 Thousand dollars 700 4,000 2,400 400 Thousand pounds 4,246 13,192 9,399 1,752 Tuna: -'-^Albacore Bluefin 2/ Little -.^Skipjack "—-Yellowfin Unclassified 47,700 18,500 40 52^00 \ 204V&0O, ' i 10,400 3,300 10 7,400 33,200 (3) 56,300 15,800 300 83,200 237,400 14,900 3,100 33 13,600 43,100 45,310 24,856 51 85,385 1 147,543^ "" 79' Total 323,041 54,310 393,000 74,733 303,224 Whiting 46,300 2,700 45,000 3,900 83,181 Shellfish Clams: Hard, Atlantic .... Soft, Atlantic .... Surf Crabs: Blue, hard Dungeness King Snow 15,200 12,800 47,500 129,900 49,100 55,800 11,200 31,600 7,900 51,900 9,700 12,900 5,300 5,700 12,200 10,500 16,700 1,100 26,600 5,800 28,200 9,800 15,500 12,500 61,200 142,400 58,700 51,900 15,500 32,700 10,200 50,600 7,400 13,600 5,700 7,100 10,000 13,900 13,800 1,700 31,500 7,700 28,200 9,300 15,091 8,702 42,590 152,567 36,816 117,470 676 Lobsters: Northern Spiny Oysters 30,010 5,604 59,806 Scallops, sea 15,404 Shrimp: (heads -on) Nev7 England States . . South Atlantic States. Gulf States Pacific Coast States . 28,900 27,400 198,400 62,400 3,500 16,400 99,500 3,500 23,600 20,900 230,700 92,900 4,700 11,400 108,200 5,400 4,125 23,563 196,651 35,979 Total 317,100 122,900 368,100 129,700 260,318 Squid, California. . . . Other fish, shellfish, etc 20,800 556,069 500 62,835 19,900 570,600 400 62,276 19,450 Grand total. . . . 4,292,500 518,500 4,883,600 601,900 - _!/ Does not include landings by American flag vessels at Puerto Rico or other ports outside continental United States and Hawaii, Does not include production of artificially cultivated fish and shellfish, 2^/ Includes data on the catch of bigeye tuna in Hawaii. 3/ Less than $500. Note:--Statistics on the catch are shown in live (round) weight of all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks (clams, oysters, scallops, etc.) which are shown in weight of meats, excluding the shell. Data are preliminary. U.S. CATCH CATCH OF FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1926-70 Year Catch for human food Catch for industrial products 1/ Total Average price per pound 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. 1955. 1956. 1957. 1958. 1959. 1960. 1961. 1962. 1963. 1964. 1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. 1969. 1970. Million pounds 2,198 2,172 2,370 2,601 2,478 2,129 1,864 2,086 2,434 2,583 2,854 2,703 2,639 2,713 2,675 3,062 2,683 2,737 2,865 3,167 3,049 3,020 3,146 3,305 * 3,307 3,048 2,778 2,519 2,705 2,579 2,690 2,475 2,651 2,369 2,498 2,490 2,540 2,556 2,497 2,587 2,572 2,368 2,296 2,245 2,482 Million pounds 673 634 691 890 746 501 748 911 1,670 1,552 1,972 1,650 1,615 1,732 1,385 1,838 1,192 1,425 1,668 1,431 1,418 1,329 1,367 1,499 1,594 1,385 1,654 1,968 2,057 2,230 2,578 2,314 2,096 2,753 2,444 2,697 * 2,814 2,291 2,044 2,190 1,794 1,687 1,820 2,046 2,402 Million pounds 2,871 2,806 3,061 3,491 3,224 2,630 2,612 2,997 4,104 4,135 4,826 4,353 4,254 4,445 4,060 4,900 3,875 4,162 4,533 4,598 4,467 4,349 4,513 4,804 4,901 4,433 4,432 4,487 4,762 4,809 5,268 4,789 4,747 5,122 4,942 5,187 * 5,354 4,847 4,541 4,777 4,366 4,055 4,116 4,292 4,884 Million dollars (2) (2) (2) (2) 109 77 56 (2) (2) (2) (2) 101 94 97 99 129 170 204 213 270 313 312 371 343 347 365 364 356 359 339 372 354 373 346 354 362 396 377 389 446 472 440 472 518 *602 Cents (2) (2) (2) (2) 3.39 2.94 2.13 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2.32 2.20 2.17 2.44 2.63 4.40 4.90 4.70 5.87 7.01 7.16 8.22 7.13 7.09 8.23 8.20 7.94 .55 .05 .06 .39 .86 .76 ,15 .98 7. 7, 7. 7. 7. 6. 7, 6. 7.40 7.78 8.57 9.34 10.81 10.84 11.46 12,08 * 12.32 1/ Processed into meal, oil, fish solubles, homogenized condensed fish, shell products, and used as bait and animal food. 2/ Not available. * Record Note: --Does not include landings by American flag vessels at Puerto Rico or other ports outside continental United States and Hawaii, Does not include production of artificially cultivated fish and shellfish. Hawaiian data has been included since 1946. U.S. CATCH CATCH BY STATES, 1969-70 i 1/ State 1969 1970 Record catch Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds dollars pounds ( iollars Year pounds Alabama. . . . 2/ 34,200 2/ 11,100 2/ 32,700 2/ 10,800 1966 35,827 Alaska .... 346,800 71,100 528,600 89,700 1936 932,341 Arizona. . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Arkansas . , , (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) California . . 575,900 62,100 694,200 84,500 1936 1,760,183 Connecticut. . 4,900 1,800 5,600 2,100 1930 88,012 Delaware . . . 600 200 3,500 500 1953 367,500 Florida. . . . 181,400 40,900 187,700 40,200 1938 241,443 Georgia. . . . 15,400 6,300 14,400 4,200 1927 47,607 Hawaii .... 9,700 3,400 11,000 4,000 1954 20,610 Idaho (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Illinois . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Indiana. . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Iowa (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Kansas . . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Kentucky . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Louisiana. . . 2/1,016,500 2/ 56,700 2/1,109,600 2/ 62,000 1970 1,109,600 Maine 191,300 27,500 158,800 30,700 1950 356,266 Maryland . . . 72,000 17,900 77,900 18,000 1890 141,607 Massachusetts . 280,000 41,900 286,200 45,800 1948 649,696 Michigan . . . 20,800 2,700 18,900 2,600 1930 35,580 Minnesota. . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Mississippi. . 2/310,000 2/ 10,900 2/301,300 2/ 11,900 1961 391,689 Missouri , . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Montana. . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Nebraska . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) New Hampshire. 1,500 900 1,500 1,000 - (4) New Jersey . . 92,500 10,900 95,500 12,600 1956 540,060 New Mexico . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) New York . . . 2/ 39,900 2/ 13,600 2/ 32,900 2/ 16,200 1880 2/335,000 North Carolina 219,000 12,100 173,400 9,400 1959 342,612 North Dakota . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Ohio 2/ 9,600 2/ 900 2/ 8,400 2/ 1,000 1936 31,083 Oklahoma . . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Oregon . . . . 82,600 16,000 98,300 22,800 1970 98,300 Pennsylvania . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Rhode Island . 81,700 5,200 78,400 9,700 1889 128,056 South Carolina 20,900 5,400 16,000 4,200 1965 26,611 South Dakota . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Tennessee. . . (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Texas 2/160,800 2/ 46,900 2/148,200 2/ 53,500 1960 237,684 Utah (3) (3) (3) (3) - (4) Virginia . , . 277,700 17,800 583,200 26,900 1970 583,200 Washington . . 142,400 26,200 132,600 31,100 1941 197,253 Wisconsin. . . 41,800 2,400 48,500 2,500 - (4) 5/ 62,600 5/ 5,700 5/ 36,300 5/ 4,000 Total. . . 4,292,500 518,500 4,883,600 601,900 - - l_l Does not include landings by American flag vessels at Puerto Rico or other ports outside continental United States and Hawaii. Does not include production of artificially cultivated fish and shellfish. 2_l Catch in interior waters estimated. 3/ Data not available. 4/ Not determined. 5_/ Data by State were not available. Note: --Statistics on the catch are shown in live (round) weight of all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks (clams, conchs , oysters, scallops, etc.) which are shown in weight of meats, excluding the shell. Data are preliminary. U.S. CATCH Foreign vessels, principally Russian and Japanese, are taking more fish and shellfish on the high seas off the United States. However, the United States catch on the high seas off foreign coasts declined from 464 million pounds in 1960 to 404 million pounds in 1970. The decline re- sulted from a smaller catch of groundfish off Canada . Groundfish (cod, cusk, haddock, ocean perch, pollock, and white hake) totaled only 29 million pounds in 1970 — 114 million pounds less than in 1960 . The catch of tuna off Central and South America was 77 .5 million pounds more than in 1960. DOMESTIC CATCH FROM WATERS OFF THE UNITED STATES AND ON THE HIGH SEAS OFF FOREIGN COASTS, 1970 1/ Area and species Waters off U.S. coasts High seas off foreign coasts Total Atlantic and Gulf States: New England: Cod Thousand pounds 49,563 1,202 102,762 22,306 3,977 158 34,269 8,051 40,198 428 237,760 Thousand pounds 2,737 98 338 4,494 123 42 21,031 749 2 172 40 Thousand pounds 52,300 Cusk 1,300 Flounders 103,100 Haddock 26,800 Hake, white 4,100 Halibut 200 Ocean perch 55,300 Pollock 8,800 Whiting 40,200 Wolffish Unclassified 600 237,800 Total 500,674 29,826 530,500 Middle Atlantic, unclassified, total. 131,300 - 131,300 Chesapeake, unclassified, total . . . 661,200 - 661,200 South Atlantic, unclassified, total . 279,400 - 279,400 Gulf: Flounders 1,892 6,473 7,467 155 824 216,110 1,434,390 8 427 1,933 45 3,176 14,590 10 1,900 Groupers ••• 6,900 Snapper, red Warsaw 9,400 200 Lobster, spiny Shrimp 4,000 230,700 Unclassified 1,434,400 Total 1,667,311 20,189 1,687,500 Total Atlantic and Gulf States 3,239,885 50,015 3,289,900 (Continued on next page) U.S. CATCH DOMESTIC CATCH FROM WATERS OFF THE UNITED STATES AND ON THE HIGH SEAS OFF FOREIGN COASTS, 1970 1/ - Continued Area and species Waters off U.S. coasts High seas off foreign coasts Total Pacific Coast States: Alaska, Washington, and Oregon: Bottomfish (Washington and Oregon) 2/ Halibut Thousand pounds 34,131 33,621 390,054 268,428 Thousand pounds 26,969 1,079 46 400 4,700 172 Thousand pounds 61,100 34,700 Salmon* • •••••••• 390,100 Tuna: Skipjack 400 _^^.— — Yellowfin 4,700 Unclassified 268,600 Total 726,234 33,366 759,600 California: Bonito 9,858 71 9,391 31 53 368 371 781 342 129 109 69 147 732 29 19 10,200 Groupers 200 Rockfishes Sculpin 9,500 100 Sea bass: Black White 200 1,100 Sharks, unclassified Swordfish 400 800 Tuna: Albacore 27,976 319 463 139 2,124 8,581 75,837 232,061 30,100 Bluefin 8,900 Skipjack — Yellowfin 76,300 232,200 28,897 318,603 347,500 Yellowtail Unclassified 30 323,995 170 5 200 324,000 Total 373,846 320,354 694,200 Total Pacific Coast States . . 1,100,080 353,720 1,453,800 Great Lakes and Mississippi River States, unclassified, total 128,900 - 128,900 Hawaii, unclassified, total 11,000 - 11,000 Grand total 4,479,865 403,735 4,883,600 _1/ Does not include landings by American Flag vessels at continental United States and Hawaii. Puerto Rico or other ports outside 2^/ Principally cod, flounders (including sole), lingcod, ocean perch, rockfishes, and sablefish. U.S. CATCH DISPOSITION OF CATCH, 1969-70 Note: --Data are preliminary. End use 1969 1970 Fresh and frozen: For human food For bait and animal food. . Million pounds 1,392 117 Percent 32.5 2.7 Million pounds 1,402 104 Percent 28.7 2.1 Total 1,509 35.2 1,506 30.8 Canned: For human food For bait and animal food. . 784 151 18.3 3.5 1,008 164 20.6 3.4 Total 935 21.8 1,172 24.0 Cured 70 1,778 1.6 41.4 72 2,134 1.5 Reduction to meal, oil, etc.. 43.7 Grand total 4,292 100.0 4,884 100.0 MONTHLY CATCH AND UTILIZATION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1970 Month Catch for human food Catch for industrial products _1/ Total January . February. March . . April . . May . . . June. . . July. . . August . . September October . November. December. Total Million pounds 104 145 161 159 218 243 393 313 248 212 155 131 2,482 Percent 4.2 5,9 6.5 6.4 8,8 9.8 15,8 12.6 10.0 8.5 6.2 5.3 Million pounds 46 27 40 77 270 454 478 360 271 202 111 66 100.0 2,402 Percent 1.9 1.1 1.7 3.2 11,2 18.9 20.0 15,0 11.3 8.4 4.6 2.7 Million pounds 150 172 201 236 488 697 871 673 519 414 266 197 100,0 4,884 Percent 3. 3, 4. 4. 10. 14. 17.8 13.8 10.6 8.5 5,4 4.0 100.0 1/ Manufactured into meal, oil, fish solubles, shell products, and used as bait and animal food, U.S. CATCH LANDINGS AT CERTAIN U.S. PORTS, 1970 Port (by volume) Thousand pounds Port (by value) Thousand dollars San Pedro, Calif Cameron, La Pascagoula-Moss Point, Miss.. . Dulac-Chauvin, La Empire, La Kodiak, Alaska Morgan City, La New Bedford, Mass Gloucester, Mass Beaufort-Morehead City, N.C, , San Diego, Calif Point Judith, R.I Southport, N.C 498,300 354,400 241,300 209,000 152,500 145,300 141,400 111,300 92,400 81,300 68,500 59,400 38,400 33,100 32,700 32,200 San Pedro, Calif New Bedford, Mass Brownsville-Port Isabel, Texas. Kodiak, Alaska San Diego, Calif Dulac-Chauvin, La Aransas Pass-Rockport, Texas. . Cameron, La Freeport, Texas Gloucester, Mass Morgan City, La Pascagoula-Moss Point, Miss.. . Empire, La Boston, Mass *52,900 19,600 19,200 18,700 12,400 11,100 11,000 10,800 9,200 8,400 8,000 7,800 7,200 Rockland, Maine 6, 100 Brownsville-Port Isabel, Texas. Boston, Mass Point Judith, R.I Newport, R.I 3,900 3,800 Record. Note: --Cape Charles and Reedville, Va., and Intercoastal City, La., were not listed in the above table to avoid the disclosure of private enterprise. Data are based on latest available infor- mation and are not intended to show the relative position of all ports in the United States. Record landings of 848 million pounds of fish and shellfish were made in the San Pedro area in 1950. f SOURCE AND DISPOSITION OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1969-70 SOURCE iv Beginning Stocks Imports .';.'• 11 Domestic Production "''"v ''-O •^ 1969 Billion pounds of edible meats Beginning Stocks Imports v'- '}:-''>: .■'<;^ty-'!-'i:;-^!-^ Sii Domestic [^;^^ 'f;f i Production 1970 DISPOSITION — 2.4 — 1.6 Wrrrr- Expo rts Ending Stocks Domestic !'(!;■>}' Consumption I Exports Ending Stocks J J ' ii^i f^ ^ Domestic Cong\ Tipt ion 1969 1970 10 U.S. CATCH CATCH BY REGIONS Landings in the Gulf States accounted for 35 percent of the total United States catch in 1970 followed by California, 14 percent; the New England and Middle Atlantic States, 13 percent; Chesapeake States, 13 percent; and Alaska, 11 percent. The remainder of the catch was landed in the South Atlantic States, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, and inland waters. VOLUME OF THE CATCH BY REGIONS, VARIOUS YEARS, 1940-70 (Million pounds) Region 1940 1950 1960 1969 1970 New England and Middle Atlantic: Quantity Percent Chesapeake: Quantity. Percent . South Atlantic: Quantity. . . Percent . . . Gulf: Quantity. Percent . Alaska: Quantity. Percent . Washington and Oregon: Quantity Percent California: Quantity. Percent . Great Lakes and Mississippi River: Quantity Percent Hawaii: Quantity. Percent . Total quantity. 982 24 321 325 250 6 564 14 166 4 1,290 32 162 4 (1) 4,060 1,498 31 381 261 5 571 12 482 10 177 4 1,338 27 177 3 16 4,901 1,636 33 435 9 379 1,266 26 358 7 162 3 541 11 154 3 11 4,942 692 16 350 319 1,622 38 347 225 5 576 13 151 4 10 4,292 662 13 661 13 279 6 1,688 35 529 11 231 5 694 14 129 3 11 4,884 1/ Not available. U.S. CATCH 11 VOLUME OF CATCH BY REGIONS, 1970 (Figures Represent Million Pounds) Hawai 12 U.S. CATCH VALUE BY REGIONS States in the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 27 percent of the total value of the United States catch in 1970 followed by the New England and Middle Atlantic States, 20 percent; Alaska, 15 percent; California, 14 percent; and Washington and Oregon, 9 percent. The remainder was paid to fishermen in the Chesapeake States, South Atlantic States, Hawaii, and inland States. VALUE OF THE CATCH BY REGIONS, VARIOUS YEARS, 1940-70 (Million dollars) Region 1940 1950 1960 1969 1970 New England and Middle Atlantic: Value 28.1 28 7.5 _8 4.1 _4 10.6 n 1/10.6 n 9.4 _9 20.2 20 8.5 _9 (2) 89.4 26 25.0 _7 18.9 _5 50,4 15 1/31.4 _9 26.2 _8 81.6 23 21.0 _6 3.5 _l 83.2 23 34.9 20.2 _6 85.5 24 40,9 12 21,6 _6 49,6 15.0 _4 2.7 101.9 19 35.7 _2 35.6 _2 152.5 29 71.1 14 42.2 _8 62.1 11 14.0 _3 3.4 J. 118.5 Percent 20 Chesapeake: Value 44.9 Percent 7 South Atlantic: Value 28.9 Percent 5 Gulf: Value 164.6 Percent 27 Alaska: Value 89.7 Percent 15 Washington and Oregon: Value 53.9 Percent 9 California: Value 84.5 Percent 14 Great Lakes and Mississippi River: Value 12,9 Percent 2 . Value 4,0 1 Total value 99.0 347.4 353,6 518.5 601.9 1/ Does not include types of compensation (food, use of boats, gear, etc.) that were the value in later years , 2/ Not available. added to U.S. CATCH 13 VALUE OF CATCH BY REGIONS, 1970 (Figures Represent Million Dollars) Hawaii O ^.0 14 U.S. CATCH RELATIVE VOLUME OF THE CATCH, BY SPECIES, 1968 SPECIES ■ ■■ QUANTITY PERCENT OF TOTAL RECORD CATCH AND YEAR MENHADEN THOUSAND POUNDS 1 ,375,100 329,630 299 , 289 293,868 254,523 198,054 1 58 ,499 PERCENT 33.1 7,9 7.2 7.1 6.1 4.8 3.8 YEAR 1962 1936 1967 1950 1965 1965 1965 THOUSAND POUNDS ■ 2,347,944 SALMON SHRIMP 643 ,700 307 787 TUNA CRABS 391 ,454 372,425 INDUSTRIAL F 1 SH 1/ FLOUNDERS 265 ,438 180,121 HERRING, SEA: ATLANTIC 92,235 14,973 2.2 .4 1902 1937 200 598 PACIFIC 263 200 TOTAL 1 07 , 208 2.6 - - ALEWIVES 84,578 79,148 70,643 67,246 61 ,886 61 ,323 55,909 2.0 1 .9 1 .7 1 .6 1 .5 1 .5 1 .3 1967 1957 1929 1966 2/1 908 1951 1952 101 ,127 WHITING 133,041 HADDOCK CLAMS OYSTERS 293,809 72,751 152,045 OCEAN PERCH, ATLANTIC 258,320 146,522 COD: 49,217 5,922 1 .2 .1 1880 1915 294,351 PACIFIC 32,681 TOTAL ■ . . . . 55,139 1 .3 - - CATFISH AND BULLHEADS LOBSTERS, NORTHERN ANCHOVIES 32,915 32,558 31 ,442 30,580 29,579 28,736 28 ,725 25 ,740 25,423 19,095 15,417 15,017 14,931 13,818 13,466 1 1 ,788 11, ,184 11 ,132 9,396 8,965 7,901 7,749 7,476 7,406 7,300 6,679 6,447 6,271 6,157 6,084 5,918 5,884 5,404 4,950 4,650 4,471 4,437 4,382 4,303 4,160 79,723 .8 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 1 !9 1963 1968 1953 1902 1908 1946 (3) 1915 1945 1950 1967 1967 1960 1961 1965 1902 1960 1958 1967 1944 1955 1959 1968 1938 1968 1936 (3) 1952 1890 1934 1955 1908 5/1897 1958 1945 1945 1965 1945 1964 1952 38,614 32,558 86,044 MULLET 43 ,385 CARP 43,659 40 , 266 MACKERELS (3) HALIBUT, PACIFIC 66,696 ROCKFISHES 57,686 25,873 HERRING, THREAD 18,963 21 ,258 SCUP OR PORGY SCALLOPS, SEA 49,229 27,461 OCEAN PERCH, PACIFIC 28,352 CHUBS 23 ,457 15,854 STRIPED BASS 11 132 HAKE, PACIFIC 28,818 14,262 GROUPERS 9,570 SHEEPSHEAD, FRESH -WATER LOBSTERS, SPINY 13,644 7,475 IRISH MOSS WHALE PRODUCTS 4/ SPOT SHAD YELLOW PERCH CRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER . MUSSEL SHELLS 40,694 7.300 8,800 (3) 15,853 43,000 15,282 8,779 81 ,869 BLUEFISH 22,573 SMELT 13,303 CROAKER 54,668 SABLEFISH 17,750 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY 5,708 41 ,420 6,114 SEA BASS, BLACK (ATLANTIC) UNCLASSIFIED 21 ,997 TOTAL 4,159,702 100.0 - - 1/ UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES FOR BAIT, REDUCTION, AND ANIMAL FOOD. 2/ FIRST YEAR IN WHICH AN OYSTER SURVEY WAS MADE IN ALL REGIONS. 3/ DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 4/ SINCE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE POUNDAGE OF WHALES TAKEN, STATISTICS ON THE YIELD OF THESE MAMMALS REPRESENT THE WEIGHT OF THE WHALE PRODUCTS WHICH INCLUDES MEAL, MEAT, AND OIL. 5/ INCLUDES DATA ON NEW ENGLAND CATCH IN 1898. NOTE:--DOES NOT INCLUDE PRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIALLY CULTIVATED FISH AND SHELLFISH. U.S. CATCH 15 RELATIVE VALUE OF THE CATCH, BY SPECIES, 1968 SPECIES VALUE PERCENT OF TOTAL RECORD VALUE AND YEAR SHR 1 MP THOUSAND DOLLARS 114,866 67,006 47,455 44,433 32,010 25,452 20 ,728 17,533 17,409 14,976 9,292 7,277 5,367 4,227 4,187 PERCENT 23.1 13.5 9.5 8.9 6.4 5.1 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.0 1 .9 1 .5 1 .1 .8 .8 YEAR 1968 1966 1950 1968 1961 1968 1968 1956 1966 1968 1966 1968 1968 1962 1966 THOUSAND DOLLARS 114,656 SALMON 73 ,595 TUNA 61 ,342 CRABS OYSTERS 44,433 33,204 LOBSTERS, NORTHERN CLAMS 25 ,452 20 ,728 MENHADEN 28 ,425 FLOUNDERS 20,170 SCALLOPS, SEA 14,576 HADDOCK 13,943 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS LOBSTERS, SPINY 7,277 5,367 HALIBUT, PACIFIC 1 1 ,579 SNAPPER, RED 4,334 COD: ATLANTIC 3,463 341 .7 .1 1948 1959 4,742 PACIFIC 664 TOTAL 3,804 .8 - - WH 1 T 1 NG 2,787 2,783 2,764 2,467 2,383 2,377 2,377 .6 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 1951 (2) 1967 1952 1966 1951 1945 2,903 (2) INDUSTRIAL FISH 1/ SCUP OR PORGY MULLET 3,136 3,564 3,326 12,597 4,647 HERRING, SEA: ATLANTIC 1 ,934 384 .4 .1 1948 1947 3 798 PACIFIC 2,152 TOTAL 2,318 .5 - STRIPED BASS 2,283 2,219 1 ,763 1 ,724 1 ,694 1 ,516 1 ,323 1 ,214 1 ,124 1 ,087 1 ,054 1 ,051 1 ,004 997 803 791 772 750 727 719 658 633 587 542 515 485 478 435 426 425 412 411 405 9,952 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2!o 1968 1952 1952 1958 1968 1945 1968 1967 1966 1948 1968 1968 1951 1968 1947 1958 1945 1952 1965 1951 1968 1947 1964 (2) 1951 1945 1962 1946 1952 1945 (2) 1968 1945 2,283 JACK MACKEREL SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, SPOTTED. . . . CHUBS 4,755 1 ,781 2,564 SCALLOPS, BAY 1 ,694 2,648 GROUPERS 1 ,323 ALEWIVES 1 ,551 ABALONE 920 WHITEFISH, COMMON CRAWFISH, FRESH -WATER BLOODWORMS CARP 3,784 1 ,054 1,051 2,007 SQUID 997 1 370 YELLOW PERCH SHAD 1 ,540 2 680 SEA BASS, BLACK (ATLANTIC) 5,206 1 ,334 BLUEFISH 760 BON! TO 658 1 ,636 SPOT 1 014 (2) YELLOW PIKE 2,152 DRUM, RED 728 BUTTERFISH 1 ,005 1 ,435 LAKE HERRING 1 ,458 6 958 MUSSEL SHELLS (2) WHITE PERCH 411 POLLOCK 1 ,819 TOTAL 497 , 257 100.0 - 1/ UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES FOR BAIT, REDUCTION, AND ANIMAL FOOD. 2/ DATA NOT AVAILABLE. NOTE: --DOES NOT INCLUDE PRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIALLY CULTIVATED FISH AND SHELLFISH. 16 U.S. CATCH PRIBILOF ISLANDS SEALSKINS TAKE OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS SEALSKINS, 1956-70 Skins taken Year Male Female Total 1956 Number 95,849 46,195 47,860 30,176 36,320 82,099 53,460 42,278 48,223 41,216 52,866 55,638 45,437 38,805 42,228 Number 26,977 47,423 31,059 27,634 4,296 13,875 24,455 42,976 15,983 9,804 10,034 13,095 Number 122,826 1957 93,618 1958 78,919 1959 57,810 I960 40,616 1961 95,974 1962 77 ,915 1963 85,254 1964 64,206 1965 51,020 1966 52,866 1967 65,672 1968 1969 58,532 38,805 1970 42,228 AVERAGE VALUE OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS SEALSKINS, 1957-70 Dressed , dyed, machined, and finished Sheared Year Male Female Female Spring sale Fall sale Spring sale Fall sale Spring sale Fall sale 1957 $91.56 71.27 99.75 101.66 87.94 106.42 122.52 105.45 116.36 3/127.99 5/ 90.30 113.48 104.55 79.27 $68.90 86.14 103.23 104.35 86.69 107.53 1/111.72 85.56 2/103.78 4/105.93 6/ 80.22 91.36 76.02 82.54 (average valt $71.16 89.21 (3) (5) 98.71 69.40 71.23 le per skin) (1) $64.34 (2) (4) (6) 64.49 63,11 73.86 $11.99 44.33 43.09 48.82 47.68 77.22 48.86 50.51 46.25 33.92 1958 1959 . 1960 1961 1962 $36.05 41.05 48.40 1963 40.63 1964 59.65 1965 1966 60.80 62.85 1967 1968 1969 82.43 54.88 43.98 1970 40.37 _1/ A total of 4,668 female skins were sold with the male skins. 2/ A total of 1,870 female skins were sold with the male skins. 3/ A total of 2,537 female skins were sold with the male skins. 4/ A total of 3,395 female skins were sold with the male skins. 5/ A total of 3,073 female skins were sold with the male skins. 6/ A total of 3,118 female skins were sold with the male skins. Note: --The skins sold were taken several years prior to the date of sale. iVr U.S. CATCH 17 WHALING WHALE CATCH, 1970 Month Fin Gray Sei Sperm Total January March May June July August September .... October November December Total, 1970. Total, 1969. Number Number Number Number 1/ 1 1/ 9 1/ 11 6 1/ 4 1/ 9 1/ 19 1/ 5 1/ 64 31 2/ 74 10 3/ 68 Number 1 9 11 3 4 8 4 9 19 5 73 183 \/ The taking of 1 sperm whale in January, 9 sperm whales in March, 6 sperm whales in May, 1 sperm whale in September, 2 sperm whales in October, 8 sperm whales in November, and 3 sperm whales in December was authorized by Special Scientific Permit No. 1970-1. 1/ The taking of 74 gray whales was authorized by Special Scientific Permit No. 1969-1. 3/ The taking of 34 sperm whales was authorized by Special Scientific Permit No. 1969-5. WHALE PRODUCTS, 1970 Item Quantity Value Meal Thousand pounds 663 483 602 78 Thousand dollars 44 Meat 48 Oil: Sperm 40 Whale 6 Total, 1970 1,826 138 Total, 1969 4,792 328 Note: --To convert pounds of oil to gallons, divide by 7.75. 18 WORLD FISHERIES World fishing, which has more than tripled in volume since 1945, dropped by a little over 1 percent in 1969 — the first decrease in the postwar period. Until 1969, world catch trends had been uninterruptedly upwards ever since the postwar construction of fishing fleets. Although the 1969 catch was slightly below that of 1968, it was over double the catch (88.2 billion pounds) taken in 1960. The United States moved up to fifth place in 1969 among the fishing nations of the world replacing Norway which had held that position since 1966. The United States had a slight increase in catch in 1969 while Norway's catch was 11 percent less. Peru was the leading fish-catching nation followed by Japan f Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China (Mainland) , and the United States . CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSKS, ETC. (Live weight basis) BY COUNTRIES, 1969 Country Billion pounds Percent Peru Japan Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. China (Mainland) United States Norway Republic of South Africa India Spain Canada Denmark Thailand Republic of Indonesia United Kingdom Chile Republic of the Philippines Republic of Korea France , Iceland Federal Republic of Germany China (Taiwan) Brazil Republic of Viet-Nam Portugal Pakistan Angola Burma Poland Malaysia Mexico Italy Netherlands East Germany North Korea North Viet-Nam Sweden Morocco. ... Argentina Other Total 2/ 20.33 19,01 14.33 1/ 12.79 5,50 5,47 4,70 3.54 3.28 3,10 2,81 2.80 2.66 2,39 2,37 2,16 1,88 1,64 1,52 1.44 1,24 1,09 1,02 1,01 1,00 .92 .91 .90 .90 .78 ,78 ,71 ,65 ,64 ,64 ,58 ,50 ,45 10,67 3/ i/ 5/ 139.11 14.6 13,7 10,3 9.2 4,0 3,9 3,4 2,5 2,4 2,2 1,7 1,5 1,3 1,2 1,1 1,0 ,9 ,8 ,7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 ,6 ,6 ,6 ,5 ,5 ,5 ,5 ,4 ,4 ,3 7,7 100.0 1/ 1960 data. Tj Includes the weight of clam, oyster, scallop, and other univalve and bivalve mollusk shells. This weight is not included in other United States catch statistics, 3/ 1968 data. 4/ 1957 data. 5/ 1962 data. Source :--"Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, 1969", Volume 28, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, WORLD FISHERIES 19 CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY CONTINENTS, 1964 AND 1969 (Live weight basis) Continent 1964 1969 Increase (1969 over 1964) As la....... Billion pounds 43.87 24.26 21.49 9.88 7.06 9.49 .35 Billion pounds 54.54 24.94 24.73 14.34 10.08 10.04 44 Percent 24 South America ............ 3 Europe ................ 15 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Africa 45 43 North and Central America Oceania 6 26 Total 116.40 139.11 20 CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY MAJOR FISHING AREAS, 1964 AND 1969 (Live weight basis) Area 1964 1969 Increase (1969 over 1964) Billion Billion Marine areas: pounds pounds Percent Pacific Ocean and adjacent areas. . 57.98 66.58 15 Atlantic Ocean and adjacent areas . 39.68 50.27 27 Indian Ocean and adjacent areas . . 4.19 5.95 42 Total 101.85 122.80 21 Inland waters: Asia 10.14 1.76 1.55 11.02 2.21 1.76 9 Africa 26 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 14 South America .44 .44 .66 .44 50 Europe North and Central America .22 .22 - Oceania (1) (1) _ Total 14.55 16.31 12 Grand total 116.40 139.11 20 1/ Negligible. ESTIMATED USE OF THE WORLD CATCH, 1964 AND 1969 (Live weight basis) Manner used 1964 1969 Increase (1969 over 1964) Marketed fresh Billion pounds 39.95 11.73 18.56 9.72 34.24 2.20 Billion pounds 39.68 18.96 17.86 12.79 47.62 2.20 Percent -1 62 -4 32 39 Frozen Cured Canned Reduced to meal, oil-, etc Miscellaneous purposes Total 116.40 139.11 20 20 WORLD FISHERIES CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY SPECIES GROUPS, 1964 AND 1969 (Live weight basis) Species groups 1964 1969 Increase (1969 over 1964) Billion Billion pounds pounds Percent Herring, sardines, anchovies, etc. . 40.76 40.33 - 1 Cods, hakes, haddocks, etc 13.32 21.66 63 Miscellaneous marine fishes 16.64 19.59 18 Fresh-water fishes .. 13.56 5.87 6.51 15.07 6.99 6.98 11 Mollusks 19 Redfishes, basses, congers, etc. . . 7 Mackerels, snoeks, cutlass fishes. etc 2.60 4.41 6.69 4.35 157 Jacks, mullets, sauries, etc - 1 Tunas, bonitos, billfishes, etc. . . 3.04 3.69 21 Crustaceans 2.56 1.30 3.29 3.07 29 Salmons, trouts, smelts, etc 136 Flounders, halibuts, soles, etc. . . 2.16 2.80 30 Miscellaneous (turtles, frogs. aquatic plants, etc.) 1.44 1.80 25 Shads, milkfishes, etc 1.15 1.39 21 Sharks, rays, chimaeras, etc .86 1.13 31 River eels .08 .09 .12 .11 50 Sea cucumbers, sea urchins, etc. . . 22 Sturgeons, paddlef ishes , etc .05 .05 - Total 116.40 139.11 20 WORLD CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY COUNTRIES, 1969 PERU 1 JAPAN 1 U.S.S.R u CHINA (mainland) 1 i UNITED STATES 1 NORWAY 111 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. . 1 INDIA 1 SPAIN CANADA 1 DENMARK :x m THAILAND ii REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA . . . ■III UNITED KINGDOM i Billion J_ Pounds 0 12 16 20 24 WORLD FISHERIES 21 CATCH OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSKS, ETC., BY LEADING COUNTRIES, 1954-69 (Live weight basis) Million Million Year Country pounds Year Country pounds 1954: Japan 10,012 1962: Peru 15,339 United States 6,110 Japan 15,139 China (Mainland) 5,055 China (Mainland) 1/ 12,787 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 4,978 Socialist Republics 7,973 Norway 4,560 United States 6,554 1955: 1963: Japan 10,819 Peru 15,210 United States 6,136 Japan 14,768 China (Mainland) 5,551 China (Mainland) V 12,787 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 5,500 Socialist Republics 8,768 Norway 3,998 United States 6,122 1956: Japan 10,522 1964: Peru 20,098 United States 6,574 Japan 14,001 China (Mainland) 5,838 China (Mainland) 1/ 12,787 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 5,767 Socialist Republics 9,867 Norway 4,822 United States 5,836 1957: Japan 11,921 1965: Peru 16,451 China (Mainland) 6,878 Japan 15,229 United States 6,074 China (Mainland) 1^/ 12,787 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 5,580 Socialist Republics 11,243 Norway 3,849 United States 6,006 1958: Japan 12,136 1966: Peru 19,376 China (Mainland) 8,951 Japan 15,657 United States 5,960 China (Mainland) 1/ 12,787 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 5,778 Socialist Republics 11,792 Norway 3,180 Norway 6,316 1959: 1967: Japan 12,972 Peru 22,341 China (Mainland) 11,067 Japan 17,307 United States 6,373 China (Mainland) 1/ 12,787 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 6,076 Socialist Republics 12,736 Peru 4,821 Norway 7,206 1960: 1968: ~ Japan 13,652 Peru 23,193 China (Mainland) 12,787 Japan 19,113 Peru 7,868 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 13,409 Socialist Republics 6,726 China (Mainland) 1/ 12,787 United States 6,205 Norway 6,182 1961: Japan 14,794 1969: Peru 20,334 China (Mainland) 1/ 12,787 Japan 19,011 Peru 11,665 Union of Soviet Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 14,326 Socialist Republics 7,165 China (Mainland) V 12,787 United States 6,464 United States 5,501 1/ Data are for 1960. Note: — Data reflect latest information published in "Yearbook of Fishery Statistics", Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 22 PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS CANNED PACK The 1970 pack of canned fishery products in the United States, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico was 46.5 million standard cases (1,4 billion pounds) valued at 750.7 million to the packers. This was an increase of 6.2 million cases (192.6 million pounds) in volume and $169.8 million in value compared with 1969. There were record packs of tuna, shrimp, and animal (pet) foodand larger production of salmon, crab meat, clams and clam products, and oyster items . The canned packs of tunalike fish, Maine sardines, mackerel, alewives, and squid were less than in 1969. PACK OF CERTAIN CANNED PRODUCTS, 1969-70 JL/ Solid, 21 pounds; chunk, 19.5 pounds; flakes and grated, 18 pounds. PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949-70 Item Pounds per case 1969 1970 Record pack Thousand Thousand Thousand standard standard standard cases cases Year cases Tuna (1) 48 23.4 19,975 2,520 1,043 22,086 3,913 806 1970 1936 1950 22,085 Salmon. 8,965 Sardines, Maine .... 3,844 Mackerel, jack and Pacific 45 386 189 1947 1,755 Crab meat 19.5 257 269 1966 564 Shrimp. .. 6.75 2,836 3,925 1970 3,925 Clams: Whole and minced. . . 15 432 522 1967 689 Chowder and juice . . 30 1,889 1,905 1966 2,033 Oysters 7 286 272 1937 1,519 Animal food and bait . . 48 9,408 11,244 1970 11,244 Other Various 1,282 1,369 - _ Total - 40,314 46,500 - - 1 Year For human consumption For animal food and bait Total 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 • 1968 1969 1970 Thousand pounds 761,776 *835,812 687,477 646,687 605,211 668,588 586,755 655,986 639,965 733,519 622,150 660,928 708,707 757,302 728,937 742,114 749,518 822,369 689,739 782,102 708,566 812,602 Thousand dollars 286,565 317,082 289,153 289,748 289,040 312,023 274,967 316,082 300,750 345,616 310,262 342,747 382,809 410,183 381,329 391,026 446,833 507,841 445,710 499,287 498,277 *641,537 Thousand pounds 93,239 131,303 113,038 168,526 186,983 194,041 256,941 321,777 347,637 361,083 346,985 422,490 334,033 376,408 306,972 353,452 372,111 365,178 499,653 484,923 452,195 *540,713 Thousand dollars 8,939 14,253 12,057 16,081 17,834 18,995 28,198 33,434 35,079 42,966 37,989 44,848 40,027 46,683 40,278 45,634 48,398 55,867 79,853 84,621 82,535 *109,125 Thousand dollars 295,504 331,335 301,210 305,829 306,874 331,018 303,165 349,516 335,829 388,582 348,251 387,595 422,836 456,866 421,607 436,660 495,231 563,708 525,563 583,908 580,812 *750,662 PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 23 FISH MEAL, OIL, AND SOLUBLES A total of 276,962 tons of fish meal was produced in the United States, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico in 1970. This was an increase of 10 percent compared with the 1969 production. Menhaden meal amounted to 186,820 tons. Production of marine animal oil in the United States, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico totaled 194,4 million pounds . Menhaden oil (174 .9 million pounds) was 25.7 million pounds more than the production in 1969. Production of fish solubles was 97, 160 tons — 15,468 tons more than the 1969 production of 81,692 tons. PRODUCTION OF FISH MEAL, OIL, AND SOLUBLES, 1969-70 1969 1970 Record Product Year Quantity Thousand Thousand Thousand tons tons tons Meal: Menhaden 159.5 186.8 1961 247.6 Herring, sea 6.6 6.4 1937 20.5 Tuna and mackerel . . 26.9 26.7 1968 28.8 Unclassified 59.6 57.1 - - Total 252.6 277.0 1962 312,2 Thousand Thousand Thousand Oil: pounds pounds Year pounds Menhaden 149,155 174,909 1961 235,167 Herring, sea 3,483 5,437 1937 42,172 Tuna and mackerel . . 4,255 3,534 1950 6,633 Unclassified 12,889 10,543 - - Total 169,782 194,423 1936 299,264 Tons Tons Year Tons Fish solubles 81,692 97,160 1959 165,359 24 PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS FREEZINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1969-70 (Thousands of pounds) Item 1969 1970 Record Year Quantity Blocks Fillets and steaks: Cod Flounder. Haddock Ocean perch Other Round, dressed, etc.: Halibut Salmon Whiting Other fish Crabs Spiny lobster (tails) .... Shrimp Other shellfish Bait and animal food Total fish and shellfish 1,972 1,397 2,478 3,382 15,206 5,394 18,717 15,575 15,960 66,227 4,340 513 128,006 11,582 61,946 4,425 1,368 2,075 2,337 15,402 4,217 19,252 22,974 15,304 81,183 5,393 864 137,191 11,532 64,777 1955 1954 1963 1950 1951 1962 1945 1951 1966 1950 1970 1965 7,096 10,737 10,459 25,224 71,400 43,306 30,009 45,520 11,273 1,233 137,191 76,204 352,695 388.294 1970 388,294 HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, DECEMBER 31, 1969-70 (Thousands of pounds) Item December 31, 1969 December 31, 1970 Record Month and year Quantity Blocks Fillets and steaks: Cod Flounder Haddock Ocean perch Other Fish sticks and portions (raw and cooked) Round, dressed, etc.: Halibut Salmon Whiting Other fish Crabs Spiny lobster (tails) .... Shrimp Other shellfish Bait and animal food Total fish and shellfish 43,018 12,923 9,279 7,064 16,353 14,980 25,449 11,171 8,538 1,990 22,231 6,973 7,544 68,607 6,808 11,857 30,560 Sept. 1969 7,353 Nov. 1952 16,082 Dec. 1970 5,869 Oct. 1954 21,253 Nov. 1956 20,003 - 21,962 Dec. 1969 13,640 Aug. 1954 22,365 Sept. 1970 10,769 Sept. 1951 23,375 - 6,955 April 1966 4,267 June 1966 78,690 Dec. 1970 9,781 - 12,845 June 1965 60,254 16,529 16,082 16,217 23,934 25,449 31,173 24,865 26,426 11,254 8,962 78,690 22,567 274,785 305,769 Oct. 1970 313,071 PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS 25 FISH STICKS, PORTIONS, AND BREADED SHRIMP PRODUCTION OF FISH STICKS AND PORTIONS, 1955-70 1/ Data not available. *Record. Year Fish sticks Fish po rtions Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds dollars pounds dollars 1955 .... 63 , 046 28,886 (1) (1) 1956 . 52,818 23,193 (1) (1) 1957 . 53,128 23,544 (1) (1) 1958 , 61,011 27,000 21,790 7,972 1959 . 60,378 28,611 37,147 13,138 1960 . 65,142 28,671 49,381 17,517 1961 . 69,824 30,100 59,847 22,192 1962 . 72,217 30,076 78,678 28,089 1963 . 79,302 31,590 94,644 33,980 1964 . 73,574 29,986 106,313 36,532 1965 . 82,483 35,778 140,464 56,025 1966 . 81,415 35,787 147,581 58,013 1967 . 73,909 32,559 161,313 58,518 1968 . 91,695 41,454 182,771 68,620 1969 . 113,369 51,242 217,017 83,719 1970 . *115,932 *5 7,720 *233,441 *97,570 Note:--A fish stick, generally cut from a block of fillets, is 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 larg- est dimension at least three times that of the next largest dimension. A fish portion, generally cut from a block of fillets, is a piece of fish flesh generally of uniform size with a thickness of 3/8 of an inch or more, and which does not conform to the definition of a fish stick. PRODUCTION OF BREADED SHRIMP, 1955-70 Year Brea ded Thousand Thousand pounds dollars 1955 .... 38,991 26,907 1956 . . 50,888 37,301 1957 . . 51,085 37,764 1958 . 60,865 43,622 1959 . 69,764 45,314 1960 . 70,348 47,015 1961 . 73,795 55,089 1962 . 76,803 62,230 1963 . 76,216 53,527 1964 . 91,333 63,388 1965 . 98,144 77,091 1966 . 104,926 94,169 1967 . 94,230 85,319 1968 . 102,964 101,681 1969 . *105,627 *111,960 1970 . 103,147 109,009 *Record Note: --Breaded shrimp are peeled shrimp coated with breading ingredients. The product may be identified as fantail (butterfly) and round with or without tail fins and last shell segments; and as portions, sticks, steaks, etc., when prepared from a composite unit of two or more shrimp pieces, whole shrimp or a combination of both without flna or shell. 26 PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS PACKAGED FISH PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH, 1970 Item Fillets Steaks Total Fresh . . . Frozen. . . Thousand pounds 78,929 41,897 Thousand dollars $47,573 17,119 Thousand pounds 1,370 11,613 Thousand dollars $1,069 9,669 Thousand pounds 80,299 53,510 Thousand dollars $48,642 26,788 Total . 120,826 64,692 12,983 10,738 133,809 75,430 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, 1950-70 Quantity Value Year Fish Fish Marine Fish meal. Shell Other Grand solubles animal oil, and industrial meal products total 1/ oil 2/ solubles products Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Tons Tons pounds dollars dollars dollars dollars 1950. , 239,954 51,863 163,229 51,188 *17,253 8,747 77,188 1951. . 209,756 50,364 136,292 46,126 15,129 8,058 69,313 1952. . 221,403 70,482 120,708 42,533 14,703 10,756 67,992 1953. . 238,851 81,494 152,206 48,387 16,592 9,393 74,372 1954. . 256,967 115,030 163,985 56,151 17,024 9,252 82,427 1955. . 264,502 110,919 186,734 57,972 14,542 10,821 83,335 1956. . 295,793 128,829 201,500 65,128 14,513 12,096 91,737 1957. . 264,085 122,615 152,615 55,429 14,289 11,663 81,381 1958. . 248,140 130,177 165,210 55,610 11,361 12,912 79,883 1959. . 306,551 *165,359 187,334 59,061 9,325 13,830 82,216 1960. . 290,137 98,929 209,143 42,689 10,074 13,832 66,595 1961. . 311,265 112,254 258,118 51,781 9,362 13,426 74,569 1962. . *312,259 124,649 250,075 53,210 8,557 13,911 75,678 1963. . 255,907 107,402 185,827 47,842 7,000 13,759 68,601 1964. . 235,252 93,296 180,198 46,998 6,192 16,721 69,911 1965. . 254,051 94,840 195,440 56,498 5,576 20,756 82,830 1966. . 223,821 83,441 164,045 49,916 5,131 17,925 72,972 1967. . 211,189 74,675 122,398 36,738 4,933 19,356 61,027 1968. . 235,136 71,833 174,072 41,294 4,651 24,182 70,127 1969. . 252,564 81,692 169,782 53,257 4,186 *27,156 84,599 1970. . 276,962 97,160 194,423 *70,137 3,409 26,599 *100,145 _!/ Includes homogenized condensed fish for pounds). *Record. 1950-63. 2/ Record production 1936 (299.3 million FOREIGN TRADE 27 U.S. IMPORTS IMPORTANT FISHERY IMPORTS, 1969-70 Item 1969 1970 5 -year average 1964-68 Edible fishery products: Fresh and frozen: Fillets: Groundfish and ocean perch. Blocks and slabs Total Other Halibut Salmon Tuna: Albacore Other Loins and discs Sea scallops (meats) Lobsters: Common (includes fresh-cooked meat) Spiny Shrimp (mostly frozen, some canned and dried) Canned : Salmon Sardines: In oil Not in oil Tuna: In oil Not in oil Bonito and yellowtail: In oil Not in oil Crab meat Lobsters: Common •• Spiny Oysters (mostly canned) .... Nonedible fishery products: Scrap and meal Solubles Whale oil, sperm 1,000 pounds do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do tons do 1,000 pounds Quantity 159,980 266,748 426,728 120,434 20,093 8,425 198,387 194,917 2,173 14,322 17,447 44,992 193,741 2,217 27,220 18,147 158 72,958 354 364 3,035 2,470 301 16,720 358,350 161 46,030 C?uantity 186,094 272,657 458,751 136,101 18,213 6,424 205,261 234,279 3,228 16,830 17,163 37,691 218,715 2,441 34,029 12,837 153 72,106 829 403 2,763 2,380 101 12,339 251,492 474 55,606 Quantity 98,457 207,627 306,084 87,002 19,488 8,720 172,414 181,843 11,502 15,471 17,670 37,649 174,319 1,200 23,819 27,901 182 59,751 1,547 1,314 3,549 2,739 168 11,847 532,873 3,999 60,603 Note: --The data includes imports into U.S. territories and possessions and landings of tuna by foreign vessels in American Samoa, Source: — Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 28 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. IMPORTS IMPORTS OF FISH BLOCKS AND SLABS BY SPECIES, 1966-70 Species 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Cod Flatfish Haddock Pollock Other Thousand pounds 132,327 14,002 23,861 8,917 27,467 Thousand pounds 116,948 13,212 21,356 9,333 28,655 Thousand pounds 176,370 14,098 23,460 8,453 38,705 Thousand pounds 192,576 14,990 19,686 7,728 31,768 Thousand pounds 194,959 12,105 20,351 20,758 24,484 Total 206,574 189,504 261,086 266,748 272,657 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. IMPORTS OF FISH BLOCKS AND SLABS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 1966-70 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. f Country of origin 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Canada Iceland Norway Greenland Denmark Other Thousand pounds 97,963 37,885 11,934 18,665 16,135 23,992 Thousand pounds 96,035 28,701 15,414 16,183 11,881 21,290 Thousand pounds 106,217 58,168 34,612 11,720 21,881 28,488 Thousand pounds 88,694 53,877 73,021 9,419 17,799 23,938 Thousand pounds 83,704 73,345 71,820 5,139 15,747 22,902 Total 206,574 189,504 261,086 266,748 272,657 IMPORTS OF GROUNDFISH AND ATLANTIC OCEAN PERCH FILLETS BY SPECIES, 1966-70 1/ Species 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Ocean perch, Atlantic . . , . Cod Thousand pounds 41,588 40,820 26,116 Thousand pounds 36,279 32,068 25,716 Thousand pounds 50,435 46,646 32,069 Thousand pounds 64,225 61,880 33,875 Thousand pounds 54,172 95 790 Haddock 2/ 36,132 Total 108,524 94,063 129,150 159,980 186 094 _1/ Does not Include data on fish blocks and slabs. _2/ Includes some quantities of cusk, hake, and pollock fillets. Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. FOREIGN TRADE 29 U.S. IMPORTS IMPORTS OF SHRIMP, 1966-70 Country of origin 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 North America: Mexico Thousand pounds 68,715 9,733 6,955 3,914 2,481 2,107 1,779 159 39 143 3,358 Thousand pounds 70,460 11,126 6,724 5,053 1,924 1,922 1,679 654 385 60 3,984 Thousand pounds 59,948 10,730 4,639 5,627 1,315 2,981 2,351 970 506 96 5,516 Thousand pounds 56,239 9,927 5,026 7,206 1,693 3,925 1,344 644 297 463 4,670 Thousand pounds 72,018 Panama 11,613 El Salvador Nicaragua 6,354 6,021 Guatemala 2,948 Honduras Costa Rica Canada British Honduras Canal Zone Other 2,626 2,494 660 327 197 5,311 Total 99,383 103,971 94,679 91,434 110,569 South America: Guyana 8,780 4,668 5,239 2,881 2,212 2,080 539 282 487 15 9,452 6,717 5,986 4,773 2,726 2,129 254 240 176 8,349 7,820 6,289 5,403 3,018 3,212 269 352 1,619 23 8,155 6,037 8,901 5,851 3,703 2,886 698 392 3,707 7 10 10,165 Ecuador . 5,054 5,992 11,563 Colombia . 4,802 Surinam , , , 2,582 Peru 309 Chile 479 Brazil 2,065 Argentina ......... Other 567 Total 27,183 32,453 36,354 40,347 43,578 Europe: Spain 906 61 1 32 3 1,108 728 61 49 39 2 796 576 97 12 46 48 10 577 689 93 5 13 23 412 468 61 United Kingdom Norway Iceland Italy Other 24 16 5 418 Total 2,111 1,675 1,366 1,235 992 Asia: India 16,499 8,191 1,787 9,106 2,642 989 42 9,633 18,436 7,457 2,559 1,674 9i5 487 75 14,304 22,133 5,475 2,903 2,016 1,383 557 40 19,907 34,357 5,409 2,581 2,373 1,275 43 82 12,003 33,570 Pakistan 7,125 Thailand 3 ,5 72 Iran 1,452 Japan Hong Kong 680 4 38 Other 11,621 48,889 45,927 54,414 58,123 58,062 Australia and Oceania .... 294 671 1,601 1,514 1,608 689 1,376 1,041 1,088 3 906 Grand total 178,549 186,073 189,455 193,741 218,715 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 30 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. IMPORTS IMPORTS OF SHRIMP BY PRODUCT TYPES, 1966-70 Item 1966 1967 1968 19691/ 1970 Shell-on (headless) Peeled: Canned Not breaded: Raw Thousand pounds 129,919 1,547 37,233 2,565 527 6,758 Thousand pounds 131,927 2,225 38,959 2,133 830 9,999 Thousand pounds 128,042 4,307 47,451 1,809 1,567 6,279 Thousand pounds 121,293 3,583 63,792 3,814 1,259 Thousand pounds 139,978 3,875 69,501 Other 3,946 Breaded 1,415 Unclassified 2/ Total 178,549 186,073 189,455 193,741 218,715 _!/ Shrimp import descriptions were revised at the beginning of 1969 to insure proper classi- fication of all entrees. _2/ Includes unknown quantities of headless and raw peeled shrimp. Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. IMPORTS OF FISH MEAL AND SCRAP BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 1966-70 Country of origin 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Angola Tons 569 43,618 89,381 276,651 21,048 6,600 9,917 Tons 46,626 40,937 442,547 113,243 8,133 Tons 65,119 103,907 635,933 40,991 9,335 Tons 67,780 59,941 218,141 8,273 4,215 Tons Canada 75,453 Chile 11,631 Peru 153,202 Norway. . . ' 9,188 Republic of South Africa. . . Other countries 2,018 Total 447,784 651,486 855,285 358,350 251,492 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. IMPORTS OF FISH SOLUBLES BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 1966-70 Country of origin 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Canada Denmark Tons 1,402 578 2 2,326 Tons 1,283 293 2,093 Tons 714 385 674 Tons 146 15 Tons 144 Republic of South Africa. , . Other countries 330 Total 4,308 3,669 1,773 161 474 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, FOREIGN TRADE 31 U.S. IMPORTS QUOTA AND IMPORTS OF CANNED TUNA NOT IN OIL, 1956-70 Year Quota \l Imports Under quota ll Over quota _3/ 1956. 1957. 1958. 1959. 1960. 1961. 1962. 1963. 1964. 1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. 1969. 1970. Thousand pounds 28,757 44,529 44,694 52,373 53,448 57,115 59,059 63,131 60,912 66,059 65,662 69,472 66,985 71,703 70,146 Thousand pounds 27,783 42,524 44,694 52,373 50,322 56,210 54,379 56,414 52,931 49,204 57,987 62,275 64,907 71,333 70,146 Thousand pounds 752 2,931 792 _!/ Imports have been subject to tariff quotas since April 14, 1956, and are based on 20 percent of the previous year's domestic pack excluding American Samoa. ll Dutiable in 1956-67 at 12.5 percent ad valorem; 1968, 11 percent; 1969, 10 percent; and 1970, 8.5 percent ad valorem. ^/ Dutiable in 1958-59 at 25 percent ad valorem and in 1970 at 17 percent ad valorem. Source: --Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Customs. (Data in this table will not agree with tuna import data released by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.) QUOTA AND IMPORTS OF GROUNDFISH AND ATLANTIC OCEAN PERCH FILLETS AND STEAKS, 1960-70 Quota J,/ Imports Year Under quota ll Over quota 3/ I960 Thousand pounds 36,533 32,601 28,571 24,875 24,862 24,384 23,591 24,883 24,895 26,466 27,401 Thousand pounds 36,533 32,601 28,571 24,875 24,862 24,384 23,591 24,883 24,895 26,466 27,401 Thousand pounds 29,345 1961 0 . . 43,890 1962 1963 1964 49,307 53,623 55,542 1965 55,763 1966 84,933 1967 69,180 1968 104,255 1969 133,514 1970 158,693 \J Limited to 15 million pounds or 15 percent of the average apparent annual U.S. consumption during the three immediately preceding calendar years, whichever is the greater. ll Dutiable at 1.875 cents per pound. 3./ Dutiable at 2.5 cents per pound. Source: — Data on import quotas and imports under quota from Department of Treasury, Bureau of Customs. Imports over quota calculated from imports reported by Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 32 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. IMPORTS U.S. IMPORTS OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS, BY CONTINENT AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 1969 Continent and country of origin Thousand pounds Percent North America: Canada Mexico Panama Greenland Nicaragua Costa Rica Other Total South America: Ecuador Peru Brazil Guyana Venezuela Other Total Europe: Norway Iceland Denmark Poland Spain Portugal United Kingdom France Other Total Asia: Japan India Malaysia Republic of China (Taiwan) Republic of Korea Pakistan Other Total Australia and Oceania: British Western Pacific Islands Australia New Zealand Other Total Africa: Republic of South Africa Ivory Coast Mauritius Sierra Leone Canary Islands Other Total Grand total Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 536,500 81,793 13,025 11,032 7,761 6,345 28,832 685,288 30,782 23,609 15,761 8,245 6,355 20,526 105,278 115,782 108,919 30,939 15,329 12,163 12,076 6,254 6,095 12,453 320,010 370,132 36,802 21,271 13,107 6,397 5,785 22,013 475,507 26,833 11,478 6,530 335 45,176 36,280 10,865 9,396 8,230 3,410 7,131 75,312 1,706,571 31.44 4.79 .76 .65 .46 .37 1.69 40.16 1.81 1.38 .93 .48 .37 1.20 6.17 .78 .38 .81 .90 .71 .71 .37 .36 .73 18.75 21.68 2.16 1.25 .77 .37 .34 1.29 27.86 1.57 .67 .39 .02 2.65 2.12 .64 .55 .48 .20 .42 4.41 100.00 FOREIGN TRADE 33 U.S. IMPORTS VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS, BY CONTINENT AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 1969 Continent and country of origin Thousand dollars Percent North America: Canada Mexico Panama Nicaragua El Salvador Honduras Other Total South America: Brazil Ecuador Guyana French Guiana Venezuela Other Total Europe : Norway Iceland Denmark Portugal Spain United Kingdom Other Total Asia: Japan India Republic of China (Taiwan) Malaysia Pakistan Thailand Other Total Australia and Oceania: Australia New Zealand British Western Pacific Islands Other Total Africa: Republic of South Africa Ivory Coast Sierra Leone Canary Islands Other Total Grand total Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 179,402 62,498 10,991 7,468 5,069 4,296 18,766 288,490 16,927 12,845 7,606 6,607 6,211 15,216 65,412 30,531 24,288 9,062 6,909 5,925 3,886 9,737 90,338 115,570 23,180 5,605 5,596 4,547 4,442 15,543 174,483 31,758 16,204 6,348 151 54,461 23,079 1,769 1,695 796 4,286 31,625 704,809 25.45 8.87 1.56 1.06 .72 .61 2.66 40.93 ,40 ,82 ,08 ,94 2.16 9.28 4.33 3.45 1.29 .98 .84 .55 1.38 12.82 16.40 3.29 .80 .79 .64 .63 2.21 24.76 4.51 2.30 .90 .02 7.73 3.27 .25 .24 .11 .61 4.48 100.00 34 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. EXPORTS IMPORTANT DOMESTIC FISHERY EXPORTS, 1969-70 Item 1969 1970 5-year average 1964-68 Fresh and frozen: Salmon Shrimp Canned: Mackerel Salmon Sardines Shrimp Squid Fish oils, unclassified Thousand pounds 30,553 25,219 174 15,536 2,095 5,682 12,216 196,073 Thousand pounds 28,201 29,570 98 16,811 1,456 6,075 8,825 158,787 Thousand pounds 17,622 7 975 2,549 18,514 2,921 4,481 10,763 94,895 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. FOREIGN TRADE 35 U.S. EXPORTS EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SHRIMP PRODUCTS, 1966-70 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FRESH AND FROZEN SHRIMP, 1966-70 Item 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Fresh and frozen: Domestic Thousand pounds 4,927 11,397 Thousand pounds 8,112 15,890 Thousand pounds 12,147 8,314 Thousand pounds 25,219 10,513 Thousand pounds 29,570 Foreign 14,700 Total 16,324 24,002 20,461 35,732 44,270 Canned: Domestic 4,479 33 5,255 19 4,467 20 5,682 39 6,075 Foreign 50 Total 4,512 5,274 4,487 5,721 6,125 Total: Domestic 9,406 11,430 13,367 15,909 16,614 8,334 30,901 10,552 35,645 Foreign 14,750 Total 20,836 29,276 24,948 41,453 50,395 Country of destination 1966 1967 1 1968 1969 1970 Bahamas Thousand pounds 121 68 1,865 117 1,866 7 56 55 276 496 Thousand pounds 107 84 2,471 107 3,904 525 168 46 227 473 Thousand pounds 219 80 2,767 115 2,662 3,899 23 42 131 2,209 Thousand pounds 262 104 3,783 80 4,673 8,359 79 5 728 7,146 Thousand pounds 224 Bermuda 119 Canada 4,957 Jamaica 115 Japan 2,715 Mexico 9,476 Nansei and Nanpo Islands. . . Netherlands 115 58 United Kingdom Other countries 2,247 9,544 Total 4,927 8,112 12,147 25,219 29,570 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC CANNED SHRIMP, 1966-70 \/ Less than 500 pounds. Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Country of destination 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Canada Thousand pounds 2,090 35 196 6 2 38 150 1,626 336 Thousand pounds 2,523 11 257 4 3 73 159 1,710 515 Thousand pounds 2,553 8 247 11 1 34 151 1,184 278 Thousand pounds 3,119 4 562 1 (1) 39 189 993 775 Thousand pounds 3,600 Denmark 43 France 217 Japan Mexico 3 Republic of South Africa. . . Switzerland United Kingdom Other countries 81 184 1,217 730 Total 4,479 5,255 4,467 5,682 6,075 36 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. EXPORTS EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FRESH AND FROZEN SALMON, 1966-70 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC CANNED SARDINES, 1966-70 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC CANNED MACKEREL, 1966-70 Country of destination 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Australia .••..•...• Thousand pounds 130 530 3,779 408 4,701 53 2,468 35 172 1,636 5,163 327 443 Thousand pounds 107 692 2,527 172 5,216 16 2,218 72 625 1,644 4,635 443 544 Thousand pounds 118 673 1,255 53 3,980 14 2,912 23 392 1,826 4,360 205 423 Thousand pounds 138 790 2,567 443 4,298 72 14,137 14 551 2,367 4,004 448 724 Thousand pounds 58 Belgium 1,113 Canada Denmark 4,361 698 France Italy Japan 5,605 93 7,676 Mexico 82 Netherlands 337 Sweden 3,012 United Kingdom West Germany Other countries 4,221 401 544 Total 19,845 18,911 16,234 30,553 28,201 Country of destination 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Canada Thousand pounds 1,533 28 1,068 928 Thousand pounds 625 1 2 36 709 Thousand pounds 2,321 156 556 Thousand pounds 1,704 1 390 Thousand pounds 1,211 Ecuador Ghana _ Philippines _ Congo _ Other countries 245 Total 3,557 1,373 3,033 2,095 1,456 Country of destination 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 French Pacific Islands. . . . Greece Thousand pounds 149 26 207 61 3 322 371 Thousand pounds 20 350 5 163 Thousand pounds 7 239 59 Thousand pounds 4 17 153 Thousand pounds 6 Guatemala Hong Kong New Zealand El Salvador - Other countries 92 Total 1,139 538 305 174 98 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. FOREIGN TRADE 37 U.S. EXPORTS EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC CANNED SQUID, 1966-70 Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISH AND FISH LIVER OILS, 1966-70 Country of destination 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Australia Thousand pounds 90 5,399 118 3,816 444 292 Thousand pounds 100 7,199 37 4,832 179 440 Thousand pounds 55 4,953 45 5,688 837 377 Thousand pounds 239 6,292 46 4,991 226 311 111 Thousand pounds 36 Greece 4,721 Netherlands 31 Philippines 3,483 Spain West Germany Other countries 390 164 Total 10,159 12,787 11,955 12,216 8,825 Country of destination 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Belgium Thousand pounds 5,001 1,353 24,490 11,448 6,602 14,331 9,375 4,655 Thousand pounds 2,860 323 37,076 20,415 6,630 8,135 1,377 Thousand pounds 1 628 18,953 30,611 5 13,742 190 Thousand pounds 4,451 1,259 110,605 16,906 16,888 17,494 28,470 Thousand pounds Canada Netherlands 623 57,495 Norway Sweden 36,038 16,975 United Kingdom West Germany Other countries 24,602 13,212 9,842 Total 77,255 76,816 65,129 196,073 158,787 Source: — Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. VALUE OF EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1960-70 Million dollars Million dollars 120 120 1960 1970 38 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. EXPORTS U.S. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 1969 (Thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars) Country of destination Edible Nonedible Total North America: Canada •••..... Quantity 25,942 8,699 44 6 10 76 129 140 300 325 1,372 761 15 75 342 59 40 432 2 Value 16,575 6,277 34 9 9 15 36 55 211 361 1,032 376 3 54 103 65 22 315 1 Value 2,480 62 3 6 1 (1) 8 4 5 2 2 3 2 1 1 Value 19,055 Mexico 6,339 Guatemala 37 British Honduras 15 El Salvador 10 Honduras , 15 Nicaragua Costa Rica 36 55 Panama 211 Bermuda .............. 369 Bahamas 1,036 Jamaica ... 381 Haiti 5 Dominican Republic. ........ 56 Leev?ard and Windward Islands. . . . Barbados 106 67 Trinidad 23 Netherlands Antilles 315 2 38,769 25,553 2,580 28,133 Colombia 9 379 4 22 2 1 12 23 30 5 3 111 8 350 4 11 3 1 10 26 25 2 4 35 9 6 3 1 1 1 2 33 19 17 Venezuela , 356 Guyana 4 14 French Guiana 3 2 Peru 11 Bolivia 26 Chile 1 Brazil 27 Paraguay Uruguay Argentina 2 37 54 Total 601 479 75 554 Iceland 2 10,281 746 28 873 15,926 134 4,759 2,405 6,368 1,949 3 442 856 1 6,596 560 19 534 12,011 96 2,928 1,783 4,838 1,458 5 376 191 795 2 20 1,260 2 6,240 284 623 1,374 21 1,155 35 1 7,391 Norway 562 19 Denmark 554 United Kingdom 13,271 Ireland 98 Netherlands 9,168 Belgium •..•••........ 2,067 5,461 West Germany 2,832 26 Switzerland 1,531 Spain 226 See footnote at end of table. (Continued on next page) FOREIGN TRADE 39 U.S. EXPORTS U.S. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 1969 - Continued (Thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars) Country of destination Edible Nonedible Total Europe - continued: Portugal Gibraltar Quantity 1,470 4 3 530 4,411 8,717 1 6 Value 198 5 2 209 407 1,252 1 7 Value 389 615 20 Value 587 5 Malta 2 Italy 824 Yugoslavia Greece 407 1,272 Turkey Cyprus 1 7 Total 59,914 33,477 12,835 46,312 Asia: Lebanon 18 21 11 7 44 10 36 4 21 68 48 128 2 5,714 1,017 477 22 30,833 107 1 25 13 10 1 8 35 8 16 3 16 57 31 106 3 775 56 522 29 23,464 96 1 30 (1) 1 7 37 18 2,440 25 Iran 13 Israel 40 Jordan 1 Kuwait Saudi Arabia 8 35 Bahrain 8 16 3 Thailand 17 57 Malaysia 31 106 Indonesia . 3 782 Republic of Korea ......... 93 540 Taiwan 29 Nansei and Nanpo Islands 25,904 96 1 Total 38,589 25,275 2,533 27,808 Australia and Oceania: Australia 1,673 8 39 7 203 27 1,046 7 37 6 193 20 9 1 1,055 New CSuinea 7 New Zealand 37 British Western Pacific Islands . . French Pacific Islands Islands 6 194 20 Total 1,957 1,309 10 1 319 See footnote at end of table. (Continued on next page) 40 FOREIGN TRADE U.S. EXPORTS U.S. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, 1969 - Continued (Thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars) Country of destination Edible Nonedible Total Africa: Morocco Libya United Arab Republic. . . Canary Islands Sierra Leone Ivory Coast Ghana Madeira Island Angola Liberia Uganda Congo Afars and Issas Kenya Tanzania Mauritius Mozambique Malagasy Republic . . . , Republic of South Africa. Rhodesia Malawi West Portuguese Africa. . Nigeria Total Grand total Quantity 2 48 1 79 5 5 28 6 30 14 6 1 1 9 3 72 19 2 440 45 816 140,646 Value 2 33 1 86 5 4 20 6 22 14 4 1 1 1 1 88 19 2 36 27 381 86,474 Value 17 26 18,059 Value 2 33 1 86 5 4 20 6 22 14 4 1 1 1 88 36 2 36 27 1 407 104,533 1/ Less than 500 pounds or $500. Source: --Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. VALUE OF U.S. EXPORTS TO CONTINENT OF DESTINATION, 1969 Australia and Oceania 1.3% Africa .4% South America .5%, TOTAL VALUE $104,533,000 FOREIGN TRADE 41 EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946-70 IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946-70 Year Edible Nonedlble Total Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds dollars dollars dollars 1946 .... 473,539 89,986 39,727 129,713 1947 . . 407,636 83,275 26,700 109,975 1948 . 472,742 111,660 44,988 156,648 1949 . . 470,517 113,753 37,861 151,614 1950 . . 639,725 158,414 39,882 198,296 1951 . . 646,668 158,363 54,094 212,457 1952 . 705,118 183,121 57,308 240,429 1953 . . 726,195 195,869 49,611 245,480 1954 . . 804,054 203,722 48,687 252,409 1955 . , 780,185 208,973 49,896 258,869 1956 , . 801,655 234,699 48,031 282,730 1957 . . 900,227 252,788 46,487 299,275 1958 . 1,020,326 283,822 46,959 330,781 1959 . 1,141,114 314,650 55,467 370,117 1960 . 1,095,014 310,596 52,685 363,281 1961 . 1,087,175 339,318 61,301 400,619 1962 . 1,255,532 405,832 83,975 489,807 1963 . 1,196,977 399,928 100,784 500,712 1964 . 1,318,099 433,674 130,569 564,243 1965 . 1,398,778 479,412 121,492 600,904 1966 . 1,593,714 568,091 151,611 719,702 1967 . 1,470,437 538,301 169,582 707,883 1968 . 1,741,365 643,165 179,504 822,669 1969 . 1,706,571 704,809 139,484 844,293 1970 . *1, 843, 592 *812,511 *227,111 *1, 039, 622 *Record c Source* --Department of Comn lerce. Bureau of the Census. Year Edi ble Nonedible Total Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds dollars dollars dollars 1946 .... 200,398 38,353 1,616 39,969 1947 . . 207,486 49,281 3,555 52.836 1948 . 95,085 21,020 3,382 24,402 1949 . . 146,660 29,212 5,838 35,050 1950 . . 121,623 18,856 8,618 27,474 1951 . 165,624 27,072 8,659 35,731 1952 . . 62,056 15,511 6,436 21,947 1953 . 69,308 17,084 10,794 27,878 1954 . 62,724 16,238 15,289 31,527 1955 . 109,750 24,923 15,054 39,977 1956 . 101,918 22,939 16,564 39.503 1957 . 85,221 20,549 15,403 35,952 1958 . 65,468 19,440 11,564 31,004 1959 . 80,688 26,747 17,495 44,242 1960 . 61,454 25,622 18,543 44,165 1961 . 40,137 19,594 15,116 34,710 1962 . 56,530 22,470 13,258 35,728 1963 . 64,745 30,376 26,229 56,605 1964 . 94,835 42,878 21,326 64,204 1965 . 96,444 49,308 20,175 69,483 1966 . 109,604 62,882 21,931 84,813 1967 . 107,940 67,524 14,685 82,209 1968 . 90,808 56,845 10,912 67,757 1969 . 140,646 86,474 18,059 104,533 1970 . 140,728 95,215 22,460 *117,675 -'Record S( jurce:- •-Department of Comme rce. Bureau of the C Census . 42 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1959-70 (Round weight basis) Year Domestic catch Imports If 1 Total 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Million pounds 5,122 4,942 5,187 *5,354 4,847 4,541 4,777 4,366 4,055 4,116 4,292 4,884 Percent 60.5 60.1 54.2 51.4 42.4 37.7 45.3 35.0 29.0 23.7 36.4 42.6 Million pounds 3,338 3,281 4,383 5,054 6,587 7,490 5,758 8,103 9,936 *13,221 7,510 6,576 Percent 39.5 39.9 45.8 48.6 57.6 62.3 54.7 65.0 71.0 76.3 63.6 57.4 Million pounds 8,460 8,223 9,570 10,408 11,434 12,031 10,535 12,469 13,991 *17,337 11,802 11,460 1/ Excludes imports of cured cod into Puerto Rico, but includes landings of foreign-caught tuna in American Samoa. *Record. SUPPLY OF EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1959-70 (Round weight basis) Year Domestic catch Imports 1/ Total 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Million pounds 2,369 2,498 2,490 2,540 2,556 2,497 2,587 2,573 2,368 2,296 2,246 2.482 Percent 55.5 58.6 57.4 54.6 53.2 51.2 50.1 47.4 48.8 41.5 40.1 40.2 Million pounds 1,901 1,766 1,845 2,115 2,247 2,376 2,576 2,859 2,481 3,232 3,353 *3,692 Percent 44.5 41.4 42.6 45.4 46.8 48.8 49.9 52.6 51.2 58,5 59.9 59.8 Million pounds 4,270 4,264 4,335 4,655 4,803 4,873 5,163 5,432 4,849 5,528 5,599 *6,174 _1/ Excludes imports of cured cod into Puerto Rico, but includes landings of foreign-caught tuna in American Samoa. *Record. (The Record domestic catch of edible fishery products amounting to 3,307 million pounds was landed in 1950.) SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1959-70 (Round weight basis) Year Domestic catch Imports Total 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 '. . 1968 1969 1970 Million pounds 2,753 2,444 2,697 *2,814 2,291 2,044 2,190 1,793 1,687 1,820 2,046 2,402 Percent 65.7 61.7 51.5 48.9 34.5 28,6 40.8 25.5 18.5 15.4 33.0 45.4 Million pounds 1,437 1,515 2,538 2,939 4,340 5,114 3,182 5,244 7,455 *9,989 4,157 2,884 Percent 34.3 38.3 48.5 51.1 65.5 71.4 59.2 74.5 81.5 84.6 67.0 54.6 Million pounds 4,190 3,959 5,235 5,753 6,631 7,158 5,372 7,037 9,142 *11,809 6,203 5,286 *Record. Note: --The weights of the domestic catch and Imports represent the live (round) weight SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 43 U.S. TOTAL SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1951-70 (Round weight basis) Billion pounds ^ ) ^; 1 t us*. •f^.J'f^.t. •^^. .,»,■■ ■ Domestic catch I I t v" r ■■ -^— 1 t I I I 1961 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 1970 TOTAL QUANTITY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS COMPARED WITH POPULATION GROWTH, 1960-70 220 180 140 100 ent or l^ou 1 (Round weight basis) A Domestic catch y plus imports = y^ Total Quantity y^ ' \ Population_Growth 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I960 1963 1967 1970 44 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS SUPPLY OF GROUNDFISH AND ATLANTIC OCEAN PERCH FILLETS AND STEAKS, 1949-70 _!/ Includes imports of frozen blocks of groundfish. *Record. Year U.S. production Imports 1/ Total 1949 Thousand pounds 140,078 136,593 *148,786 132,662 112,280 122,391 105,157 107,138 96,650 99,074 91,133 93,818 93,039 93,625 83,419 75,166 77,180 75,418 71,034 55,349 47,279 42,894 Percent 74.6 67.3 62.9 55.3 55.6 47.1 45.0 44.2 40.7 40.3 33.0 37.6 32.3 29.7 26.5 23.4 20.7 19.3 20.0 12.4 10.0 8.6 Thousand pounds 47,777 66,468 87,639 107,401 89,706 137,548 128,312 135,295 140,678 146,589 184,837 155,550 195,099 221,420 231,768 246,569 294,954 315,097 283,567 390,236 426,728 *458,751 Percent 25.4 32,7 37.1 44.7 44.4 52.9 55.0 55.8 59.3 59.7 67.0 62.4 67.7 70.3 73.5 76.6 79.3 80.7 80.0 87.6 90.0 91.4 Thousand pounds 187,855 1950 1951 203,061 236,425 1952 240,063 1953 1954 201,986 259,939 1955 233,469 1956 242,433 1957 1958 1959 1960 237,328 245,663 275,970 249,368 1961 288,138 1962 315,045 1963 315,187 1964 321,735 1965 372,134 1966 390,515 1967 354,601 1968 1969 445,585 474,007 1970 *501,645 SUPPLY OF FILLETS AND STEAKS, OTHER THAN GROUNDFISH AND ATLANTIC OCEAN PERCH, 1949-70 Year U.S. production Imports Total 1949 Thousand pounds 54,137 55,859 56,709 58,535 48,132 51,251 51,922 55,661 57,815 56,801 56,104 59,348 65,073 76,361 82,565 85,955 *91,652 90,472 81,961 80,163 89,473 90,915 Percent 74.5 64.0 55.5 52.5 48.4 51.6 48.4 48.0 47.7 47.5 46.4 49.0 49.2 50.0 54.5 53.9 55.1 49.4 49.1 42.3 42.6 40.0 Thousand pounds 18,497 31,445 45,528 52,873 51,344 47,911 55,223 60,274 63,300 62,688 64,802 61,713 67,167 76,443 68,869 73,554 74,724 92,708 84,862 109,163 120,434 *136,101 Percent 25.5 36.0 44.5 47.5 51.6 48.4 51.6 52.0 52.3 52.5 53.6 51.0 50.8 50.0 45.5 46.1 44.9 50.6 50.9 57.7 57.4 60.0 Thousand pounds 72,634 1950 87,304 1951 1952 102,237 111,408 1953 1954 1955 99,476 99,162 107,145 1956 115,935 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 121,115 119,489 120,906 121,061 132,240 1962 152,804 1963 151,434 1964 1965 159,509 166,376 1966 183,180 1967 1968 166,823 189,326 1969 1970 209,907 *227,016 *Record. SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 45 SUPPLY OF GROUNDFISH AND OCEAN PERCH FILLETS, 1960-7 0 520 — 480 400 320 240 160 1960 i I 1963 i;! Dome Stic pr odu c 1 1 onj' - iii^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ t ■ i I I 1967 1970 SUPPLY OF GROUNDFISH AND ATLANTIC OCEAN PERCH FILLETS COMPARED WITH POPULATION GROWTH, 1960-7 0 190 160 130 100 nt of 1960 1 1 1 1 1 1 /^ Supply of ^^>''''''\. ground fish /"^^ >v / Po_pulation Gro«th_ _ 1 1 1 1960 1963 1967 1970 46 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS CATCH AND IMPORTS OF TUNA, 1961-70 U.S. Catch Imports Atlantic, Fresh & Year Gulf, and Pacific Coast States Puerto Rico 1/ Total frozen in- cluding cooked loins Canned and Hawaii and discs 2/ In oil In brine Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds 1961, . . . 325,804 31,050 356,854 269,165 431 58,232 1962. 312,157 28,790 340,947 364,528 358 56,361 1963. 321,619 37,025 358,644 320,910 224 57,270 1964, 305,829 48,393 354,222 379,242 201 54,446 1965, 318,895 54,576 373,471 378,637 211 50,750 1966. 269,172 64,698 333,870 449,840 160 61,400 1967. 1968. 1969. 1970. 328,368 293,840 323,041 393.000 97,882 107,660 96,268 84.852 426,250 401,500 419,309 477,852 387,142 422,200 414,465 458,485 186 150 158 153 65,135 67,023 72,958 72,110 1/ 2/ Includes a small quant Round weight. Include ity of fish landed at American 'Samoa by American flag vessels, s landings of foreign-caught fish in American Samoa. SUPPLY OF CANNED TUNA, 1961-70 U.S. pack from Year U.S. pack from domestic catch 1/ imported fresh and frozen Total Imported canned Total supply tuna 2/ Thousand pounds 163,853 Percent Thousand pounds 146,759 Percent Thousand pounds 310,612 Thousand Percent 15.9 Thousand pounds 58,663 pounds 1961. . . . 44.4 39.7 369,275 1962. , 147,586 37.6 187,920 47.9 335,506 56,719 14.5 392,225 1963. . 160,822 41.8 165,890 43.2 326,712 57,494 15.0 384,206 1964, . 154,208 38.1 195,626 48.4 349,834 54,647 13.5 404,481 1965. . 161,515 39.5 196,890 48.1 358,405 50,961 12.4 409,366 1966. . 153,231 33.6 *241,037 52,9 394,268 61,560 13.5 455,828 1967. 183,236 40.3 205,609 45.3 388,845 65,321 14.4 454,166 1968. 1969. 1970. 175,691 179,806 *204,024 37.9 38.3 40.0 220,266 216,242 234,026 47.6 46.1 45.8 395,957 396,048 *438,050 67,173 *73,116 72,263 14.5 15.6 14.2 463,130 ■469,164 *510,313 _!/ Includes pack from the canned in American Samoa U.S. catch landed i from foreign-caught n Puerto Rico and American Samoa. ll fish. *Record. Includes tuna SUPPLY OF CANNED BONITO AND YELLOWTAIL, 1959-70 Irapt Drts Total Year U S pack In oil In brine To tal supply Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds Percent pounds pounds pounds Percent pounds 1959. , . . 1,071 7,3 9,675 3,848 13,523 92.7 14,594 1960. 276 2.7 7,109 2,795 9,904 97.3 10,180 1961. 3,023 22.6 6,853 3,503 10,356 77.4 13,379 1962. 610 6.5 6,127 2,600 8,727 93.5 9,337 1963. 1,387 19.1 3,480 2,385 5,865 80,9 7,252 1964. 467 8.6 3,050 1,940 4,990 91,4 5,457 1965. 944 19.4 2,044 1,888 3,932 80,6 4,876 1966. 4,426 60,8 1,534 1,320 2,854 39,2 7,280 1967. 5,996 78,6 558 1,075 1,633 21,4 7,629 1968. 4,202 82.5 547 346 893 17.5 5,095 1969. 4,948 87.3 354 364 718 12.7 5,666 1970. 2,815 69.6 829 403 1,232 30,4 4,047 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 47 Million pounds 450 300 150 1961 imwm SUPPLY OF CANNED TUNA, 1961-70 Total supply 1 r Imp-orted canned U.S. pack from imported fresh and frozen U.S. pack from domestic catch ijiiiiijiiiiii 1964 1967 m^\m'' 1970 SUPPLY OF CANNED TUNA COMPARED WITH POPULATION GROWTH, 1961-70 130 cent ot 1961 1 1 1 1 1 Total supply of canned tuna 1 -^^ V .^rr.^ Populati£n-P^i'"^'^- - ---"'■"'' 1 1 1 1 1 1 115 100 ^^^ 1961 1964 1967 1970 48 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS SUPPLY OF CANNED SARDINES, 1959-70 U.S. pre duction Impc rts Exports Total for Year U.S. con- Maine Pacific In oil Not in oil In oil Not in oil sumption Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds 1959. . . . 41,024 33,956 21,153 1,010 1,271 37,453 58,419 1960. 46,744 27,714 21,236 6,140 264 20,955 80,615 1961. 17,635 18,859 27,877 14,611 185 7,475 71,322 1962. 50,248 6,168 32,603 20,342 578 7,188 101,595 1963. 37,890 2,568 19,908 21,640 146 3,493 78,367 1964. 20,259 5,438 20,033 24,602 839 2,426 67,067 1965. 29,646 374 21,532 23,538 (1) 3,376 71,714 1966. 31,118 116 23,601 33,987 (1) 3,557 85,265 1967. 29,260 (2) 25,494 26,945 (1) 1,373 80,326 1968. 40,489 (2) 28,436 30,431 (1) 3,033 96,323 1969. 24,402 (3) 27,220 18,147 (1) 2,095 67,674 1970. 18.851 (3) 34,029 12,837 (1) 1,456 64,261 J^/ Data on 3 / There w the pack in oil h as no pack of Paci SUPPLY OF CANNED ave been included with the pack not in oil. 2^/ Data not available. fie sardines in 1969-70. SARDINES OBTAINED FROM DOMESTIC PACK AND IMPORTS, 1959-70 U.S. Percent of Percent of Total Year pack 1/ total supply Imports total supply supply Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds Percent pounds Percent pounds 1959. . . . 74,980 77.2 22,163 22.8 97,143 1960. 74,458 73.1 27,376 26.9 101,834 1961. 36,494 46.2 42,488 53.8 78,982 1962. 56,416 51.6 52,945 48.4 109,361 1963. 40,458 49.3 41,548 50.7 82,006 1964. 25,697 36.5 44,635 63.5 70,332 1965. 30,020 40.0 45,070 60.0 75,090 1966. 31,234 35.2 57,588 64.8 88,822 1967. 29,260 35.8 52,439 64.2 81,699 1968. 40,489 40.8 58,867 59.2 99,356 1969. 24,402 35.0 45,367 65.0 69,769 1970. 18,851 28.7 46,866 71.3 65,717 _1/ Includes the pack of Maine and Pacific sardines for 1959-66. Data on Pacific sardines for 1967-68 are not available. There was no pack of Pacific sardines in 1969-70. SUPPLY OF CANNED SALMON, 1959-70 Percent Percent U.S. of total supply of total supply Total for Year pack 1/ Imports Total supply Exports U.S. con- sumption Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds Percent pounds 'Percent pounds pounds pounds 1959. . . . 118,330 79.2 31,154 20.8 149,484 13,826 135,658 1960. 136,049 87.7 19,113 12.3 155,162 11,924 143,238 1961. 177,443 96.1 7,167 3.9 184,610 7,186 177,424 1962. 182,435 96.4 6,843 3.6 189,278 8,978 180,300 1963. 158,153 99.2 1,250 .8 159,403 10,228 149,175 1964. 180,442 99,9 236 .1 180,678 20,924 159,754 1965. 174,413 99.9 101 .1 174,514 24,892 149,622 1966. 209,161 99.7 589 .3 209,750 20,484 189,266 1967. 99,473 99.9 121 .1 99,594 20,543 79,051 1968. 165,490 97.1 4,955 2.9 170,445 5,726 164,719 1969. 120,948 98.2 2,217 1.8 123,165 15,536 107,629 1970. 187,841 98.7 2,441 1.3 190,282 16,811 173,471 1/ Record pack, 1936 (430,328,496 pounds). SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 49 Percent 100 SUPPLY OF CANNED SARDINES, 1960-70 75 50 25 1 1 1 1 1 — — Percent from Imports Percent from domestic pack 1 1 \-_ / --.^ ..- ^ / / / \^___ -— \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1960 1963 1967 1970 SUPPLY OF CANNED SARDINES, 1960-70 Million pounds 1 r 1 r J J. I -.. t ■,.-,. i- ,L,.. [ I960 1963 1967 1970 50 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS SUPPLY OF SHRIMP, 1959-70 U.S. catch Imports 1/ Year Percent Import Percent Total, Heads-on Heads-off of total weight Heads-off of total Heads-off Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds pounds Percent pounds pounds Percent pounds 1959. . . . 240,182 142,965 56 106,555 111,704 44 254,669 1960. 249,452 148,483 55 113,418 119,139 45 267,622 1961. 174,530 103,865 44 126,268 134,564 56 238,429 1962. 191,105 119,154 44 141,183 152,504 56 271,658 1963. 240,478 150,737 47 151,530 167,344 53 318,081 1964. 211,821 133,113 44 154,577 169,510 56 302,623 1965. 243,645 152,346 46 162,942 178,955 54 331,301 1966. 239,046 148,255 43 178,549 194,946 57 343,201 1967. 307,787 189,972 48 186,073 202,105 52 392,077 1968. 291,600 179,430 46 189,455 209,342 54 388,772 1969. 317,100 195,500 47 193,741 220,100 53 415,600 1970. . _: _: ^•^368,100 224,000 47 *218,715 254,700 53 A478,700 1_/ Imports condition were converted t of the imports. o heads-off weight on *Record. the basis of available data on the actual Million pounds 400 300 200 100 SUPPLY OF SHRIMP, 1960-70 (heads-off weight) I ■- I Domestic catch !'■ ^,.1 J ^ I960 1963 1967 SUPPLY OF CANNED SHRIMP, 1959-70 1/ Data not available. 2/ Partly estimated. * Record. 1970 U.S. Exp orts Total for Year Imports U.S. con- pack Domestic Foreign sumption Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds 1959. . , . 13,832 (1) 2,876 19 (1) 1960. . 14,268 (1) 3,482 34 (1) 1961. . 9,284 (1) 2,503 25 (1) 1962. , 13,249 (1) 2,212 44 (1) 1963. 15,904 2/4,120 3,199 33 16,792 1964. 9,740 3,004 3,692 25 9,027 1965. 15,629 2,248 4,510 34 13,333 1966. 14,201 1,547 4,479 33 11,236 1967. 16,851 2,225 5,255 19 13,802 1968. 18,967 4,307 4,467 20 18.787 1969. 19,142 3,583 5,682 39 17,004 1970. , *26.491 3.875 *6.075 50 *24.241 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 51 SUPPLY OF SCALLOP MEATS, 1959-70 Year U.S. catch Massa- chusetts Other States Total Percent of total 1959. 1960. 1961. 1962. 1963. 1964. 1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. 1969. 1970. Thousand pounds 19,530 21,512 A2 1,608 20,810 16,941 14,051 12,317 11,694 7,274 8,196 6,100 4,300 Thousand pounds 6,306 7,230 7,587 7,000 4,515 4,750 *10,484 7,918 5,476 7,202 5,500 5,400 Thousand pounds 25,836 28,742 *29,195 27,810 21,456 18,801 22,801 19,612 12,750 15,398 11,600 9,700 Percent 83.5 80. 77. 70. 61. 53.8 58.0 54. 48. 51, 44. 36. Year Imports Canada Other countries Total Percent of total Total for U.S. con- sumption 1959. 1960. 1961. 1962. 1963. 1964. 1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. 1969. 1970. Thousand pounds 3,265 6,340 8,555 11,370 13,233 15,527 15,315 *16,590 13,129 13,177 12,988 11,700 Thousand pounds 1,842 533 97 193 164 648 1,180 122 332 1,404 1,334 5,130 Thousand pounds 5,107 6,873 8,652 11,563 13,397 16,175 16,495 16,712 13,461 14,581 14,322 *16,830 Percent 16.5 19.3 22.9 29.4 38.4 46.2 42.0 46.0 51.4 48.6 55.3 63.4 Thousand pounds 30,943 35,615 37,847 *39,373 34,853 34,976 39,296 36,324 26,211 29,979 25,922 26,530 *Record. SUPPLY OF SCALLOP MEATS, 19 60-7 0 Million pounds Total supply v^^ Domestic production >^ ^^^si.y..v.\^SiS;\-«.-,V\'m^'.^\siiy.>i s^ JiS\-.s nV--,n..\\ fc. ^..,\'^,. sVVk 4x\x\\\'.\x\x\\x^«i?aN<..Ls\'< 1960 1963 1967 1970 52 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS SUPPLY OF FRESH AND FROZEN SPINY LOBSTERS, 1959-70 U.S. Year catch 1/ Imports 2/ Thousand Thousand £Ounds pounds 1959 3,698 28,092 1960 3,210 32,346 1961 3,235 32,610 1962 3,664 35,947 1963 4,180 34,048 1964 4,088 6,237 35,104 1965 37,814 1966 5,844 4,868 36,923 1967 35,340 1968 7,500 43,062 1969 7,900 *44,992 1970 -no, 200 37.691 _1/ Round weight, 2/ Imported weight, consisting largely of tails. ^Record. SUPPLY OF FRESH AND FROZEN NORTHERN LOBSTERS, 1959-70 1/ Record imports, 1951 (23,558,000 pounds). *Record. U.S. catch Impc >rts Year Maine Other States Total Percent of total Total 1/ Percent of total Total supply Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds pounds pounds Percent pounds Percent pounds 1959. . . , 22,329 6,756 29,085 58 20,635 42 49,720 1960. 24,014 7,154 31,168 59 21,403 41 *52,571 1961. 20,918 7,080 27,998 57 21,299 43 49,297 1962. 22,075 7,422 29,497 57 22,101 43 51,598 1963. 22,804 7,470 30,274 58 21,847 42 52,121 1964. 21,413 9,545 30,958 60 20,386 40 51,344 1965. 18,862 11,384 30,246 62 18,597 38 48,843 1966. 19,916 9,625 29,541 63 17,047 37 46,588 1967. 16,489 10,256 26,745 63 15,568 37 42,313 1968. 20,500 11,800 32,300 66 16,753 34 49,053 1969. 1970. 19,835 18,172 11,765 14,528 31,600 ■'^32,700 64 65 17,447 17,163 36 35 49,047 49,863 SUPPLY OF CANNED CRAB MEAT, 1959-79 Percent Percent U.S. of Imports of Total Year pack total supply y total supply supply Thousand Thousand Thousand pounds Percent pounds Percent pounds 1959. . . . 2,942 28.7 7,304 71.3 10,246 1960. . 4,115 47.7 4,507 52.3 8,622 1961. 5,000 54.1 4,237 45.9 9,237 1962. 5,621 61.6 3,505 38.4 9,126 1963. 7,356 58.1 5,296 41.9 12,652 1964. 6,567 59.3 4,508 40.7 11,075 1965. 9,139 68.8 4,152 31.2 13,291 1966. *1 1,002 83.1 2,233 16.9 13,235 1967. 9,707 81.8 2,160 18.2 11,867 1968. 4,019 46.4 4,635 53.6 8,654 1969. 5,016 62.3 3,035 37.7 8,051 1970. 5,254 65.5 2,763 34.5 8,017 1/ Record imports, 1939, (13,507,000 pounds). *Record. SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 53 SUPPLY OF FISH MEAL, 1959-70 *Record. SUPPLY OF FISH SOLUBLES, 1959-70 Year U.S. production Imp orts Total Tons Percent Tons Percent Tons 1959 306,551 69.8 132,925 30.2 439,476 1960 290,137 68.8 131,561 31.2 421,698 1961 311,265 58.8 217,845 41.2 529,110 1962 *312,259 55.3 252,307 44.7 564,566 1963 255,907 40.5 376,321 59.5 632,228 1964 235,252 34.9 439,143 65.1 674,395 1965 254,051 48.4 270,666 51.6 524,717 1966 223,821 33.3 447,784 66.7 671,605 1967 211,189 24.5 651,486 75.5 862,675 1968 235,136 21.6 *855,285 78.4 *1, 090, 421 1969 252,564 41.3 358,350 58.7 610,914 1970 276,962 52.4 251,492 47.6 528,454 Year U.S. production — Imports Total 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Tons *165,359 98,929 112,254 124,649 107,402 93,296 94,840 83,441 74,675 71,833 81,692 97,160 Percent 86.1 96.9 94.3 95.2 93.8 95.4 94.9 95.1 95.3 97.6 99.8 99.5 Tons *26,630 3,174 6,739 6,308 7,112 4,505 5,138 4,308 3,669 1,773 161 474 Percent 13.9 3.1 5.7 4.8 6.2 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.7 2.4 .2 .5 Tons *191,989 102,103 118,993 130,957 114,514 97,801 99,978 87,749 78,344 73,606 81,853 97,634 1/ Includes homogenized condensed fish for 1959-63. ^Record. Note: --Imports of solubles are understood to be on a wet-weight basis except for those from the Republic of South Africa, which are believed to be on a dry-weight basis. i SUPPLY OF FISH OILS, 1959-70 (Excluding liver, whale, and sperm oil) Year U.S. production Imports Total supply Exports Total for U.S. con- sumption 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Thousand pounds 183,177 205,619 254,596 247,464 183,673 177,015 192,773 162,680 119,915 171,678 168,046 193,743 Thousand pounds 6,750 8,932 8,385 10,755 8,579 11,828 5,989 12,664 6,959 5,878 4,206 5,173 Thousand pounds 189,927 214,551 262,981 258,219 192,252 188,843 198,762 175,344 126,874 177,556 172,252 198,916 Thousand pounds 144,481 143,659 122,486 123,050 262,342 151,469 103,807 77,255 76,816 65,129 196,073 158,787 Thousand pounds 45,446 70,892 140,495 135,169 -70,090 37,374 94,955 98,089 50,058 112,427 -23,821 40,129 54 SUPPLY OF FISHERY PRODUCTS SUPPLY OF FISH MEAL AND SOLUBLES, 1959-70 Year U.S. production 1/ Imports Total 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Tons *389,231 339,601 367,392 374,583 309,608 281,900 301,471 265,541 248,527 271,053 293,410 325,542 Percent 72.5 71.8 62.3 59.4 44.9 38.9 52.9 37.1 27.6 24.0 45.0 56.4 Tons 147,392 133,349 221,923 256,284 380,132 441,889 268,097 449,939 653,320 *856,171 358,430 251,729 Percent 27.5 28.2 37.7 40.6 55.1 61.1 47.1 62,9 72.4 76.0 55.0 43.6 Tons 536,623 472,950 589,315 630,867 689,740 723,789 569,568 715,480 901,847 *1, 127, 224 651,840 577,271 1/ Includes homogenized condensed fish for 1959-63. *Record, Note: --Wet weight of solubles and homogenized condensed fish have been converted to dry weight by reducing their poundage by one-half.