United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

704 Fisheries
No 1255. F is h e r ie s— Q u a n t it y a n d V a l u e o f d o m e s t ic C a t c h : 1940 t o 1981
[Prior to 1950, excludes Hawaii. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series L 224-226, L 229, and L 310]
YEAR
QUANTITY (mil. Ib.‘)
Total
For
human
food
For
industrial
products
*
Exvessel
value
(mil.
dol.)
Average
price
per lb.
(cents)
y e a r
quantity (mil. lb.')
Total
For
human
food
For
industrial
products
2
Exvessel
value
(mil.
dol.)
Average
price
per Jb.
(certs’)
1940......................... 4,060 2,675 1,385 99 2.4
1945......................... 4,598 3,167 1,431 270 5.9
1950......................... 4,901 3.307 1,594 347 7.1
1955_................... 4,809 2.579 2,230 339 7.1
I960........................ 4.942 2,498 2,444 354 7.2
1965........................ 4,777 2,587 2,190 446 9.3
1070. 4,917 2,537 2,380 613 12.5
1971........................ 5 ,0 1 B 2 ,4 41 2 ,5 7 7 651 13.0
1972........................ 4.806 2,435 2,371 748 15.6
1973........
4,656
1974 ..................... 4,967
1975 ..................... 4,877
1976 ........
1977 ........
197B, prel.
1979, prel.
1980, prel.
1961, prel.
5,388
5,198
6,028
6,267
6.482
5,977
2,398
2,496
2,465
2,775
2,900
3,177
3,318
3.654
3,547
2,460
2,471
2,412
2.613
2,298
2,851
2,949
2,828
2,430
937
932
977
1,349
1,515
1,854
2,234
2,237
2,388
19.3
18.7
20.0
25.0
29.1
30.7
35.6
34.S
40.0
'Live weight. 2Meal, oil, fish solubles, homogenized condensed fish, shell products, bait, and animal food.
Source: US. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, F is h e ry S ta tis tic s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual, and F is h e rie s o f
th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual.
No. 1 2 5 6 . F is h e r ie s — E m p lo y m e n t , F is h in g C r a f t , a n d E s t a b l i s h m e n t s : 1 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 0
\tn thousands. As of Dee. 31. Data for employment and establishments exclude Alaska. See also H is to ric a t S ta tis tic s , C o io rv a f
T im a s to 1 9 7 0 , series L 254-261)
IT E M 1 9 6 0 1 9 6 5 1 9 7 0 1 9 7 3 1 9 7 4 1 9 7 5 1 9 7 6
1 9 7 7 ,
prel.
1 9 7 8 ,
pref.
1 9 7 9 ,
pref.
1 9 8 0 ,
prel.
Persona e m p l o y e d In U.S............................... 2 2 4 2 1 5 2 2 7 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 0 2 6 6 2 6 9 2 5 7 2 7 7 2 9 6
F i s h e r m e n .. ,................................. 1 3 0 1 2 9 1 4 0 1 4 9 16 1 1 6 8 1 7 4 1 7 3 1 7 2 1 8 4 1 9 3
Shore workers 1............................................. 9 4 8 7 8 7 9 4 9 2 9 2 9 2 9 6 8 5 9 3 1 0 3
O r a l ! u s a d ...................................... 7 7 8 0 88 9 0 101 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 3
Vessels, 5 net tons and over......................... 12 12 1 4 1 5 18 1 6 1 7 1 6 IB 1 8 9
Motorboats......................................................... 57 6 4 72 72 6 3 8 5 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 9 3
Olhar boats.................................................. 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Fishery s h o r e establishments......................... 4,2 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
'Seasonal average.
Source: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, F is h e ry S ta tis tic s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual, and F is h e rie s o f
th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual.
No. 1257. F is h e r ie s — F is h e r m e n a n d C r a f t , 1976, a n d Ca t c h , 1979 a n d 1980, by Ar e a
[See H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1970, series L 236-253, for data on quantity and ex-vessel value of catch]
1976 > 1979 1980
AREA
Fishermen
(1.000)
Fishing
vessels
Fishing
boats2
(1,000)
Total
catch
(mil.
ib.)
Value
(mil.
dol.)
Total
Catch
(mil. tb.)
Total
Value of catch
(mil. dol.)
Finftsh
Shellfish
Finish
Shellfish
United States...................... . 1173.8 » 16,875 3 85.9 6,267 2,234 6,482 5,328 1,154 2,237 1,155 1,082
New England States.................... 30.5 855 15.6 709 302 788 701 87 327 154 173
Middle Atlantic Slates................... 17.7 580 12.5 220 92 244 1 8 7 5 7 9 7 32 65
Chesapeake Bay States............... 25.0 1,939 15.4 639 122 718 588 130 130 42 88
South Atlantic States................ _ 10.6 1,421 6.0 488 145 473 376 97 148 62 86
Gulf States.................................. 28.1 5,193 10.0 2,129 530 1,979 1,701 278 463 111 352
Pacific Coast States..................... 48.4 7,193 13.8 1,925 1,QQ6 2,140 1,641 499 1,025 710 315
1.1 194 .5 49 11
Mississippi River States............... 11.7 11.0 486 15 85 79 e 21 ia 3
Hawaii...................... ................. . 2.7 101 1.3 14 11 11 11 12 12 ft)
- Represents zero. Z Less than 500,000 pounds or $500,000. ‘As of Dec. 31. 2Refers to craft having capacity o f
less than 5 net tons. * Exclusive of duplication among regions. Computation of area amounts will not equal u!s total.
4 Mississippi River and other areas.
Source: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, F is h e ry S ta tis tic s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual and F is h e rie s o f
th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual
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