United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Catch and Value— Products 707
N o . 1 2 6 4 . C a t c h , C a t c h Lim it s , a n d Pr in c ip a l S p e c ie s C a u g h t b y C o u n t r ie s in t h e U.S.
F is h e r y Co n s e r v a t io n Z o n e (FCZ), b y Co u n t r y : 1980 and 1981
(In millions of pounds live weight. Data are preliminary. Excludes tuna. (In I960, U.S. domestic catch of tuna In FCZ was 25 mil.
lb., and in 1981 35 mil. lb.). Allocations (catch limits) set by species for countries fishing within 200 to 300 miles of U.S. shores.
For details, see text, p. 703, and source]
C O U N T R Y
A C T U A L C A T C H
A L L O C A T IO N
I9 6 0 1 9 6 1 1 9 0 0 1 9 0 1
Principal species caught
Total catch in FCZ..................................... . 5 , 5 9 1 5 , 9 6 0 (X) (X) Pollock, menhaden, whiting.
U.S.......................................................................... 2 , 0 0 3 2 , 3 2 0 (X) (X) Pollock, menhaden, Atlantic cod.
Foreign 3 , 5 6 6 3 , 6 4 6 '4 , 7 9 9 '4 , 6 3 8 (X).
Japan................................................................... 2 , 6 0 2 2 , 5 5 9 3 , 0 9 5 3 , 1 4 0 Pollock, flounder, Pacific cod.
U.S.S.R............. 1 2 8 (X ) 1 6 9 (X)
Korea. Rep. ol..................................................... 4 6 3 5 3 6 5 3 4 5 9 2
Whiting, Alaska pollock, flounder.
Pollock, Pacific cod, flounder.
Poland 2 3 9 3 6 2 5 2 9 5 0 6 Herring, whitinq, squid.
Canada................................................................ 6 5 66 (X) (X) Scallops, Atlantic cod, haddock.
Spain 3 9 4 3 7 9 6 2 Squid, whiting, butterfish.
Italy 21 2 7 5 2 5 0 Squid, butterfish, hake.
Germany, Fed. Rep of 1 4 2 6 5 3 5 3 Alaska pollock, Pacific cod, Atka
mackerel.
Bulgaria........... . (X) 1 6 1 5 0 Whiting, lack mackerel, rockflshes.
Ireland............. (X) (x) (X) (X) Squid, herring, mackerel.
Mexico............. 3 (X) 6 4 (X) Squid, butterfish, pollock.
China (Taiwan).. 12 1 3 22 4 8 Pollock, Pacific cod, flounder.
Cuba................ 2 1 9 1 5 Mackerel (Atl.), whiting, herring.
Romania.......... . (z) W 4 (X) Mackerel (All.), whiting, squid.
X Not applicable. Z Less than 500,000. 1Includes countries not shown separately.
No. 1 26 5 . U.S. C a t c h a n d V a l u e o f F is h a n d S h e l l f is h , b y Dis ta n c e Ca u g h t O f f U.S.
S h o r e s — Se l e c t e d S p e c ie s: 1981
[Preliminary. Catch is shown in live weight, except as Indicated. Includes landings by U.S. flag vessels at Puerto Rico and other
ports outside the 50 States and catch by U.S. flag vessels unloaded onto foreign vessels within the U.S. FCZ (joint venture)]
SP EC IES
Total
U.S.
catch 1
(m il.
ib.)
BY DISTANCE PROM U .S. SHORES
Catch (mil. Ib.) Percent of U.S. catch
3 m iles 3 to Over 3 miles 3 to Over
or 200 200 or 200 200
less2 miles mi. less2 miles ml.
Value
of U.S.
catch1
(mil.
dol.)
PERC ENT O F TOTA L
VALUE, BY DISTANCE
C A UG HT O FF U .S.
SH ORES
Smiles 3 lo Over
less2 miles mi.
Fish, total3...............................
Cod, Atlantic.....................................
5,281.8
122.6
2,988.7
10.0
1,818.1
110.0
475.0
2.6
56.6
18.1
34.4
80.3
9.0
1.6
1,296.1
37.5
49.7
16.7
30.1
82.1
20.2
1.2
Flounder...........................................
Haddock...........................................
249.5
65.3
27.0
.3
219.6
54.4
2.9
.6
10.8
.7
88.0
98.3
1.2
1.0
89.3
22.0
14.2
.7
85.0
96.1
,8
1.2
Halibut............................................. 26.9 13.7 13.2 (z) 51.0 49.0 (Z) 21.5 49.5 50.5 (Z)
Herring, sea..... ................................ 247.0 216.3 30.7 87.6 12.4 30.5 95.0 5.0
Jack maokarel.................................. 31.0 2.9 28.1 _ 9.5 90.5 _ 2.6 9.5 90.5 _
Menhaden........................................ 2,105.4 1,692.8 412.6 - 80.4 19.6 - 81.3 80.5 19.5 _
Ocean peroh................................... 24.0 (z) 22.4 1.6 .1 93.1 6.8 6.2 .2 92.7 7.1
Salmon, Pacific................................ 648.4 635.3 13.0 .2 96.0 2.0 |Z| 438.2 94.7 5.3 (z)
Tuna................................................ 489.9 .6 34.9 454.4 .1 7.1 92.8 285.6 (Z) 11.2 88.8
Whiting............................................ 36.5 2.3 34.2 (z) 6.2 93.6 lz ) 7.4 6.7 93.3 (Z)
Shellfish3................................. 1,168.6 615.0 536.4 17.4 52.6 45.9 1.5 1,221.4 42.8 54.7 2.5
Clams (meats).................................. 120.6 46.0 72.6 _ 39.6 60.2 _ 107.1 28.5 71.5 _
Crabs............................................... 446.0 259.7 186.3 _ 58.2 41.8 _ 296.6 39.2 60.8 _
Lobsters........................................... 44.1 35.9 7.8 .4 61.3 17.7 1.0 105.9 77.8 21.1 1.1
Scallops (meats).............................. 45.6 6.0 39.6 (Z) 13.2 86.8 (Z) 127.6 9.6 90.4 (Z )
Shrimp....................................... 354.6 132.2 222.4 37.3 6 2 .7 463.4 31.7 68.3
- Represents zero. Z Less than 50,000 pounds or .05 percent. 1Includes catch from international waters or off foreign
shores. includes all landings in Great Lakes and other Inland waters. includes other species not shown separately.
No. 1266. Supply of Tuna, Salmon, and Sardines: 1965 to 1981
[in million of pounds. 1977-81 preliminary]
ITEM 1965 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Tuna: Domestic landings, live weight...................... 373 478 519 557 570 665 469 566 508 500 490
Imports, fresh and frozen, live weight.................. 379 465 317 839 517 641 670 662 800 767 765
Canned tuna, total supply..............
410 510 675 714 5B2 658 583 757 674 666 710
From domestic landings.............
162 204 224 250 261 287 207 257 218 215 222
From imported fresh and frozen..
197 234 412 411 269 312 341 448 402 387 418
Imported canned........................
51 72 39 53 52 69 35 52 64 64 71
Canned salmon, for U.S. consumption 150 168 55 80 58 106 130 132 100 128 155
Domestic pack............................... 174 183 72 88 70 125 151 164 150 202 218
Exports.......................................... 25 17 17 8 23 20 21 33 51 74 63
Canned sardines, total supply............ 75 66 91 94 57 79 74 75 80 71 93
Maine sardines.............................. 30 19 23 25 26 25 23 26 30 20 38
Imports........................................... 45 47 67 69 31 54 50 49 50 51 55
Source of tables 1264-1266: 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.