SHELLFISH  PRODUCTION Selected Areas  
                                                     December 10, 2008

                               b/                  
                                                             MS                    LA a/                   
                                                          Pascagoula            New Orleans &            
 & Biloxi                Plaquemines Parish                 Areas                  Total
 Crabs, hard 1/                                               -                     
 Crabs, meats 1/                -                             -                      -                          
 Crabs, soft 2/                 -                             -                      -
 Crawfish, fr. water 1/         -                             -                      -                                
 Oysters,  other(bbl)                                                                                       

1/In 1000 lb. 2/In dozens.  a/None reported.   b/Insufficient ports reporting.   c/New Orleans Area only.    
  d/Delayed. 
                                            
                                      GULF FINFISH LANDINGS ?Selected Areas in 1,000 Lb

                   AL c/                MS                      LA
               Bayou La Batre         Biloxi &                   c/       
                                                            New Orleans &
                 & Mobile c/         Pascagoula        Plaquemine Parish Areas             Total
                                                                                          
Amberjack                                                             
Bar-jack                                                                 
Blue runner                                                            
Cobia                                                                     
Croaker                                                                  
Drum, black                                                        
Drum, red            -		        		        -			    
Flounder	             	 -                                                              
Garfish                                                   
Gaspergou                                                    
Grouper              -                    NO PRICES AVAILABLE -		             -	
King mackerel        -             		              		            
King whiting  	     -		       	        -		                                                             
Ladyfish                                              
Mullet (lisa)        -		        		        -	                                    
Pompano                                              
Sea, catfish         -		        		        -			                            
Sea trout, spttd                                         
Sea trout, white                                            
Shark                                                                 
Shark ,fin                                                           
Sheepshead                                                        
Snapper, red         -		        -		        -			     -                
Snapper, black                                                   
Snapper, vermilion                                            
Snapper, uncl                                                     
Spot (bream)                                                      
Spanish mackerel                                              
Swordfish                                                          
Triggerfish                                                        
Tuna,,uncl.                                                        
Yellow fin                                                         
Unclassified          -                		         -			                     
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TOTAL		     -		       		         -			                                                               
										
a/Insufficient number of plants reporting.  b/No report received.    c/None reported.  d/Delayed.


                                  GULF   FINFISH  PRICES
                                 Period October 1-31, 2008

Period  represent ?round? prices unless otherwise stated, in cents per lb. paid to the fishermen.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
BAYOU  LA BATRE  &  MOBILE, AL:    None reported..

**PASCAGOULA &  BILOXI : Red drum $1.50-$1.75, king mackerel  $1.25, mullet(lisa) .50, white sea 
trout .85-$1.00,  unclassified $0.45-$2.70. 

SOUTHEAST, LA(Lower MS River Area): (Plaquemines Parish):  None reported.  **All delayed.
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Source: National Marine Fisheries Service, New Orleans, Louisiana

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