FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 2013

This publication is the annual National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) yearbook of fishery statistics for the United States. The report provides data on U.S. recreational catch and commercial fisheries landings and value.  In addition, data are reported on the U.S. fishery processing industry, imports and exports of fishery-related products, and domestic supply and per capita consumption of fishery products.

SOURCES OF DATA

Information in this report came from many sources. Field offices of NMFS, with the generous cooperation of the coastal states and Regional Fishery Information Networks, collected and compiled data on U.S. commercial landings and processed fishery products.

The NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division in Silver Spring, MD, managed the collection and compilation of recreational statistics, in cooperation with various States and Interstate Fisheries Commissions, and tabulated and prepared all data for publication. Sources of other data appearing in this publication are: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DATA

Data in this publication are considered to be preliminary and are subject to revision as better information becomes available and updates are made by our regional partners.  For the most current data please visit the data queries pages on our website: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/index.

The Fisheries Statistics Division takes this opportunity to thank states, industry, and foreign nations who provided the data that made this publication possible. Program leaders of the field offices were: Greg Power, Ted Hawes, Victor Vecchio and Joan Palmer for the New England and Middle Atlantic states; Scott Nelson, U.S. Geological Survey, for the Great Lakes states; David Gloeckner, Larry Beerkircher, and Jay Boulet for the South Atlantic and Gulf states; Bill Jacobson and Craig D’Angelo, for California; Kimberly Lowe, for Hawaii and the Pacific Islands; Geoff White and Julie Defilippi, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistical Program, for Maine to Virginia; Brad Stenberg, Pacific Fisheries Information Network, for Oregon and Washington; and Robert Ryznar and Rob Ames, Alaska Fisheries Information Network, for Alaska. We also wish to thank Stefania Vannuccini and Gabriella Laurenti of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and Robert Jones of the NMFS Aquaculture Program.

NOTES

The time series of U.S. catch by species and distance from shore included in this year’s “Fisheries of the U.S.” is estimated by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

As in past issues of this publication, the units of quantity and value are defined as follows unless otherwise noted: U.S. landings are shown in round weight (except mollusks which are in meat weight); quantities shown for U.S. imports and exports are in product weight, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; the value of the U.S. domestic commercial landings is exvessel; in the Review Section on important species, deflated exvessel prices are shown. The deflated value was computed using the Gross Domestic Products Implicit Price Deflator using a base year 2009; the value for U.S. imports is generally the market value in the foreign (exporting) country and, therefore, excludes U.S. import duties, freight charges and insurance from the foreign country to the United States. The value for exports is generally the value at the U.S. port of export, based on the selling price, including inland freight, insurance, and other charges. Countries and territories shown in the U.S. foreign trade section are established for statistical purposes in the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (International Trade Commission) and reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

SUGGESTIONS

The Fisheries Statistics Division wishes to provide the kinds of data sought by users of fishery statistics, and welcomes comments or suggestions that will improve this publication.

Address all comments or questions to:

Fisheries Statistics Division, (F/ST1)
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
1315 East-West Highway - Rm. 12441
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
PHONE: 301-427-8103 / FAX: 301-713-4137
HOMEPAGE: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/index

Members of the Office of Science and Technology in Silver Spring who helped with this publication were: Heather Austin, April Bagwill, Ayeisha Brinson, Daryl Bullock, Rita Curtis, Lauren Dolinger Few, Daniel Elias, Josanne Fabian, Jacqui Fenner, John Foster, Tim Haverland, Anjunell Lewis, Michael Lewis, Michael Liddel, Avi Litwack, Alan Lowther, Laura Oremland, David Van Voorhees, Henny Winarsoo, and Melissa Yencho.

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Cover, Preface, Table of Contents, and Review

U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERY LANDINGS

Species
Disposition
Regions and States
Ports
Catch by species and distance from shore
U.S. Landings for Territorial Possessions
U.S. Aquaculture Estimated Production
Top Recreational and Commercial Species

U.S. AQUACULTURE

Estimated U.S. Production
Production by Region
World Aquaculture

U.S. MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES

Review

Harvest by species

Harvest by distance-from-shore and species group

Harvest and total live releases by species group

Finfish harvest and releases by state

Number of anglers and trips by state

WORLD FISHERIES

World Aquaculture & Commercial Catches

Countries, Continents & Oceans

Species groups & Disposition

Imports and exports, by leading countries

U.S. PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS

Review

Value

Fish sticks, fish portions, and breaded shrimp

Fillets and steaks

Canned

Industrial

FOREIGN TRADE

Review
Trade balance (addition)

U.S. IMPORTS:

Principal items

Edible and nonedible

Continent and country

Groundfish fillets and steaks, species & blocks

Canned tuna and quota
Shrimp, by country of origin

Shrimp, by product type

Industrial

U.S. EXPORTS:
Edible and nonedible 
Principal items

Edible and nonedible

Continent and country

Shrimp and lobster

Salmon and surimi

Crab

Industrial

U.S. SUPPLY

Edible and nonedible

Finfish and shellfish

Blocks, fillets and steaks

Tuna, fresh and frozen

Salmon, fresh and frozen

Canned salmon, tuna

Crab, king, snow, crabmeat

Lobster

Clams, oysters, scallops

Shrimp

Industrial

PER CAPITA

Review

U.S. consumption

Consumption by product

World consumption-by region and country

U.S. use

VALUE ADDED

FAQ Sheet for the Value Added Table

INDUSTRY INFORMATION

INDEX OF EXVESSEL PRICES

Review

PROCESSORS AND WHOLESALERS

Processors and wholesalers: plants and employment

FISHERY PRODUCTS INSPECTION

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (MSFCMA)

General

Regional Fishery Management Councils

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Headquarters

Regions

Statistical offices

NOAA LIBRARY

SEA GRANT

GLOSSARY

FEDERAL INSPECTION MARKS FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS

 

STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS