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Fisheries of the United States 2011. Current Fishery Statistics No. 2011. National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and Technology

  • “Commercial landings (edible and industrial) by U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states were 10.1 billion pounds or 4.6 million metric tons valued at $5.3 billion in 2011—an increase of 1.86 billion pounds (up 22.6 percent) and of $784 million (up 17.4 percent) compared with 2010. Finfish accounted for 87 percent of the total landings, but only 49 percent of the value. The 2011 average exvessel price paid to fishermen was 53 cents compared to 55 cents in 2010. Catches of Alaska pollock, Pacific whiting and other Pacific groundfish that are processed at-sea aboard U.S. vessels in the northeastern Pacific are credited as “landings” to the state nearest to the area of capture. Information on landing port or percentage of catch transferred to transport ships for delivery to foreign ports is unavailable. These at-sea processed fishery products, on a round (live) weight basis, exceeded 1.3 million metric tons in 2011 and comprised 28 percent of the total domestic landings in the 50 states.”
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