September 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 11.
Commercial Fishing News
TOP FISHING PORTS
Commercial fishermen unloaded 777.2 The major fish product landed in both
million pounds of fish, primarily Alaskan Reedville and Empire-Venice was
pollock, at the port of Dutch Harbor- menhaden.
Unalaska, Alaska, making it the country’s New Bedford was ranked number one
top port for landings in 2007, NOAA’s for value of landings for the eighth year in a
Fisheries Service announced today. The row, even though the port’s total landing
port of New Bedford, Mass., claimed the top value was down $13.4 million from 2006.
spot for value of landings, primarily due to Dutch Harbor-Unalaska was ranked second
sea scallops, bringing in $268 million in 2007. in value of landings at $174.1 million, which
The total domestic commercial landings for was up $8.9 million from 2006.
2007 were 9.2 billion pounds, valued at $4.1 The new data on the nation’s ports is
billion. part of Fisheries of the United States 2007, a
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska netted the top detailed statistical report on the nation’s
landings slot for the 19th consecutive year, commercial and recreational fishing,
according to NOAA’s Fisheries Service. landings, import, export, per capita fish
Reedville, Va., ranked as the number two consumption and consumer expenditures
port for quantity of landings in 2007 with for fish products. The report can be read
421.0 million pounds. online Friday at http://
Empire-Venice, La., was third at 323.1 million. www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/index.html
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The average American ate 16.3 pounds These include Alaskan pollock, salmon,
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decline from the 2006 consumption figures pounds is cured seafood such as smoked
of 16.5 pounds, according to a NOAA’s salmon and dried cod.
Fisheries Service study. The nation imports about 84 percent of
Americans consumed a total of 4.908
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billion pounds of seafood in 2007, slightly proportion. Imports accounted for only 63
less than the 4.944 billion pounds in 2006. percent of U.S. seafood just a decade ago.
The U.S. continues to be ranked the third “While NOAA works to end
largest consumer of fish and shellfish, overfishing and rebuild wild fish stocks, the
behind China and Japan. U.S. also needs more sustainable domestic
Shrimp remained the top choice for aquaculture to help meet consumer demand
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consumed per person, Americans ate 12.1 Fisheries Service. “The National Offshore
pounds of fresh and frozen finfish and Aquaculture Act of 2007, pending before
shellfish, down 0.2 pounds from 2006. Congress, would provide a clear permitting
Canned seafood, primarily canned tuna, process for businesses and individuals to
remained at 3.9 pounds per person.
Americans consumed five pounds of fillets
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and steaks, down 0.2 pounds from 2006.
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