January 1955 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW

FISHERY INDICATORS

CHART I - FISHERY LANDINGS for SELECTED STATES In Millions of Poud.

MAINE

60 \1 "\IS. g n

50~========~---J~----------------~

40~------~~-~==~-----~

30r-------~_r--~~~~~~--__1

20r-----------~~~----------------~~--__1

10r-----·~--~L---------------------·~~~

o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV OEC

FLORIDA

40 CUHUlAT I VE QA!A l r

35 11 Mgs. 1954 .. 120,4 \1 1953 .. 1 95 ' ~ 1 12 • 1953 .. 175 . 6

30

1\ 25

I \/\ 20

/ /"\ \ 15

/ / \A -----10 i:::--; -------. \ o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV OEC

NEW JERSEY 140

CUHUlAT I \IE 9A!A J 120 11 M~. 1954 .. 400':1

11 • 1953 .. 430 . 0

/\ 12 1953 .. 433 , 3

100

p~ BO

II \ \ 60

II \ -i 40

~I \ 20

L/. ,'L.-0

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JU NE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

CALIFOR~/ 140

CUMULATIVE 9A!A It 120 \1 HItS. 1954 .. 582 . 9

11 1953 .. 514 . ~ I 12 • 1953 .. 544 , 0

100

/ BO

/~ / 60

/~ ~ 40 <"'--,. //

-----------20

0 JAN FEB ~AR APR MAY JU~E JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

a ONLY PARTIAL--INCLUOINC PROOUCflO~ or "'AJOR F SHERIES AND HARKET F SH L"'~DINGS AT PRINCIPAL PORTS.

L egend: ---1954 ---1953

9 H9S. ~~;; : ~~:~I---H----'<--'I,----------l 1~ n 1953 .. 449.3

52~==========~~------~~--------~

4'~--------T-~----~~-----~

36r-----~~--------~~--__4

2Br-----/-:,c----------- -------''.-----1

20~~~------------------------------~

LOUISIANAl/

12 ~~ 10495 • ~ ~;; : ~ : ~ I-----------------j

10r-------~-----------__4

4r----~~----~~------~. ___l

o LJ~A~N~FE~B~~MA~R~A~P~RLM~A~Y~J~U-N~ELJ~U~L~Y ~A~U~G~S~E~P~T~O~C~T~NO~V~O~EC~ lIONlY PARTIAL--INCLlIOES LANDINGS AT PRINCIPAL PORTS.

TEXAS

28

24 10 "\IS. 10 , 12

20

16

12

4~~~~~~----------------~

JAN FEB >'AR APR ~AY vU~E JULY AUG SEPT OCT .t

OREGON

14rr=========~r--r--r--r--r--r--r--r--, CUMUlt. T I VE .QA!A

12 ~g M<fS. 1:;; : ;::~ 12 " 1953 - 38.0

10~======~~--------------

B~------------·---------------

75

76 COMMERCIAL FISHE RIES REVIEW V ol. 17, No.1

CHART 1 LANDINGS for SELECTED FISHERIES

ID Millions of POlinds

HADDOCK (Maine and Massachusetts)

28 rr=====~~~~r==r~~~-.--.--r~ CUMULAT I VE .Q!IA.

24 ~ M9s . ~~;;: ~~:il------------------j 12 1953 - 122.1

20~========~-----------------------i

o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

Legend: ---1954 --- 1953

OCEAN PERCH (Maine and Massachusetts)

28 fi==t=UHU="J==' YE:=:QAlA~I~----r-J"v"---'---'---'--'--'-1 24 ~ MQS. ~~~ = ~~ :~ ------___j

12 " 19~ - 153.9

20~========~~- -~~~~r-------~

16 '1

': -:zY _ _ ~-----,\--~----i_ 4~ o JAN FEB ~AR APR ~AY JU'f 'ULY AUG <EPT OCT NOI DEC

ID Millions of POlinds

4r-------------------------------------i

O~JA~N~F~E~B~M~A~R~A~P~R~M~AY~J~U~N~E~J~U~LY~A~U~G~S~E~P~TLO~C~T~N~O~V~D~E~C~ 1/L\, &. ,ALA. DATA aASED ON LANDINGS AT PRINCIPAL ~TS AND A~E NOT

WHITING (Maine and Massachusetts)

28rr=~~~~~L~Al~'V~E~QAlA~J~--.--.~~~~r--,--;~

24 9 "\IS. 1954 • 53.1 9 1953 - 54.1

12 1953 - f3.4

20~========~·--------------------~

16r-----------------~~------------------j

12 t--------+r;-r~-~---___j L .~

8t---- LZ '\ ~

:::V:A:N:F:E:B~::M~A;R~:~AP~R::M:A:Y~:J:U:N:E:J:U:L:Y:A:U:G::S:E:P:T~O:C:T::~:O:V::D;E:C: tOMPLETE. In Thousands of Tons

MENHADEN

280r=======~~(=E~ais~t~an~d~G~uli~C~oTa=st=s~-_r-_r-,___; CUMULAT I VE .QA;!A.

240 ~~ "\IS. ~~~: ~~.~I----------------

200~------------------~~-----------------

160~--------------_f~_f/~ "~ __ -------------4

1201-----+11 1-~=-\\--_____1 80 I-----H-/;f/-.------'----'~>A___________1 40t---~J~---~~___j O~ /, .~

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

PACIFIC AND JACK MACKEREL (California)

2Brr=========~,--r--,--r--,--r--,--r--, CUMULHIYE DATA

24 ~ ~ Mqs. ~~;; : 1~:~ --12 • 1953 - 29 . 9

20 ~========~--------------------~

16~--------------------------------------~

12~--------------------------------------~

8r----------.--------------------------___j

~ ~ : r-t:;,,--L----t---"<;-'v/~/.--T-'~~~=----;------j

JAN FEB MAR APR ~AY JUNE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NO'! DEC

In Thousands of Tons PILCHARD (California)

3~-r-,-,--,-,--,-,7=~C~UM~UL'~J ~'VE~QAlA~T~9

3Of----------~----I' ~~(:~oe~ASON J _ 55 ,4 ,---- 1953/54 S EASON ,

25 I . 4UG.-NQV. - 2.d

I 1 <;53/54 SEASON J

TOTAL AUG.-JU LY - 2 . 5

2

15 I 1 I 5LJ __ ~--___________________ I Lege~~~4 /55 I ~~ -,- 1=.1953 /54

o AUG SEPT OCT NOV OEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JUL Y

TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISH (California)

56 F===-=~==~~-,---r--,__r--,__,--,_-, C.U)oIULAT I \IE 9.!I.A.

48 ~~ Mqs . ~~~ : ~~~ : ~ _______________ -"-1 12 I 1953 _ 183,1

40~========~--------------------~

32r---------------------~~--------------~

24 r------------:>f-~~--___j ~ ~

16"",- ./

8~~ ~

o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JU NE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

January 1955 COMMERCIA L FISHERIES RE IE

CHART 3 - COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS and FREEZI GS of FISHERY PRODUCTS

fa Milli ... • f

U. S. 110 ALASKA HOLDINGS

200

NEW ENGLAND HOLDINGs.!/

56

48

40

32

24

16~---------------------j

:J MA 1H(, MA~~ " C.HUSElT • RHC)OE ISL AhO, "''''0 C.(lf..Ioo(,TICUl.

MIDDLE WEST HOLDlNGsl/

40

36

WASHINGTON,OREGON, A 56r-~--~-'---.--r--r--.-----'-~r--r-'

48

L eg end. ---1954

-1953

r ......

56

48 \I 12

40

32

24

16

8

0 A' rE u. ...

24

16

12

8

77

7H COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 17, No.1

CHART 4 - RECEIPTS and PRODUCTS at

COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS of FISHERY PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

ID Millions 01 Pound r----------------------------,

RECElPTs!/ AT WHOLESALE SALT-WATER MARKET

22r-______ ~_(~F~R~ErS~H~A~ND~rF~RO~Z=E=N~)r__r-,_-r__, ~.QA.IA.

20 g MVS· ~~ : ~rc:f --

16~----------~~~~----------------~

14

10~----------------------------------~

1 NC.LUO( TRuCIC: AND RAIL ~PORT':;' FROM C ... NADA "'''0 DIRECT VESSEL l,t,NDINGS AT N[w YORK (.1 TY

SEATTLE

N YORK COLD-STORAGE HOLDlNGS~/

EW 40 r-,-'-'--'--.-.--r-r-'-.--r~ CITY

CHICAGO

Legend: ---1954 ---1953

36 ~------------------------------~

32b----------------------------------~

28r---~~--------------------------~

24r-------~~--------------?-~--~~

20r---~~~----~~_7~--~--------~

16 t---------~~~--~~~------------~

o L...oJ:7A.,-J~ CFE"'B;-'-;-;M-;-;AR;'-;-;:AP:;;-R ~M:;;AY-;-'-;-;JU:::N;.l.E "7:JU::"'L Y:-!-:-;-AU;-;::G "":::S~EP::-::T'-:O:-:::C~T -::-NO"'"V,.LD:-=E~C VAS REPORT(D BY' PLANTS IN METROPOLITAN AREA.

COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS

141-------------- ---------------------1

12r-----------------------------------~

APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NO'I DEC

BOSTON COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS

32r-----------------~~-----~

28~------------------~~~~~~J

24r-~~------------_74L---------~

20r-----~--------~~~--------------~

16

12t-----------------------------------~

o L...Ji'AA N~F EOoB"""'--;;M A;-;:R~A;-;;P;;-R 7:M7.:A Y;-'J~U::;;N E:"-J-:::U;-;L yf-.A:7:U;:-G '::-S E;:-;;pcfT -;;O""C T:"-::-::NO:7':V"":::D""E C::-l

CHART 5 - FISH MEAL and OIL PRODUCTION - U.S and ALASKA FISH MEAL

56rr=~~~~~~(I~n~T~h~o~uTs~an~ci~s~o~I~T~O~n~S~)--r-,--r--,

48

32

[

24

16

___________ ~~~~~~~~-7~T+~T~'~~

FISH OIL (In Millions of Gallons)

=l1AIA 6 n ;' ~~ : ~~:~I----------------l

12 1953 - 20 .1

4r---------------~~~~~------~

January 1955 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 79

CHART 6 - CANNED PACKS of SELECTED FISHERY PRODUCTS

In Thousands of Standard Cases

TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISH - CALIFORNIA

~80~~~~~==~.--r--r-'--'--.--r-' Legend: ----- 1954 ----- 1953

MACKEREL1/ - CALIFORNIA 56°r=~~~~~91--r__r--r__,--.__,--_r_,

CUMUlA T I V(.QAIA I ~QAIA .I ~40( 11 MRS. 1954 - B,464 , 4�_---------------l /'-------1480

11 n 1953 - 7,84-4 . 3 1 11 M~S. 1954 - 342.4 Lr--------11 1953 - 590 .2 I

12 1953 - B 388 . 2 1

1600r-------------------------------------------{

~ 2001-----J-----f/"=-~~----I

80v-...... R ~ 401~k~ ~~~------------~ ,~~=~~ -

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

ANC HOVIES - C ALIFORNIA 56 0F======-------~_r--r__,--_r--r__,--_r__;

~QA!A J ~~ H\1s . ~~;; : ',~; : ~ II----------------I 12 • 1953 - 1,537.2 \

400~==========~----------~

480

3 201-------------~~--------------------------l

240 / \

160~~ \ ~ 80 1 ./" ~ ~ ~ ,~, .~ ~-.-:- --o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

SARDINES (ESTIMAT ED) - MAINE 14·OCW~~~~~-=,_,--,--,__.--,__.--,_~

~PAIA ~ I 10 MQS. 1954 - 2,906.7 / ______________ ---< 10 1953 - 2,250.6 1 12 M 1953 _ 2,451.9 \

l00~~~======~--------------------~

1200

8DG-------------------------------------·--~

6DG----------------.,~----~~--------------~ I~~

40Cl----/-+-/~'V~~----\\----i_~_ 20 V -,~

JAN FEB MAP APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

SARDINES - CALIFORNIA

1---------------/1954/55 SEASON, AUG. - OU. - 593 .4

1953/54 SEASON, 1----- -+----------1 AUG. - OCT , - 42.4 1953/54 SEASON, 10TH AUG , -JUlY - ~4.1

~----~---------------------------------

DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JU NE JULY

12 10 1953 _ 593 . 3 I 40D~==========----------~

32 0 r-------------------------------------.--;

240r---------------------------------------;

160r---------__ ~----------------------

80t-------f/--\~_r~-____r"'.'__.:::;:_--_f O Ii;J'l'A:':N~F~E B~7:f~AR:?=:A~P;;:R "':M~'VA~Y"""::JU~(~E..I..J-;;-U;:-L-;1:~-;A~U;::G~S;-;~:-;;P~T'-:O~~~T-'--;;:NO;;;/'~D:;:EC;:-l

1I1NClUOES PACIf'IC "'''CKEREl ANO ,JACK MACKCREL .

SAL MO N - ALASKA

~OO~-----------A~--------~ 1600r--------------------++----------------;

~ol~---------~/rA~+--------~ 80Iq ____________ ~U~~~----- _ 401~----------------~f~-~-+--------~

01'-:J 7AN~F=;E=;B;-'-7:M-:A ;:::R I..A7:P:;;R:;-'-:M;-;A"'::~;-'-;J;;U;;N ;:::E I..J;;:U::-L~Y~A:7U;;G~S~C;E;:::P-;T..:O~C;:::T;:'-:N;;O::-V:"-;:::E ::-'C

ST ANDARD CASES

Variety No. Cans Can Desitmation Net~.

SARDINES • .••••• 100 t drawn 31 oz.

SHRIMP ••••..••.• 48 -- 5 oz.

TUNA •.••......• 48 No. ~ tuna 6 & 7 oz.

PILCHARDS ..... 48 No . 1 oval 15 oz .

SALMON ........ 48 1-pound tall 16 oz .

ANCHOVIES ...•. 48 t lb. 8 oz.

SHRIMP - GULF STATES ~end: - 1954/55 16 8 r-_,--_r--_,__--,--;===--...,;----~_r--_,_____, __ 1953/54 CU,",UlAT! 'IE Q!.!A

~------" 144 J\ 1~5.4/55 SEAS()fIj,

~ L \ l~~i~E~iASON, - 3 . 7

120 -.l AUG.-DEC. - S·"'LD - ~-, \ 1953/~4 5HSON I \ \ TOTAl .. UG.~ ... UlT ~ 95~.6

96 Jt-------- . -

72 \\ - - '1 48 ~ 24 \.,../"

o AUG SEPT OCT !lOV DEC JAN FlB o,p ,PO V.V .:L ~E.::!,t!. y

80 COMMERCIAL FISIlERIES I I~VIEW V 01. 17,

CHART 7 - u.s. FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTS

In Millioal of 'oadl

GROUNDFISH (INCLUDING OCEAN PERCH) FII I ~TS. 28 FRESH &. FROZEN

24

41----

SHRIMP, FRESH &. FROZEN, FRO I IEXlCO

~WA

hJ 1f9S . 1~ - 2".2 10 • 1 ~ - 2'5.4 12 1953 - M.8

41T-----

TUNA, FRESH &. FROZEN

24

20~========~------~~ 16~--------~~~~

12~-----~~--~~~--~--

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV OEC

CANNED TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISH (IN OIL)

o.4~---------==:::::::::::::::::~L:"""--J

O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AN FEB WAR APR "AY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV OEC

IH 1853

6

CAN!< ED SARDlNES UN OIL AND NOT IN IL)

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