April 1956 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW

FISHERY INDICATORS

CHART I - FISHERY LANDINGS for SELECTED STATES In MiliioDS of Pouds

MAlNE 70

CU HULAlIY' ~ !I 60 l~. 1956 - 5.S

, 1955 - 6.1 12 MOS . 1955 - 255 .4

" 50

I~ 40

I I ~ 30

I I ~ 20

U " 10

"' 0 JAN FE B MAR APR MAY JUNE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

FLORIDA

40 CUMUlAT I VE iliA. "f

35 12 ~. 1955 - 121 . 5 12 1954 - 170.131

30

25

20

/\ 15

10 t-.. I/~ /'... ~ ~ ------- ~ o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

NEW JERSEY 140

CU""LAT! VE ~ J 120 1 NY. 1956 - 3.4

1 1955 - 3 .1

/\ 12 MOS. 1955 - 408.7

100

IA BO r \/\ 60

/ \" ~ 40

~ \ \ 20

0 .L./ ~ JAN FE B MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

CALIFORNlA1! 140

CUHULATIY, ~ !I 120 1 MtjI. 1956 - 61 . 0 "-I 1955 - 31 . 6 I'\. 12 MOS. 1955 - 639.5

100

h \ BO

60 //\, 1 / \ ~ \"'-.1 / \

40 ~~/ \/ 20 v

0 J AN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

Z!ONLY PARTlAL-- I NClUOING PROOUCTION or MAJOR FISHERIES AND fo4ARKET FISH LANDINGS AT PA I Ne tp.... 15

Legend:

······· · · 1956 --1955 ---1954

MASSACHUSETTS

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

LOUISlANA.1.!

12 ~N\lS.~~;~: 7.1 121405.1955 - 67.3

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

a JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC .1/0NLY PARTIAL--INCLuDES lANDINGS AT PRINCIPAL PORTS.

TEXAS

16r---------------7.f--~-----~~-----~

4~~~~~~----------------~ __ ~

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

OREGON

12 ~ NIjl. ~~: ::~ ------------------1 12 MOS. 1955 - 45.5

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

8r-----------------~-----------~

6r-----------~ __ ~--~~~--------~

o JAN FEB MAR APR ~AY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NO, DEr

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CHART 2 LANDINGS for SELECTED FISHERIES

In Millions of Pounds HADDOCK

(Maine and Massachusetts) 28r-~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~~.--.--.--,

CUMUlAT'V[ QA!A

o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG oEPT OCT NOv DEC

Legend:

··· ·· ·····1 956 ---1955 ---1954

OCEAN PERCH (Maine and Massachusetts)

28r-------~~c---r--r--r_~--.__.--_r_,

24

20

16~----------+-~~ -----------~------~

12

OL-A-N~F-E-B~'-'A-P~A~P-R~~-A~Y~J-U-~-E~JU-L~Y~A~U~G~S~E~P~T~O~C~T~N~O~/ ~D~E~C~

In Millions of Pounds

SHRIMP _ (Gulf State"!/ including Florida West Coast)

28~-~~------~~-'--~--'--'---r--~-.--~ ~OATA

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

16~--------------~---+---------4'-~-

12~~-----~+----------~-~

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

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

24

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

16~---------------'~-----T----------~

12

4~--------~-----------------~~ __ ~

o JAN FEB l/l". \I. All. DATA BASED ON l.ANDt NCS AT PR I Ne I PAL :)()RTS AND AR [ NOT

COMPLETE. In Thousands of Tons

MENHADEN (East and Gulf Coasts

280r---------~~~~~~~~,---r-~--,__, CUMULP I VE Q!!A 14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

PACIFIC AND JACK MACKEREL (California)

CUMULA" yE QA!A [I ~"9' ~~~: 7:~

12 MOS. 1955 - 27 . 6

... L

A. / / ~ LL

~- .I ~ '-..,

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

In Thousands of Tons

TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISHY

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

PILCHARD

A (California) 35

/\ ~Q!!A

30 1955/56 SEASON I

m\ AUG. -JAN. 72.8 1954/55 SEA SON I

67.1 25 AUG. -JAN.

I I \ \ 1954/55 SEASON J

TOTAL AUG. - JULY 67.1

20

I I \ \ 15

/1 \ \ 10 1/ \\ 5 J Legend:

J ~ l 1955/56 --1954/55

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

11 RECEIPTS BY CAL IFORNI A CANNER IES. INCLUDING IMPORTS.

April 1956 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW

I

CHART 3 COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS and FREEZINGS of FISHERY PRODUCTS *"

h MillioDI of Poaads

U. S. I\. ALASKA HOLDINGS L egend: U . S. I\. ALASKA FREE ZINGS

220 •••• ••• •• 1956 56 --1955

CU MULA T' v, !1All i r 200

~ --1954 4 8 ' ;;::. ...... ,~. 1956 - 12 .7

~ 1 ' 955 - 13 , 5

.......... 12 MOS . 1955 - 314 .7 / ~ 180

r\:~ /' 40

160 3 2 .// "'-140 ~" /

24 I ~ 120 '\"---4

16 ~ ~ ~ ~~

--...;

10~) ~ 8

o JAN FE8 MAR APR MAY JUNE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 0 JAN FEB MAR APR ~ AY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NO'I DEC

NEW ENGLAND HOLDINGs! I MIDDLE I\. SOUTH ATLANTIC HOLDINGs11 64 56 ,--.---,--,---,--.---,--,---,--.---,--,--,

52~----------------------------------~

48~---------------------------------------4

32~--~~~==~~~------------------~

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NO V DEC MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG 1 "'," I NE, MASSACHUSETTS. RHODE ISLAND. AND CONNECTICUT. V ALL EAST COAST STATES FROM N. Y . SOUTH .

MIDDLE WEST HOLDING~I GULF I\. SOUTH CENTRAL HOLDINGs11 28

40~------------________________________ __ 24

20

16 "- ~ ,~ ,...:(

12

\ '" ~ ,/'l 8

4

JAN FE B MAR APR MAY JU NE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 0

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOI DEC V OHI O, INO " ILL., MICH . , WI S ., IoIINN. , LOWA. MO .• N . OAK" N EBR " & KANS. 4 ALA. MISS. LA. TEX. A~K. KY. & TENN.

WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND A LASKA HOLDINGS CALIFORNIA HOLDINGS 56 20

48

40

32 /' ~ 24 / / ~~

.~ // " 16

~'--/' 8 '-----/

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DE C

18 ~

f \ 16

... ... /~ 14 ~

12 ~ ~

~

'-./ 10

8 )

~ o JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JU~E JULY AUG SEPT OCT NO . DEC

• Exc I udes sa I ted. cured , and smokEd pr oduc t s .

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48 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 18. No.4

CHART 4 - RECEIPTS and PRODUCTS at

COLD -STORAGE HOLDINGS of FISHERY PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

In Million. 01 Poaud. ,-----~-----------------------. ,------------------------------,

RECEIPTSl/ AT WHOLESALE SALT-WATER MARKt."!' COLD-STOHAGE II(JLDI r;s!l (FRESH AND FROZEN) NEW YORK 28 --,-_,-_r_~-.....--.--,---.-_,-_r_~__.,

22 r-------~--~_r--r_~--r__r--r__r_, r

20 2C~~~.:~: ~3.6 CITY 1~ ~ !~~: 1~~:~

18

";'" I'ICLUOE TRuel' M.O RAj L MPOAn r~ tAI'IAOA A DIRt~' 'IE 'L L" I AT HE .. yQRI\ CITY

RECEIPTS AT WHOLESALE MARKt.'T (FRESH AND FROZEN)

16r---------~--~--,---~~r-_;--~--_r--~~ ClJN .... lAlIH Q!..!.A

14

12

N' y Au~ fPf

SEATTLE WHOLESALE MARKET RECEIPTS, LANDI GS,

& IMPORTS (FRESH & FROZEN)

24 2"95. 195t - Ii. I.. 2 • 1955. 9," 2 1955 - 95,"

20

16

12

8

4'-'..=----

O~J~A~N~F~E~B~M~A~R~A~P~R~M-A~Y~.-'U-NE~JU~L~Y~A~U~G~S~E~p~T ~n-r.~T~N~O-V ~O~E~C

CHICAGO

Legend:

···········1956 ---T955 ---1954

26

COLD-STOHAGE HOLD! GS

6

5

BOSTON

COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS

32

28

24

20

16

121--------------------::J

o JA~ H.~ 'JAR APR U1Y ... ~ IU 'y AuG EPT OCT ~O DE

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

56r-~~~~~f(I~n_T~ho~u~s=an==drs~m=,T~o~n~s~) __ -r __ .-__ '-~ ~QAll.

48

40~========~~~ __ \-__________ ~ 32r--------~---~~----~

24r--------r------J~---~

16r------~f-------~~~~_1

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

F ISH OIL

7 (I n Millions of Gallons )

CUHU"lIY( 0'" ~I 6 1 MIjl. 1956 - .2

1 lQ~ _ .1

12 MOS.195.5 - 23.3 ... 5

I~ 4

/i ~ 3

/1 '\ 2

j "'" ~ 1

0"- ../ .........

JAN FE8 MAR APR MAY JUNE JUL Y AUG SEPT OCT NO'V OEC

April 1956 COMMERCIAL F1SHERlES REVIEW

CHART 6 - CANNED PACKS of SELECTED FISHERY PRODUCT

I. Tho .... ch of St .. c1arcl CUei

TUNA AND TUNA - LIKE FISH - C Al.JFORNlA

60~~~-~~-------+--\--~~--4

40~--~~--------------------~~~~------~

20~------------~~~----4

J AN FE8 MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

ANCHOVlES - CALIFORNIA

240 : "Il. : ~~: 1 ~ : ~ 1----------------1 12 MOS . 1955 - 623 . 5

200~=========---------------------~ 160~ ______________________________________ ~

SARDINES Y (ESTIMATED) - MAINE

28!~QAIA

12 12 "'9S. 1955 • , ,264.8 12 1 9~ • 2: 934 . 9

l00~----------------------------------------~

80q-----------------------------------------~

60q---------________ ~----~~--------------~

40<t--------- -I'---------~

20~------------_r--~----~~~--~~------;

JAN FEB MAR APR V 'I'IClUO INQ so. HERRING.

SARDINES - CALIFORNIA

700r-~-._-~rr-._~r_~~~~ ~2A..:.A

__ I~~S[A AOO.-JApoj . ,'531.1

600t---------:::;#-r\--117.>4, ~ S(ASe..,

500t-----I--I--I--\------I~.A;us()lo; .1,']91.

AUC. -.AllY - 1 391.'Q

400 t-----t-f---H .----~==-======::j 300

200

100t----HL-------

Lege nd;

·· · ······1 956 --1955 --1954

Legend: -1955/56 -- 1954/55

1 4 0 r-----~--~--r-~--_r--,_--r_~--_r--~~ ~e&!A

120 ,..,.,. lr..6 .. 148.2 1 19"'~...~

12 • 1~ ~ ",3.e

100

80

60

40

SALMON - ALASKA

80

CV~L.\ l! ~[ £AlA

TOTH ,~ S[A5ON .2,J86.7 TOTAL lQ!)o1 UA50H - 3,103.0

40~---

STANDARD CASES

SARDINES •••.••.

SHRIMP •••...•••.

TUNA •......••.

PILCHARDS •.•••

SALMO

ANCHOVIES ••.•.

No. CIUUI Can !Holgn Uem

100 drawn

48

48 o. i tuna.

48 o. I oval

48 I-pound lall

48 !tb.

9

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CHART 7 - U.S. FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTS

Ia Milli .... f ..... h

24 ~ "9'. :~: ~t~ 12 • 1~ _ 129.0

20

6

5

4

3

24 g ~s 20

16

TUNA, FRESH to FROZEN

1955 - 14:1 • .: 1~ _ 123.7

12f---/--

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

U. S. lMPORTSOF CANNED TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISH 7 (IN OIL AND IN BRUlE)

2r----------------------------------------; CUI«JLA T I V( QA!A

12 MtjlS. 1955 - SO,8

O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1~2~~~'~~~-~.~7~.O~ JA EB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

2

CANNED SARDINES UN OIL AND NOT IN OIL)

4~~-----.~~r---~----------------__ ~4rl

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