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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Region
CANNED TUNA INDUSTRY UPDATE
UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS
January - August 2001 and Comparison
Quantities are gross unloading weights reported by United States tuna packers for the
period shown. United States tuna packers include four companies operating six
canneries located in American Samoa, California, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. The
Other * tuna category may include receipts of Yellowfin, Bigeye, Bluefin, and Longtail
tuna. Quantities are reported in short tons and may not agree due to rounding.
TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1996 - 2001
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 6,009 75,637 28,560 110,206
IMPORT 73,221 51,022 23,713 147,956
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 79,230 126,659 52,273 258,162
2000 DOMESTIC 5,225 61,613 24,500 91,338
IMPORT 73,568 50,464 12,653 136,685
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sum 78,793 112,077 37,153 228,023
2001 DOMESTIC 4,241 52,107 13,555 69,903
IMPORT 65,946 34,062 13,054 113,062
*********** ******** -------- -------- -------- --------
sum 70,187 86,169 26,609 182,965
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DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
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E ATL - - - - - - -
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W ATL 2 - - - 3 - 5
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E PAC 2,098 869 6,344 1,888 3,555 2,346 11,997 5,103
W PAC 3,124 3,372 55,269 50,219 20,941 11,209 79,334 64,800
IND - - - - - - -
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-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 5,224 4,241 61,613 52,107 24,499 13,555 91,336 69,903
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IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
AREA 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
E ATL 10,630 1,937 - - 1 - 10,631 1,937
W ATL 15,914 24,817 51 13 26 - 15,991 24,830
E PAC 1,007 234 23,876 5,599 7,995 6,919 32,878 12,752
W PAC 37,863 34,755 24,498 27,851 4,631 6,125 66,992 68,731
IND 8,154 4,203 2,039 599 - 10 10,193 4,812
-------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 73,568 65,946 50,464 34,062 12,653 13,054 136,685 113,062
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CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
ALBACORE SKIPJACK OTHER * TOTAL
TYPE 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
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ROUND 75,193 59,407 80,194 71,728 27,217 18,903 182,604 150,038
G+G 2,423 4,543 - - 1,071 296 3,494 4,839
DRESSED 766 174 - 47 - - 766 221
LOIN 412 6,064 31,883 14,393 8,866 7,411 41,161 27,868
HDLS - - - - - - - -
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sum 78,794 70,188 112,077 86,168 37,154 26,610 228,025 182,966
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 79,765 78,309 151,932 104,172 48,353 35,905 280,050 218,386
Conversion to round weight uses factors of 1.11 for gilled and gutted;
1.25 for dressed; 1.3 for headless; and 2.25 for loins.
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Contact: Chris Fanning
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