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                    STATE OF CALIFORNIA                   
                                                          
      1996 FRESHWATER AND MARINE COMMERCIAL LANDINGS      
    (Extracted from the PacFIN Database, December 1998)   
                                                          
 YEAR SPECIES                        POUNDS      DOLLARS  
----- ------------------------ ------------ ------------  
 1996 ANCHOVIES                   9,742,024      900,171  
      BARRACUDA, CALIFORNIA         352,317      140,329  
      BONITO                        980,346      199,761  
      CROAKER                       528,889      314,784  
      FISH, FRESHWATER               70,365      109,703  
      FISH, MARINE, OTHER           882,630    1,240,160  
      FLATFISH, CALIF HALIBUT       926,920    2,482,461  
      FLATFISH, DOVER SOLE       14,111,651    4,238,356  
      FLATFISH, ENGLISH SOLE      1,280,545      478,495  
      FLATFISH, OTHER               410,195      223,276  
      FLATFISH, PETRALE SOLE      1,803,646    1,613,597  
      FLATFISH, REX SOLE          1,097,554      409,303  
      FLATFISH, SANDDABS          1,738,049      602,284  
      FLATFISH, OTHER               410,195      223,276  
      GRENADIERS                  2,507,355      350,551  
      HAKE, PACIFIC               6,395,184      239,111  
      HERRING, SEA               11,965,048   14,465,071  
      JACK MACKEREL               4,798,003      295,015  
      LINGCOD                     1,056,571      569,848  
      MACKEREL, CHUB (PACIFIC)   21,153,604    1,286,638  
      MACKEREL, UNSPECIFIED          11,711        2,610  
      ROCKFISHES, THORNYHEAD      7,302,659    6,522,032  
      ROCKFISHES, OTHER          16,484,776    8,839,595  
      SABLEFISH                   7,043,532    8,687,356  
      SALMON, CHINOOK             4,735,173    5,990,487  
      SALMON, COHO                        2            2  
      SARDINE, PACIFIC           71,767,264    3,065,182  
      SEA BASS, WHITE               101,454      192,972  
      SHARK, MAKO                   207,704      165,302  
      SHARK, UNSP THRESHER          723,271      596,368  
      SHARK, OTHER                  204,293      103,031  
      SHEEPHEAD, CALIFORNIA         252,231      692,059  
      SKATES                      1,768,994      354,102  
      SMELT                       2,075,439      518,997  
      SURFPERCH                      84,807      111,252  
      SWORDFISH                   2,560,987    5,874,312  
      TUNA, ALBACORE             11,061,782   10,457,231  
      TUNA, BIGEYE                  137,612      260,306  
      TUNA, BLUEFIN              10,331,330    4,032,559  
      TUNA, SKIPJACK             12,025,385    3,985,837  
      TUNA, YELLOWFIN             7,378,029    3,227,112  
      TUNA, OTHER                   191,412       65,363  
      ABALONE                        89,948    2,147,156  
      CRAB, DUNGENESS            12,318,391   17,205,480  
      CRAB, ROCK                  1,152,059    1,345,800  
      CRAB, OTHER                    88,750       57,185  
      CUCUMBER, SEA                 839,384      543,184  
      LOBSTER, SPINY                657,921    5,114,254  
      MUSSELS, SEA                   94,144      543,307  
      OYSTER                      1,135,862    4,017,690  
      SEA URCHIN                 20,108,039   18,768,369  
      SHELLFISH, FRESHWATER          87,050      109,325  
      SHELLFISH, MARINE, OTHER       18,514       49,145  
      SHRIMP, PACIFIC OCEAN       9,407,438    5,642,150  
      SHRIMP, SPOT PRAWN            515,314    3,463,018  
      SHRIMP, OTHER               1,765,013    1,958,923  
      SQUID                     177,074,849   31,957,762  
      HERRING ROE ON KELP           253,405      503,134  
*****                          ------------ ------------  
sum                             463,856,824  187,328,863  

Notes: Landings are reported in round (live) weight for   
all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks, which are 
reported in meat weights (excluding the shell).  Dollar   
amounts represent the ex-vessel value.  Figures include   
maricultured oysters, clams, and mussels.  Freshwater     
figures obtained separately from the California Department
of Fish and Game.  Kelp harvest not included in this table.
Contact: Trisha Culver

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