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                    STATE OF CALIFORNIA

      1998 FRESHWATER AND MARINE COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
     (Extracted from the PacFIN Database, April 2000)


 YEAR SPECIES                        POUNDS      DOLLARS
----- ------------------------ ------------ ------------
 1998 ANCHOVIES                   3,265,550      179,585
      BARRACUDA, CALIFORNIA         130,729       76,325
      BONITO                      2,519,314      792,234
      CROAKER                       143,022      101,818
      FISH, FRESHWATER               55,299       75,691
      FISH, MARINE, OTHER         1,061,441    1,804,264
      FLATFISH, CALIF HALIBUT     1,201,377    2,803,281
      FLATFISH, DOVER SOLE        7,874,916    2,659,998
      FLATFISH, ENGLISH SOLE        941,188      344,266
      FLATFISH, OTHER               400,323      217,060
      FLATFISH, PETRALE SOLE      1,042,043      994,212
      FLATFISH, REX SOLE            637,697      242,188
      FLATFISH, SANDDABS          1,420,030      454,208
      GRENADIERS                  1,109,657      155,131
      HAKE, PACIFIC              12,617,922      393,849
      HERRING, SEA                4,445,065      554,771
      JACK MACKEREL               2,319,971      341,400
      LINGCOD                       331,155      272,175
      MACKEREL, CHUB (PACIFIC)   46,247,218    2,661,601
      MACKEREL, UNSPECIFIED          52,068       12,616
      ROCKFISHES, OTHER          15,323,640    8,135,495
      ROCKFISHES, THORNYHEAD      4,232,416    3,308,331
      SABLEFISH                   3,178,144    3,367,131
      SALMON, CHINOOK             2,124,237    3,057,604
      SARDINE, PACIFIC           95,483,744    3,700,378
      SEA BASS, WHITE               157,316      295,709
      SHARK, MAKO                   213,227      167,349
      SHARK, OTHER                  297,964      163,211
      SHARK, UNSP THRESHER          731,201      556,696
      SHEEPHEAD, CALIFORNIA         262,450      691,726
      SKATES                      1,860,998      380,333
      SMELT                         503,152      134,765
      SURFPERCH                      73,781      112,529
      SWORDFISH                   2,960,923    5,677,905
      TUNA, ALBACORE              5,421,156    3,374,209
      TUNA, BIGEYE                  115,992      271,919
      TUNA, BLUEFIN               4,290,595    2,984,603
      TUNA, OTHER                   531,135      202,308
      TUNA, SKIPJACK             12,887,756    5,220,072
      TUNA, YELLOWFIN            12,785,211    5,861,445
      CLAMS                           2,499       49,427
      CRAB, DUNGENESS            10,691,607   19,932,972
      CRAB, OTHER                   127,997       97,057
      CRAB, ROCK                  1,271,268    1,481,462
      CUCUMBER, SEA                 769,087      457,427
      LOBSTER, SPINY                738,124    4,703,325
      MUSSELS, SEA                   52,913      290,578
      OYSTER                        822,071    2,848,748
      SEA URCHIN                 10,424,315    7,886,917
      SHELLFISH, FRESHWATER         195,109      263,397
      SHELLFISH, MARINE, OTHER       58,115       62,815
      SHRIMP, OTHER               1,730,266    1,958,968
      SHRIMP, PACIFIC OCEAN       1,836,465      981,569
      SHRIMP, SPOT PRAWN            823,624    5,559,783
      SQUID                       6,619,976    1,694,769
      HERRING ROE ON KELP            82,411       81,964
*****                          ------------ ------------
sum                             287,496,871  111,151,569

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: Bill Jacobson

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