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UNITED STATES TUNA CANNERY RECEIPTS Quantities are gross unloading weights reported by United States tuna packers for the periods shown. United States tuna packers consist of three companies operating six plants located in California, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico. The Yellowfin tuna category may include receipts of Bigeye, Bluefin, and Longtail tuna. Totals may not agree due to rounding. TOTAL CANNERY RECEIPTS, ALL LOCATIONS
(Short Tons)
YEAR TYPE ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
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1993 - 1997
AVERAGE DOMESTIC 156 12,682 3,923 16,761
IMPORT 5,525 2,649 1,153 9,327
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sum 5,681 15,331 5,076 26,088
1997 DOMESTIC 23 8,829 2,323 11,175
IMPORT 3,628 3,130 2,413 9,171
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sum 3,651 11,959 4,736 20,346
1998 DOMESTIC 992 2,944 7,233 11,169
IMPORT 8,972 1,800 1,608 12,380
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sum 9,964 4,744 8,841 23,549
DOMESTIC CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
AREA 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
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E ATL - - - - - - - -
W ATL - - - - - - - -
E PAC - 992 892 1,032 251 263 1,143 2,287
W PAC 23 - 7,937 1,912 2,073 6,970 10,033 8,882
IND - - - - - - - -
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sum 23 992 8,829 2,944 2,324 7,233 11,176 11,169
IMPORTED CANNERY RECEIPTS BY OCEAN AREA OF ORIGIN
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
AREA 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
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E ATL 252 - - 379 - 1,121 252 1,500
W ATL 31 238 - - 5 22 36 260
E PAC 66 - 626 950 810 307 1,502 1,257
W PAC 3,279 5,298 518 472 42 159 3,839 5,929
IND - 3,437 1,986 - 1,557 - 3,543 3,437
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sum 3,628 8,973 3,130 1,801 2,414 1,609 9,172 12,383
CLASSIFICATION OF TUNA AS RECEIVED AND CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT
(Short Tons)
ALBACORE SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
TYPE 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
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ROUND 3,561 9,687 11,204 3,850 3,880 8,376 18,645 21,913
G+G 5 - - - 46 36 51 36
DRESSED - - - - - - - -
LOIN 85 277 755 895 811 429 1,651 1,601
HDLS - - - - - - - -
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sum 3,651 9,964 11,959 4,745 4,737 8,841 20,347 23,550
RND WGT ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
sum 3,758 10,311 12,902 5,863 5,755 9,382 22,415 25,556
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.
Updated 5/21/99 Contact: Chris Fanning |
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