U.S. Commercial Landings
U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 1998 (1) Group / Species Puerto Rico Guam Fish Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Ballyhoo 36,968 43,622 - - Barracuda 25,468 39,985 2,056 4,046 Billfish: Marlin - - 28,833 33,141 Sailfish - - 1,746 2,295 Spearfish - - 88 109 Dolphin (Mahi mahi) 124,586 237,959 173,478 318,766 Emperors - - 1,343 3,947 Goatfish 16,682 26,858 580 1,739 Groupers: Red hind 48,840 100,610 - - Nassau 10,546 18,139 - - Other 41,600 85,280 957 2,659 Grunts Margate 1,618 2,556 - - Other 119,306 171,801 - - Jacks: Amberjack - - 259 743 Bigeye Scad - - 5,206 14,190 Rainbow Runner - - 1,211 2,744 Rudderfish - - 394 1,181 Other 62,354 87,296 2,706 7,382 Mackerel, king and cero 200,656 373,220 - - Milkfish - - 563 844 Mojarra 20,472 28,661 Mullet 55,866 65,922 96 256 Parrotfish 113,794 154,760 7,807 23,327 Rabbitfish - - 2,172 6,767 Scup or porgy 30,372 48,291 Sharks, other 46,514 76,283 16 8 Snappers: Ehu - - 246 967 Gindai (Flower Snap) - - 755 2,859 Kalikali - - 314 1,099 Lane 176,842 364,295 - - Lehi - - 1,624 6,495 Mutton 80,854 172,219 - - Onaga - - 908 4,307 Opakapaka - - 730 2,892 Silk 168,778 448,949 - - Uku (Gray Snapper) - - 431 1,218 Yellowtail 241,608 488,048 - - Other 72,878 148,671 1,639 4,535 Total snappers 740,960 1,622,182 6,647 24,372 Snook 42,934 73,417 - - Spanish sardine 15,894 21,775 - - Squirrelfish 21,310 26,424 111 333 Surgeonfishes: Unicornfish - - 5,820 17,423 Other - - 810 2,419 Tarpon 620 595 - - Tilapia - - 12,188 30,944 Triggerfish 63,262 101,219 - - Trunkfish (boxfish) 77,804 150,940 - - (Continued) U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 1998 (1) - Continued Group / Species Puerto Rico Guam Fish Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Tuna: Dogtooth - - 2,148 3,453 Kawakawa - - 31 39 Skipjack - - 61,332 76,522 Yellowfin - - 55,967 121,116 Unclassified 133,130 177,063 - - Total tuna 133,130 177,063 119,478 201,130 Wahoo - - 67,136 145,828 Wrasse (Hogfish) 54,766 108,984 3,066 7,645 Other marine finfishes - - 106,975 317,208 Other freshwater fish 503,116 337,108 - - Total fish 2,609,438 4,180,950 677,867 1,396,948 Shellfish, et al Crabs, other 6,422 105,000 - - Lobster, spiny 250,842 1,347,022 1,808 7,045 Conch (snail) meats 301,812 724,349 - - Oysters 1,754 3,824 - - Octopus 27,682 72,250 2,223 7,516 Shrimp - - 1,592 12,645 Shellfish, other 14,484 41,714 93 381
Total shellfish, et al. 602,996 2,294,159 5,716 27,587
Grand total 3,212,434 6,475,109 557,458 2,821,483
Group / Species American Samoa Northern Marianas Islands Fish Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Barracudas 2,120 4,597 124 246 Billfishes: Blue marlin 35,646 40,269 4,201 7,460 Sailfish 3,327 4,966 104 210 Dolphin (mahimahi) 22,220 44,559 25,661 55,516 Emperors 869 1,739 13,853 38,784 Goatfish 43 85 1,698 3,684 Groupers: Lunartail 680 1,377 - - Other 4,221 8,450 7,864 23,424 Jacks: Amberjack - - 318 1,051 Bigeye Scad - - 515 1,691 Black jack 181 331 - - Rainbow runner 783 783 754 1,884 Rudderfish 291 581 - - Other 1,000 2,038 2,380 7,915 Moonfish (Opah) 443 886 - - Mullet - - 125 311 Oilfish 123 61 - - Parrotfishes 22,464 45,436 1,366 4,263 Rabbitfish 68 137 5,903 19,159 Snappers: Blue lined snapper 616 1,257 - - Ehu 1,459 4,667 198 665 Gindai (flower snapper) 249 600 1,295 4,374 Gray jobfish 323 645 - - Humpback 459 1,013 - - Kalikali - - 591 2,515 (Continued) U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS
DOMESTIC LANDINGS FOR U.S. TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS, 1998 (1) - Continued Group / Species American Samoa Northern Marianas Islands Fish Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Lehi (silverjaw) 250 779 6,028 24,054 Onaga 3,440 16,128 14,691 63,486 Opakapaka - - 2,729 8,769 Stone's snapper 172 343 - - Yellow opakapaka 374 842 - - Snappers, other 750 1,521 1,746 4,831 Total snappers 8,092 27,795 27,278 108,694 Squirrelfish 1,099 2,230 2,530 5,085 Sunfish (Mola mola) 366 366 - - Surgeonfishes: Lined surgeon 15,787 31,502 - - Striped bristletooth 8,141 16,068 - - Unicornfishes 4,038 8,236 210 525 Yellowfin 465 823 - - Other 99 256 Swordfish 3,326 11,879 - - Tunas: Albacore 636,622 683,254 - - Bigeye 5,478 11,741 - - Dogtooth 401 737 18,033 43,469 Kawakawa 20 24 - - Skipjack 16,672 15,171 167,274 334,648 Yellowfin 67,249 128,655 14,570 31,949 Other 726,442 839,582 2,766 5,786 Total, tuna 1,452,884 1,679,164 202,643 415,852 Wahoo 26,110 51,042 6,299 14,540 Wrasses 471 943 - - Other finfishes 4,901 9,731 213,048 520,714 Total fish 1,628,251 2,023,869 544,251 1,339,958 Shellfish, et al Crabs 528 2,062 - - Lobster, spiny 3,359 13,319 5,586 30,175 Octopus 340 522 764 2,118 Shellfish, Other 2 3 183 958 Total shellfish, et al. 4,229 15,906 6,533 33,251 Grand total 3,260,731 4,063,644 1,095,035 2,713,167 (1) Data in this table are preliminary and represent the latest information available.