-1- INTRODUCTION. This report presents historical tabulated data on landings and value of the New Bedford sea scallop fishery from

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2 -1- INTRODUCTION Since the late 1930's, New Bedford, Massachusetts,has been the leading port for sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) landings in the United States. In 1983, New Bedford sea scallop landings of 4,600 metric tons (meats) generated a record high 57.9 million dollars in ex-vessel revenue. The value of the 1983 New Bedford scallop landings accounted for 53% of the total ex-vessel value of all USA sea scallop landings and 2.5% of the total value of the entire 1983 USA finfish and shellfish harvest.. This report presents historical tabulated data on landings and value of the New Bedford sea scallop fishery from DATA SUMMARIES Landings records of sea scallops in New Bedford are available from 1939 onward. These data are presented in Table 1 in which the quantity and ex-vessel value of New Bedford scallop landings are compared with total USA sea scallop production and value. In most years, more than half of the total USA sea scallop catch and dollar value has been accounted for by New Bedford landings. Within New Bedford, sea scallop revenues have comprised between 15 and 64% of the total annual ex-vessel value of fishery landings in the port (Table 2)., Since 1978, sea scallops have accounted for more than 50% o"f the total value 'of New Bedford's fish and shellfish landings. The importance of New Bedford'sea scal'lop revenues from a national perspective is also shown in Table 2. In recent years, between 1.0 and 2.5% of the total ex-vessel value of all USA fishery landings has been due to sea scallop landings in New Bedford. Traditionally, Georges Bank has been the region from which the majority of New Bedford scallop landings has been derived (Tables 3 and 4), accounting for 85% of the total New Bedford scallop production from The Mid-Atlantic region has been less important historically, although in the late 1960's and early 1970's, scallop landings from this region exceeded those from Georges Bank. Monthly data on New Bedford sea scallop landings, ex-vessel value, and ex-vessel price per pound of scallop meats are presented, by year from 1939 on, in Tables 5-7, respectively. Annual values are also provided in these tables and are shown graphically in Figure 1. A more detailed analysis of the New Bedford sea scallop fishery is currently in progress and will be reported upon in a future document.

3 -2- Table Landings (metric tons, meats) and ex-vessel value (thousands of dollars) of sea scallops in New Bedford, Massachusetts and total USA, The percentage of total USA sea scallop landings and value accounted for by New Bedford is also presented. Percentage of Total Sea Scallop New Bedford USA Landings and Value Accounted for bl New Bedford Dollar Dollar % of % of USA Year Landings Value Landings Value USA Dollar (mt, meats) (1000's) (mt, meats) (1000' s) Landings Value SOURCE: New Bedford landings and value, ,from O'Brien (1961); New Bedford landings and value for from "Massachusetts landings"; New Bedford landings and value, , from NMFS, NEFC, Detailed Weighout Data. 'Total USA landings and value, , from Lyles (1969); total USA landings, , from ICNAF/NAFO Statistical Bulletins and NMFS, NEFC, Detailed Weighout Data; total USA value, , from Fisheries Statistics of the U.S. ( ) and NMFS, NEFC, Detailed Weighout Data.

4 -3- Table 2. Ex-vessel value of sea scallop landings in New Bedford, Massachusetts relative to the total ex-vessel valu~ of all New Bedford landings and to the total ex-vessel value of all USA finfish and shellfish landings, Year Total Value of New Bedford Sea Scallop Landings Ex-Vessel Value (millions of dollars) As a Percentage of New Bedford Total Total Total Value Total Value Sea Scallop New Bedford USA of All of All Landings Landings Landings New Bedford Landings USA Landings 0.7 N/A N/A N/A O.S S IN/A = Not Available. SOURCE: New Bedford sea scallop landings and values: from O'Brien (1961); from "Massachusetts Landings"; from NMFS, NEFC Detailed Weighout Files. Total New Bedford Values: , Fishery Statistics of the U.S. (annual volumes); from "Massachusetts Landings"; from NMFS, NEFC, Detailed Weighout Files. Total USA Values: from table of values (p. 3) in Fishery Statistics of the U.S. (1948); from table of values (p. 8) in Fishery Statistics of the U.S. (1977); from Fisheries of the U.S. (annual volumes).

5 Table 3. Sea scallop landings (metric tons, by area of capture 1, meats) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Landings ~mt, meats) bi: Area Percent of Annual Landings bi: Area Georges Mid- Gulf of So. New Georges Mid- Gulf of So. New Year Bank Atlantic Maine En~land Total Bank Atlantic Maine England Total ' lgeorges Bank = Statistical Areas ; Mid-Atlantic = Statistical Areas ; Gulf of Maine = Statistical Areas ; So. New England = Statistical Areas Includes 4 tons (0.1%) from Area 4X. 3Includes 7 tons (0.2%) from Area 4X. SOURCE: from Premetz and Snow (1953); derived from Fishery Statistics of the U.S. (areal distributions of combined New Bedford, Boston, and Gloucester.sea scallop landings. [Landings at Certain Massachusetts Ports, by Area and Subarea] applied to New Bedford sea scallop landings); from NMFS, NEFG, Detailed Weighout Files.

6 Table 4. Sea scallop landings (metric tons, meats) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, by area of capture (NAFD Statistical Regions), New Bedford Sea Scallop Landings (mt, meats) NAFD Statistical Region l Percent of New Bedford Annual Landings From Georges Mid 2 Gulf of So New Year 5Y 5Ze 5Zw 6A 6B 6C 6NK Total Bank Atlantic Maine England Total , ,7 100, ,2 38,6 0,6 0,6 100, , ,S , I U1 I , , < , , ,6 100, , ,0 13, , y = Gulf of Maine; 5Ze = Georges Bank; 5Zw = So, New England; 6A New York Bight; 6B Delmarva; 6C Virginia- No. Carolina; 6NK = Mid-Atlantic, specific area unknown. 2Mid-Atlantic = 6A, 6B, 6C and 6NK. 3Includes 4 tons from area 4X "Includes 7 tons from area 4X 50.1% from area 4X 60,2% from area 4X

7 -6- Table 5. Sea scallop landings (metric tons, meats) in New Bedford. Massachusetts. by month Month Total 1 Metric Millions of Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov. Dec Tons Pounds :nO B B l ,s BB B B B lsum of monthly landings may slightly differ from annual totals due to rounding. Source: ~ New England Sea Scallop Fishery. and Marketing of Sea Scallop Meats by J. J. O'Brien (1961) : "Massachusetts Landings" : NMFS. NEFC, Detailed Weighout Data Files.

8 -7- Table 6. Ex-vessel value (1000's of dollars) of sea scallop landings in New Bedford, Massachusetts, by month, Month Year Jan Feb Mar AEr Mal Jun Jul Au~ SeE Oct Nov Dec Total l S lsum of monthly values may slightly differ from annual totals due to rounding. For , differences are large since monthly weighted ex-vessel prices are not available. Source: : New England Sea Scallop Fishery, and Marketing of Sea Scallop Meats, by J. J. O'Brien (1961) : "Massachusetts Landings" : NMFS, NEFC, Detailed Weighout Data Files.

9 -8- Table 7. Average ex-vessel price per pound ($/lb) for sea scallops landed in New Bedford, Massachusetts, by month, Year Jan Feb i Month Annual Mar Apr May Jun Ju1 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average Q O. i } i Source: New England Sea Scallop Fishery and Marketing of Sea Scallop Meats, by J. J. O'Brien, (1961). "Massachusetts Landings". NMFS, NEFC, Detailed Weighout Data Files.

10 -9- Vi'" 12 ~ w.6 10 z Q 8 U ~ w :::E 6 u.. o o 4 Z «::J o 2 a= NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS SEA SCALLOP LANDINGS ':J' w ~ 50 I X ~ 40 a:: «...J <5 30 o u.. ~ 20 Z o :3 10 ~ NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS EX-VESSEL VALUE OF' SEA SCALLOP LANDINGS o z g 6 a.. a:: w a.. 5 (i) a:: «...J 4...J o S w 3 U CE a.....j Z W W > 1 I X w NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS EX-VESSEL PRICE PER POUND OF' SEA SCALLOP LANDINGS YEAR 1980 Figure 1. Annual landings, ex-vessel value, and ex-vessel price per pound of sea scallops landed in New Bedford, Massachusetts,

11 -10- STATISTICAL REFERENCES International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF)/ Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), (annual volumes). Statistical Bulletin, Dartmouth, Canada. Lyles, C. H Historical catch statistics (shellfish). U.S. Fish. Wildl. Serv., Comma Fish. Statistics No. 5007, 116 p. O'Brien, J. J New England sea scallop fishery and marketing of sea scallop meats, U.S. Dept. Interior, Bur. Comma Fish., Market News Service, 48 p. Premetz, E. D., and G. W. Snow Status of New England sea-scallop fishery. Comma Fish. Rev. 15(5):1-7. U.S. Department of Commerce Fisheries of the United States (annual volumes), Washington, D.C. u.s. Department of Interior/U.S. Department of Commerce (annual volumes). Fishery Statistics of the United States, Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Interior/UeS. Department of Commerce (annual summaries). Massachusetts Landings, Washington, D.C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Preliminary report on the sea scallop industry. Prepared for Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Conunission by Economics and Cooperative Marketing Section, U.s. Fish. Wildl. Serv., Washington, D.C., 61 p.