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Preliminary Gulf of Maine Northern Shrimp Landings from Dealer Reports for 2012 Season

Data are from dealer reports received to date, and must be considered Very Preliminary and Incomplete. Note that dealer reports do not include shrimp sold directly to retailers or consumers or kept for personal use.

Preliminary 2012 Season Shrimp Landings Data
for the seven fishing weeks ending February 17, as of April 25, 2012

	Maine	Massachusetts	New Hampshire	Total
Week 1 (January 2-6)
Pounds landed	495,591 lbs	53,137 lbs	82,889 lbs	631,617 lbs
Metric tons landed	225 mt	24 mt	38 mt	286 mt
Active Boats	125	10	13	148
Average Price/lb	$0.96	$0.95	$0.99	$0.96
**Average Catch Rate	443 lbs/hr	414 lbs/hr*
***Average Count per Lb	51 /lb	51 /lb*
Week 2 (January 9-13)
Pounds landed	416,857 lbs	44,074 lbs	52,243 lbs	513,174 lbs
Metric tons landed	189 mt	20 mt	24 mt	233 mt
Active Boats	129	14	17	159
Average Price/lb	$0.96	$0.93	$0.99	$0.96
**Average Catch Rate	342 lbs/hr	201 lbs/hr*
***Average Count per Lb	51 /lb	53 /lb*
Week 3 (January 16-20)
Pounds landed	635,600 lbs	20,479 lbs	23,978 lbs	680,107 lbs
Metric tons landed	288 mt	9 mt	11 mt	308 mt
Active Boats	131	10	13	154
Average Price/lb	$0.95	$0.93	$0.95	$0.95
**Average Catch Rate	454 lbs/hr	171 lbs/hr*
***Average Count per Lb	51 /lb	55 /lb*
Week 4 (January 23-27)
Pounds landed	633,225 lbs	15,100 lbs	38,333 lbs	686,658 lbs
Metric tons landed	287 mt	7 mt	17 mt	311 mt
Active Boats	143	9	15	167
Average Price/lb	$0.96	$0.90	$0.96	$0.95
**Average Catch Rate	452 lbs/hr	423 lbs/hr*
***Average Count per Lb	50 /lb	54 /lb*
Week 5 (Jan. 30 - Feb. 4)
Pounds landed	910,400 lbs	19,045 lbs	51,919 lbs	981,364 lbs
Metric tons landed	413 mt	9 mt	24 mt	445 mt
Active Boats	231	10	16	257
Average Price/lb	$0.95	$0.90	$0.96	$0.95
**Average Trawl Catch Rate	354 lbs/hr	181 lbs/hr*
***Average Trawl Count/Lb	52 /lb	56 /lb*
Week 6 (February 5-11)
Pounds landed	961,947 lbs	18,025 lbs	38,731 lbs	1,018,703 lbs
Metric tons landed	436 mt	8 mt	18 mt	462 mt
Active Boats	243	10	17	270
Average Price/lb	$0.95	$0.91	$0.97	$0.95
**Average Trawl Catch Rate	432 lbs/hr	155 lbs/hr*
***Average Trawl Count/Lb	50 /lb	59 /lb*
Week 7 (February 12-17)
Pounds landed	738,773 lbs	14,916 lbs	37,737 lbs	791,426 lbs
Metric tons landed	335 mt	7 mt	17 mt	359 mt
Active Boats	229	8	16	253
Average Price/lb	$0.95	$0.98	$0.90	$0.95
**Average Trawl Catch Rate	328 lbs/hr	173 lbs/hr*
***Average Trawl Count/Lb	50 /lb	60 /lb*
Totals to Date
Pounds landed	4,792,392 lbs	184,776 lbs	325,830 lbs	5,302,998 lbs
Metric tons landed	2,174 mt	84 mt	148 mt	2,405 mt
Active Boats	271	15	18	305
Average Price/lb	$0.95	$0.93	$0.97	$0.95
**Average Trawl Catch Rate	401 lbs/hr	245 lbs/hr*
***Average Trawl Count/Lb	51 /lb	56 /lb*

*Some New Hampshire and Massachusetts data have been combined to preserve the confidentiality of individual harvester data.

**From port interviews: 324 from Maine and 34 from MA and NH for the seven weeks.

***From a limited number of samples worked up so far: 84 from Maine and 34 from MA and NH for the seven weeks.

For more information, please contact Maggie Hunter.

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