Fish Marketing And Consumption In The Pacific Coast States

Author : S. Kent Christensen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483898042
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Fish Marketing and Consumption in the Pacific Coast States (Classic Reprint) written by S. Kent Christensen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fish Marketing and Consumption in the Pacific Coast States The fishing industry is an important source of income in the Pacific Coast States. The eat-vessel value (amount paid to fishermen) of the Pacific Coast landings represented about 21 percent of the total value of the United States catch in 1958. In recent years the fishing industry of the West Coast and other sections of the United States has been faced with unsatisfactory prices for may of its products. This situation has resulted from increased operating costs, expanded competition from imported fishery products, and competition from other food products. Overinvestment in boats and gear has added to the industry's difficulties. Problems of maintaining quality control have pyramided. Fishermen have ranged farther from port in order to reach better fishing grounds. They have remained at sea for longer periods of time so as to maximize catches while operating under restrictive fishing regulations. The growing need for research into the economic and other problems confronting the fishing industry resulted in the passage of the Saltonstall Kennedy Act of 1994. The Act makes funds available for marketing, consumption, and production research (including biological studies) for the industry. Re search funds are administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior. The Service has contracted with various firms, institutions, and agencies to conduct certain phases of the research contemplated under the Act. This study was completed under contract between the Fish and Wild life Service and Oregon State College. Its purpose was to investigate the marketing and consumption of fresh, frozen and cured fishery products on the Pacific Coast. The West Coast was considered an appropriate area for study because of the relatively low per capita consumption of fish in that area. Estimates indicate the consumption there to be only slightly above the national average. In contrast, consumption in some coastal areas of the North Atlantic States is much greater than the national average. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.