SHELLFISH PRODUCTION Selected Areas AUGUST 26, 2008 MS LA b/ Pascagoula New Orleans & & Biloxi Plaquemines Parish Areas Total Crabs, hard 1/ 4.4 - - 4.4 Crabs, meats 1/ - - - - Crabs, soft 2/ - - - - Crawfish, fr. water 1/ - - - - Oysters, other(bbl) 1/In 1000 lb. 2/In dozens. a/None reported. b/Insufficient ports reporting. c/New Orleans Area only. d/Delayed. GULF FINFISH LANDINGS ?Selected Areas in 1,000 Lb AL c/ MS d/ LA Bayou La Batre Biloxi & a/ New Orleans & & Mobile c/ Pascagoula Plaquemine Parish Areas Total Amberjack Bar-jack Blue runner Cobia Croaker Drum, black Drum, red - 0.6 - 0.6 Flounder - 0.8 - 0.8 Garfish Gaspergou Grouper King mackerel King whiting - 0.3 - 0.3 Ladyfish Mullet (lisa) - 0.7 - 0.7 Pompano Sea, catfish - 0.9 - 0.9 Sea trout, spttd Sea trout, white Shark Shark ,fin Sheepshead Snapper, red - 0.1 - 0.1 Snapper, black Snapper, vermilion Snapper, uncl Spot (bream) Spanish mackerel Swordfish Triggerfish Tuna,,uncl. Yellow fin Unclassified - 2.8 - 2.8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL - 6.2 - 6.2 a/Insufficient number of plants reporting. b/No report received. c/None reported. d/Delayed. GULF FINFISH PRICES Period represents ?round? prices unless otherwise stated, in cents per lb. paid to the fishermen. BAYOU LA BATRE & MOBILE, AL: None reported.. **PASCAGOULA & BILOXI : Red drum $1.25-1.50. flounder $2.00- 2.50, king whiting $0.85, mullet(lisa) $0.50-.60, sea catfish $0.40, red snapper $2.30. SOUTHEAST, LA(Lower MS River Area): (Plaquemines Parish): Red snapper $4.00, sheephead $0.40, black drum $0.80. king mackerel $1.60, blue runner .40. **All delayed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: National Marine Fisheries Service, New Orleans, Louisiana ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EX-VESSEL GULF FRESH SHRIMP PRICES & LANDINGS BY AREAS Period August 7-22, 2008 NOTE: Period are published on a ?mostly? and a range basis. Represents prices to the vessel; does not include bonuses or charges for unloading, grading, icing, packing, cartage, etc. Landings are in 1,000 lbs., heads-off and heads-on. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Un 15- 21 - 26- 31- 36 - 41- 51- 61- Ov 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 70 70 NORTHERN GULF c/ Penaeids: a/ * OFF: 79.3 116.4 161.0 122.3 53.3 17.3 3.8 - - - (mostly) 6.40 6.10 4.90 3.90 3.40 3.20 2.60 - - - (range) 6.40- 5.75- 3.50- 3.35- 3.20- 2.80- - - - - (low/high) 9.10 6.10 5.25 3.90 3.40 3.30 - - - - ON: 96.7 65.7 104.7 326.7 197.7 147.8 97.4 49.0 10.9 11.6 (mostly) 3.80 2.40 2.15 1.85 1.70 1.50 1.30 1.20 1.00 .85 (range) 2.50- 2.25- 2.00- 1.75- 1.60- 1.50- 1.25- 1.10- .90- .60- (low/high) 4.20 2.75 2.15 1.90 1.75 1.55 1.45 1.20 1.00 .85 Sea Bob ON: - - - - - - - - - - (mostly) (range) (low/high) WESTERN GULF Penaeids:a/* OFF: 52.4 151.6 229.7 119.0 138.5 228.5 195.8 60.7 13.9 46.3 (mostly) 6.60 6.20 5.00 3.75 3.65 3.40 3.20 3.05 2.50 2.20 (range) 6.35- 5.85- 4.60- 3.35- 3.30- 3.20- 2.80- 2.75- 2.20- .85- (low/high) 9.80 6.45 5.40 3.75 3.65 3.55 3.40 3.25 2.55 2.90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL GULF: Penaeids OFF: 131.7 268.0 390.7 241.3 191.8 245.8 199.6 60.7 13.9 46.3 (mostly) 6.40 6.20 5.00 3.90 3.65 3.40 3.20 3.05 2.50 2.20 ON: 96.7 65.7 104.7 326.7 197.7 147.8 97.4 49.0 10.9 11.6 (mostly) 3.80 2.40 2.15 1.85 1.70 1.50 1.30 1.20 1.00 .85 Sea Bob ON - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAST YEAR PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 23, 2007 Penaeids: OFF: 86.2 139.5 349.5 272.8 234.5 300.5 248.2 58.4 4.2 48.3 (mostly) 5.45 4.15 4.10 3.60 2.30 2.15 1.80 1.20 1.00 2.00 ON: 78.8 64.3 39.6 129.6 125.6 105.2 98.7 37.6 28.5 30.5 (mostly) 2.50 1.90 1.40 1.25 1.15 1.15 .95 .80 .75 .60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a/Includes brown, white, pink and similar species. b/Price ranges are for transactions occurring in established commercial channels for shrimp of acceptable quality. c/Based on 5 ports reporting in AL , MS &LA. Inshore vessels were 50 offshore were 45. d/Based on 2 ports reporting in TX. Offshore vessel landings for the week were 86 inshore were -0-. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: National Marine Fisheries Service, New Orleans, Louisiana