Through September 30, 2011, purse-seine landings of gulf and Atlantic menhaden for reduction in thousands (and for 2010 and 2006-2010 five-year average for equivalent time) are as follows:
1,2 and metric tons (and for 2009 and 2005-2009 five-year average for equivalent time) are as follows:
1 To convert to pounds, multiply by 670
2 To convert to metric tons, multiply by 0.3039
Source: United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory, Beaufort, NC, USA
