NEWS RELEASE (96-98)                  August 6, 1996       
Steven Pennoyer                       12:00 p.m.           
907-586-7221                          For Immediate Release

                PRELIMINARY 1995 ALASKA LANDINGS BY PORT

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is announcing the
following preliminary reported volume and value for groundfish,
salmon, and shellfish landings from Alaska's ports, according to
Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS.

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                    Ex-vessel Volume    Ex-vessel Value
Port Name            Million Pounds     Million Dollars

Dutch Harbor             684.6              146.2
AK Peninsula             496.9              121.8
Kodiak                   362.4              105.4
Naknek                   120.9               84.3
Ketchikan                116.7               33.6
Petersburg                83.0               44.8
Bristol Bay               69.3               66.0
Cordova                   42.5               24.9
Upper Southeast           38.3               34.3
Kenai                     35.0               25.3
Sitka                     31.0               32.4
Valdez                    29.5               10.7
Seward                    24.4               24.3
Homer                     23.3               16.3
Wrangell                  17.2                6.9
Yukon Delta               14.7                8.6
Anchorage                 11.3                5.9
Haines                     6.8                2.7
Juneau                     1.8                2.0
Craig                      1.4                2.6
Interior                   0.5                0.9
Kake                       0.3                0.6



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Port data with less than 4 Federal IDs and that are not close enough geographically to logically
be combined with neighboring port data are CONFIDENTIAL. Landings of halibut made by foreign
vessels in Alaska are not included.  Not included above are floating processors and non-Alaska
ports which total 2,986.8 million pounds; unidentified data and confidential data total 5.3
million pounds.  Combinations of port data for purposes of this summary are given in the
following table.
                          PORT TRANSLATION TABLE
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Port                     Ports Included in Data

Anchorage                Anchorage, Wasilla
Bristol Bay              Clark's Point, Dillingham, Egegik, Ekuk,
                         Togiak, St. Paul Island, Ugashik
Cordova                  Cordova
Craig                    Craig
Dutch Harbor             Dutch Harbor/Unalaska
Haines                   Haines
Homer                    Homer, Ninilchik
AK Interior              Fairbanks, Galena, Nenana, Kaltag
Juneau                   Juneau
Kenai                    Kenai, Soldotna, Kasilof, Nikishka
Ketchikan                Ketchikan, Metlakatla
Kodiak                   Kodiak, Alitak Bay, Lazy Bay, Moser Bay, 
                         Port Bailey
Kotzebue                 Kotzebue, Nome
Naknek                   King Salmon, Naknek, South Naknek 
At-sea & non-Alaska      Floating Domestic Motherships, Landings
                         at Seattle WA, Prince Rupert B.C.,
                         Vancouver B.C.
AK Peninsula             Adak, Atka, Akutan, Chignik, King Cove, 
                         Sand Point, Port Moller
Petersburg               Petersburg
Seward                   Seward, Whittier
Sitka                    Sitka, Port Armstrong
Unknown/confidential     Unknown ports, confidential landings
Upper Southeast          Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Hoonah,
                         Pelican, Yakutat, Elfin Cove
Valdez                   Valdez
Wrangell                 Wrangell
Yukon Delta              Anvik, Aniak, Bethel, St. Mary's,
                         Emmonak
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Further assistance may be obtained by contacting the Fisheries
Management Division, NMFS, 907-586-7228.