The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems
ecosystem: Coasts and Oceans
indicator Name: Status of Commercially Important Fish Stocks: What percent of Stocks Were Decreasing
page # in printed report: 82
location on page: middle
data source: Data Source: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, analyzed by Natural Resources Consultants, Inc. Coverage: Does not include Hawaii. Near-shore stocks (generally in state waters within3 miles of shore are excluded.)
notes: please see technical notes for further details on accessing these data from their original source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems)

units: % with known status
  1981-1990 1984-1993 1987-1996 1990-1999
North/Mid-Atlantic 66.66666667 41.66666667 16.66666667 16.66666667
S. Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico (insufficient data)        
Southern California (insufficient data)        
Pacific Northwest 64.28571429 57.14285714 71.42857143 78.57142857
Alaska 22.22222222 22.22222222 22.22222222 22.22222222
All regions 44.89795918 38.7755102 34.69387755 36.73469388