How many salmon were caught in Washington State? How many fishing
vessels are there in the world? What is the per capita consumption of
fish in the United States? What were the imports/exports for a
particular country or species? These are all the types of statistical
questions that we hope this page will provide some guidance to
possible sources.
A first place to start is the University of
Washington Libraries Online Catalog. You can browse by subject heading e.g.
FISHERIES--WASHINGTON-STATE--STATISTICS or
FISHERIES--CANADA--STATISTICS and find relevant materials in
the UW Libraries collections. You can also do a keyword search but be
careful; FISHERIES AND STATISTICS would get you any item in the
Fisheries-Oceanography Library that has the word statistics somewhere
in the record as well as materials on fisheries statistics. Many
countries produce "statistical handbooks" which are generally
available at the UW Government Publication Division in Suzzallo
Library.
Another good source for identifying statistical sources is the
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts which is available on the
Web for UW faculty staff and students. There are subject descriptors
specifically for fishery statistics and you can consult the ASFA
thesaurus for these. Another option would be to do a keyword search;
TUNA AND STATISTICS or THAILAND AND STATISTICS or
AQUACULTURE AND STATISTICS. This will retrieve a list of
potential references. You would need to check the
UW Libraries
Catalog to determine if the references were available on campus.
Aquaculture: situation and outlook (USDA Economic Research
Service). Call number: Govt Pubns - Microfiche A93.55
Fisheries of the United States. Call number: Fish-Ocean
Reserve SH11 A2932
Pacific Fishing. Yearbook. Includes annual statistics for
major fisheries in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
Call number: Fish-Ocean Reserve - SH1 P332
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. The quarterly report
of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Call number:
Fish-Ocean General Stacks SH351.T8 I525
International North Pacific Fisheries Commission. Historical
catch statistics for salmon of the North Pacific. Call number:
Fish-Ocean Stacks 639.206 In83b no. 39
International North Pacific Fisheries Commission. Statistical
yearbook. Call number: Fish-Ocean Stacks 639.2058 In82s (ceased
with 1992)
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission. Annual Report. Call
number: Fish-Ocean Stacks - SH214.2 N6
