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 had known status.
page # in printed report: 82
location on page: bottom
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: % of stocks
  % known for 1991-1999
ALL - All 5 regions 26.92307692
AK - Alaska 48.64864865
PNW - Pacific Northwest 45.16129032
SO CAL - Southern California 13.33333333
G of M - S. Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico 8.108108108
NE - North/Mid-Atlantic 19.35483871