routinely collected and distributed invoice books to 27 participating local fish purchasers in 2004; which include the majority of the fish markets, stores, restaurants, hotels, government agencies, and roadside vendors (fish-mobiles).
As shown in Table 8 and Figures 12 and 13, taken as a whole the total pounds of bottomfish sold in CNMI in 2005 increased by 29% from 2004. This includes BMUS as well as other species caught on bottomfishing gear. Part of this is due to an increase in landings of shallow-water bottom fish, mostly emperors. Overall in 2005, the number of fishermen landing bottomfish in CNMI was above the 23-year mean. Table 8. CNMI Bottomfish Fishery Catch, Effort, Revenue, Prices and Participants CPI CPI Number of Landings CPUE CPI Year Adjusted Adjusted Fishermen Total (Lbs) (Lbs/Trip) Revenue ($) Price ($/Lb) 1983 28,529 43 140.90 97,052 3.40 90 1984 42,664 70 153.20 131,265 3.08 101 1985 40,975 117 159.30 117,717 2.87 62 1986 29,911 104 163.50 93,538 3.13 55 1987 49,715 169 170.70 142,838 2.87 46 1988 47,313 181 179.60 130,336 2.75 28 1989 24,438 73 190.20 73,965 3.03 31 1990 12,927 81 199.33 42,354 3.28 33 1991 7,093 47 214.93 25,281 3.56 19 1992 10,598 59 232.90 30,877 2.91 36 1993 18,461 84 243.18 52,235 2.83 20 1994 25,469 74 250.00 76,905 3.02 32 1995 36,101 93 254.48 128,991 3.57 34 1996 66,387 119 261.98 230,216 3.47 71 1997 64,143 137 264.95 217,078 3.38 68 1998 59,022 148 264.18 206,111 3.49 50 1999 55,991 156 267.80 204,633 3.65 53 2000 45,258 56 273.23 128,120 2.83 72 2001 71,256 68 271.01 218,462 3.07 74 2002 46,765 101 271.55 135,146 2.89 53 2003 41,903 89 268.92 120,315 2.87 59 2004 54,474 104 271.28 142,362 2.61 43 2005 70,034 76 271.90 189,478 2.71 62 Average 41,279 98 127,908 2.60 52 Standard 19,101 39 61,905 0.61 22 Deviation Source: WPRFMC 2006b 82