Each year the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) produces a report on the status of the United States marine fisheries. Consider the table below from the latest report, summarizing the shellfish catch in three different regions.

a. Use a pie chart to describe the shellfish catch by volume. (Assume each kilogram of shellfish catch volume is classified by region.)

b. Use a pie chart to describe the shellfish catch by value. (Assume each dollar of shellfish catch value is classified by region.)

c. Compare and contrast the two pie charts. What conclusions can you draw from the charts?

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Region Atlantic Gulf Pacific Total Shellfish Volume (kilograms) 9,758,017 24,901,824 12,556,912 Total Shellfish Value (dollars) 120,794,000 86,804,000 132,609,000