And BP notes that across the four states that saw the most impact -- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida -- shrimp and finfish catches were up in 2012 compared with the average haul between 2007 and 2009.

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Long haul trucks will save an average of 4 gallons for fuel for every 100 miles traveled.

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Since the mid-1990s, with the introduction of a quota system that limits the amount of oysters that could be harvesters, the annual haul has rebounded to an average of 72, 000 bushels in the past 10 years.

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While snow is nothing new to Alaskans, this year's record haul in Anchorage is notable given that the average seasonal snowfall is 74.5 inches.

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The AUM haul is decent enough here to tell us that despite average daily turnover of less than 10, 000 shares, PEK has staying power.

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Over the long haul, study after study has shown that they tend on average to fare poorly.

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