Fisheries of the United States

NFI’s Top 10 List Suggests Consumers Diversifying Seafood Consumption

May 26, 2021 National Fisheries Institute

In 2019, Americans ate 19.2 pounds of seafood per capita, an increase of .2 pounds from 2018’s revised figure. In previous years, the Top 10 list has made up an outsized portion of US seafood consumption, nearly 90%. This time the familiar names on the Top 10 make up only 74%. …

2018 a Strong, Successful Year for U.S. Fishermen and Seafood Sector

February 21, 2020 NOAA Fisheries

In 2018, U.S. fishermen landed 9.4 billion pounds of fish valued at $5.6 billion at ports around the nation—consistently high figures on par with recent years, which bring economic benefits up and down the seafood supply chain, according to an annual report released today by NOAA Fisheries. …