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Fisheries in the U.S. Annual Report

Courtesy of NOAA:

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Each year NOAA Fisheries compiles key fisheries statistics into an annual snapshot documenting fishing and aquaculture’s importance to the nation. The 2015 Fisheries in the U.S. report shows that the American aquaculture industry produced $1.3 billion worth of seafood in 2014. Marine aquaculture production has been increasing steadily in recent years, increasing at an average annual rate of about 3% from 2009 to 2013. Because aquaculture focuses on high-value food species, the value of U.S. aquaculture production is equal to about 20% of the value of total U.S. seafood production, while the volume of U.S. aquaculture production is 6% of the total production. The top U.S. marine aquaculture species in 2014 were oysters ($168 million), clams ($121 million), and Atlantic salmon ($76 million).

NOAA has no authority to require collection of aquaculture production data and relies on state agencies, USDA, industry associations, producers, and foreign nations who provided the data that made this publication possible. The information received helps to guide fishing and aquaculture practices and helps highlight challenges and opportunities for aquaculture.

 

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