Seafood Consumption
In 2022, U.S. per capita consumption of seafood products was 19.8 pounds, a decline from 20.5 pounds in 2021.
Americans consumed lesser amounts of canned salmon, canned tuna, fresh and frozen products, and shrimp.
Canned sardines, canned shellfish, fillets and steaks, and sticks and portions saw an increase in consumption from 2021 to 2022.
Wild Caught Seafood
U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states landed 8.4 billion pounds of seafood (edible and industrial) valued at $5.9 billion in 2022.
Landings decreased by 223.9 million pounds (2.6 percent) with a decreased value of $632.2 million (11 percent) compared with 2021.
Finfish accounted for 86 percent of the total landings and 49 percent of the total value. The 2022 average ex-vessel price paid to fishermen decreased by 6 cents to 70 cents per pound.
In 2022, Alaska pollock retained the top spot as the nation’s largest commercial fishery. Commercial Fishermen landed 2.7 billion pounds of Alaska pollock (walleye), valued at $513 million.
Nationally, the species or species groups with the highest landings value were salmon ($827 million), lobsters ($581.3 million), crabs ($570.2 million), Alaska pollock ($513 million), and sea scallops ($466.9 million).
Commercial landings by U.S. fishermen at ports outside the 50 states provided an additional 239.2 million pounds, valued at $187.6 million. Most of these landings consisted of tuna landed in American Samoa and other territorial and foreign ports.
Aquaculture and Mariculture
In 2022, estimated freshwater and marine aquaculture production was 663 million pounds with a value of $1.7 billion. American aquaculture operations account for 7 percent of total domestic seafood production, while producing 23 percent of the value of seafood products.
Freshwater aquaculture in the United States consists principally of operations that produce catfish, crawfish, and trout.
The total volume and value of freshwater aquaculture production is estimated at 583 million pounds and $872 million, respectively, in 2022.
Marine shellfish aquaculture culture consists primarily of oysters, clams, and mussels. Nationally, 39.4 million pounds (meat weight) of these shellfish were produced with a total value of $318 million.
The Atlantic and Pacific coast states produce more oysters, clams, and mussels by value while the Gulf states produce more by volume.
Seaweed (also referred to as macroalgae) aquaculture is a fast-growing sector in the United States. Total U.S. farmed seaweed production in wet weight and value was estimated to be 2.1 million pounds and $1.0 million, respectively, in 2022.
Seaweed production has increased considerably over the past five years, suggesting that this sector may become an important contributor to U.S. seafood production.
Produced by NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries of the United States is an annual yearbook of fishery statistics for the United States.
Information about Fisheries of the United States reports can be found at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/sustainable-fisheries/fisheries-united-states
source: Fisheries of the United States, 2022
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