This report covers a ten year time period and includes descriptive statistics on:
- Commercial fisheries: commercial fisheries landings, revenue, price trends.
- Recreational fisheries: recreational fishing effort, participation rates, expenditure information.
- Fishing-related industries: employer and non-employer establishment, payroll, annual receipt information for fishing-related industries.
- Economic impact: employment, sales, value-added impacts.
Infographics
Commercial and Recreational Fisheries (Combined) Totals
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Total Sales Generated by U.S. Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industries:
U.S. Total-208 Billion Sales
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Total Jobs Supported by Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industries:
U.S. Total - 1.62 Million Jobs
Commercial Fisheries Totals
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U.S. Commercial Fisheries Economic Impact Trends:
Jobs: $1.18 Million, Income: $39.7 Billion, Sales: $144.2 Billion, Value Added: $60.6 Billion, Revenue: $5.2 Billion
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Total Landings Revenue of Key Commercial Species/Species Groups:
Walleye Pollock - $509 Million, Pacific Salmon - $461 Million, Shrimp - $489 Million, American Lobster - $618 Million, Sea Scallop - $439 Million
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Total Jobs Supported by the U.S. Seafood Industry by State
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Total Sales Generated by the U.S. Seafood Industry by State
Recreational Fisheries Totals
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U.S. Recreational Fisheries Economic Impact Trends:
Jobs - 439,242, Income - $22.7 Billion, Sales - $63.4 Billion, Value Added - $26.1 Billion, Total Trips - $60.9 Million