This statistic compares the volume of commercial U.S. fishery landings used for human food and for industrial purposes from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, around 3.2 million metric tons of fishery landings were used for human food.
Commercial landings of fish and shellfish for human food and industrial purposes in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
* Statistics on landings are shown in round weight for all items except univalve and bivalve mollusks such as clams, oysters, and scallops, which are shown in weight of meats (excluding the shell).
** Processed into meal, oil, solubles, and shell products, or used as bait or animal food.
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NMFS. (May 12, 2023). Commercial landings of fish and shellfish for human food and industrial purposes in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197015/us-commercial-landings-of-fish-and-shellfish-by-purpose-since-2000/
NMFS. "Commercial landings of fish and shellfish for human food and industrial purposes in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. May 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197015/us-commercial-landings-of-fish-and-shellfish-by-purpose-since-2000/
NMFS. (2023). Commercial landings of fish and shellfish for human food and industrial purposes in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197015/us-commercial-landings-of-fish-and-shellfish-by-purpose-since-2000/
NMFS. "Commercial Landings of Fish and Shellfish for Human Food and Industrial Purposes in The United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197015/us-commercial-landings-of-fish-and-shellfish-by-purpose-since-2000/
NMFS, Commercial landings of fish and shellfish for human food and industrial purposes in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197015/us-commercial-landings-of-fish-and-shellfish-by-purpose-since-2000/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Commercial landings of fish and shellfish for human food and industrial purposes in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph], NMFS, May 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197015/us-commercial-landings-of-fish-and-shellfish-by-purpose-since-2000/
