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NOAA Fisheries recently released its annual report, Fisheries Economics of the U.S., 2014. The ninth volume in the annual series, the report is intended to provide the public with economic information about U.S. commercial and recreational fishing activities and fishing-related … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently released its 2015 Status of Stocks report to Congress. The number of domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing remain near all-time lows, according to the report. The Status of Stocks report highlights recent … Continued
U.S. fishermen landed 9.5 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, valued at $5.4 billion, in 2014, according to the latest Fisheries of the United States report from NOAA Fisheries. The Alaska port of Dutch Harbor led the nation with the … Continued
U.S. fishermen landed 9.9 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, valued at $5.5 billion in 2013, according to the 2013 Fisheries of the United States report from NOAA Fisheries. The report shows that while national total of fish and shellfish … Continued
U.S. commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of fish and shellfish in 2012, valued at $5.1 billion, according to Fisheries of the United States 2012, released by NOAA. The value and pounds of fish and shellfish caught was higher than … Continued
According to the latest NOAA report, U.S. seafood landings reached a 17-year high in 2011. The value of landings also increased during the same time period. According to the report, Fisheries of the United States 2011, U.S. commercial fishermen landed … Continued