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2016 commercial seafood landings (edible and industrial) by U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states totaled 9.6 billion pounds, valued at $5.3 billion, according to NOAA Fisheries’ Fisheries of the United States, 2016. The volume of landings decreased by … Continued
On December 8, 2016, NOAA Fisheries launched a comprehensive Seafood Import Monitoring Program to further curb Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practices and to identify misrepresented seafood imports before they enter the U.S. market. The program requires that importers … 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