Globally, though, seafood trade volumes and values hit new highs in 2011 and even with the improved catch last year, the U.S. still imported about 91% of their seafood. In 2010, the U.S. was responsible for roughly 3% of the global seafood catch. By comparison, China provided 35%, India supplied 6% and Indonesia brought in 5%.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
2011 Seafood Haul Is Largest in 17 Years
A CNNMoney article highlights some of the results from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report released today. It indicates that last year was very productive for America's commercial fishermen. They landed 10.1 billion pounds of fish and shellfish valued at $5.3 billion. That's an increase of 1.9 billion pounds and more than $784 million from 2010 and represents the biggest catch for U.S. fishermen since 1994.
Globally, though, seafood trade volumes and values hit new highs in 2011 and even with the improved catch last year, the U.S. still imported about 91% of their seafood. In 2010, the U.S. was responsible for roughly 3% of the global seafood catch. By comparison, China provided 35%, India supplied 6% and Indonesia brought in 5%.
Globally, though, seafood trade volumes and values hit new highs in 2011 and even with the improved catch last year, the U.S. still imported about 91% of their seafood. In 2010, the U.S. was responsible for roughly 3% of the global seafood catch. By comparison, China provided 35%, India supplied 6% and Indonesia brought in 5%.
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