U.S. Commercial Fisheries
Commercial landings (edible and industrial) by U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states were
8.4 billion pounds or 3.8 million metric tons valued at $5.9 billion in 2022.
Landings decreased by 223.9 million pounds (2.6 percent) with a decreased value of $632.2 million (11 percent) compared with 2021.
Finfish accounted for 86 percent of the total landings and 49 percent of the total value. The 2022 average ex-vessel price paid to fishermen was 70 cents per pound, 6 cents less than in 2021.
Alaska pollock (walleye), the nation’s largest commercial fishery, had landings of 2.7 billion pounds, valued at $513 million, according to the report.
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, remained the top U.S. ports for volume and value, continuing a more than two-decade trend driven by landings of pollock for Alaska and value of sea scallops in Massachusetts.
Nationally, the species or species groups with the highest landings value were salmon ($827 million), lobsters ($581.3 million), crabs ($570.2 million), Alaska pollock ($513 million), and sea scallops ($466.9 million).
Commercial landings by U.S. fishermen at ports outside the 50 states provided an additional 239.2 million pounds (109 thousand metric tons) valued at $187.6 million. This was an increase of 9 percent, or 20.7 million pounds (9.4 thousand metric tons) in quantity and an increase of $44.5 million (31 percent) in value compared with 2021. Most of these landings consisted of tuna landed in American Samoa and other territorial and foreign ports.
Aquaculture
Together, estimated freshwater and marine aquaculture production was 663 million pounds with a value of $1.7 billion in 2022.
Marine shellfish aquaculture culture consists primarily of oysters, clams, and mussels. Nationally, 39.4 million pounds (meat weight) of these shellfish were produced with a total value of $318 million.
Freshwater aquaculture in the United States consists principally of catfish (329 million pounds), crawfish (197 million pounds), and trout (34 million pounds).
The total volume and value of freshwater aquaculture production is estimated at 583 million pounds and $872 million, respectively, in 2022.
A focus on high-value products by U.S. aquaculture producers resulted in the industry achieving 23 percent of the value of seafood products.
Fisheries of the United States Reports
Fisheries of the United States 2022 is the annual National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) yearbook of fishery statistics for the United States. The report has been produced in its various forms for more than 100 years.
The report provides data on U.S. recreational catch and commercial fisheries landings and value as well as other aspects of U.S. commercial fishing, aquaculture production, the U.S. fishery processing industry, imports and exports of fishery-related products, and domestic supply and per capita consumption of fishery products.
Fisheries of the United States reports can be found at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/sustainable-fisheries/fisheries-united-states
source: Fisheries of the United States, 2022