Seafood Consumption Increases in 2006

Americans ate 16.5 pounds (7.5 kg) of fish and shellfish per person in 2006, a two percent increase over the 2005 consumption figure of 16.2 pounds (7.4 kg), according to a study released by NOAA Fisheries Service. The increase brings seafood consumption up to slightly under the 2004 record of 16.6 pounds (7.5 kg). Americans consumed a total of 4.9 billion pounds (2.2 billion kg) of seafood in 2006. The nation imports roughly 83 percent of its seafood and remains the third largest global consumer of fish and shellfish, behind Japan and China.

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Keywords: SEAFOOD, AQUACULTURE

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Related Topics: Ecology, Sustainable Seafood Campaign

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