U.S. Seafood Consumption Drops – Again

September 9, 2011 By Steven Perez

U.S. per-capita seafood consumption totaled 15.8 pounds last year, according to figures released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service on Thursday. That’s down from 16 pounds in 2008 and 2009 and the lowest amount since 2002’s 15.6 pounds.

However, Americans are spending more on fish. According to NOAA’s Fisheries of the United States 2010 report, Americans dished out USD 80.2 billion on seafood last year — USD 54 billion at foodservice and USD 25.8 billion at retail, with industrial seafood products representing USD 432 million.

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U.S. Seafood Consumption Drops – Again

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