There were around 67.1 thousand fishing businesses in the United States in 2023. This shows a slight decrease from the previous year's total. The number of fishing businesses in the country peaked in 2019.
Number of businesses in the fishing industry in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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IBISWorld. (July 27, 2022). Number of businesses in the fishing industry in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177590/number-of-fishing-industry-businesses-us/
IBISWorld. "Number of businesses in the fishing industry in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177590/number-of-fishing-industry-businesses-us/
IBISWorld. (2022). Number of businesses in the fishing industry in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177590/number-of-fishing-industry-businesses-us/
IBISWorld. "Number of Businesses in The Fishing Industry in The United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177590/number-of-fishing-industry-businesses-us/
IBISWorld, Number of businesses in the fishing industry in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177590/number-of-fishing-industry-businesses-us/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Number of businesses in the fishing industry in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IBISWorld, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177590/number-of-fishing-industry-businesses-us/