The U.S. fish market
While those in the U.S. do not consume overwhelming amounts of seafood, the presence of such a large coast presents capture opportunity. Capture production in 2021 resulted in landings revenue of about 6.25 billion U.S. dollars for the seafood industry. In that same year, approximately 8.5 billion pounds of fish were caught in the United States. The major domestic species include pollock, menhaden, salmon, hakes, and flatfish. The United States was ranked among the leading fish and fishery exporters worldwide in 2020.Fish producing regions
The focus of the U.S. seafood industry is mainly concentrated on the Pacific region of the U.S., as 5.3 billion pounds of fish were caught in Alaska alone in 2021 and another 950 million pounds caught along the rest of the Pacific coast that year. The leading U.S. state in terms of seafood landings was by far Alaska with 5.6 billion pounds, distantly followed by Louisiana, Virginia, and Oregon. Several cultural dishes in both Alaskan and Cajun cuisine are based on fish and seafood, such as gumbo and seafood boils.
