US seafood trade deficit exceeds $20.3 billion

Consumer demand for seafood in the United States has risen over the last three decades, according to new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with per capita consumption of seafood products reaching an estimated 20.5 pounds per person in 2021. 

US seafood trade deficit

Consumer demand for seafood in the United States has risen over the last three decades, according to new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with per capita consumption of seafood products reaching an estimated 20.5 pounds per person in 2021.