USA -USDA Releases 2013 Census of Aquaculture Results
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the 2013 Census of Aquaculture results. This report is the result of the third national census conducted by NASS to measure the U.S. aquaculture industry. The last Census of Aquaculture was conducted in 2005.
The aquaculture census provides detailed information relating to production volume and methods, surface water acres and sources, sales, point of first sale outlets, and aquaculture distributed for restoration, conservation, enhancement, or recreational purposes.
Data highlights from the 2013 Census of Aquaculture include:
- Total sales of aquaculture products in 2013 was $1.37 billion, an increase of 26 percent from 2005.
- Sales of food fish was $732 million, an increase of 9 percent from 2005.
- Crustacean sales in 2013 was $85 million, up 59 percent from 2005.
- The sales of mollusks was $329 million, an increase of 62 percent from 2005.
Download the 2013 Census of Aquaculture from the link below (PDF).
