Fisheries Economics of the United States — Data Sources, Footnotes, and Reference Materials

Data Sources

2022 Data Sources

Commercial Fisheries

• Regional data: Commercial Landings Database. Obtained February 28, 2024. Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).
• Gross Domestic Product Deflator for the United States. Obtained September 12, 2023. St. Louis Federal Reserve Economic Data.

Recreational Fisheries

• Regional Data: Recreational Fisheries Statistics Queries. Obtained November 01, 2023. Office of Science and Technology, Fisheries Statistics Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries). 
• Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator. Obtained November 01, 2023. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Marine Economy

• “County Business Patterns Data Series.” Obtained January 24, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau.
• “Gross Domestic Product by State.” Obtained January 24, 2024. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• “Location Quotient Calculator.” Obtained January 24, 2024. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• “Nonemployer Statistics.” Obtained January 24, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau.

2021 Data Sources

Commercial Fisheries

• Regional data: Commercial Landings Database. Obtained February 21, 2023. Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).
• Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator. Obtained February 21, 2023. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Recreational Fisheries

• Regional Data: Office of Science and Technology, Fisheries Statistics Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries). Obtained March 20, 2023.

Marine Economy

• “County Business Patterns Data Series.” Obtained February 2, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau.
• “Gross Domestic Product by State.” Obtained February 2, 2023. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• “Location Quotient Calculator.” Obtained February 2, 2023. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• “Nonemployer Statistics.” Obtained June 21, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau.

Footnotes

2022 Footnotes

Commercial Fisheries

¹ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2024a. Producer Price Index by Commodity: Transportation Services: Deep Sea Water Transportation of Freight [WPU301301]. Available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPU301301.

² U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2024b. Producer Price Index by Industry: General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance Truckload: General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload [PCU4841214841212]. Available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCU4841214841212.

³ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2024c. Producer Price Index by Industry: Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage: Warehousing and Storage of Refrigerated Goods [PCU4931204931202]. Available at  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCU4931204931202.

⁴ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2024d. Producer Price Index by Industry: Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging: Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing  [PCU3117103117102]. Available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCU3117103117102.

⁵ U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 2024. Economic Research Service: Weekly Retail Food Sales. Available at https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/weekly-retail-food-sales/.

Recreational Fisheries

⁶ Atlantic Regions refer to those states within New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico Regions.

⁷ Chinook salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon, cutthroat trout, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon.

⁸ Bank rockfish, black and yellow rockfish, black rockfish, blue rockfish, bocaccio, bronzespotted rockfish, brown rockfish, calico rockfish, California scorpionfish, canary rockfish, chilipepper, china rockfish, copper rockfish, cowcod, darkblotched rockfish, deacon rockfish, deacon/blue rockfish unknown, flag rockfish, freckled rockfish, gopher rockfish, grass rockfish, greenblotched rockfish, greenspotted rockfish, greenstriped rockfish, halfbanded rockfish, honeycomb rockfish, kelp rockfish, Mexican rockfish, olive rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, pinkrose rockfish, quillback rockfish, redbanded rockfish, redstripe rockfish, rockfish genus, rockfish species, rosethorn rockfish, rosy rockfish, scorpionfish family, shortspine thornyhead, silvergray rockfish, speckled rockfish, squarespot rockfish, starry rockfish, stripetail rockfish, swordspine rockfish, tiger rockfish, treefish, vermilion rockfish, widow rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, yellowmouth rockfish, and yellowtail rockfish.

⁹ Sand seatrout, seatrout genus, silver seatrout, spotted seatrout, and weakfish.

¹⁰ Albacore, bigeye tuna, blackfin tuna, bluefin tuna, tuna genus, and yellowfin tuna.

¹¹ Albacore, bigeye tuna, bluefin tuna, and yellowfin tuna.

¹² Atlantic and Gulf recreational catch and effort estimates are based upon the MRIP estimates released in 2022.

¹³ Atlantic and Gulf recreational catch and effort estimates are based upon the MRIP estimates released in 2022.

Human Dimensions

¹⁴ Community Social Vulnerability Indicators range from 0-4, where ‘0’ indicates NA, ‘1’ indicates low, ‘2’ indicates medium, and ‘3’ or ‘4’ indicates high. In this analysis, a community is a commercial or recreational fishing community if either the engagement or reliance index is equal to 4.

Spotlight Topic — Collection of Annual Data on Processed Seafood Products

¹⁵ A linear mixed model was used to explore correlations between average ex-vessel prices and average processed product prices for key species from 1992 to 2022. Overall, the correlative relationship between the two prices was significant (n = 2,841, F = 8.10, R² = 0.76) and slightly positive, where a 0.37 unit increase in processed products prices corresponded to 1 unit increase in ex-vessel prices.

Reference Materials

Management Context

• Terry, J., J. Walden, and J. Kirkley. 2008. National Assessment of Excess Harvesting Capacity in Federally Managed Commercial Fisheries. U.S. Dep. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-93, 368 p.
• ”Status of U.S. Fisheries.” Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).
• ”Endangered Species Act (ESA).” Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).
• ”Certified Fisheries.” Marine Stewardship Council.
• ”Catch Shares.” Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).
• Caribbean Fishery Management Council
• Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• New England Fishery Management Council
• North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• Pacific Fishery Management Council
• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• Western Pacific Fishery Management Council

Commercial Fisheries

• A User’s Guide to the National and Coastal State I/O Model
• ”NOAA Fisheries Economics and Social Sciences Program.” Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).
• ”Data Caveats.” Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).

Recreational Fisheries

• Lovell, Sabrina, James Hilger, Emily Rollins, Noelle A. Olsen, and Scott Steinback. 2020. The Economic Contribution of Marine Angler Expenditures on Fishing Trips in the United States, 2017. U.S. Dep. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-201, 80 p.
• Lovell, J. Sabrina, James Hilger, Scott Steinback, and Clifford Hutt. 2016. The Economic Contribution of Marine Angler Expenditures on Durable Goods in the United States, 2014. U.S. Dept. of Commerce. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-165, 72 p.
• Lovell, Sabrina, Scott Steinback, and James Hilger. 2013. The Economic Contribution of Marine Angler Expenditures in the United States, 2011. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-134, 188 p.

Previous Data Sources, Footnotes, and Reference Materials

Data sources and reference materials for previous reports are located within the reports.