Fisheries of the United States, 2021
October 31, 2024
The annual Fisheries of the United States report is a yearbook of fisheries statistics for the nation. It provides data on commercial landings and value and recreational catch.
Each year NOAA Fisheries compiles key fisheries statistics from the previous year into an annual snapshot documenting fishing’s importance to the nation. According to the Fisheries of the United States, 2021 report, U.S. commercial fishermen landed 8.6 billion pounds valued at $6.5 billion in 2021.
In our recreational fisheries, U.S. anglers took 198 million trips in 2021. These recreational anglers caught an estimated 898.4 million fish and released 68 percent of those caught.
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