On average, Americans consumed 16.1 pounds of seafood in 2018, a slight uptick from the year before, according to the latest “Fisheries of the United States” report released by NOAA Fisheries on 21 February.
U.S. consumers ate more fresh and frozen seafood in 2018, contributing to the highest seafood consumption level seen since 2007, NOAA Fisheries found.
“We all know seafood is part of a healthy diet, and this report also estimates the amount of seafood Americans consume. Estimated U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 16.1 pounds, and this is the highest since 2007. This is an increase of 0.1 pounds from the 16 pounds consumed in 2017,” NOAA Fisheries Chief Scientist Cisco Werner said of the findings during a 21 February press conference…