Fisheries of the United States

Download or read book Fisheries of the United States written by Agriculture Department and published by National Marine Fisheries Service. This book was released on 2014-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year NOAA Fisheries compiles key fisheries statistics from the previousyear into an annual snapshot documenting fishing's importance to the nation.The 2012 report provides landings totals for both domestic recreational andcommercial fisheries by species and allows us to track important indicatorssuch as annual seafood consumption and the productivity of top fishingports. These statistics provide valuable insights, but to fully understand theoverall condition of our fisheries, they must be looked at in combination withother biological, social, and economic factors of ecosystem and ocean health.