Top 10 Consumed Seafoods

Top 10 U.S. Consumption by Species Chart

Raw data from National Marine Fisheries Service.

U.S. Per-Capita Consumption By Species in Pounds

 
2011
2010
2009
 
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
1
Shrimp
4.2
Shrimp
4.0
Shrimp
4.10
2
Canned Tuna
2.6
Canned Tuna
2.7
Canned Tuna
2.5
3
Salmon
1.952
Salmon
1.999
Salmon
2.04
4
Pollock
1.312
Tilapia
1.450
Pollock
1.454
5
Tilapia
1.287
Pollock
1.192
Tilapia
1.208
6
Pangasius
0.628
Catfish
0.800
Catfish
0.849
7
Catfish
0.559
Crab
0.573
Crab
0.594
8
Crab
0.518
Cod
0.463
Cod
0.419
9
Cod
0.501
Pangasius
0.405
Clams
0.413
10
Clams
0.331
Clams
0.341
Pangasius
0.356
Total All Species
15.0
 
15.8
 
15.8
 
2008
2007
2006
 
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
1
Shrimp
4.10
Shrimp
4.10
Shrimp
4.40
2
Canned Tuna
2.80
Canned Tuna
2.70
Canned Tuna
2.90
3
Salmon
1.84
Salmon
2.364
Salmon
2.026
4
Pollock
1.34
Pollock
1.730
Pollock
1.639
5
Tilapia
1.19
Tilapia
1.142
Tilapia
0.996
6
Catfish
0.92
Catfish
0.876
Catfish
0.969
7
Crab
0.61
Crab
0.679
Crab
0.664
8
Cod
0.44
Cod
0.465
Cod
0.505
9
Flatfish
0.43
Clams
0.449
Clams
0.440
10
Clams
0.42
Flatfish
0.319
Scallops
0.305
Total All Species
 16.0
 
 16.3
 
 16.5
 
2005
2004
2003
 
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
1
Shrimp
4.10
Shrimp
4.2
Shrimp
4.0
2
Canned Tuna
3.10
Canned Tuna
3.3
Canned Tuna
3.4
3
Salmon
2.430
Salmon
2.154
Salmon
2.219
4
Pollock
1.468
Pollock
1.277
Pollock
1.706
5
Catfish
1.025
Catfish
1.091
Catfish
*1.137
6
Tilapia
0.848
Tilapia
0.696
Cod
0.644
7
Crab
0.643
Crab
0.626
Crabs
0.609
8
Cod
0.572
Cod
0.603
Clams
0.541
9
Clams
0.435
Clams
0.471
Tilapia
0.525
10
Flatfish
0.366
Flatfish
0.332
Scallops
0.330
Total All Species
 16.2
 
 16.6
 
 16.3

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