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

 
2010
2009
2008
 
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
1
Shrimp
4.0
Shrimp
4.10
Shrimp
4.10
2
Canned Tuna
2.7
Canned Tuna
2.5
Canned Tuna
2.80
3
Salmon
1.999
Salmon
2.04
Salmon
1.84
4
Tilapia
1.450
Pollock
1.454
Pollock
1.34
5
Pollock
1.192
Tilapia
1.208
Tilapia
1.19
6
Catfish
0.800
Catfish
0.849
Catfish
0.92
7
Crab
0.573
Crab
0.594
Crab
0.61
8
Cod
0.463
Cod
0.419
Cod
0.44
9
Pangasius
0.405
Clams
0.413
Flatfish
0.43
10
Clams
0.341
Pangasius
0.356
Clams
0.42
Total All Species
15.8
 
15.8
 
16.0
 
2007
2006
2005
 
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
1
Shrimp
4.10
Shrimp
4.40
Shrimp
4.10
2
Canned Tuna
2.70
Canned Tuna
2.90
Canned Tuna
3.10
3
Salmon
2.364
Salmon
2.026
Salmon
2.430
4
Pollock
1.730
Pollock
1.639
Pollock
1.468
5
Tilapia
1.142
Tilapia
0.996
Catfish
1.025
6
Catfish
0.876
Catfish
0.969
Tilapia
0.848
7
Crab
0.679
Crab
0.664
Crab
0.643
8
Cod
0.465
Cod
0.505
Cod
0.572
9
Clams
0.449
Clams
0.440
Clams
0.435
10
Flatfish
0.319
Scallops
0.305
Flatfish
0.366
Total All Species
 16.3
 
 16.5
 
 16.2
 
2004
2003
2002
 
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
Species
Lbs
1
Shrimp
4.2
Shrimp
4.0
Shrimp
3.7
2
Canned Tuna
3.3
Canned Tuna
3.4
Canned Tuna
3.1
3
Salmon
2.154
Salmon
2.219
Salmon
2.021
4
Pollock
1.277
Pollock
1.706
Pollock
1.557
5
Catfish
1.091
Catfish
*1.137
Catfish
1.103
6
Tilapia
0.696
Cod
0.644
Cod
0.658
7
Crab
0.626
Crabs
0.609
Clams
0.568
8
Cod
0.603
Clams
0.541
Crabs
0.545
9
Clams
0.471
Tilapia
0.525
Flatfish
0.401
10
Flatfish
0.332
Scallops
0.330
Tilapia
0.317
Total All Species
 16.6
 
 16.3
 
 15.6

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