Shrimp, Canned Tuna lead NFIs Top 10 Most Popular List
Despite Slight Decline in Seafood Consumption List Remains Steady
July 22, 2008, Washington, DC Almost all of the most popular seafoods consumed in the United States held their respective positions on the National Fisheries Institutes top ten list for 2007.
While both shrimp and canned tuna recorded slight decreases in consumption they retained the number one and two positions. Tilapia consumption continues to grow in the U.S. and has increased by 330 percent since 2000.
The only movement on the list came when Scallops were bumped out of the top ten by Flatfish as the battle for the last spot on the list continued for a third year.
Top Ten Seafoods 2005 – 2007
(Pounds Per Capita Edible Weight)
| 2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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| Species |
Lbs |
Species |
Lbs |
Species |
Lbs |
|
|
1 |
Shrimp |
4.10 |
Shrimp |
4.40 |
Shrimp |
4.10 |
|
2 |
Canned Tuna |
3.10 |
Canned Tuna |
2.90 |
Canned Tuna |
2.70 |
|
3 |
Salmon |
2.430 |
Salmon |
2.026 |
Salmon |
2.364 |
|
4 |
|
1.468 |
|
1.639 |
|
1.730 |
|
5 |
Catfish |
1.025 |
Tilapia |
0.996 |
Tilapia |
1.142 |
|
6 |
Tilapia |
0.848 |
Catfish |
0.969 |
Catfish |
0.876 |
|
7 |
Crab |
0.643 |
Crab |
0.664 |
Crab |
0.679 |
|
8 |
Cod |
0.572 |
Cod |
0.505 |
Cod |
0.465 |
|
9 |
Clams |
0.435 |
Clams |
0.440 |
Clams |
0.449 |
|
10 |
Flatfish |
0.366 |
Scallops |
0.305 |
Flatfish |
0.319 |
| Total All Species |
16.2 |
16.5 |
16.3 |
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The Top Ten list is compiled for the National Fisheries Institute by H.M. Johnson & Associates, publishers of the Annual Report on the United States Seafood Industry. Data for this list came from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
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Contact Information
Gavin Gibbons
703.752.8891
ggibbons@nfi.org
