* Includes fresh and frozen, canned and cured fish and shellfish.
The figures are calculated on the basis of raw, edible meat (boneless equivalent weight), that is, excluding such offals as bones, viscera, and shells. Excludes game fish consumption.
Includes the resident population plus Armed Forces overseas.
The timeline shows the consumption of fish and shellfish in the United States from 2000 to 2018. According to the report, U.S. consumption of fish and shellfish (fresh, frozen, canned and cured) amounted to approximately *** billion pounds in 2018.
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Economic Research Service, & U.S. Department of Agriculture. (January 15, 2021). Consumption of fish and shellfish in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in million pounds)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/656883/us-consumption-of-fish-and-shellfish/
Economic Research Service, und U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Consumption of fish and shellfish in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in million pounds)*." Chart. January 15, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/656883/us-consumption-of-fish-and-shellfish/
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2021). Consumption of fish and shellfish in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in million pounds)*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/656883/us-consumption-of-fish-and-shellfish/
Economic Research Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Consumption of Fish and Shellfish in The United States from 2000 to 2018 (in Million Pounds)*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 15 Jan 2021, /statistics/656883/us-consumption-of-fish-and-shellfish/
Economic Research Service & U.S. Department of Agriculture, Consumption of fish and shellfish in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in million pounds)* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/656883/us-consumption-of-fish-and-shellfish/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Consumption of fish and shellfish in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in million pounds)* [Graph], Economic Research Service, & U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/656883/us-consumption-of-fish-and-shellfish/