Fisheries of the United States: 2012

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.