Fishing industry in the United States
As with other countries, the 200 nautical miles (370 km) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of the United States gives its fishing industry special fishing rights. It covers 11.4 million square kilometres (4.38 million sq mi), which is the second largest zone in the world, exceeding the land area of the United States.
The USA, including Alaska, has a coastline of 19,900 km. | |
| General characteristics (2004 unless otherwise stated) | |
|---|---|
| EEZ area | 11,350,000 km2 (4,380,000 sq mi) |
| Lake area | 664,707 km2 (256,645 sq mi) |
| Land area | 9,161,923 km2 (3,537,438 sq mi) |
| MPA area | 390,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi) |
| Employment | Primary: 36,000 (2002) Secondary: 67,472 (2002) |
| Fishing fleet | 19,350 vessels aggregating 1.1 million grt. |
| Landing sites | Most volume: Dutch Harbor Most value: New Bedford |
| Consumption | 31.0 kg (68.3 lb) fish per capita (2003) |
| Fisheries GDP | US$31.5 billion (2003) |
| Export value | US$12.0 billion (2003) |
| Import value | US$21.3 billion (2003) |
According to the FAO, in 2005, the United States harvested 4,888,621 tonnes of fish from wild fisheries, and another 471,958 tonnes from aquaculture. This made the United States the fifth leading producer of fish, after China, Peru, India, and Indonesia, with 3.8 percent of the world total.
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