September 22, 2023Virginia Ranks Third In The Nation In Commercial Seafood Landings In 2021!

LANDINGS AND VALUE OF TOP 20 VIRGINIA SPECIES 2021

SpeciesPoundageDollar Value
Clams6,540,715$57,918,012.00
Menhaden306,712,117$47,366,606.55
Blue Crabs18,263,272$35,430,343.89
Oysters3,633,272$30,250,151.00
Sea Scallops1,907,893$29,556,668.00
Summer Flounder1,787,994$4,381,758.00
Spot1,492,180$3,837,025.00
Stiped Bass1,123,353$3,791,481.00
Blue Catfish3,1102,369$1,816,620.00
Black Sea Bass649,264$1,383,480.00
Conch438,600$1,248,372.98
Northern White Shrimp585,271$1,061,020.00
Spiny Dogfish3,597,475$650,430.00
Atlantic Croaker397,643$605,180.00
Penaeid Shrimp241,712$604,279.38
Horseshoe Crab351,764$426,857.00
Spanish Mackerel173,514$343,350.00
Scup355,160$208,614.00
Butterfish38,273$153,233.00
Spotted Sea Trout81,662$151,704.45

Aquaculture Landings (Virginia Marine Resources Commission)

SpeciesPoundageDollar Value
Eastern Oyster2,588,785$21,910,059.54
Hard Clam3,642,861$31,872,910.86

2021 U.S. Commercial Landing Figures (NOAA)

State PoundsDollar Value
Alaska5,272,043,500$1,939,465,341
Louisiana746,778,049$367,124,945
Virginia350,256,108$222,029,720
Oregon317,671,423$208,131,200
Mississippi212,080,052$35,561,287
Massachusetts204,653,914$840,032,247
Maine204,141,587$953,788,212
Washington190,702,872$295,295,563
New Jersey160,766,401$220,533,991
California149,856,894$209,971,632

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION. U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 20.5 pounds (edible meat) in 2021.

Source: Virginia Marine Resources Commission, NOAA/United States Department of Commerce – 2021

*August 31, 2023 Virginia Seafood Landing Figures Have Been Revised Due To New Data

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