February 17, 2021Virginia Seafood Commercial Landing Figures 2019

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LANDINGS AND VALUE OF TOP 20 VIRGINIA SPECIES 2019

Species Poundage Dollar Value
Eastern Oyster 3,434,635 $39,544,110.00
Blue Crab 28,729,190 $35,057,862.00
Sea Scallops 3,898,803 $34,983,183.00
Menhaden 332,511,812 $26,921,609.00
Clams 3,773,220 $25,583,740.00
Summer Flounder 1,918,045 $5,029,834.00
Striped Bass 1,389,039 $4,580,941.00
Spot 1,185,727 $2,523,285.00
Black Sea Bass 645,817 $2,011,166.00
Blue Catfish 3,020,489 $1,498,777.00
Conch 514,155.99 $1,454,335.00
Spiny Dogfish 6,205,723 $1,065,557.00
Atlantic Croaker 909,364 $861,143.00
Illex Squid 1,630,967 $657,432.00
Loligo Squid 432,354 $645,239.00
Horseshoe Crab 499,827 $621,949.00
Spanish Mackerel 149,705 $410,901.00
Spotted Sea Trout 135,729 $339,163.00
Scup 462,085 $202,962.00
Bluefish 192,431 $199,229.00

 

AQUACULTURE LANDINGS (Virginia Institute of Marine Science)*

Species Poundage Dollars
Eastern Oyster 2,251,748 $27,771,200.00
Hard Clam 3,059,047.49 $25,785,902.77

 

2019 U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS FIGURES (NOAA)

State Pounds Dollars
Alaska 5,631,389,035 $1,754,110,799
Louisiana 892,366,466 $303,614,266
Virginia 393,065,090 $184,270,303
Mississippi 340,715,771 $58,661,303
Oregon 334,390,809 $160,277,976
Massachusetts 234,304,306 $680,031,656
Maine 180,318,081 $671,726,881
Washington 177,604,187 $197,753,564
New Jersey 175,359,870 $181,511,342
California 111,508,577 $148,664,769

 

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION.  U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 19.2 pounds (edible meat) in 2019.

Source:  Virginia Marine Resources Commission, NOAA/United States Department of Commerce – February 2020

Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Virginia Sea Grant Extension Program – December 2020, Amory Seafood (Illex Squid figures)-December 2020

*All aquaculture figures are from 2018, due to COVID-19 a report for 2019 figures was unable to be completed by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.