US Fish Population Stocks Held Steady in 2021

• Commercial fishing in the US hauled in 8.4 billion pounds of fish in 2021, valued at $4.7 billion.

• Recreational fishing landed an estimated 1 billion fish with 65% released.

• NOAA manages 460 different fish population stocks with over 90% not subject to overfishing in 2021.

• Fish population stocks on the overfishing list remained steady at 26, while overfished population stocks slightly increased from 49 to 51.

• Total landings were down by 10%, likely due to COVID-19 impacts.

Source: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/noaa-releases-two-key-reports-status-stocks-and-fisheries-united-states