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Food and Resource Economics Department

Food and Resource Economics Department

Commercial Fishing

Harvesting the Deep

Operations involved in commercial catching or taking of finfish, shellfish, or miscellaneous marine products from a natural habitat.

Florida harvested over 37 million pounds of marine life in 2023.

United States Ranking

Select Commercial Landings By Species

 

Species Landings (Pounds) Landings (Value, 2023 US Dollars)
Shrimp 13,593,689 $32,485,704
Blue crab 5,744,051 $14,791,824
Black mullet 3,544,248 $3,399,774
Thread herring 873,312 $257,547
Spiny lobster 5,526,620 $42,978,477
King mackerel 3,078,497 $9,655,685
Spanish mackerel 1,900,172 $2,830,984
Red snapper 3,318,641 $16,793,419
Red grouper 2,957,758 $15,819,852
Stone crab 1,990,617 $42,039,854
Yellowtail snapper 1,490,404 $6,153,362

 

Sources

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Commercial Fisheries Landings 
Summaries, 2023. Available at: app.myfwc.com/FWRI/PFDM/ReportCreator.aspx"

NOAA Fisheries Annual Commercial Landing Statistics, 2023, NOAA Fisheries. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/sustainable-fisheries/commercial-fisheries-landings

“Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Food Industries in Florida in 2022.” Economic Impact Analysis Program, University of Florida-IFAS, Food & Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL, 2024. Available at: fred.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/economic-impact-analysis-program/florida-ag-food-and-resources

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