Americans ate 16.1 pounds of seafood in 2018, an insignificant rise over the same period last year, but enough to reach an 11-year high, according to newly released data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries division.
The annual “Fisheries of the United States” report, which will be released Friday, found consumption grew just 0.1 pounds from the year prior, or a .6 percent increase — a disappointing flatline compared with the sharp jump in 2017 consumption, which rose 7.4 percent from the year prior.
Shrimp was a standout in 2018, however, reaching a record-high 4.6 pounds per capita — 15 percent higher than the year prior…
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