The US imports 91% of its seafood due to insufficient aquaculture production. Most seafood is farm-raised to meet demand, with shrimp, salmon, and tilapia being the most imported types. Americans consume 2 million tons of seafood annually, with over half being shrimp, tuna, or salmon. 32% of imported seafood is caught illegally.
About 91 percent of US seafood is imported, as the country’s aquaculture production has not kept pace with demand, placing it outside the top 10 globally. Most of the US seafood is farm-raised rather than wild-caught to keep up with growing demand. The most imported types of seafood to the United States are shrimp from Asia; Atlantic salmon from Chile, Norway and Canada; and tilapia from China and Honduras.
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The United States is the second largest consumer of seafood after China, and Americans eat about 2 million tons of seafood each year.
An estimated 32% of seafood imported into the United States was caught illegally.
More than half of the seafood consumed in the United States is shrimp, canned tuna or salmon.
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