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Documentation is available for each of the three data series. The food availability data include estimates for more than 200 commodities, including: individual fruits, vegetables, grains, added sugars & sweeteners, dairy products, nuts, meat, poultry, and seafood.
- Food Availability Documentation
This is the case for wheat, in which flour production is...
- Interactive Charts and Highlights
ERS's per capita food availability data reflect the amount...
- Food Loss
Food loss represents the edible amount of food, postharvest,...
- Food Availability Documentation
- National Fish Hatchery System Facilities
- The National Fish Hatchery System by The Numbers (2021).
- Where Do National Fish Hatchery System Fish Go?
- What Does The National Fish Hatchery System Raise?
- Learn More About Our Fish Stocking and Distributions.
In additional to a network of hatcheries, the National Fish Hatchery System operates 13 applied science facilities that assist fish production programs by advancing the fields of genetics, physiology, pathology, and nutrition. 1. 71 National Fish Hatcheries 2. 7 Fish Technology Centers 3. 6 Fish Health Centers 4. 1 Historic National Fish Hatchery 5...
Hatcheries can be a unique and powerful tool for wildlife conservation when they are used to recover wild populations and support sustainable recreational fisheries. 1. 110 million – Fish released by national fish hatcheries. 2. 81 million – Eggs transferred through the National Broodstock Program. 3. 16.6 million – Threatened or endangered wildlif...
Many states rely on aquaculture to stock lakes and rivers with fish populations for sustainable recreational fishing. The National Fish Hatchery System works closely with our state and Tribal partners to produce and stock fish using advanced genetic tools and techniques to maximize performance and to minimize negative impact on wild fish. 1. 106 mi...
National fish hatcheries support conservation by raising aquatic wildlife to recover federally listed threatened or endangered species, improve sustainable recreational fishing, support fisheries that have been impacted by a federal dam project, and prevent at-risk species from becoming endangered. 129 – Total number of species raised on national f...
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Sep 7, 2021 · “Our target is 500,000 whitefish, 1,000 sturgeon and up to 60,000 walleye,” Dey said regarding this year. The hatchery had been rearing and releasing up to 85,000 ciscoes, or lake herring, into Lake Michigan each year, but that program was suspended in 2020 when surveys showed the lake’s population of ciscoes was naturally increasing.
The global consumption of fish and shellfish is a staggering 156 million tons per year, or the equivalent of one million blue whales. In North America alone, the average individual consumes between 18 and 19 pounds of fish and shellfish each year, for a total of 3.5 million tons.
Jun 11, 2020 · June 11, 2020. Worldwide per capita fish consumption has reached a new record of 20.5 kilograms per year and is poised to increase further in the decade ahead, underscoring its critical role in global food and nutrition security.
Mar 14, 2024 · March 14, 2024. Next expected update. March 2025. Date range. 1961–2021. Unit. kilograms per year per capita. Hannah Ritchie, Pablo Rosado and Max Roser. Fish and Overfishing. Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser. Explore charts that include this data. Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita. Per capita meat consumption by type Stacked bar chart.