Americans ate a record amount of seafood last year, according to a recent press release from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. The average American ate over 16 pounds of fresh and frozen fish last year, the report says. The amount of canned seafood continues to decline, showing the growing demand for fresher products.
As usual, shrimp is the top choice, with people in the U.S. eating over four pounds of it per person last year.
Overall, 4.8 billion pounds of seafood was consumed in the U.S. in 2004.

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11-11-2005 @4:11AM Kelley Ritchey said... Clearly, seafood consumption will likely grow. The next level: seafood ice cream!
I've predicted that tony restaurants in Paris and New York will soon pick up on the trend.
http://chasingrats.blogspot.com/2005/11/ben-and-jerrys-move-over-seafood-ice.html
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11-11-2005 @8:58AM toronto student said... dont know, which all the populution and mercury levels consumers may not be willing to eat a lot of sea food
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11-11-2005 @1:21PM Ron said... I believe your evaluation is correct, seafood consumption will continue to rise despite the news about mercury and antibiotics presence in them. With the bird flu epidemic crossing the globe, seafood consumption will rise, weigh the risks, bird flu vs farmed seafood that has antiobiotics present and wild fish that has mercury present or risking getting the bird flu and possibly losing your life because of it... Easy transition for me, seafood has more beneficial propertiess than chicken anyway. Seafood which has stayed fairly level for the last 40 years, consumption wise is gradually going to climb towards the same highs as chicken consumption, mainly due to the bird flu scare, however, omega 3's are also helping seafood climb the consumption latter.
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