Per Capita Consumption 



The NMFS calculation of per capita consumption is 

 based on a "disappearance" model. The total U.S. 

 supply of imports and landings is converted to edible 

 weight and decreases in supply such as exports are 

 subtracted out. The remaining total is divided by a 

 population value to estimate per capita consumption. 

 Data for the model are derived primarily from second- 

 ary sources and are subject to incomplete reporting; 

 changes in source data or invalid model assumptions may 

 each have a significant effect on the resuldng calculation. 



U.S. per capita consumption offish and shellfish attained 

 a record 16.6 pounds (edible meat) in 2004. This total 

 was 0.3 pounds more dian the 16.3 pounds consumed m 

 2003. Per capita consumption of fresh and frozen 

 products was 11. 8 pounds, 0.4 pound more than 2003. 



Fresh and frozen finfish accounted for 5.5 pounds 

 while fresh and frozen shellfish consumption was 6.3 

 pounds per capita. The fresh and frozen finfish includes 

 approximately 1.1 pounds of domestically produced 

 farm raised catfish. 



Consumption of canned fishery products was 4. 5 pounds 

 per capita in 2004, 0. 1 pound less than the 4.6 pounds in 

 2003. Cured fish accounted for 0.3 pound per capita, the 

 same as m previous years. Imports of edible seatood 

 made up 80 percent of the consumption. 



PER CAPITA USE. Per capita use is based on the 

 supply of fishery products, both edible and non-edible 

 (industrial), on a round-weight equivalent basis without 

 considering beginning or ending stocks, defense pur- 

 chases, or exports. The per capita use of all edible and 

 industrial fishery products in 2004 was 69.3 pounds, up 

 1.1 pounds compared with 2003. 



WORLD CONSUMPTION. The FAQ calculation 

 for apparent consumption is based on a disappearance 

 model. The three year average considers, on a round 

 weight equivalent basis, a countries landings, imports, 

 and exports. The revised 1999-2001 data indicates that 

 the United States ranks as the third largest consumer ot 

 seafood in the world. 



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