Table 9. Summary by Value of Aquaculture Products Sold - United States: 2013 and 2005 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Less than 
$25,000 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
2013 
2005 
2013 
2005 
2013 
2005 
2013 
2005 
Total sales ^ 
farms 
3,093 
4,309 
1,249 
1,898 
321 
528 
380 
542 
$1,000 
1,371,707 
1,092,386 
10,701 
16,217 
11,197 
18,540 
26,252 
37,733 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
443,488 
253,513 
8,567 
8,544 
34,882 
35,113 
69,085 
69,618 
Percent of total sales 
.. percent 
100.0 
100.0 
0.8 
1.5 
0.8 
1.7 
1.9 
3.5 
Sales by type of aquaculture product: 
Food fish sales 
farms 
1,296 
1,847 
511 
689 
109 
174 
111 
203 
$1,000 
732,147 
672,377 
4,067 
5,009 
3,782 
6,070 
8,112 
14,213 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
564,928 
364,038 
7,959 
7,270 
34,702 
34,884 
73,081 
70,014 
Percent of total food fish sales 
. .percent 
100.0 
100.0 
0.6 
0.7 
0.5 
0.9 
1.1 
2.1 
Sport fish sales 
farms 
282 
303 
185 
223 
34 
22 
20 
25 
$1,000 
23,849 
18,126 
1,133 
1,355 
1,168 
678 
1,351 
1,718 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
84,570 
59,823 
6,125 
6,076 
34,356 
30,831 
67,564 
68,704 
Percent of total sport fish sales 
.. percent 
100.0 
100.0 
4.8 
7.5 
4.9 
3.7 
5.7 
9.5 
Baitfish sales 
farms 
166 
257 
106 
152 
11 
20 
9 
23 
$1,000 
29,375 
38,018 
770 
1,000 
385 
656 
625 
1,605 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
176,955 
147,930 
7,261 
6,576 
35,041 
32,782 
69,487 
69,793 
Percent of total baitfish sales 
.. percent 
100.0 
100.0 
2.6 
2.6 
1.3 
1.7 
2.1 
4.2 
Ornamental fish sales 
farms 
285 
358 
165 
200 
22 
38 
31 
35 
$1,000 
41,485 
51,297 
1,072 
1,257 
681 
1,347 
2,079 
2,310 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
145,562 
143,288 
6,498 
6,283 
30,935 
35,450 
67,064 
66,004 
Percent of total ornamental sales 
.. percent 
100.0 
100.0 
2.6 
2.4 
1.6 
2.6 
5.0 
4.5 
Crustacean sales 
farms 
566 
925 
313 
586 
54 
140 
87 
109 
$1,000 
84,880 
53,381 
2,501 
5,068 
1,783 
4,944 
6,002 
7,366 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
149,965 
57,709 
7,989 
8,649 
33,026 
35,314 
68,986 
67,574 
Percent of total crustacean sales 
.. percent 
100.0 
100.0 
2.9 
9.5 
2.1 
9.3 
7.1 
13.8 
Mollusk sales 
farms 
756 
980 
260 
445 
106 
141 
111 
138 
$1,000 
328,567 
203,183 
2,394 
3,975 
3,817 
4,922 
7,360 
9,606 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
434,613 
207,330 
9,209 
8,934 
36,008 
34,911 
66,303 
69,611 
Percent of total mollusk sales 
. .percent 
100.0 
100.0 
0.7 
2.0 
1.2 
2.4 
2.2 
4.7 
Miscellaneous aquaculture sales (see text) ^ 
farms 
235 
226 
100 
113 
34 
32 
33 
28 
$1,000 
131,404 
56,003 
770 
878 
1,130 
1,156 
2,162 
2,057 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
559,166 
247,802 
7,698 
7,768 
33,221 
36,137 
65,519 
73,475 
Percent of total miscellaneous aquaculture sales . 
.. percent 
100.0 
100.0 
0.6 
1.6 
0.9 
2.1 
1.6 
3.7 
Water acres used in production: 
Freshwater 
acres 
249,274 
365,566 
26,449 
43,962 
12,381 
28,527 
23,010 
41,529 
Leased 
acres 
102,672 
129,399 
12,001 
17,942 
6,521 
15,283 
8,160 
23,604 
Saltwater (see text) 
acres 
213,455 
327,487 
10,053 
23,109 
4,204 
21,219 
18,730 
26,027 
Leased 
acres 
149,587 
265,150 
5,371 
17,688 
4,002 
20,389 
1,538 
23,765 
Sources of water: 
Groundwater 
farms 
1,304 
2,018 
476 
759 
112 
232 
150 
281 
On-farm surface water 
farms 
1,204 
1,314 
555 
656 
124 
146 
128 
150 
Off-farm water 
farms 
137 
128 
64 
82 
13 
13 
16 
8 
Saltwater (see text) 
farms 
872 
1,200 
292 
547 
113 
178 
133 
157 
Methods of production: 
Ponds 
farms 
1,479 
2,347 
596 
960 
143 
233 
146 
283 
Flow through raceways 
farms 
391 
415 
117 
147 
50 
57 
67 
58 
Recirculating systems 
farms 
360 
415 
150 
199 
42 
57 
43 
41 
Non-recirculating systems 
farms 
291 
325 
99 
125 
26 
31 
46 
44 
Cages or pens (see text) 
farms 
303 
(NA) 
138 
(NA) 
40 
(NA) 
42 
(NA) 
Cropland used for crawfish 
farms 
341 
447 
174 
265 
32 
76 
60 
71 
Aquaponics (see text) 
farms 
71 
(NA) 
53 
(NA) 
10 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
Mollusks on bottom 
farms 
505 
774 
156 
335 
73 
111 
86 
110 
Mollusks off bottom 
farms 
352 
329 
116 
138 
56 
50 
42 
54 
Other methods of production 
farms 
36 
42 
13 
17 
- 
5 
4 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
12 2013 CENSUS OF AQUACULTURE 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
