Table 9. Summary by Value of Aquaculture Products Sold - United States: 2013 and 2005 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$100,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,9999 
$1,000,000 or more 
2013 
2005 
2013 
2005 
2013 
2005 
Total sales ^ 
farms 
708 
897 
193 
210 
242 
234 
$1,000 
161,639 
200,082 
137,531 
144,868 
1,024,387 
674,948 
Average per farm 
dollars 
228,303 
223,057 
712,595 
689,846 
4,233,004 
2,884,391 
Percent of total sales 
percent 
11.8 
18.3 
10.0 
13.3 
74.7 
61.8 
Sales by type of aquaculture product: 
Food fish sales 
farms 
320 
495 
115 
139 
130 
147 
$1,000 
74,167 
117,013 
80,138 
95,467 
561,881 
434,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
231,772 
236,389 
696,848 
686,814 
4,322,159 
2,956,501 
Percent of total food fish sales 
percent 
10.1 
17.4 
10.9 
14.2 
76.7 
64.6 
Sport fish sales 
farms 
36 
25 
3 
5 
4 
3 
$1,000 
8,198 
5,391 
2,156 
2,878 
9,842 
6,106 
Average per farm 
dollars 
227,721 
215,632 
718,783 
575,669 
2,460,500 
2,035,417 
Percent of total sport fish sales 
percent 
34.4 
29.7 
9.0 
15.9 
41.3 
33.7 
Baitfish sales 
farms 
22 
45 
9 
8 
9 
9 
$1,000 
4,139 
11,451 
5,805 
6,042 
17,650 
17,265 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,144 
254,459 
645,023 
755,231 
1,961,077 
1,918,348 
Percent of total baitfish sales 
percent 
14.1 
30.1 
19.8 
15.9 
60.1 
45.4 
Ornamental fish sales 
farms 
44 
61 
12 
14 
11 
10 
$1,000 
9,943 
12,534 
9,011 
10,046 
18,700 
23,804 
Average per farm 
dollars 
225,988 
205,469 
750,880 
717,576 
1,699,955 
2,380,353 
Percent of total ornamental sales 
percent 
24.0 
24.4 
21.7 
19.6 
45.1 
46.4 
Crustacean sales 
farms 
84 
77 
15 
6 
13 
7 
$1,000 
16,963 
13,279 
9,922 
5,070 
47,708 
17,654 
Average per farm 
dollars 
201 ,946 
172,459 
661 ,498 
845,000 
3,669,884 
2,521,976 
Percent of total crustacean sales 
percent 
20.0 
24.9 
11.7 
9.5 
56.2 
33.1 
Mollusk sales 
farms 
183 
184 
37 
30 
59 
42 
$1,000 
41,436 
38,483 
27,956 
19,779 
245,604 
126,417 
Average per farm 
dollars 
226,427 
209,144 
755,570 
659,301 
4,162,782 
3,009,933 
Percent of total mollusk sales 
percent 
12.6 
18.9 
8.5 
9.7 
74.8 
62.2 
Miscellaneous aquaculture sales (see text) ^ 
farms 
47 
30 
3 
10 
18 
13 
$1,000 
11,118 
6,549 
1,990 
6,212 
114,234 
39,151 
Average per farm 
dollars 
236,559 
218,291 
663,333 
621,165 
6,346,356 
3,011,650 
Percent of total miscellaneous aquaculture sales 
percent 
8.5 
11.7 
1.5 
11.1 
86.9 
69.9 
Water acres used in production: 
Freshwater 
acres 
79,078 
94,058 
25,982 
35,050 
82,374 
122,440 
Leased 
acres 
51,805 
42,540 
6,393 
10,557 
17,791 
19,475 
Saltwater (see text) 
acres 
42,579 
87,766 
1 1 ,995 
55,030 
125,894 
114,337 
Leased 
acres 
32,393 
76,923 
4,154 
48,598 
102,129 
77,787 
Sources of water: 
Groundwater 
farms 
323 
464 
106 
133 
137 
149 
On-farm surface water 
farms 
264 
270 
71 
54 
62 
38 
Off-farm water 
farms 
25 
14 
6 
7 
13 
4 
Saltwater (see text) 
farms 
206 
220 
49 
39 
79 
59 
Methods of production: 
Ponds 
farms 
347 
574 
122 
146 
125 
151 
Flow through raceways 
farms 
106 
105 
26 
26 
25 
22 
Recirculating systems 
farms 
63 
80 
25 
16 
37 
22 
Non-recirculating systems 
farms 
70 
84 
20 
22 
30 
19 
Cages or pens (see text) 
farms 
59 
(NA) 
4 
(NA) 
20 
(NA) 
Cropland used for crawfish 
farms 
62 
33 
9 
2 
4 
- 
Aquaponics (see text) 
farms 
4 
(NA) 
1 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
Mollusks on bottom 
farms 
121 
157 
22 
26 
47 
35 
Mollusks off bottom 
farms 
89 
65 
22 
7 
27 
15 
Other methods of production 
farms 
7 
5 
7 
4 
5 
6 
^ 2005 data exclude microalgae and sea vegetables. 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 CENSUS OF AQUACULTURE 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
