The report is the 17th volume in this annual series, and the first in this shorter format, and covers the years 2013 to 2022.
The annual Fisheries Economics of the United States (FEUS) report provides details regarding contributions of U.S. fisheries to the nation's economy.
The report contains a variety of information related to recreational saltwater fishing in the USA, including economic impacts of recreational fishing, saltwater angler expenditures, recreational fishing catch, effort, and participation rates, regional management, and other topics.
The annual FEUS report is one of three produced each year on the status of national marine fisheries. The other two reports are: Status of Stocks and Fisheries of the United States.
The short format FEUS report is accompanied by a new NOAA Fisheries new data tool - Fisheries One Stop Shop (FOSS).
The following are a few details from the report.
Recreational Economic Impacts
Economic impacts from recreational fishing activities supported 691,613 jobs across the United States in 2022, an increase of 8 percent relative to 2021.
Recreational fishing also generated about $138 billion in sales impacts, $45.1 billion in income impacts, and $74.9 billion in value added impacts.
Across the United States, impacts from durable equipment expenditures (e.g., rods and reels, fishing-related equipment, boats, and vehicles) accounted for 80 percent of total job impacts, 81 percent of sales impacts, 83 percent of income impacts, and 81 percent of value added impacts.
In 2022, recreational anglers in West Florida had the highest total expenditures on trips ($3.4 billion) and took the most trips (40.3 million trips).
East Florida anglers had the second highest expenditures on trips ($1.6 billion) and took 35.3 million trips.
The impacts from trip expenditures were highest in West Florida with 29 thousand jobs and $3.9 billion in sales.
North Carolina had the second-most jobs and sales (12 thousand and $1.6 billion, respectively), followed by East Florida with 9 thousand jobs and $1.4 billion in sales.
The Gulf of Mexico Region had the highest recreational trip expenditures in the United States, $5.1 billion, and the most recreational trip activity, 55.2 million trips.
Recreational Harvest and Release Statistics
In 2022, seatrout (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (70.1 million fish), striped bass (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (33.5 million fish), and summer flounder (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (29 million fish) were the most frequently caught key species by recreational fishermen in the United States.
From 2013 to 2022, red snapper (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (37%), striped bass (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (4%), and tunas (Pacific and Western Pacific) (2%) had the largest increases.
Dolphinfish (Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Western Pacific) (-58%), Pacific salmon (North Pacific and Pacific) (-38%), and summer flounder (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (-35%) had the largest decreases.
From 2021 to 2022, red snapper (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (32%), summer flounder (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (28%), and seatrout (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) (14%) had the largest increases.
Dolphinfish (Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Western Pacific) (-29%), tunas (Pacific and Western Pacific) (-25%), and Pacific salmon (North Pacific and Pacific) (-17%) had the largest decreases.
New Jersey caught the most summer flounder (13.5 million fish) and striped bass (7.8 million fish).
West Florida caught the most seatrout (22.8 million fish) and red snapper (5.4 million fish).
Alaska caught the most Pacific halibut (540,297 fish) and Pacific salmon (926,775 fish).
Key Recreational Species
• Dolphinfish (Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Western Pacific)
• Pacific halibut (North Pacific)
• Pacific salmon (North Pacific and Pacific)
• Red snapper (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
• Rockfishes and scorpionfishes (Pacific and North Pacific)
• Seatrout (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
• Striped bass (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
• Summer flounder (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
• Tunas (Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
• Tunas (Pacific and Western Pacific)
source: National Marine Fisheries Service. 2024. Fisheries Economics of the United States, 2022.
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-248, 28 p.
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