Peter- I would look at Fisheries of the U.S. published by NOAA.
The problem is that data is mostly reported by value. If done by
consumer spending, about 2/3 of the seafood is foodservice, and 1/3
retail.
However, if done by pounds, the situation is very different -- I am
not sure of any good source of overall figures, My understanding is
that the retail portion by volume is from 50% to 66% of the total
consumption -- and of course this will vary heavily by species.
The other problem is product weight. With the exception of the per
capita statistics, much of NMFS data is landed weight -- not very
useful when comparing volumes across species, as for example scallops
are landed at 100% meat weights, while cod or pollock might be 25% to
35% fillet weight, and shellfish can be anything depending on how it
is sold, i.e. whole/live, sections, meat weight, headless shrimp etc.
John Sackton
On 2/18/07, Peter A. Nelson <panelson@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me where I may be able to get data on home
> consumption of seafood in the USA? I'd like to know how much is being
> eaten at home versus consumed in restaurants.
>
> Thanks in advance, Pete
>
>
> Peter A. Nelson
> Marine Advisor
> California Sea Grant
> 2 Commercial Street, Suite 4
> Eureka, California 95501
>
> Tel 707.443.8369
> Fax 707.445.3901
> panelson@ucdavis.edu
>
>
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