Consumo De Pescado Según La Fao

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 secondarysources and are subject to incomplete reporting;
changes in source data or invalid model assumptions
may each have a significant effect on the resulting
calculation.
U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was
15.8 pounds (edible meat) in 2009. This total was 0.2
pounds less than the 16.0 pounds consumed in 2008. Per
capita consumption of fresh and frozen products was
11.8 pounds,the same as in 2008. Fresh and frozen
finfish accounted for 6.2 pounds while fresh and frozen
shellfish consumption was 5.6 pounds per capita.
Consumption of canned fishery products was 3.7 pounds
per capita in 2009, 0.2 pounds less than in 2008. Cured

fish accounted for 0.3 pound per capita, the same as in
previous years. Imports of edible seafood made up 84
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 purchases, or exports. The per capita use of all edible and
industrial fishery products in 2009 was 61.0 pounds,
down 2.2 pounds compared with 2008.
WORLD CONSUMPTION. The FAO calculationfor 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 2005-2007 average data indicates that
the United States ranks as the third largest consumer of
seafood in the world after China and Japan.

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U.S. Consumption

Per Capita Consumption

Annual per capitaconsumption of seafood products represents the pounds of edible meat consumed from
domestically-caught and imported fish and shellfish adjusted for exports, divided by the civilian population of the
United States as of July 1 of each year.
U.S. ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL FISH AND SHELLFISH, 1910-2009
Civilian
Per capita consumption
resident
Year
population
Fresh and
CannedCured
Total
July 1 (1)
frozen (2)
(3)
(4)
Million
persons
- - - - - - - -Pounds, edible meat- - - - - - - 1910

92.2

4.5

2.8

3.9

11.2

1920

106.5

6.3

3.2

2.3

11.8

1930

122.9

5.8

3.4

1.0

10.2

1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

132.1
150.8
178.1
201.9

5.7
6.3
5.7
6.9

4.6
4.94.0
4.5

0.7
0.6
0.6
0.4

11.0
11.8
10.3
11.8

225.6
227.8
230.0
232.1
234.1
236.2
238.4
240.6
242.8
245.1

7.9
7.8
7.9
8.4
9.0
9.8
9.8
10.7
10.0
10.2

4.3
4.6
4.3
4.7
4.9
5.0
5.4
5.2
4.9
5.1

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

12.5
12.7
12.5
13.4
14.2
15.1
15.5
16.2
15.2
15.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
19971998
1999

247.8
250.5
253.5
256.4
259.2
261.4
264.0
266.4
269.1
271.5

9.6
9.7
9.9
10.2
10.4
10.0
10.0
9.9
10.2
10.4

5.1
4.9
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.7

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

15.0
14.9
14.8
15.0
15.2
15.0
14.8
14.6
14.9
15.4

2000
2001
2002
2003 (5)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

280.9
283.6
287.1289.6
292.4
295.3
298.2
300.5
302.9
305.8

10.2
10.3
11.0
11.4
11.8
11.6
*12.3
12.1
11.8
11.8

4.7
4.2
4.3
4.6
4.5
4.3
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.7

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

15.2
14.8
15.6
16.3
*16.6
16.2
16.5
16.3
16.0
15.8

(1) Resident population for 1910 and 1920 and civilian resident population for 1930 to date.
(2) Fresh and frozen fish...