Two new reports reveal nation’s progress in sustainably managing marine resources
U.S. commercial and recreational fishing generated $208 billion in sales, contributed $97 billion to the gross domestic product and supported 1.6 million full- and part-time jobs in 2015 — above the five-year average — according to NOAA’s Fisheries Economics of the United States report released today.
![A commercial fishing trawl vessel in New England sets out a net. (Image credit: NOAA) A commercial fishing trawl vessel in New England sets out a net.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20New%20England%20commercial%20fishing%20trawl%20vessel%20NEFSC-1125x534.jpg?h=c5645ad3&itok=OIdGsIit)
A commercial fishing trawl vessel in New England sets out a net. (Image credit: NOAA)