NFI 2010 Top Ten Seafood List

On September 12, 2011, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) released its 2010 Top Ten Seafood List.

According to NFI, the following list includes the top ten American seafood products. In parentheses is per capita consumption in pounds:

1. Shrimp (4.0)
2. Canned Tuna (2.7)
3. Salmon (1.999)
4. Tilapia (1.450)
5. Alaska Pollock (1.192)
6. Catfish (0.800)
7. Crab (0.573)
8. Cod (0.463)
9. Pangasius (0.405)
10. Clams (0.341)

Americans ate approximately 20 percent more tilapia in 2010 than in 2009, going from number five to number four on the NFI Top Ten Seafood List.

The list reflects a National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) recalculation of 2009’s total pounds per capita that changed to 16 lbs from 15.8 pounds.