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Annual Report to Congress 2018 Status of U.S. Fisheries August 2, 2019 Page 1 U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service Sustainable U.S. Fisheries = A Strong Economy

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U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service

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Annual Report to Congress 2018 Status of U.S. Fisheries

August 2, 2019

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Sustainable U.S. Fisheries = A Strong Economy

Sustainable management of U.S. fisheries

is critically important to the economy

U.S. commercial & recreational saltwater

fishing generated: $212 billion in sales 1.7 million jobs

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Status of U.S. Fisheries – 2018 Overview

479 managed stocks or stock complexes

Harvest rate directly resulting from fishing activities

Overfishing

Population size too low
Could result from overfishing or other factors

(habitat degradation, pollution, climate change)

Overfished

A previously overfished stock has increased in

abundance to the target population size

Rebuilt

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321 stocks with known status

Overfishing Status at a Glance

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Overfished Status at a Glance

244 stocks with known status

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Stocks Added/Removed from the Lists

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Rebuilding

45 stocks rebuilt since 2000. In 2018, 1 stock was added to the rebuilt list:

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