U.S. on Path to Sustainable Commercial Fishing Waters

A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the U.S. is "on the right track" when it comes to sustainably managing fisheries. The report, which researchers in detail the 2015 fishing season, says 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. In 2016, U.S. fisheries continued to rebuild, with the number of stocks on the overfishing and overfished lists remaining near all-time lows. A NOAA official says rebuilding and keeping the fishing stocks at a sustainable level will help the U.S. "address the growing challenge of increasing our nation’s seafood supply.”