U.S. fishermen landed 317.3 million pounds (143,925 metric tons – MT) of crab, valued at USD 704.3 million (EUR 605.3 million) in 2016. While the volume was down by more than 9 million pounds (4,082 MT) or 3 percent compared with the previous year, the value represented an increase of 4 percent or USD 25.6 million (EUR 22 million), finds NOAA Fisheries’ new Fisheries of the United States 2016 report.
According to NOAA, last year’s hard blue crab landings amounted to...