@article{eb784541eb2c4dad9e6037003f24b093,
title = "Identifying Opportunities for Aligning Production and Consumption in the U.S. Fisheries by Considering Seasonality",
abstract = "Seasonality is a natural feature of wild caught fisheries that introduces variation in food supply, and which often is amplified by fisheries management systems. Seasonal timing of landings patterns and linkages to consumption patterns can have a potentially strong impact on income for coastal communities as well as import patterns. This study characterizes the relationship between seasonality in seafood production and consumption in the United States by analyzing monthly domestic fisheries landings and imports and retail sales of farmed and wild seafood from 2017 to 2019. Analyses were conducted for total seafood sales, by product form, by species group, and by region of the United States. The data reveal strong seasonal increases in consumption around December and March. Seasonal increases in consumption in Spring and Summer occurred in parallel with domestic fishing production. Domestic landings vary by region, but most regions have peak fishing seasons between May and October. Alaska has the largest commercial fishery in the United States and seasonal peaks in Alaska (July/August, February/March) strongly influence seasonality in national landings. Misalignment between domestic production and consumption in some seasons and species groups creates opportunities for imports to supplement demand and lost opportunities for domestic producers.",
keywords = "Consumption, community, fish, fresh, frozen, import, resilience, retail, seafood, social impact",
author = "Love, {David C.} and Frank Asche and Gephart, {Jessica A.} and Jiafeng Zhu and Taryn Garlock and Stoll, {Joshua S.} and James Anderson and Zach Conrad and Nussbaumer, {Elizabeth M.} and Thorne-Lyman, {Andrew L.} and Bloem, {Martin W.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under an INFEWS grant (#2018-67003-27408), NOAA (#NA21OAR4170091 and #NA21OAR4170093), Hatch (#1015617), Florida Sea Grant, Santa Barbara Foundation. JAG was supported by the National Science Foundation (#2121238). We thank the following individuals and agencies for providing monthly domestic landings data: Allen Blizel, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; David Caroffino, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Jacob Rodmaker, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Mashkiiziibii Natural Resources; Ian Harding, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Natural Resources Divisions; Nicole Shaffer, Alabama Division of Natural Resources; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Michael Harden, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Jeremy Timbs and Crystal Matta, Mississippi Division of Marine Resources; Darin Topping, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Donna Bellais, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Alison Ferguson, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office; Sabrina Larsen, Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Brad Stenberg, Pacific Fisheries Information Network; Heather Konell, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; Ashley Tomita, NOAA Pacific Island Regional Office. We thank Jamie Harding, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future for assistance with Figures 1 and 8. We thank Patricia Pinto da Silva, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA for reviewing the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1080/23308249.2022.2121601",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "31",
pages = "259--273",
journal = "Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture",
issn = "2330-8249",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "2",
}