Economic Baseline and Characterization of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Seafood Processors.

摘要

This report summarizes the results of a series of in-person surveys of seafood processors throughout the five states of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Firms were identified from the National Marine Fisheries Service’s annual survey of seafood processors. Interviews were conducted by local personnel in each state who were familiar with the local seafood production sector. According to the survey, most Gulf seafood processors concentrated on the function of processing, which is converting products from one form into another for later sale and distribution. Only three percent of respondents reported being engaged directly in harvesting seafood or selling seafood as a retail product directly to consumers.