The annual Fisheries Economics of the U.S. report and the periodic Fishing Communities of the U.S. report are part of the Fisheries Economics & Sociocultural Status & Trends series. This series is prepared by the Division of Economics & Social Analysis, Office of Science & Technology, NOAA Fisheries. Presented from an economic or sociocultural perspective, these reports contain descriptive statistics about U.S. commercial and recreational fishing activities, fishing communities, fishing- and marine-related industries, and related coastal and demographic information.
