Total Texas coastwide landings in 2014 were 74.7 million pounds of seafood, valued at more than $262.6 million. In 2015, there were 80.4 million pounds of seafood, valued at more than $173.4 million. Shrimp accounted for most of the weight and value of all seafood landed.
Top Fishing Ports in Texas 2015
Rank | Port | Pounds (000) | Value Dollars (000) |
1 | Brownsville–Port Isabel | 24,700 | $ 55,100 |
2 | Galveston | 16,400 | 42,000 |
3 | Palacios | 15,400 | 31,200 |
4 | Port Arthur | 13,600 | 26,900 |
Top Fishing Ports in U.S. 2015
Rank | Port | Value Dollars (000) |
1 | New Bedford, MA | $ 321,900 |
2 | Dutch Harbor, AK | 218,200 |
3 | Kodiak, AK | 137,500 |
4 | Aleutian Islands (other), AK | 111,300 |
5 | Empire-Venice, LA | 110,900 |
18 | Brownsville–Port Isabel, TX | 55,100 |
Texas Commercial Fishery Landings by Species, 2015
Texas Commercial Fishery Landings by Species, 2014
Source: National Ocean Economics Program and National Marine Fisheries Service, 2016.