Report just released. Big file - 246 pages

Commercial and Recreational Saltwater Fishing Generated $214 Billion in 2014

According to the most recent economic numbers released by NOAA Fisheries, commercial and recreational saltwater fishing in the United States generated more than $214 billion in sales impacts and supported 1.8 million jobs in 2014. The report, Fisheries Economics of the United States 2014, has a number of improvements from previous years that provide a more accurate and detailed picture of the economic contribution fisheries play in the U.S. economy

https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/Assets/econ...14-FINAL-v3.pdf