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Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico and United States commercial spotted seatrout fishing

Commercial finfishing corresponds to economic sector 114111 in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Finfishing comprises establishments primarily engaged in the commercial catching or taking of finfish (e.g., bluefish, salmon, trout, tuna) from their natural habitat.

The annual spotted seatrout commercial landings (in pounds) and landing values (in dollars at current prices) from 2000 to present are shown in figures below.

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Source of raw data: NOAA Fisheries.

Posadas, B.C. Commercial Spotted Seatrout Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico Region. Mississippi MarketMaker. Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 4, Feb. 22, 2017. 

Posadas, B.C., B.K.A. Posadas, Jr., and C. Jones. 2013. Annual Commercial Speckled Trout Landings and Landing Values in the Gulf States, 2000-2012. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.