OPINION: Seafood, Aquaculture Boost Florida's Economy
Florida's seafood and aquaculture industries have significant economic impacts regionally and statewide.
Florida seafood exports totaled $441 million in 2023, with 41% of that going to Canada, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The state's seafood industry supports more than 3,500 jobs with crabs, spiny lobsters, grouper, snapper and mackerel as its top categories.
The state's aquaculture sector, which includes commercial fish, mollusks, bait and reptile farms, and facilities including ones producing and selling ornamental and aquatic fish, totals $165 million, according to an...
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