Americans, in general, have a much smaller appetite for seafood compared to people in other countries. Globally, the average comes in at 45 pounds of seafood per person per year, with some European countries coming in around 90 pounds per capita and outliers like Iceland coming in with 200 pounds of fish per capita consumed. Americans prefer turf over surf, eating only 19 pounds of seafood per year — mostly shrimp and salmon. Admittedly, some factors have moved that needle a bit — sushi getting popular, for one — but the industry has recently begun to take a new approach to winning American palates: fashioning fish into jerky and meatballs and snacks and processed foods.
J.M. Hirsch, The Associated Press
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