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August 2010

Aquaculture Totaled 32.3 Million in 2009 
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Hawaii  grown  aquaculture  totaled  $32.3  million  in  2009,  decreasing  7  percent  from 
2008.    Algae  sales  accounted  for  53  percent  of  the  value  and  amounted  to  $17.0 
million.    The  ‘other’  category  includes  seed  stock,  brood  stock,  and  other  items 
counted  by  number,  accounted  for  24  percent  of  the  total  or  $7.8  million.  Finfish 
sales  by  weight  was  valued  at  $4.4  million,  comprised  14  percent  of  the  total.  The 
ornamental  category  was  pegged  at  $2.7  million  or  8  percent  of  the  total.  Shellfish 
sales  by  weight  valued  was  valued  at  $420  thousand,  making  up  the  remaining 
1 percent of the total. ■

AQUACULTURE:  Percent of Total Sales, 
State of Hawaii, 2009 

AQUACULTURE:  Value, 
State of Hawaii, 1997‐2009 
Million dollars 

Algae 
53% 

40
30

Finfish 
14% 

20
10

Shellfish 
1% 

Ornamental 
8% 

Other 
24% 

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1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

AQUACULTURE: Number of Operations, Production, and Value, State of Hawaii, 2005 ‐ 2009 
Year

State
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1

Operations

Production
Shellfish
Finfish

Number

----- 1,000 pounds -----

70
80
70
70
70

2

180
65
32
56

2

426
533
1,311
821

Shellfish

Finfish

Value
Algae
Ornamental

Other 1

Total

----------------------------------------------- 1,000 dollars ---------------------------------------------2

2,351
520
261
420

2

2,388
4,583
7,022
4,447

Includes seed stock, brood stock, and items not sold by weight which includes number count.
was not available to avoid disclosure of individual operations with other States.

14,637
11,914
10,941
15,740
16,995
2

2

2

345
2,424
3,346
2,671

4,259
6,642
8,281
7,797

28,398
21,257
25,110
34,650
32,330

2005 Census of Aquaculture breakout of categories

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