Aquaculture Statistics Program - Pennsylvania Release -

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Aquaculture Statistics Program
Cooperating with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
4050 Crums Mill Road, Suite 203 · Harrisburg, PA 17112-2875
(717) 787-3904 · (717) 782-4011 FAX · www.nass.usda.gov
year. Total sales of 6-12” trout in Pennsylvania were valued at
$906,000.

Pennsylvania's trout growers produced trout valued at $16.4 million
in 2015. Commercial trout producers sold 1.23 million pounds of
trout, valued at $6.1 million during 2015, ranking third nationally
behind Idaho and North Carolina. Pennsylvania farmers also
produced trout valued at $10.3 million for conservation and
recreational purposes.

Sales of trout 1 to 6 inches long by Pennsylvania growers totaled
145,000 fish or 6,000 pounds live weight during 2015. These fish
were sold at an average of $416 per thousand fish, compared to
$336 last year and $181 nationally. Total sales of 1 to 6 inch trout
were valued at $60,000. Total losses of all Pennsylvania trout
intended for sale were 768,000 fish during 2015, or 214,000 pounds
of fish.

Pennsylvania rank second for the value of trout distributed for
conservation and recreational purposes, behind Washington’s
$19.5 million. Pennsylvania accounts for 8.8 percent of the nation’s
distributed trout value. These trout were produced primarily by the
state fish commission, its cooperative nurseries, and private fishing
clubs. These conservation related producers grew 3.1 million fish
12 inches or longer, 6.6 million 6-12" fish, and 609,000 1-6” fish.
Sales of food fish trout 12 inches or longer in Pennsylvania totaled
1.1 million pounds. Averaging $4.91 per pound, compared to
$4.28 last year and $1.66 nationally. Total sales of 12 inch and
larger trout were valued at $5.2 million.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service surveyed all known
commercial trout growers in Pennsylvania and 24 other states:
Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Information was collected by mail,
telephone and personal interview.

Sales of food fish trout 6 to 12 inches long by Pennsylvania growers
totaled 420,000 fish or 176,000 pounds live weight during 2015.
This was down 14,000 lbs from a year ago. They were sold at an
average of $5.15 a pound, which is down $0.35/lb from last

Nationally, the total value of fish sales received by trout growers in
the United States totaled 104.4 million dollars for 2015, an increase
of 0.1 percent from 2014. Idaho accounted for 47.3 percent of the
total value of fish sold.

Pennsylvania and U.S.: Trout Sales and Value by Size, 2014-2015
Size category

Pennsylvania
12" or longer
6" - 12"
1" - 6"
Total
United States
12" or longer
6" - 12"
1" - 6"
Total

Number of fish

Total pounds sold

Total value of sales

Average value

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

(1,000)

(1,000)

(1,000)

(1,000)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

880
510
350
1,740

910
420
145
1,475

1,030
190
9
1,229

1,050
176
6
1,232

4,408
1,045
118
5,571

5,156
906
60
6,122

4.28/lb.
5.50/lb.
336/thou
-

4.91/lb.
5,15/lb.
416/thou
-

48,285
5,165
8,350
61,800

45,350
4,900
8,470
58,720

60,733
1,781
206
62,720

57,947
1,833
224
60,004

95,741
5,858
1,373
102,972

96,437
6,422
1,474
104,333

1.58/lb.
3.29/lb.
179/thou
-

1.66/lb.
3.50/lb.
177/thou
-

Pennsylvania: Trout Sales and Value, 2003-2013
State and year
Pennsylvania
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Number of fish

Total pounds sold

Total value of sales

Average value 6" - 12"

(1,000)

(1,000)

(1,000 dollars)

(dollars/lb.)

2,150
1,800
2,070
2,290
1,890
2,420
2,320
2,250
2,455
(D)
1,470

1,679
1,371
1,515
1,610
1,635
1,668
1,614
1,585
1,812
(D)
1,235

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4,678
4,223
4,807
4,790
5,212
5,427
5,149
5,249
6,265
(D)
5,141

3.80
3.80
4.00
4.65
5.10
4.41
4.14
3.13
3.17
3.66
4.16

AQUACULTURE CENSUS
Pennsylvania aquaculture product producers reported sales
totaling $8.6 million in the 2015 Census of Aquaculture
conducted in February through March 2016. This is a 24
percent increase compared to 2013.

Sales of trout comprised 71 percent of the total aquaculture
sales. The remainder was made up of non-trout food fish,
sport and game fish, baitfish, crustaceans, mollusks,
ornamental fish, and other animal aquaculture (tadpoles, frogs,
trout eggs, etc.).

Pennsylvania: Aquaculture Products by Type – Number of Operations and Value of Sales, 2011-2015 1
Class

Trout
Non-trout Foodfish
Baitfish
Ornamental and Aquarium fish
Sport/Game fish
Mollusks
Crustaceans
Other Aquaculture (including trout eggs)

Number of Operations with Sales
2011
Number
38
12
12
10
11
8
9
10

2013 4
Number
36
8
6
16
11
1
0
6

2

2015
Number
(D)
9
11
16
11
6
0
9

Value of Sales 3
2011
Dollars
6,265,0005
(D)
737,788
(D)
257,916
(D)
(D)
16,550

2013 4
Dollars
5,363,000
351,000
270,000
615,000
(D)
(D)
0
29,000

2015
Dollars
6,122,000 5
(D)
492,504
778,403
243,738
12,631
0
20,451

Percent
Change from
2013
Number
14%
(D)
82%
27%
(D)
(D)
---29%

All Aquaculture
64
56
55
9,991,901
6,927,005
8,588,214
24%
(D) = Cannot be disclosed to confidentiality rules that do not allow disclosure of individual sales data. 1 Includes only operations that had at
least $1,000 in aquaculture sales during 2011 calendar year. 2 The sum of operations number for specific categories is greater than the total
number of operations due to some operations producing multiple species in different categories. 3 Total value of sales includes the value of
non-disclosed categories. 4 Number of operations and sales are from the national Census of Aquaculture. Species in certain categories may
differ between the national Census of Aquaculture and the Pennsylvania Aquaculture Census. 5 Trout sales are from the NASS national trout
survey.

Food fish - Farm raised for food, or for either food or sport
such as carp, catfish, hybrid striped bass, perch, salmon,
sturgeon, tilapia, and walleye.

Sport/game fish - Farm-raised fish for sport or game fishing,
such as largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, sunfish, muskie,
northern pike, and small mouth bass.

Baitfish - Fish used for bait such as fathead minnows, golden
shiners, feeder goldfish, suckers, killifish, chubs, and other
types of minnows.

Mollusks - Invertebrate animals with soft body coverings and
shells of 1-18 parts or sections. This category includes the
production of clams, mussels, oysters, and snails.

Ornamental/aquarium fish - Various fish raised for water
gardens such as koi, ornamental goldfish, and ornamental
catfish. Examples of fish in the Aquarium fish category
include angelfish, guppies, and tropical fish. Ornamental fish
are divided into two categories: Aquarium species may not be
propagated in open air facilities; Ornamental species can be
propagated outdoors.

Crustaceans - Invertebrate animals with many jointed legs
and a hard external shell, such as crawfish, shrimp, and softshell crabs.
Other aquaculture - The production of frogs, tadpoles,
turtles, and egg and seed stock not listed separately.

Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics
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