10/27/2026
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL SEAFOOD
🐟🦞🦀🐸🐙MONTH🦑🦐🐠🐟🐊
LOUISIANA SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
As the nation’s second-largest seafood supplier, Louisiana provides an incredible array of superior-quality seafood to restaurants and homes across the country. For the dedicated fishermen who work Louisiana’s waters, seeking out their catch is a craft that’s been generations in the making.
THE ECONOMY OF SEAFOOD
The fisheries of Louisiana are a vital part of the state’s economy. They provide jobs, income and tax revenue, but they also generate innovations that protect our coastlines and help keep our waters pristine.
One out of every 70 jobs in Louisiana is related to the seafood industry, which as a whole has an economic impact of over $2.4 billion annually for Louisiana. Many of these jobs are in family-owned-and-operated companies that have worked for generations to bring the finest seafood to the tables of the world.
So when you choose Louisiana Seafood, you’re not only getting a superior product, but you’re also ensuring that your purchase benefits an American community and way of life.
THE IMPACT OF A SPECIES
-SHRIMP-
The shrimp industry accounts for 15,000 jobs and an annual impact of $1.3 billion for Louisiana.
-OYSTERS-
Seventy percent of the oysters caught in the U.S. are from the Gulf Coast.
Louisiana’s commercial oyster industry, which accounts for almost 4,000 jobs, has an economic impact of $317 million annually.
-CRABS-
Crabs from Louisiana generate an annual economic impact of $293 million and more than 3,000 jobs.
-CRAWFISH-
Louisiana has more than 1,000 crawfish farmers, plus more than 800 commercial fishermen who catch wild crawfish.
The 110 million pounds of crawfish harvested each year have an annual economic impact of $120 million.
-ALLIGATOR-
313,000 wild and farmed alligators are harvested per year in Louisiana.
Alligator harvests have a total annual economic impact of $104 million.
