Mississippi Seafood and Fish Markets
Seafood and fish markets correspond to the retail trade of fish and seafood products.
An online list of Mississippi fish and seafood dealers can ve viewed at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources website. The establishments are grouped by species and tvel of trade.
An online directory of registered fish and seafood businesses is available at the Mississippi MarketMaker website.
Sales and Employment Contributions
The economic contributions of Mississippi seafood and fish markets since 2014 are shown below. Output or sales is the gross sales by businesses within the economic region affected by an activity. The total economic contribution is the sum of direct, indirect, and induced impacts. The Mississippi seafood and fish markets generated more than $18 million sales contribution per year from 2014 to 2019.
Employment or job contributions are expressed in terms of a mix of both full-time and part-time jobs. The total economic contribution is the sum of direct, indirect, and induced effects. The Mississippi seafood and fish markets created 375 jobs per year during the same period.
The average productivity of workers in fish and seafood markets and related industries in Mississippi can be measured by dividing total sales contributions by job contributions. During the past six years, the Mississippi seafood and fish markets generated an average productivity of more than $47,000 per worker per year.
Mississippi MarketMaker
Seafood and Fish Markets in the United States and Gulf of Mexico Region
Economic Contribution of Fish and Seafood Markets in Coastal Mississippi
