large corporations are becoming increasingly involved in all aspects of seafood distribution.
Overall, the United States was successful in the finfish industry throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s.
This industry classification includes establishments primarily engaged in the commercial catching or taking of finfish, including cod, menhaden, pollack, salmon, and tuna.
2001 the U.S. commercial fishing industry landed 8.2 billion pounds of finfish, up from 7.6 billion pounds in 2000
In the early 2000s, leading companies in the industry included Zapata Corporation, through its 60 percent ownership in Omega Protein Corporation.
This industry classification includes establishments engaged in the production of finfish and shellfish within a confined space and under controlled growing and harvesting procedures.
The industry is concentrated in the auto-producing states of the upper Midwest and the defense and aerospace-oriented regions of California.
It eats photoplankton
NAICS 112511 applies to Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries.
in the north
a kind of fish
Flanders
California, Florida, and New York had the highest concentration of establishments in this industry.