Mississippi Seafood and Fish Markets

Seafood and fish markets correspond to the retail trade of fish and seafood products.

The online list of Mississippi fish and seafood dealers can be viewed at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources website. Species and type of trade group the establishments.

An online directory of registered fish and seafood businesses is available on the Mississippi MarketMaker website. When you type "seafood" in the search box, an online list of seafood-related businesses is shown.

Sales and Employment Contributions

The economic contributions of Mississippi seafood and fish markets since 2006 are shown below. Output or sales are the gross sales by businesses within the 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 $17.9 million in sales contribution per year from 2016 to 2020.

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 374 jobs yearly 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 five years, the Mississippi seafood and fish markets generated an average productivity of more than $49,000 per worker per year.

Figure 1. This figure shows the annual sales and job contributions of Mississippi's fish and seafood markets since 2006. The source of raw data is NOAA Fisheries.

Demographic Characteristics

The figure below shows the demographic characteristics of Mississippi seafood and fish market jobs. Most of the workers are between 35 and 54 years old. The racial breakdown of workers is primarily White and some African American. Most of the workers are males.