WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Total sales of aquaculture products in 2023 were $1.9 billion, an increase of 26% from 2018, according to the 2023 Census of Aquaculture released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. In 2023, there were 3,453 aquaculture farms with sales in the United States, up 18% from 2018. Five states - Mississippi, Washington, Louisian more PR