Across the Gulf of Mexico, commercial fishing resulted in excess of 146,000 jobs, which captured more than $21.5 billion in seafood sales. Additionally, jobs related to the recreational sector exceeded 107,000 across the Gulf, representing 19.7 million individual trips and $12 billion in direct commerce.
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The Gulf Seafood Foundation, the “Voice of the Gulf”, is a 501(C)(3) Gulf-wide non-profit with that emphasizes the importance of science and education for continued sustainable fisheries for future generations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Comprised of a diverse membership, the Gulf Seafood Foundation is a unified, proactive and positive voice promoting interests vital to the economy of the Gulf, as well addressing environmental issues and actions that affect the region. Its mission is a voice of reason finding solutions to a wide variety of important issues the area faces.
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