Seafood Restaurants
Mississippi Seafood Restaurants
Seafood restaurants include the retail trade of seafood products by eating and drinking places.
An online list of Mississippi seafood restaurants is posted on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources website.
An online directory of registered restaurants is available on the Mississippi MarketMaker website.
A survey of Mississippi seafood restaurants showed that the leading fish species bought was catfish, followed by tilapia, salmon, tuna, and snapper. The second group of fish species purchased by participating seafood restaurants included mahi-mahi, grouper, cobia, red drum, and sea trout. The third cluster of fish species served by the seafood restaurants which participated in the survey included pollock, black drum, cod, mullet, and haddock.
Shrimp was the top shellfish species purchased by the participating establishments, trailed by oysters, crawfish, scallops, and blue crabs.
The second cluster of shellfish species purchased by participating seafood restaurants included snow crab, lobsters, squid, mussels, and clams.
The third bundle of shellfish species served by the seafood restaurants which participated in the survey included Dungeness crab, king crab, octopus, and roe.
Sales and Job Contributions
Sales are the gross sales by businesses within the economic region affected by an activity. The total sales contribution consists of direct, indirect, and induced sales. Mississippi seafood restaurants generated more than $139 million in sales contribution in 2019 (Fig. 1).
Job contributions are projected as a mix of both full-time and part-time jobs. The total job contribution is the sum of direct, indirect, and induced jobs. Mississippi seafood restaurants generated more than 3,800 jobs in 2019 (Fig. 1).
The average productivity of Mississippi restaurant industry workers can be measured by dividing sales contribution by job contribution. The average productivity of Mississippi seafood restaurant workers was $35,800 in 2019.
Mississippi MarketMaker
Seafood and Full-Service Restaurants in the U.S. and Gulf of Mexico Region
Economic Contribution of Restaurants and Other Eating Places in Mississippi
Survey of Seafood Products Handled by Mississippi Restaurants
Publications
News
RAYMOND, Miss. -- For Mississippi’s commercial fishermen, stress is part of daily life, but the typical stressors they face have been intensifying for more than 10 years.
Environmental disasters, global markets, strict fishing regulations and the increasing average age of working fishers is bearing down on the industry, threatening its long-term viability.
All of these factors have Ryan Bradley concerned for the future of the Mississippi fishing industry. So, he is taking action to help fishers stay in the industry and draw young people to the business.
LAPLACE, La. -- Heavy rainfall and snowmelt from the Midwest in 2019 led to three major firsts in the Bonnet Carré Spillway’s history, resulting in a massive influx of fresh water that caused adverse effects on marine life and seafood industries across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway this week, economic impacts of its months-long opening are expected to be felt in the seafood industry for years to come.
ELLISVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State University representatives met with agricultural clients in Ellisville recently to discuss research and education needs for 2018. More than 115 individuals attended this year's event.
BILOXI, Miss. -- Mississippi State University researchers and Extension Service agents heard suggestions from Coastal area agricultural producers and industry leaders about the research and education they need from the university in 2017.
The MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center Producer Advisory Council meeting was held on Feb. 28 in Biloxi. The annual meeting helps the university allocate time and resources to the most important issues facing Mississippi's agricultural producers and related industries.
