Mississippi Seafood and Fish Markets

Seafood and fish markets are retail outlets for fish and seafood products.

You can view an online list of Mississippi fish and seafood retailers at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources website. 

Seafood and Fish Markets’ Long-Term Sales and Employment Contributions

The economic contributions of Mississippi seafood and fish markets since 2014 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 $17.8 million in annual sales contribution from 2014 to 2018. The Mississippi seafood and fish markets' sales contribution has not recovered from the negative impacts of the 2019 disaster and the global pandemic. 

Employment or job contributions are expressed as a mix of 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 359 jobs yearly during the same period. The Mississippi seafood and fish markets' job contribution has not recovered from the negative impacts of the 2019 disaster and the global pandemic.

Seafood and Fish Markets' Economic Contributions in 2023

Seafood wholesaling generated economic activities and provided jobs in the state economy. Output or 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. The economic contributions of Mississippi seafood wholesaling in 2023 are shown in Fig. 1. The industry generated $10.7 million in annual sales contributions in 2023. The industry sales contribution in 2023 is lower than the benchmark average from 2014 to 2018.

Employment or job contributions are estimated as a mix of full-time and part-time jobs. The total employment contribution is the sum of direct, indirect, and induced jobs. The industry created 251 jobs in 2023. The industry job contribution in 2023 is lower than the benchmark average from 2014 to 2018.

The average productivity of workers in Mississippi's fish and seafood markets and related industries can be measured by dividing total sales contributions by job contributions. Over the past five years, Mississippi seafood and fish markets' sales contribution averaged more than $48,000 per worker per year.

Demographic Characteristics

The figure below shows the demographic characteristics of workers in Mississippi seafood and fish markets. 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 male.