Shrimp took the top spot on the list of most consumed seafood in the United States, beating out salmon by nearly double. This is also the second year in a row Americans are eating more seafood, possibly due to more health conscious consumers, according to the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).
The US per-capita consumption of seafood last year was 14.6 pounds, an 11 percent jump, year-on-year. Shrimp accounted for 4 pounds, still a large gap from the No. 2 species, salmon, which accounted for 2.307
