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WASHINGTON -- Americans ate 16.5 pounds of fish and shellfish per person in 2006, a 2 percent increase over the 2005 consumption figure of 16.2 pounds, according to a study released yesterday by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Fisheries Service. The increase brings seafood consumption up to slightly under the 2004 record of 16.6 pounds. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Overall seafood consumption in America was 16.5 pounds per person last year, up from 16.2 pounds in 2005, according to data compiled by NOAA Fisheries. Compared to six years ago, overall consumption has risen 11 percent from 14.8 pounds in 2001.