The seafood sector in the U.S. Midwest was upturned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now is coming back structured differently than it was prior to 2019.
Even with fish and seafood consumption on the rise in the U.S., the number of Midwest aquaculture farms is declining, and many fish producers say they face challenges getting their produce to consumers in the region.
Although experts maintain the region could be a strong aquaculture producer, the number of Midwest aquaculture farms has fallen to roughly 271 from 336 a decade ago.