Product Highlights
– Shellfish
Based on Top U.S. Processed Foods Exported to Japan in 2022
• American lobster (Homarus americanus) • Eastern oyster (Crassostrvea virginica) • Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) • Boston/longfin squid (loligo pealeii) • Clams (Mercenaria spp.)
PRESERVED/PREPARED SEAFOOD
• Jonah crab (Cancer borealis)
• Aquaculture is a growing industry in the Northeast,
• Rock crab (Cancer irroratus)
where a variety of molluscan shellfish and finfish species
• Sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)
are raised in coastal estuaries and in land-based closed circulatory systems. With a long history and tradition
• Shortfin/ilex squid (Illex illecebrosus)
of sustainable fishery management, the U.S. fisheries
PROCESSED/PREPARED DAIRY PRODUCTS
management system is well respected and considered
•T he Midwest and Northeast U.S.A. are exceptionally
one of the best worldwide.
well-known for outstanding cheeses. Skilled cheesemakers produce traditional classics like Cheddar,
• Major Fisheries of the Northeast Region:
Colby, and Monterey Jack and an incredible variety of
– Finfish:
artisanal, specialty, and farmstead cheeses made in
• Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) • Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
small batches from farm-fresh cow, goat, or sheep milk.
• Monkfish (Lophius americanus)
•S elect regional dairy products include cheese, cheese
• Ocean Perch/Acadian Redfish (Sebastes fasciatus)
sauce, cream cheese, cheese spreads, dairy ingredients,
• Skate (Bathyraja or Raja spp.) FEBRUARY 2024
ice cream, yogurt, sherbet, milk powders, and kefir. 8
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