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Fishing in Washington

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WA11411

Fishing in Washington industry analysis

The Fishing industry in Washington is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to x,xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Fishing in Washington Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Fishing in Washington Market Research Report

Definition of the Fishing in Washington?

Operators in the Fishing industry primarily catch finfish, shellfish and miscellaneous marine products for commercial sale with little to no alteration or further processing. Aquaculture is excluded, and companies that extract the bulk of their revenue through fish processing are also excluded.

What’s included in the Fishing in Washington?

The Fishing in Washington includes catching finfish, catching shellfish and catching other marine species. Related terms covered in the Fishing in Washington industry report includes the depletion of natural fish stocks due to large-scale fishing activity, true fish, as opposed to mollusks and crustaceans and aquatic arthropods that include lobsters, prawn, barnacles, crabs and crayfish.

Industry Performance of the Fishing industry in Washington

Benchmark the Fishing in Washington industry performance with all WA county and national performance.

Fishing in Washington

#1 in Highest Revenue 46.1% of state's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Fishing in the US


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Fishing industry in Washington

See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, new business formation, price of seafood, demand from fish and seafood wholesaling and trade-weighted index are impacting Fishing in Washington

Washington Economic Indicators

Population
Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Price of seafood
Demand from fish and seafood wholesaling
Trade-weighted index

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County Data of the Fishing industry in Washington

Access proprietary data on county in the Fishing in Washington, such as King County, Snohomish County and Whatcom County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Fishing industry in Washington

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What is the market size of the Fishing industry in Washington in 2025?

The market size of the Fishing industry in Washington is $2.7bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Fishing industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 12,266 businesses in the Fishing industry in Washington, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.7% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Fishing industry in Washington grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Fishing industry in Washington has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.6% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Fishing industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 21,874 employees in the Fishing industry in Washington, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.6% from 2020 to 2025.