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Aquaculture Water Use map, annual withdrawals for 2023 by state

Detailed Description

This map represents the total amount of water withdrawn in 2023 for aquaculture use estimated for all states in the lower 48 United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. States colored white did not disclose aquaculture water use (missing data).

Aquaculture water use is water associated with raising organisms that live in water—such as finfish and shellfish—for food, restoration, conservation, or sport. Aquaculture production occurs under controlled feeding, sanitation, and harvesting procedures primarily in ponds, flowthrough raceways, and, to a lesser extent, cages, net pens, and closed-recirculation tanks.

Data from ScienceBase (https://doi.org/10.5066/P143KF7U).

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