Three Southeast towns rank in top 20 largest ports of 2013

 


The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has released its annual report of commercial fish landings in 2013. The report outlines the top 50 ports by pounds of fish landed and value of fish landed.

Nine of the top 20 major U.S. ports by millions of pounds of fish landed were in Alaskan communities, with Dutch Harbor ranking as the largest U.S. port with some 753 million fish landed in 2013 worth $197 million.

Three Southeast towns ranked in the top 20 for 2013 including Ketchikan, ranked 12th with 144 million pounds landed; Sitka, ranked 16th with 126 million pou...



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