Top US Commercial Fishing Ports

Dutch Harbor and New Bedford lead United States ports in total tonnage and total value of seafood delivered over their docks in the 2006 season.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released landing totals for the top commercial fishing ports in the United States for the 2006 season. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska claimed the top spot for total tonnage with 911.3 million pounds of fish and shellfish delivered across its docks. New Bedford, Massachusetts brought in the most value for landings with $281.2 million for 2006. Overall domestic landings totaled 4.3 billion kilograms (9.5 billion pounds) and were valued at $4 billion.

This is the 18th consecutive year for Dutch Harbor-Unalaska to land on the top port list and Intracoastal City, Louisiana ranked number two for the year with 181.4 million kilograms (400.7 million pounds) of seafood. While New Bedford ranked first in value, it was followed by Dutch Harbor-Unalaska having landings valued at $165.2 million.

Top Ten Commercial Fishery Landing Ports for 2005-2006 in millions of pounds:

1. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK: 911.3
2. Intracoastal City, LA: 400.7
3. Reedville, VA: 372.5
4. Kodiak, AK: 332.8
5. Empire-Venice, LA: 285.7
6. Pascagoula-Moss Point, MS: 212.1
7. New Bedford, MA: 169.9
8. Los Angeles, CA: 164.5
9. Astoria, OR: 164.1
10. Gloucester, MA: 148.4

Top Ten Commercial Fishery Value Ports for 2005-2006 in millions of dollars:

1. New Bedford, MA: 281.2
2. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK: 165.2
3. Kodiak, AK: 101.4
4. Honolulu, HI: 54.6
5. Key West, FL: 54.4
6. Sitka, AK: 53.2
7. Brownsville-Port Isabela, TX: 52.0
8. Naknek-King Salmon, AK: 51.4
9. Hampton Roads Area, VA: 51.0
10. Seward, AK: 51.0