NOAA ranks states on job creation and sales genearion in Fishing industry

Thu, January 8, 2009
Posted in Alaska News

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released new data on job creation and sales generation by the commercial and recreational fishing industries. Alaska does not rank number one. Of the $103 billion dollars in commercial fishery sales for 2006, the year data was complied from, only $3 billion came from Alaska.

Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska

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