New Bedford ranked top fishing port in the nation

October 29, 2014 6:40 pm

By News Staff

A local Massachusetts city has been ranked the top fishing port in the nation. Fisheries of the United States released its annual report Wednesday and ranked New Bedford as the top fishing port in America for the 14^th consecutive year.

According to the report, New Bedford had the highest valued catch at 130 million pounds of fresh seafood that is valued at $379 million.

Fisherman in New Bedford land landed two-thirds of the total value of all seafood landings in Massachusetts.

“This is very positive news for our City and the region but, there is much work to do to ensure New Bedford retains the competitive advantages that have enabled our domination of the industry,” said Mayor Jon Mitchell in a statement.