![Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S. (Image credit: S. Zmolek/NOAA) Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Dutch%20Harbor%2C%20Alaska-11613-S.%20Zmolek%2C%20NOAA-1130x700-Landscape.jpg?itok=dt5ZIIiG)
Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S. (Image credit: S. Zmolek/NOAA)
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Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S. (Image credit: S. Zmolek/NOAA)
Does your job have something to do with the ocean or Great Lakes? If so, you may have helped contribute to our latest economic report – thanks!
NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management just released a new report on the U.S. Ocean and Great Lakes Economy. Here are three stats, as of 2013, that might surprise you:
About the report
Data in this report are from NOAA’s Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) and focus on economic sectors that depend on the oceans and Great Lakes. Learn more about how marine construction, living resources, offshore mineral extraction, ship and boat building, tourism and recreation, and marine transportation all play a part.