date:Mar 27, 2013
mmercial fishing jobs compared to 2010 were Alabama (76 per cent, net increase of 4,743 jobs), Mississippi (45 per cent, net increase of 1,722 jobs), Oregon (32 per cent, net increase of 4,483 jobs), Louisiana (29 per cent, net increase of 7,272 jobs), and Alaska (17 per cent, net increase of 9,288 jobs).
The greatest portion of the nations landings revenue generated by the commercial fishing industry was in Alaska ($1.9 billion), followed by Massachusetts ($433 million), and Maine ($381 millio