date:Mar 27, 2013
l state and the nation. Key to the report are the economic effects--jobs, sales, income, and value added to Gross National Product--of the commercial and recreational fishing industries. Economic impact measures how sales in each sector ripple throughout the state and national economy as each dollar spent generates additional sales by other firms and consumers.
The seafood industryharvesters, seafood processors and dealers, seafood wholesalers and retailersgenerated $129 billion in sales impact