Naknek’s Rise to 2nd Highest US Fishing Port Due to Local Crew, Says Harbormaster
Another accolade for Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon return is that it has propelled the port of Naknek to second place in the nation’s fisheries ports by value.
Naknek/King-Salmon has been in the top ten ports in terms of value and in the top twenty in terms of volume for many years, but in 2018 Naknek reached its highest level yet with a total shipped value of $195 million and volume of 191 million pounds.
Over the past ten years, that reflects a tripling ...
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