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Fishing Communities of the United States 2006 Economics and Sociocultural Status and Trends Series U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-98 May 2009 a b Fishing Communities of the United States, 2006 Economics and Social Analysis Division Office of Science and Technology National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-98 May 2009 U.S. Department of Commerce Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., Administrator of NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service James W. Balsiger, Ph.D., Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries i Suggested citation: National Marine Fisheries Service. 2009. Fishing Communities of the United States, 2006. U.S. Dept. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-98, 84 p. Available at: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st5/publication/index.html A copy of this report may be obtained from: Economics and Social Analysis Division Attn: Susan Abbott-Jamieson or Rita Curtis Office of Science and Technology National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Or online at: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st5/publication/index.html Photo credits: Susan Abbott-Jamieson, Charlie Ess, William B. Folsom, Palma Ingles, Edward J. Pastula, Jenifer Sepez, Tony Suber, NOAA Photo Library Front cover photo: Unisea seafood processing plant, Dutch Harbor/ Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the largest U.S. port by pounds landed Inside front photo: A fleet of longline fishing vessels crowd Pier 17 in Honolulu ii Contents v Preface 1 National Overview 2 U.S. Summary 7 North Pacific 8 North Pacific Summary 11 Alaska Tables 13 Pacific 14 Pacific Summary 18 California Tables 19 Oregon Tables 20 Washington Tables 21 Western Pacific 22 Western Pacific Summary 24 Hawai`i Tables 25 New England 26 New England Summary 30 Connecticut Tables 31 Maine Tables 32 Massachusetts Tables 33 New Hampshire Tables 34 Rhode Island Tables 35 Mid-Atlantic 36 Mid-Atlantic Summary 40 Delaware Tables 41 Maryland Tables 42 New Jersey Tables 43 New York Tables 44 Virginia Tables 45 South Atlantic 46 South Atlantic Summary 50 East Florida Tables 51 Georgia Tables iii 52 North Carolina Tables 53 South Carolina Tables 55 Gulf of Mexico 56 Gulf of Mexico Summary 61 Alabama Tables 62 West Florida Tables 63 Louisiana Tables 64 Mississippi Tables 65 Texas Tables 67 Appendix 69 Data Sources 73 Resources 81 Glossary iv Preface Fishing Communities of the U.S., 2006 Fishing Communities of the U.S., 2006 is the first volume in this new periodic series. It reports descriptive demographic data on a subset of each coastal state’s commercial fishing communities and ports, as well as descriptive geographic information and other social indicator data for each state. It is a companion to Fisheries Economics of the U.S., 2006. The purpose of the publication is to provide the public with easily accessible information about the Nation’s fishing communities and the states where they are located. Up to ten communities and ports per state were selected by experts in each region primarily on the basis of commercial landings data for 2006. These communities are not neces- sarily “fishing communities” as defined by the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (see Appendix). Sources of Data Information in this report came from many sources. The commercial landings data for 2006 used to select com- munities and ports were obtained from various NMFS field offices (Fisheries Science Centers and Regional offices) in cooperation with various state agencies and interstate Ma- rine Fisheries Commissions. Other sources of data include the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Environ- mental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, World Atlas, and the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book. Acknowledgements Many people helped make this publication possible. Rita Curtis is Division Chief and originator for this series. v Preface Rosemary Kosaka is Editor for this series. Susan Abbott- Jamieson is Senior Author for Fishing Communities of the U.S., 2006; Rita Curtis and Rosemary Kosaka are contribut- ing authors. All are located in the NMFS Office of Science & Technology in Silver Spring, Maryland. Contributing analysts include John Primo and Alexandria Zirbel, both formerly of the NMFS Office of Science & Technology. Deborah Hogans, NMFS Office of Science & Technology, also assisted with the preparation of this report. Willis L. Hobart and David G. Stanton, NMFS Scientific Publications Office, Office of Science & Technology, Seattle, Washington, provided publication and design guidance for this new se- ries, and Sandi Sellars, NMFS Office of Science & Technol- ogy, Silver Spring, Maryland created the layout and design for the final report. NMFS staff social scientists in the regional Fisheries Sci- ence Centers and Regional Offices who provided guidance in selecting communities and ports for their region, sets of demographic and geographic data on those communities, and comments on drafts on the sections for their regions include: Stewart Allen, Patricia M. Clay, Palma Ingles, Karma Norman, Julia Olsen, Jennifer Sepez, and Brent Stoffle. Other contributors include Kim Engie, Jena McNeal, and Leila Sievanen. Address all comments or questions to: Economic and Sociocultural Analysis Division, (F/ST5) National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 1315 East-West Highway, Rm. 12361 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 Phone: 301-713-2328 / FAX: 301-713-4137 Website: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st5/index.htm vi Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial, Gloucester, Massachusetts National Overview 1 U.S. Summary Overview of the Report This report presents descriptive demographic data on a subset of the Nation’s fishing communities and ports for each of the Nation’s coastal states, as well as descriptive geographic and other social indicator data for the states where these communities are located. The communi- ties all have one feature in common: they participate in some aspect of commercial fishing. They were selected by experts in each region primarily because they had the highest landings volume in pounds in their state for 2006. By placing these community and state data snapshots side by side, we can compare the communities and the states where they are located to identify their similarities and differences. Identifying patterned similarities and differ- ences among the Nation’s fishing communities within and The Caribbean territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the between regions is one of the steps in developing scientific Commonwealth of Puerto Rico were not included in this understanding of how fishing communities are integrated report due to data limitations. Similarly, the territories of into larger regional ecologies. Fisheries ecosystem-based American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the management recognizes that human sociocultural and Northern Marianas Islands are also excluded. economic systems interact with marine ecosystems in pro- found ways. Additionally, these are some of the data used The report groups the information on the top fishing com- to assess how different kinds of communities in particular munities by state within each region. Each section begins states and regions are impacted by fisheries management with a regional summary that provides an overview of the actions. regional coastal physical geography, some information on historical importance and involvement in marine fishing, The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Na- some highlights of the demographic similarities and dif- tional Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) ferences among the fishing communities, and ends with a divides the United States’ twenty-four coastal states and its list of “Fishing Communities Facts” for the region. This is four territories and Puerto Rico among six distinct regions: followed by one page of tables for each state in the region. the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Alaska, The tables compare: sex and age and race/ethnicity dis- and the Pacific Islands. Each region has responsibility for tributions in 2000 for the fishing communities combined conducting relevant fisheries-related scientific research compared to the state as a whole; demographic attributes in support of the agency’s mandated mission to conserve for the individual fishing communities in 2000 compared and manage the Nation’s living marine resources under the to the state; and indicators of growth and population well- Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Manage- being for the state for 1997-2006. A list of other com- ment Act (P.L. 94-265, as amended by P.L. 109-479). munities and ports in the state with involvement in marine fisheries concludes each state’s section. The report con- These six NMFS regions are included in or overlap eight cludes with: a Data Sources list identifying the report’s data Fishery Management Council regions: New England, Mid- sources, a Resources section listing web-based resources Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Pacific, and publications for those who want to learn more about North Pacific, and the Western Pacific. Fishery Manage- U.S. marine fishing communities and the management of ment Councils (FMCs) are responsible for creating fisheries our living marine resources, and a Glossary providing defi- management plans with the advice of scientific advisory nitions of specialized terminology. committees and others. The management plans must be ap- proved by the Secretary of Commerce before they go into U.S. Summary effect. Great diversity characterizes the Nation’s marine fishing This report is divided into eight sections: a National Over- communities and ports. Patterned similarities also exist. A view and regional overviews for the North Pacific, Pacific, few highlights follow. Western Pacific, New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico regions. All twenty-three coastal states Physical Geography are included in one of these seven regions.1 ________________________________ The United States’ fishing communities and ports are 1Pennsylvania is not included in this report.