Fishing In Sitka, Alaska.
Commercial fishing in Sitka, Alaska is a major industry, particularly known for its salmon, herring, halibut, and sablefish fisheries. Sitka boasts the largest commercial fishing fleet in Southeast Alaska and is a home for a. number of marine service industries due to this active fishing fleet.
Ocean and freshwater sport fishing are probably the second largest business sector in Sitka boasting miles of freshwater streams and saltwater coast line.
Sitka is ranked the #14 fishing port in the US by weight and the #11 port by value, with landings of 89 million pounds of seafood worth $71.3 million per year.
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