April 24, 2015 — Maine is the second-largest fishing state on the Atlantic Coast by value and volume, with total seafood landings valued at $475 million in 2013, up 63 percent from 2009, according to a report from Íslandsbanki, an Icelandic bank.
The report looked at trends and issues shaping the seafood industry nationally.
It found that Maine and Massachusetts together account for about 60 percent of the value of landings along the East Coast.
In Maine, total landings increased by 41 percent – from 93,695 tons in 2009 to 132,276 tons in 2013 – primarily due to increases in the state’s two largest species, lobster and herring.