September 18, 2019 — Since the Port of New Bedford has ranked as the most valuable fishing port in the country for 18 consecutive years, there’s no doubt that it’s an important part of the city and beyond, and with a $24 million state grant for dredging, officials are proud and excited about what this means.
Gov. Charlie Baker Tuesday afternoon called the port “an incredibly important asset” to the community and region and underscored its greater significance.
It landed and processed $427 million of locally harvested seafood last year and processed an additional $275 million in international seafood, among other large statistics, Baker said.
Tuesday afternoon in the Whaling Museum Harbor View Gallery, local and state elected officials, including Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, talked about the listening, collaboration and hard work that helped turn out a $24 million grant for Phase 5 of the city’s dredging project.