Maine fisheries’ value falls back into line
Following the record high value achieved in 2021, Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources earned just over US$574 million last year, according to preliminary data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR).While the latest overall value represents a 37% drop compared to 2021, it’s consistent with the average value of all Maine commercially harvested marine resources between 2011 and 2020, which was just over $586.6 million.
Following the record high value achieved in 2021, Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources earned just over US$574 million last year, according to preliminary data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR).While the latest overall value represents a 37% drop compared to 2021, it’s consistent with the average value of all Maine commercially harvested marine resources between 2011 and 2020, which was just over $586.6 million.