Who knew a such a tiny mollusk could turn such a hefty sum.
According to a federal report Wednesday, the city of New Bedford retained its pole positions as the nation’s most-valued fishery in 2015, pulling in a total catch worth $322 million.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual fisheries report, New Bedford's total haul weighed 124 million pounds.
While that amount wasn’t even enough to land New Bedford in the top 10 ports for total quantity (Dutch Harbor, Alaska topped that list with 787 pounds of mostly pollock and cod), it yet again made the Massachusetts port the richest—by more than $100 million. They were first by even a wider margin in 2014.
Why? Sea scallops.
