Scallops keep Cape May the No. 2 East Coast port

Published September 25, 2012 2:11pm ET



CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — Cape May remained the East Coast’s second-most valuable fishing port last year, aided by rising scallop prices that offset a declining catch, according to a report.

The report from the National Marine Fisheries Service shows the port, which includes docks in Lower Township and Wildwood but none actually in Cape May, took in $103 million last year. That’s up from $81 million in 2010.

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