Hampton Roads lagged only New Bedford, Mass., and Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in the value of its seafood haul in 2004. Commercial fishermen brought in $100.6 million worth of fish and shellfish at docks in Hampton Roads last year, which is up from $78 million in 2003 and more than triple the catch a decade ago. The commercial catch in 2004 for New Bedford was $206 million, and in Dutch Harbor, $155 million.

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I didn’t know that the Hampton Roads area’s commercial fishing business was that large.

When I hear “Dutch Harbor, Alaska”, I think of Dicovery Channel’s [Deadliest Catch](http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html “Discovery Channel”).