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DATE OF MEETING: May 14, 2019

Briefing on the results of the 2019 economic
impact analysis

Study Overview
• Affirms that port-related jobs are numerous and usually well-paid
• Performed in partnership with Port of Tacoma and The Northwest Seaport
Alliance
- Sea-Tac International Airport not included: studied separately in 2018

• Seattle-based consulting firm
- Allows for comparison to studies of other iconic Washington industries

• Findings will be used in storytelling materials such as videos and blogs.

The homework that will support our storytelling
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Cruise

Increasing visitors to Seattle and Washington state
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Strong Growth in Cruise Business

Increasing local procurement by the cruise lines
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Spending in Seattle by Cruise Passengers

Data from an extensive survey effort in 2017
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Commercial
Fishing

An industry looking to the future as much as to the past
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The Seafood Catch
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Seafood catch by our vessels:
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13% of total US commercial fisheries
harvest by value

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44% of all gross earnings from the North
Pacific Fisheries

The trade connection:
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72% of commercial fish biomass from
North Pacific Fisheries was exported

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Seafood is in the NWSA's top five export
commodities by value

Unique amongst the nation's top fishing ports for the scale of homeporting
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The Northwest Seaport Alliance

The nation's fourth largest cargo gateway
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