Commercial Fishing Data Could Help Inform Budget Process, GAO Finds
What GAO found
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (Center) collects data on waterborne commerce, or the transport of commercial goods over waterways. The Corps uses waterborne commerce data to inform how it prioritizes funding for navigation projects. This helps ensure that federal harbors and channels remain navigable for vessels bringing goods to U.S. ports.
For cargo transported between ports-which includes a wide variety of goods and reflects the many sectors of the nation's economy-the Center collects data on tons of cargo...
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