# Plymouth (US PYM)

**UN/LOCODE:** US PYM  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 41.9500, -70.6667

Plymouth Harbor is better known for the Mayflower's 1620 landing than for cargo, and that contrast still defines the port today. Rather than containers, the harbor's real freight consists of lobster, scallops, and fish landed at the town wharf, with Plymouth consistently ranking among Massachusetts' top five ports for lobster landings and catch typically trucked onward to markets in New York and the southern US. A growing aquaculture program adds shellfish volume. As part of a multi-year harbor management plan, the town replaced an aging wooden dock with a modern SF Marina floating concrete pontoon system to better serve its commercial fishing and aquaculture fleet. No container terminal or international liner service exists here; Boston handles general cargo for the region, while New Bedford remains the leading US fishing port by landed value. Tourism tied to the town's colonial history now dominates the local economy, with fishing continuing on a smaller, working-harbor scale.

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