Alberton is a Canadian town located in the western part of Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the township of Lot 5.
Alberton is a service center for local fishing and farming communities, and is adjacent to the community and harbor of Northport.
The majority of the Alberton work force is employed in the service sector, serving a surrounding population of 5,000 residents in western Prince County.
Fishing
The fishing industry in the adjacent community of Northport is a significant economic activity, with landings by fishing boats totalling 3 million kilograms of species such as American lobster, mussels, snow crab, soft shell clams, cod, herring, American plaice, mackerel, sea scallop, yellowtail, eel, winter flounder, smelt, rock crab, tomcod, silversides, porbeagle, and blue shark. Source: 1996, DFO.