Well, the first numbers are in.

About 200 people have watched the port meetings live via the Web since the agency began streaming them in mid-March.

Web video of the March 20 and April 17 meetings was requested another 840 and 200 times, respectively.

The TV numbers are a bit lower.

Seventeen people watched the April 17 meeting on demand, according to the Click! Network, and 251 people have tuned into port programs, including the Port Report, a port history video and a Tall Ships recap.

The Port Commission in December approved a $170,000 contract with San Francisco-based Granicus to provide the Web streaming equipment and training and help coordinate the televising of the commission meetings.

Hilda Stevens, Granicus’ regional sales manager, said she considers the number of people watching the port live online pretty good, especially if you consider the likelihood of fitting all those people in a meeting room.

She said the number of viewers typically grows in the first months of Web streaming as word gets out that the content is available.

Rod Koon, port spokesman, said he’s encouraged that people are watching commission meetings and other content produced by the port.

“The main thing is that this stuff is available and readily accessible for people who want to see it,” Koon said Tuesday.

You can find Port Commission meetings online at www.port oftacoma.com.

Next up: The port plans to relaunch its Web site in June.