| 2003 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Amberjacks | 135,991 |
$84,218 |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 335,349 |
$314,356 |
| Bluefish | 3,470,100 |
$767,566 |
| Bonito | 27,379 |
$18,563 |
| Butterfish | 70,484 |
$43,389 |
| Carp | 63,172 |
$12,194 |
| Catfishes | 385,878 |
$99,693 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 533,027 |
$3,339,172 |
| Clams, Hard (Numbers) | 26,339,256 |
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| Cobia | 21,313 |
$28,149 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 41,644,612 |
$32,904,677 |
| Crabs, Blue, Peeler | 693,294 |
$1,815,304 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft | 431,886 |
$2,388,081 |
| Crabs, Stone | 5,108 |
$12,771 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 14,429,197 |
$2,923,946 |
| Cutlassfish,Atlantic | 371 |
$355 |
| Dogfish, Smooth | 373,056 |
$110,484 |
| Dogfish, Spiny | <100 |
<$100 |
| Dolphinfish | 186,262 |
$329,370 |
| Drum, Black | 148,785 |
$36,703 |
| Drum, Red | 90,525 |
$105,671 |
| Eel, American | 172,065 |
$267,300 |
| Flounder, Southern | 2,198,503 |
$3,661,597 |
| Flounder, Summer | 3,572,448 |
$6,009,296 |
| Flounders, Other | 535 |
$268 |
| Garfish | 16,324 |
$326 |
| Grouper, Gag | 207,229 |
$542,829 |
| Grouper, Red | 202,396 |
$432,133 |
| Grouper, Scamp | 117,297 |
$297,790 |
| Grouper, Snowy | 104,629 |
$217,868 |
| Groupers, Other | 20,434 |
$45,132 |
| Grunts | 65,379 |
$50,717 |
| Hakes | 1,864 |
$1,020 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 38,044 |
$34,113 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 199,716 |
$88,862 |
| Herring, Thread | 4 |
$0 |
| Hogfish (Hog Snapper) | 9,135 |
$19,263 |
| Jacks (Crevalle and Bluerunner) | 2,462 |
$671 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 4,193 |
$858 |
| Mackerel, King | 764,831 |
$1,214,205 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 456,784 |
$418,064 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 48,936,502 |
$3,943,814 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 652,636 |
$644,920 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,629,314 |
$779,570 |
| Octopus | 7,121 |
$8,901 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 49,347 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 261,043 |
$1,017,887 |
| Perch, White | 498,133 |
$292,690 |
| Perch, Yellow | 98,783 |
$98,534 |
| Pigfish | 50,942 |
$13,691 |
| Pinfish | 9,972 |
$1,567 |
| Pompano | 17,078 |
$23,837 |
| Porgies | 55,562 |
$51,049 |
| Pufferfish | 2,904 |
$726 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 14,194 |
$48,628 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 168,328 |
$673,312 |
| Scup | 143,004 |
$75,453 |
| Sea Basses | 850,550 |
$1,416,659 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 181,462 |
$243,394 |
| Shad, American | 395,251 |
$251,532 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 152,010 |
$16,542 |
| Shad, Hickory | 68,928 |
$18,540 |
| Sharks | 1,274,163 |
$665,837 |
| Sheepshead | 53,361 |
$18,752 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 6,167,371 |
$10,939,078 |
| Skates | 1,969 |
$347 |
| Skippers | 21,826 |
$4,053 |
| Snapper, Red | 12,877 |
$36,948 |
| Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) | 253,020 |
$642,927 |
| Snappers, Other | 3,333 |
$7,152 |
| Spadefish | 28,519 |
$3,775 |
| Spot | 2,043,387 |
$910,301 |
| Squid | 728,446 |
$155,803 |
| Striped Bass | 565,919 |
$717,981 |
| Swordfish | 630,874 |
$1,799,063 |
| Tilefish | 87,102 |
$96,556 |
| Triggerfish | 117,396 |
$123,681 |
| Tuna, Bigeye | 120,100 |
$241,812 |
| Tuna, Bluefin | 188,483 |
$1,051,730 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | 505,006 |
$660,929 |
| Tunas, Other | 13,515 |
$17,949 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 86,568 |
$16,172 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 93,094 |
$98,997 |
| Unclassified Fish for Industrial/Bait | 70,372 |
$2,614 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 85,792 |
$55,925 |
| Wahoo | 17,222 |
$42,380 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 848,822 |
$532,904 |
| Whelks/Conchs (Meats) | 11,206 |
$10,967 |
| Grand Total | 139,423,516 |
$87,112,849 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |