| 1972 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Bluefish | 1,167,721 |
$98,854 |
| Butterfish | 87,600 |
$6,748 |
| Carp | 19,375 |
$575 |
| Catfishes | 2,398,012 |
$333,753 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 274,153 |
$162,655 |
| Cobia | 3,219 |
$166 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 13,479,254 |
$1,345,159 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler | 49,809 |
$29,186 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 4,108,859 |
$227,052 |
| Drum, Black | 38,876 |
$1,823 |
| Drum, Red | 42,919 |
$5,228 |
| Eel, American | 77,389 |
$12,177 |
| Flounder, Southern | 785,348 |
$277,446 |
| Flounder, Summer | 3,870,149 |
$1,110,605 |
| Grunts | 1,517 |
$124 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 50,882 |
$7,575 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 11,237,143 |
$196,145 |
| Herring, Thread | 21,423,920 |
$366,150 |
| Mackerel, King | 8,920 |
$2,671 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 96,251 |
$12,999 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 84,692,020 |
$1,219,329 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 683,048 |
$82,740 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,176,918 |
$97,932 |
| Octopus | 2,207 |
$329 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 88,868 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 470,112 |
$344,217 |
| Perch, White | 201,855 |
$26,923 |
| Perch, Yellow | 24,885 |
$3,327 |
| Pigfish | 171,785 |
$13,607 |
| Pompano | 7,012 |
$2,713 |
| Porgies | 39,188 |
$9,364 |
| Pufferfish | 55,878 |
$5,723 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 128,288 |
$110,339 |
| Scallop, Calico (Meats) | 1,050,320 |
$492,899 |
| Sea Basses | 635,210 |
$204,518 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 502,792 |
$153,421 |
| Shad, American | 468,484 |
$111,609 |
| Shad, Hickory | 69,190 |
$3,725 |
| Sheepshead | 4,134 |
$223 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 5,563,261 |
$3,549,492 |
| Snappers, Other | 121 |
$36 |
| Spadefish | 634 |
$33 |
| Spot | 3,902,144 |
$378,138 |
| Squid | 14,995 |
$1,085 |
| Striped Bass | 1,261,060 |
$358,312 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 160,230 |
$31,443 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 22,144 |
$2,899 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 7,372,329 |
$397,372 |
| Grand Total | 167,901,560 |
$11,798,839 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |