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1973
SPECIES POUNDS
(WHOLE WEIGHT)
VALUE ($)
Bluefish
2,008,046
$152,320
Butterfish
40,083
$3,641
Carp
18,902
$587
Catfishes
1,957,475
$286,525
Clams, Hard (Meats)
379,573
$294,098
Cobia
2,545
$140
Crabs, Blue, Hard
11,963,252
$1,536,873
Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler
45,280
$27,762
Croaker,Atlantic
4,323,979
$372,198
Drum, Black
29,896
$1,350
Drum, Red
70,264
$7,775
Eel, American
133,506
$55,772
Flounder, Southern
904,700
$309,569
Flounder, Summer
6,460,336
$1,850,989
Groupers, Other
16,483
$3,950
Grunts
801
$110
Harvestfish (Starbutters)
64,401
$10,423
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback)
7,925,898
$213,519
Herring, Thread
3,721,180
$168,647
Mackerel, King
25,767
$6,816
Mackerel, Spanish
64,211
$8,983
Menhaden, Atlantic
66,943,030
$2,539,604
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes)
428,647
$60,556
Mullet, Striped
1,092,620
$91,951
Octopus
5,549
$892
Oysters (Bushels)
103,658
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Oysters (Meats)
548,351
$446,485
Perch, White
145,280
$21,826
Perch, Yellow
11,480
$1,726
Pigfish
126,570
$9,549
Pompano
9,584
$3,981
Porgies
27,710
$7,434
Pufferfish
6,800
$756
Scallop, Bay (Meats)
37,384
$33,059
Scallop, Calico (Meats)
556,315
$353,757
Sea Basses
683,702
$227,159
Seatrout, Spotted
611,004
$181,902
Shad, American
321,000
$85,491
Shad, Gizzard
169,169
$2,361
Shad, Hickory
65,973
$3,186
Sheepshead
4,461
$319
Shrimp (Heads On)
5,003,417
$4,738,223
Snapper, Red
441
$198
Snappers, Other
6,343
$3,043
Spadefish
1,462
$79
Spot
5,397,368
$675,908
Squid
28,161
$3,184
Striped Bass
1,751,936
$591,811
Unclassified Fish for Food
72,203
$10,590
Unclassified Shellfish
18,548
$4,591
Weakfish (Grey Trout)
6,221,576
$542,964
Grand Total
130,452,662
$15,954,632