| 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 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |