| 1976 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Bluefish | 1,356,036 |
$128,325 |
| Butterfish | 53,933 |
$6,236 |
| Carp | 16,788 |
$530 |
| Catfishes | 1,538,124 |
$303,691 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 306,179 |
$258,163 |
| Cobia | 2,019 |
$99 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 11,731,946 |
$2,405,635 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler | 20,065 |
$26,549 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 15,037,793 |
$1,577,235 |
| Drum, Black | 8,653 |
$536 |
| Drum, Red | 168,259 |
$21,700 |
| Eel, American | 510,083 |
$234,422 |
| Flounder, Southern | 1,706,267 |
$622,423 |
| Flounder, Summer | 9,745,926 |
$3,431,147 |
| Groupers, Other | 11,833 |
$6,575 |
| Grunts | 541 |
$71 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 24,678 |
$4,811 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 6,401,360 |
$336,750 |
| Herring, Thread | 11,006,760 |
$478,308 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 440,302 |
$40,317 |
| Mackerel, King | 156,405 |
$108,822 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 30,585 |
$4,514 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 134,902,490 |
$4,534,354 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 123,896 |
$20,173 |
| Mullet, Striped | 2,071,741 |
$208,208 |
| Octopus | 389 |
$181 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 63,009 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 333,315 |
$292,058 |
| Perch, White | 183,625 |
$29,596 |
| Perch, Yellow | 11,248 |
$1,784 |
| Pigfish | 49,722 |
$4,550 |
| Pompano | 4,812 |
$2,489 |
| Porgies | 215,574 |
$71,484 |
| Pufferfish | 7,116 |
$3,321 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 248,468 |
$194,457 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 1,106,576 |
$1,431,706 |
| Sea Basses | 573,338 |
$292,174 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 637,326 |
$219,007 |
| Shad, American | 167,190 |
$65,227 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 343,682 |
$7,397 |
| Shad, Hickory | 18,716 |
$1,797 |
| Sheepshead | 10,207 |
$640 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 6,642,713 |
$8,171,394 |
| Snappers, Other | 5,229 |
$4,305 |
| Spadefish | 7,488 |
$424 |
| Spot | 2,674,161 |
$348,153 |
| Squid | 35,664 |
$4,822 |
| Striped Bass | 1,038,154 |
$522,637 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 1,300 |
$260 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 47,106 |
$10,080 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 27,932 |
$11,053 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 8,713,522 |
$958,694 |
| Grand Total | 220,477,235 |
$27,409,284 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |