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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