| 1977 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 1,607 |
$81 |
| Bluefish | 2,331,446 |
$218,663 |
| Butterfish | 47,410 |
$7,847 |
| Carp | 28,161 |
$427 |
| Catfishes | 2,073,054 |
$424,091 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 739,066 |
$1,068,880 |
| Cobia | 973 |
$53 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 12,220,812 |
$2,148,346 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler | 15,974 |
$17,000 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 18,994,577 |
$2,076,370 |
| Drum, Black | 12,969 |
$1,011 |
| Drum, Red | 19,637 |
$2,673 |
| Eel, American | 258,296 |
$112,227 |
| Flounder, Southern | 704,212 |
$318,829 |
| Flounder, Summer | 10,432,882 |
$4,679,311 |
| Groupers, Other | 29,378 |
$15,753 |
| Grunts | 838 |
$212 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 47,919 |
$8,232 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 8,523,813 |
$421,603 |
| Herring, Thread | 4,891,000 |
$180,164 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 266,179 |
$26,251 |
| Mackerel, King | 244,771 |
$125,978 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 46,223 |
$7,072 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 158,119,330 |
$4,369,012 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 204,603 |
$33,926 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,834,935 |
$193,291 |
| Octopus | 600 |
$338 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 69,133 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 365,714 |
$353,581 |
| Perch, White | 268,489 |
$38,106 |
| Perch, Yellow | 36,819 |
$5,579 |
| Pigfish | 17,291 |
$1,770 |
| Pompano | 4,639 |
$3,170 |
| Porgies | 136,392 |
$48,677 |
| Pufferfish | 2,938 |
$966 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 412,476 |
$711,311 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 501,664 |
$751,902 |
| Sea Basses | 1,464,668 |
$629,009 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 323,408 |
$106,695 |
| Shad, American | 121,022 |
$54,764 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 219,789 |
$2,200 |
| Shad, Hickory | 22,109 |
$1,755 |
| Sheepshead | 11,908 |
$1,189 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 5,600,329 |
$7,239,080 |
| Snappers, Other | 27,465 |
$33,171 |
| Spadefish | 3,036 |
$158 |
| Spot | 3,805,126 |
$468,675 |
| Squid | 20,943 |
$3,237 |
| Striped Bass | 571,651 |
$405,263 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 43,253 |
$6,340 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 7,581 |
$1,532 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 8,671,210 |
$1,048,664 |
| Grand Total | 244,750,585 |
$28,374,435 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |