| 1978 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 102,286 |
$22,338 |
| Bluefish | 1,948,110 |
$256,666 |
| Butterfish | 110,750 |
$25,955 |
| Carp | 66,146 |
$2,131 |
| Catfishes | 1,740,102 |
$351,246 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 892,235 |
$2,449,054 |
| Cobia | 1,928 |
$398 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 23,558,546 |
$4,326,084 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler | 46,826 |
$89,718 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 19,945,471 |
$2,735,282 |
| Dolphinfish | 7,644 |
$1,963 |
| Drum, Black | 28,909 |
$2,781 |
| Drum, Red | 21,774 |
$2,480 |
| Eel, American | 695,605 |
$472,252 |
| Flounder, Southern | 1,407,847 |
$796,438 |
| Flounder, Summer | 10,903,165 |
$5,510,225 |
| Flounders, Other | 5,887 |
$1,169 |
| Groupers, Other | 597,494 |
$323,223 |
| Grunts | 11,921 |
$2,216 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 94,514 |
$15,070 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 6,607,153 |
$286,705 |
| Herring, Thread | 1,670,310 |
$68,891 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 22,683 |
$6,150 |
| Mackerel, King | 171,877 |
$107,687 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 39,851 |
$8,126 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 192,324,170 |
$7,498,037 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 153,954 |
$29,534 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,752,233 |
$230,787 |
| Octopus | 144 |
$68 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 84,980 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 449,544 |
$547,783 |
| Perch, White | 498,493 |
$126,595 |
| Perch, Yellow | 29,894 |
$6,862 |
| Pigfish | 28,181 |
$2,960 |
| Pompano | 2,967 |
$1,100 |
| Porgies | 1,212,182 |
$433,808 |
| Pufferfish | 31,975 |
$9,161 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 218,548 |
$389,161 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 983,875 |
$1,828,129 |
| Sea Basses | 1,149,444 |
$533,903 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 97,304 |
$37,356 |
| Shad, American | 402,017 |
$144,986 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 49,168 |
$1,058 |
| Shad, Hickory | 20,507 |
$3,790 |
| Sharks | 10,031 |
$2,103 |
| Sheepshead | 16,715 |
$1,642 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 2,960,762 |
$3,883,836 |
| Snapper, Red | 23,879 |
$37,274 |
| Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) | 52,422 |
$64,997 |
| Snappers, Other | 98,441 |
$128,090 |
| Spadefish | 152 |
$27 |
| Spot | 4,878,437 |
$627,225 |
| Squid | 132,419 |
$48,625 |
| Striped Bass | 697,864 |
$623,250 |
| Swordfish | 439,306 |
$668,688 |
| Tilefish | 50,487 |
$13,236 |
| Triggerfish | 3,446 |
$644 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | 2,117 |
$679 |
| Tunas, Other | 1,278 |
$971 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 2,880 |
$302 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 33,121 |
$6,711 |
| Unclassified Fish for Industrial/Bait | 8,113,128 |
$184,852 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 1,017,817 |
$2,634,551 |
| Wahoo | 2,359 |
$849 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 10,849,313 |
$1,967,925 |
| Whelks/Conchs (Meats) | 51,339 |
$23,062 |
| Grand Total | 299,541,347 |
$40,608,865 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |