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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