| 1979 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Amberjacks | 3,982 |
$608 |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 356,622 |
$66,669 |
| Bluefish | 3,405,674 |
$654,727 |
| Bonito | 224 |
$65 |
| Butterfish | 180,549 |
$45,575 |
| Carp | 56,305 |
$1,887 |
| Catfishes | 1,651,842 |
$345,886 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 1,449,570 |
$4,473,737 |
| Cobia | 3,552 |
$1,042 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 26,623,723 |
$4,622,539 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler | 80,367 |
$129,908 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 20,558,193 |
$4,345,433 |
| Dolphinfish | 5,490 |
$2,104 |
| Drum, Black | 52,473 |
$3,221 |
| Drum, Red | 126,517 |
$21,728 |
| Eel, American | 954,534 |
$800,529 |
| Flounder, Southern | 2,043,142 |
$1,037,799 |
| Flounder, Summer | 16,376,919 |
$7,800,437 |
| Flounders, Other | 36,834 |
$10,172 |
| Groupers, Other | 675,840 |
$456,953 |
| Grunts | 20,322 |
$3,694 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 31,471 |
$5,242 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 5,119,150 |
$313,779 |
| Herring, Thread | 18,760 |
$439 |
| Hogfish (Hog Snapper) | 104 |
$76 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 27,552 |
$7,328 |
| Mackerel, King | 381,616 |
$274,229 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 12,721 |
$3,549 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 254,329,990 |
$8,059,572 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 310,503 |
$69,580 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,767,955 |
$343,427 |
| Octopus | 10,916 |
$13,653 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 125,792 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 665,439 |
$925,964 |
| Perch, White | 361,032 |
$94,557 |
| Perch, Yellow | 7,122 |
$1,678 |
| Pigfish | 47,552 |
$6,927 |
| Pompano | 10,519 |
$8,743 |
| Porgies | 1,695,116 |
$671,878 |
| Pufferfish | 13,651 |
$6,460 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 193,437 |
$514,419 |
| Scallop, Calico (Meats) | 43,301 |
$80,973 |
| Sea Basses | 1,374,662 |
$806,513 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 105,034 |
$44,977 |
| Shad, American | 278,070 |
$121,662 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 384,146 |
$11,527 |
| Shad, Hickory | 31,716 |
$5,163 |
| Sharks | 13,036 |
$1,698 |
| Sheepshead | 16,203 |
$1,949 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 4,941,240 |
$9,728,917 |
| Snapper, Red | 86,193 |
$158,889 |
| Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) | 128,995 |
$188,436 |
| Snappers, Other | 116,874 |
$179,302 |
| Spadefish | 1,200 |
$252 |
| Spot | 7,303,405 |
$1,430,017 |
| Squid | 563,929 |
$190,107 |
| Striped Bass | 614,184 |
$577,004 |
| Tilefish | 20,241 |
$5,180 |
| Triggerfish | 9,087 |
$2,679 |
| Tuna, Bluefin | 896 |
$851 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | 20,992 |
$14,478 |
| Tunas, Other | 2,704 |
$1,014 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 129 |
$22 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 1,070,016 |
$366,387 |
| Unclassified Fish for Industrial/Bait | 17,103,523 |
$504,447 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 1,764,316 |
$4,916,451 |
| Wahoo | 1,092 |
$541 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 14,759,197 |
$2,940,319 |
| Whelks/Conchs (Meats) | 50,423 |
$28,097 |
| Grand Total | 390,472,084 |
$58,454,065 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |