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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