| 1981 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Amberjacks | 14,737 |
$3,490 |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 234,539 |
$96,500 |
| Bluefish | 6,610,459 |
$1,242,677 |
| Bonito | 3,939 |
$848 |
| Butterfish | 281,294 |
$108,161 |
| Carp | 85,737 |
$3,207 |
| Catfishes | 1,908,521 |
$495,789 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 1,458,196 |
$5,386,803 |
| Cobia | 5,260 |
$1,515 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 37,927,573 |
$8,172,428 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft and Peeler | 77,748 |
$100,860 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 11,205,342 |
$3,944,643 |
| Dolphinfish | 5,939 |
$4,460 |
| Drum, Black | 91,916 |
$6,038 |
| Drum, Red | 93,420 |
$18,817 |
| Eel, American | 436,007 |
$256,433 |
| Flounder, Southern | 2,212,948 |
$1,438,282 |
| Flounder, Summer | 7,563,300 |
$4,759,904 |
| Flounders, Other | 18,992 |
$7,454 |
| Grouper, Gag | 457 |
$379 |
| Grouper, Red | 7,925 |
$7,021 |
| Grouper, Scamp | 59,646 |
$53,883 |
| Grouper, Snowy | 125,080 |
$109,131 |
| Groupers, Other | 689,588 |
$653,978 |
| Grunts | 77,868 |
$16,802 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 149,685 |
$26,629 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 4,753,723 |
$316,850 |
| Herring, Thread | 924,600 |
$28,322 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 145,358 |
$23,094 |
| Mackerel, King | 736,073 |
$648,544 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 51,639 |
$22,004 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 309,414,710 |
$10,038,759 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 254,651 |
$89,396 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,293,902 |
$259,094 |
| Octopus | 834 |
$882 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 104,065 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 550,502 |
$730,293 |
| Perch, White | 395,312 |
$120,827 |
| Perch, Yellow | 7,611 |
$1,791 |
| Pigfish | 53,848 |
$10,279 |
| Pinfish | 777 |
$80 |
| Pompano | 9,723 |
$6,237 |
| Porgies | 2,178,151 |
$1,172,247 |
| Pufferfish | 22,838 |
$6,876 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 189,441 |
$655,725 |
| Scallop, Calico (Meats) | 244,324 |
$307,215 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 124,553 |
$477,911 |
| Sea Basses | 1,197,431 |
$910,076 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 113,304 |
$59,371 |
| Shad, American | 351,500 |
$189,793 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 270,400 |
$5,471 |
| Shad, Hickory | 81,312 |
$11,831 |
| Sharks | 96,434 |
$46,810 |
| Sharks, Dogfish | 4,506 |
$671 |
| Sheepshead | 9,782 |
$1,386 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 2,557,426 |
$5,295,209 |
| Snapper, Red | 95,120 |
$211,152 |
| Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) | 144,455 |
$256,893 |
| Snappers, Other | 272,803 |
$470,819 |
| Spadefish | 13,860 |
$2,460 |
| Spot | 3,511,574 |
$823,728 |
| Squid | 278,290 |
$91,652 |
| Striped Bass | 417,324 |
$451,824 |
| Swordfish | 251,428 |
$562,317 |
| Tilefish | 55,648 |
$26,391 |
| Triggerfish | 40,876 |
$11,099 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | 5,069 |
$6,053 |
| Tunas, Other | 10,746 |
$15,040 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 16,380 |
$2,104 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 3,455,520 |
$610,175 |
| Unclassified Fish for Industrial/Bait | 9,117,328 |
$298,465 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 14,431 |
$4,182 |
| Wahoo | 1,030 |
$922 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 16,893,546 |
$5,305,036 |
| Whelks/Conchs (Meats) | 29,674 |
$16,522 |
| Grand Total | 432,005,883 |
$57,520,010 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |