| 1996 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS
(WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Amberjacks | 139,737 |
$63,966 |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 535,092 |
$432,712 |
| Bluefish | 3,298,571 |
$861,528 |
| Bonito | 16,267 |
$3,843 |
| Butterfish | 295,753 |
$133,861 |
| Carp | 86,594 |
$3,351 |
| Catfishes | 802,420 |
$238,016 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 619,837 |
$4,380,620 |
| Clams, Hard (Numbers) | 32,860,713 |
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| Cobia | 33,404 |
$37,589 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 65,682,500 |
$39,873,553 |
| Crabs, Blue, Peeler | 878,382 |
$1,280,991 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft | 519,316 |
$1,887,882 |
| Crabs, Stone | 9,145 |
$21,824 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 9,961,834 |
$3,642,602 |
| Cutlassfish,Atlantic | 2,683 |
$1,945 |
| Dogfish, Smooth | 463,023 |
$83,172 |
| Dogfish, Spiny | 13,210,735 |
$2,145,750 |
| Dolphinfish | 128,586 |
$215,423 |
| Drum, Black | 122,747 |
$28,325 |
| Drum, Red | 113,338 |
$112,881 |
| Eel, American | 141,592 |
$247,786 |
| Flounder, Southern | 3,807,009 |
$7,235,817 |
| Flounder, Summer | 4,227,052 |
$6,784,624 |
| Flounders, Other | 4,287 |
$2,265 |
| Garfish | 18,191 |
$985 |
| Grouper, Gag | 289,978 |
$637,527 |
| Grouper, Red | 121,049 |
$239,901 |
| Grouper, Scamp | 84,195 |
$187,248 |
| Grouper, Snowy | 123,206 |
$217,957 |
| Groupers, Other | 32,713 |
$68,253 |
| Grunts | 97,221 |
$56,768 |
| Hakes | 3,989 |
$1,067 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 179,171 |
$133,006 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 529,503 |
$132,389 |
| Herring, Thread | 6,271,870 |
$439,031 |
| Hogfish (Hog Snapper) | 13,841 |
$23,864 |
| Jacks (Crevalle and Bluerunner) | 8,422 |
$2,832 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 75,088 |
$9,595 |
| Mackerel, King | 793,534 |
$1,271,857 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 401,839 |
$204,507 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 53,850,943 |
$4,858,471 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 528,260 |
$470,545 |
| Mullet, Striped | 1,756,863 |
$1,091,892 |
| Octopus | 26,301 |
$30,063 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 39,874 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 210,931 |
$793,123 |
| Perch, White | 172,879 |
$124,218 |
| Perch, Yellow | 53,828 |
$42,360 |
| Pigfish | 131,396 |
$26,764 |
| Pinfish | 16,583 |
$1,949 |
| Pompano | 13,921 |
$9,122 |
| Porgies | 255,651 |
$274,654 |
| Pufferfish | 51,571 |
$14,061 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 27,388 |
$105,716 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 149,509 |
$762,496 |
| Scup | 58,861 |
$19,824 |
| Sea Basses | 778,439 |
$998,831 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 226,580 |
$252,404 |
| Shad, American | 199,638 |
$172,104 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 410,963 |
$26,546 |
| Shad, Hickory | 187,887 |
$40,326 |
| Sharks | 1,871,203 |
$771,563 |
| Sheepshead | 82,290 |
$25,931 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 5,271,387 |
$13,373,924 |
| Skates | 66,391 |
$12,534 |
| Skippers | 36,978 |
$6,635 |
| Snapper, Red | 10,826 |
$30,876 |
| Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) | 333,073 |
$723,652 |
| Snappers, Other | 6,442 |
$9,718 |
| Spadefish | 55,890 |
$13,497 |
| Spot | 2,290,000 |
$866,053 |
| Squid | 245,397 |
$123,898 |
| Striped Bass | 181,600 |
$220,945 |
| Swordfish | 194,862 |
$484,105 |
| Tilefish | 158,586 |
$229,734 |
| Triggerfish | 277,741 |
$210,942 |
| Tuna, Bigeye | 74,416 |
$96,856 |
| Tuna, Bluefin | 14,679 |
$98,520 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | 1,251,953 |
$1,990,081 |
| Tunas, Other | 35,488 |
$37,413 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 133,980 |
$41,329 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 732,830 |
$206,677 |
| Unclassified Fish for Industrial/Bait | 438,881 |
$45,845 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 26,738 |
$27,450 |
| Wahoo | 26,675 |
$53,364 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 3,977,633 |
$2,304,415 |
| Whelks/Conchs (Meats) | 74,642 |
$62,095 |
| Grand Total | 191,122,684 |
$105,530,636 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |