| 1998 | ||
| SPECIES | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) |
VALUE ($) |
| Amberjacks | 101,739 |
$60,263 |
| Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) | 686,715 |
$478,014 |
| Bluefish | 2,925,929 |
$763,583 |
| Bonito | 21,352 |
$24,199 |
| Butterfish | 134,939 |
$58,166 |
| Carp | 28,260 |
$2,066 |
| Catfishes | 910,154 |
$230,009 |
| Clams, Hard (Meats) | 689,510 |
$4,559,846 |
| Clams, Hard (Numbers) | 36,573,497 |
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| Cobia | 22,197 |
$25,754 |
| Crabs, Blue, Hard | 60,402,332 |
$40,466,879 |
| Crabs, Blue, Peeler | 976,097 |
$1,932,820 |
| Crabs, Blue, Soft | 697,741 |
$2,559,941 |
| Crabs, Stone | 3,121 |
$7,161 |
| Croaker,Atlantic | 10,865,897 |
$3,449,817 |
| Cutlassfish,Atlantic | 798 |
$774 |
| Dogfish, Smooth | 489,451 |
$93,305 |
| Dogfish, Spiny | 4,961,379 |
$650,821 |
| Dolphinfish | 149,990 |
$238,611 |
| Drum, Black | 27,750 |
$7,687 |
| Drum, Red | 294,366 |
$288,397 |
| Eel, American | 91,084 |
$231,505 |
| Flounder, Southern | 3,952,729 |
$7,118,989 |
| Flounder, Summer | 2,983,107 |
$5,418,829 |
| Flounders, Other | 1,319 |
$1,537 |
| Garfish | 20,536 |
$1,027 |
| Grouper, Gag | 297,380 |
$742,500 |
| Grouper, Red | 225,721 |
$450,971 |
| Grouper, Scamp | 74,832 |
$168,874 |
| Grouper, Snowy | 123,190 |
$234,746 |
| Groupers, Other | 24,556 |
$50,916 |
| Grunts | 108,059 |
$77,432 |
| Hakes | 2,122 |
$595 |
| Harvestfish (Starbutters) | 105,795 |
$81,542 |
| Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) | 521,930 |
$202,437 |
| Herring, Thread | 6,586,500 |
$559,853 |
| Hogfish (Hog Snapper) | 12,037 |
$22,166 |
| Jacks (Crevalle and Bluerunner) | 3,976 |
$916 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) | 117,667 |
$14,958 |
| Mackerel, King | 1,143,342 |
$1,749,357 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 372,415 |
$261,973 |
| Menhaden, Atlantic | 57,976,455 |
$4,121,667 |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) | 399,313 |
$414,315 |
| Mullet, Striped | 2,218,108 |
$1,061,430 |
| Octopus | 19,235 |
$24,518 |
| Oysters (Bushels) | 42,385 |
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| Oysters (Meats) | 224,214 |
$925,559 |
| Perch, White | 142,672 |
$116,945 |
| Perch, Yellow | 79,313 |
$70,303 |
| Pigfish | 40,372 |
$8,940 |
| Pinfish | 1,868 |
$449 |
| Pompano | 15,707 |
$18,256 |
| Porgies | 208,742 |
$253,627 |
| Pufferfish | 14,797 |
$7,766 |
| Scallop, Bay (Meats) | 102,644 |
$288,911 |
| Scallop, Sea (Meats) | 42,517 |
$228,529 |
| Scup | 14,885 |
$8,140 |
| Sea Basses | 743,243 |
$1,099,982 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 307,671 |
$380,724 |
| Shad, American | 327,556 |
$233,761 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 230,094 |
$18,746 |
| Shad, Hickory | 93,504 |
$18,312 |
| Sharks | 1,167,236 |
$409,568 |
| Sharks, Dogfish | <1,000 |
<$200 |
| Sheepshead | 60,184 |
$20,111 |
| Shrimp (Heads On) | 4,636,343 |
$10,856,450 |
| Skates | 14,495 |
$1,767 |
| Skippers | 32,779 |
$5,135 |
| Snapper, Red | 5,983 |
$16,713 |
| Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) | 342,768 |
$828,584 |
| Snappers, Other | 3,271 |
$6,213 |
| Spadefish | 38,994 |
$13,369 |
| Spot | 2,396,979 |
$1,001,659 |
| Squid | 923,297 |
$486,640 |
| Striped Bass | 422,869 |
$520,039 |
| Swordfish | 265,064 |
$666,673 |
| Tilefish | 67,770 |
$89,593 |
| Triggerfish | 274,641 |
$201,113 |
| Tuna, Bigeye | 202,953 |
$416,292 |
| Tuna, Bluefin | 6,364 |
$27,548 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | 624,010 |
$812,458 |
| Tunas, Other | 55,940 |
$53,345 |
| Tunny, Little (False Albacore) | 153,797 |
$42,981 |
| Unclassified Fish for Food | 258,775 |
$96,152 |
| Unclassified Fish for Industrial/Bait | 432,326 |
$45,092 |
| Unclassified Shellfish | 81,543 |
$43,269 |
| Wahoo | 22,600 |
$47,861 |
| Weakfish (Grey Trout) | 3,354,008 |
$1,698,336 |
| Whelks/Conchs (Meats) | 24,475 |
$21,188 |
| Grand Total | 180,230,384 |
$101,018,264 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |