| Octopus | ||
| YEAR | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) | VALUE ($) |
| 1972 | 2,207 |
$329 |
| 1973 | 5,549 |
$892 |
| 1974 | 5,935 |
$2,303 |
| 1975 | 3,122 |
$1,229 |
| 1976 | 389 |
$181 |
| 1977 | 600 |
$338 |
| 1978 | 144 |
$68 |
| 1979 | 10,916 |
$13,653 |
| 1980 | 8,139 |
$8,139 |
| 1981 | 834 |
$882 |
| 1982 | 2,573 |
$1,437 |
| 1983 | 4,156 |
$3,813 |
| 1984 | 5,314 |
$2,701 |
| 1985 | 11,555 |
$7,365 |
| 1986 | 21,651 |
$15,999 |
| 1987 | 14,355 |
$11,827 |
| 1988 | 27,623 |
$21,631 |
| 1989 | 34,277 |
$25,195 |
| 1990 | 13,600 |
$13,347 |
| 1991 | 30,603 |
$21,841 |
| 1992 | 22,871 |
$22,843 |
| 1993 | 20,141 |
$19,910 |
1994 |
33,102 |
$30,784 |
1995 |
20,226 |
$22,654 |
1996 |
26,301 |
$30,063 |
1997 |
22,919 |
$27,478 |
1998 |
19,235 |
$24,518 |
1999 |
18,613 |
$25,503 |
2000 |
17,582 |
$22,063 |
2001 |
14,924 |
$18,986 |
2002 |
18,738 |
$22,152 |
2003 |
7,121 |
$8,901 |
2004 |
7,726 |
$10,827 |
2005 |
2,528 |
$4,287 |
2006 |
3,578 |
$5,705 |
2007 |
4,183 |
$6,440 |
| 2008 | 4,022 |
$5,878 |
2009 |
4,410 |
$4,863 |
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