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Sharks
YEAR POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) VALUE ($)
1978
10,031
$2,103
1979
13,036
$1,698
1980
20,891
$2,673
1981
96,434
$46,810
1982
94,580
$23,674
1983
136,612
$28,376
1984
202,952
$53,203
1985
123,666
$30,294
1986
131,534
$31,992
1987
264,301
$68,401
1988
329,538
$84,879
1989
1,031,532
$502,049
1990
903,459
$498,589
1991
609,873
$191,732
1992
1,272,213
$272,749
1993
2,321,177
$639,797
1994
3,147,137
$1,490,036
1995
2,727,300
$1,146,157
1996
1,871,203
$771,563
1997
1,487,669
$512,328
1998
1,167,236
$409,568
1999
1,666,655
$704,666
2000
1,460,709
$548,830
2001
1,139,068
$520,162
2002
1,707,186
$869,823
2003
1,274,163
$665,837
2004
1,079,817
$583,701
2005
1,175,544
$610,086
2006
835,415
$373,881
2007
348,887
$170,268
2008
468,864
$210,829
2009
447,405
$238,806