| 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 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |