| Puffers (Swellfish) | ||
| YEAR | POUNDS (WHOLE WEIGHT) | VALUE ($) |
| 1972 | 55,878 |
$5,723 |
| 1973 | 6,800 |
$756 |
| 1976 | 7,116 |
$3,321 |
| 1977 | 2,938 |
$966 |
| 1978 | 31,975 |
$9,161 |
| 1979 | 13,651 |
$6,460 |
| 1980 | 30,985 |
$12,493 |
| 1981 | 22,838 |
$6,876 |
| 1982 | 25,300 |
$23,222 |
| 1983 | 10,881 |
$5,703 |
| 1984 | 16,974 |
$8,007 |
| 1985 | 48,699 |
$23,718 |
| 1986 | 183,503 |
$68,019 |
| 1987 | 48,000 |
$14,078 |
| 1988 | 47,975 |
$22,570 |
| 1989 | 153,017 |
$58,728 |
| 1990 | 102,509 |
$35,962 |
| 1991 | 33,195 |
$15,128 |
| 1992 | 27,726 |
$8,722 |
| 1993 | 18,349 |
$7,745 |
1994 |
31,527 |
$11,034 |
1995 |
48,094 |
$14,898 |
1996 |
51,571 |
$14,061 |
1997 |
10,366 |
$3,589 |
1998 |
14,797 |
$7,766 |
1999 |
14,268 |
$6,580 |
2000 |
9,078 |
$2,899 |
2001 |
7,721 |
$3,164 |
2002 |
4,867 |
$2,203 |
2003 |
2,904 |
$726 |
2004 |
1,507 |
$731 |
2005 |
404 |
$151 |
2006 |
402 |
$138 |
2007 |
930 |
$339 |
| 2008 | 680 |
$318 |
2009 |
799 |
$344 |
| NC Division of Marine Fisheries - 3441 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC 28557 - 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |