Recreational Landings



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North Carolina Marine Recreational Finfish Harvest
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2007
SPECIES	NUMBER	POUNDS
Amberjacks	7,076	123,170
Barracudas	1,743	13,433
Bluefish	1,315,512	1,450,873
Bonito	6,594	28,840
Cobia	2,844	81,109
Croaker, Atlantic	391,702	85,731
Dolphin	585,688	5,520,400
Drum, Red	65,895	320,338
Drum, Black	245,486	246,046
Flounder, Southern	151,834	360,202
Flounder, Summer	180,788	283,321
Groupers	84,467	706,137
Grunts	146,216	171,355
Jacks	11,674	85,018
Kingfishes	765,831	396,622
Mackerel, King	225,001	1,970,617
Mackerel, Spanish	483,301	717,557
Perch, Silver	50,273	8,125
Pigfish	271,311	93,321
Pinfish	98,246	25,834
Pompano	96,440	53,449
Porgies	33,806	55,057
Puffers	23,771	5,524
Sea Bass, Black	122,933	196,008
Seatrout, Spotted	515,357	961,167
Sharks	9,237	52,681
Sharks, Dogfish	4,867	2,660
Sheepshead	217,776	720,498
Snappers	92,669	130,310
Spot	4,228,426	1,365,868
Striped Bass (1)	44,841	1,029,107
Tuna, Bluefin (2)	174	18,861
Tuna, Yellowfin	116,405	3,252,714
Wahoo	35,618	1,011,255
Weakfish	112,136	123,039
(1) Striped Bass landings reflect Atlantic Ocean catches only. (2)Landings for Atlantic Blue Fin (ABT) reflect the Highly Migratory Species fishing year (June through May). The 2005 ABT landings may be incomplete relative to issuance date.

The number and pounds of finfish listed represent estimated harvest; finfish released alive are not included. Recreational finfish catches from headboats are not included in this table; headboat data are collected seperately by National Marine Fisheries Service.