Recreational Landings 2008



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North Carolina Marine Recreational Finfish Harvest
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2008
SPECIES	NUMBER	POUNDS
Amberjacks	14,473	320,908
Barracudas	8,146	99,763
Bluefish	1,282,692	1,096,478
Bonito	2,790	19,954
Cobia	2,413	83,124
Croaker, Atlantic	364,158	151,260
Dolphin	405,784	3,576,104
Drum,red	58,086	269,737
Drum, black	374,471	537,327
Flounders, southern	155,801	383,442
Flounders, summer	67,208	104,013
Groupers	99,468	1,223,825
Grunts	124,335	126,193
Jacks	15,129	50,111
Kingfishes	1,144,717	382,474
Mackerel, king	107,866	868,101
Mackerel, Spanish	690,258	789,346
Perch, silver	9,490	1,772
Pigfish	231,770	76,614
Pinfish	267,563	93,389
Pompano	201,795	92,867
Porgies	47,159	78,103
Puffers	221,188	45,208
Sea bass, black	66,757	88,327
Seatrout, spotted	576,703	911,097
Sharks	3,333	22,502
Sharks, Dogfish	8,916	2,758
Sheepshead	185,329	321,338
Snappers	118,862	153,253
Spot	2,297,195	818,037
Striped Bass1	44,006	921,051
Tuna, Bluefin2	113	15,537
Tuna, yellowfin	28,641	816,282
Wahoo	13,705	321,100
(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.