Recreational Landings 2008



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North Carolina Marine Recreational Finfish Harvest
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2009
SPECIES	NUMBER	POUNDS
Amberjacks	18,239	504,142
Barracudas	1,307	12,665
Bluefish	856,405	971,132
Bonito	1,318	1,966
Cobia	7,549	186,455
Croaker, Atlantic	350,398	123,902
Dolphin	376,125	3,864,480
Drum,red	73,446	358,188
Drum, black	101,274	132,497
Flounders, southern	135,531	297,790
Flounders, summer	58,093	86,314
Groupers	32,804	320,764
Grunts	98,259	113,929
Jacks	8,182	17,925
Kingfishes	804,759	327,841
Mackerel, king	80,174	864,237
Mackerel, Spanish	703,393	892,641
Perch, silver	10,516	2,784
Pigfish	252,396	101,175
Pinfish	152,694	34,069
Pompano	96,681	45,383
Porgies	35,985	60,943
Puffers	72,071	36,607
Sea bass, black	115,710	145,210
Seatrout, spotted	509,416	833,577
Sharks	5,479	34,967
Sharks, Dogfish	1,054	10,044
Sheepshead	147,438	265,319
Snappers	49,576	75,574
Spot	1,168,436	401,480
Striped Bass1	7,375	209,858
Tuna, Bluefin2	135	17,112
Tuna, yellowfin	13,401	409,642
Wahoo	81,643	103,232
(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.