2005 Recreational Commercial Gear Landings
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Species |
Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
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Bluefish |
10,698 | 13,431 |
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Catfish |
2,312 | 6,885 |
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Croaker, Atlantic |
15,692 | 9,544 |
|
Drum, Black |
1,374 | 1,518 |
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Drum, Red |
1,922 | 8,089 |
|
Flounder |
30,926 | 58,099 |
|
Herring, River |
19,244 | 8,859 |
|
Mackerel, Spanish |
1,710 | 3,152 |
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Menhaden, Atlantic |
4,224 | 2,749 |
|
Mullet, Striped |
35,888 | 36,314 |
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Perch, White |
10,348 | 4,751 |
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Pigfish |
4,176 | 881 |
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Seatrout, Spotted |
6,336 | 9,752 |
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Shad, American |
3,032 | 10,185 |
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Shad, Hickory |
2,586 | 3,628 |
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Sharks and rays |
878 | 2,467 |
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Sheepshead |
245 | 406 |
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Spot |
366,845 | 193,769 |
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Striped bass |
758 | 3,058 |
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Weakfish (gray trout) |
367 | 647 |
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Finfish (misc.) * |
2,524 | 1,313 |
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Total Finfish |
522,085 | 379,497 |
| * Finfish (miscellaneous) includes: American eel, bowfin, butterfish, cobia, gar, gizzard shad, grunt, killifishes, minnow, mullets, oyster toad, pinfish, puffer (blow toad), sea bass, sea mullet (whiting), and sunfish. | ||
| Species | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
|
Blue Crab |
323,531 | 105,179 |
|
Shrimp |
771,198 | 32,542 |
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Shellfish (misc) * |
3,177 | 315 |
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Total Shellfish |
1,097,906 | 138,036 |
| * Shellfish (misc.) includes: Conchs, oysters, hard clams, mussels, horseshoe crab, and stone crab. | ||
NOTE: The number and pounds of finfish and shellfish listed represent estimated harvested and discarded. Recreational estimates presented are only from Recreational Commercial Gear License holders and do not include hook-and-line angling or commercial fishing activities.