2005 Recreational Commercial Gear Landings
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Species |
Number | Pounds |
---|---|---|
Bluefish |
10,698 | 13,431 |
Catfish |
2,312 | 6,885 |
Croaker, Atlantic |
15,692 | 9,544 |
Drum, Black |
1,374 | 1,518 |
Drum, Red |
1,922 | 8,089 |
Flounder |
30,926 | 58,099 |
Herring, River |
19,244 | 8,859 |
Mackerel, Spanish |
1,710 | 3,152 |
Menhaden, Atlantic |
4,224 | 2,749 |
Mullet, Striped |
35,888 | 36,314 |
Perch, White |
10,348 | 4,751 |
Pigfish |
4,176 | 881 |
Seatrout, Spotted |
6,336 | 9,752 |
Shad, American |
3,032 | 10,185 |
Shad, Hickory |
2,586 | 3,628 |
Sharks and rays |
878 | 2,467 |
Sheepshead |
245 | 406 |
Spot |
366,845 | 193,769 |
Striped bass |
758 | 3,058 |
Weakfish (gray trout) |
367 | 647 |
Finfish (misc.) * |
2,524 | 1,313 |
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 |
Shellfish (misc) * |
3,177 | 315 |
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.