2006 Recreational Commercial Gear Landings
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Species |
Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
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Bluefish |
7,799 | 10,275 |
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Catfish |
1,012 | 5,835 |
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Croaker, Atlantic |
11,976 | 7,328 |
|
Drum, Black |
2,940 | 4,497 |
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Drum, Red |
4,657 | 20,201 |
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Flounder |
20,951 | 45,535 |
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Herring, River |
6,603 | 3,808 |
|
Mackerel, Spanish |
969 | 1,615 |
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Menhaden, Atlantic |
3,445 | 2,107 |
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Mullet, Striped |
38,203 | 37,403 |
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Perch, White |
13,960 | 6,474 |
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Pigfish |
1,407 | 667 |
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Seatrout, Spotted |
7,778 | 12,897 |
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Shad, American |
2,418 | 5,756 |
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Shad, Hickory |
4,274 | 4,605 |
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Sharks and rays |
176 | 293 |
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Sheepshead |
225 | 608 |
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Spot |
334,976 | 178,904 |
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Striped bass |
2,759 | 13,895 |
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Weakfish (gray trout) |
210 | 447 |
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Finfish (misc.) * |
3,599 | 2,499 |
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Total Finfish |
470,336 | 365,647 |
| * 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 |
297,915 | 94,348 |
|
Shrimp |
956,346 | 49,365 |
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Shellfish (misc) 2 |
2,145 | 269 |
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Total Shellfish |
1,256,406 | 143,982 |
| * 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.