1975 Commercial Landings

1975 Totals
Final WeightFinal Value
231,703,491$19,452,677
Fish Final Weight Final Value
Blue Crabs, Hard 11,072,059 $1,454,456
Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler 20,234 $16,996
Bluefish 1,975,169 $165,658
Butterfish 127,278 $9,787
Carp 98,131 $2,985
Catfishes 1,686,647 $279,711
Clams, Hard (Meats) 285,089 $226,087
Cobia 2,081 $92
Croaker,Atlantic 10,251,515 $904,219
Drum, Black 46,211 $2,737
Drum, Red 214,236 $21,537
Eel, American 237,684 $84,156
Flounder, Southern 1,730,809 $580,701
Flounder, Summer 9,778,824 $2,965,889
Groupers, Other 44,894 $21,842
Grunts 4,451 $608
Harvestfish (Starbutters) 40,883 $8,074
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) 5,952,067 $215,501
Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 104,958 $11,839
Mackerel, King 100,001 $60,122
Mackerel, Spanish 48,696 $6,823
Menhaden,Atlantic 153,805,201 $3,258,977
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 212,530 $31,635
Mullet, Striped 1,952,748 $204,083
Octopus 3,122 $1,229
Oysters (Meats) 424,831 $329,794
Perch, White 288,597 $51,891
Perch, Yellow 2,806 $448
Pigfish 143,558 $13,030
Pompano 7,991 $4,624
Porgies 149,498 $47,952
Scallop,Bay (Meats) 134,752 $104,622
Sea Basses 1,147,761 $447,012
Seatrout, Spotted 632,603 $207,963
Shad, American 241,240 $82,815
Shad, Gizzard 189,205 $3,636
Shad, Hickory 29,202 $2,485
Sheepshead 8,081 $538
Shrimp (Heads On) 5,163,610 $5,053,944
Snappers, Other 32,781 $26,073
Spadefish 8,962 $389
Spot 8,299,854 $860,993
Squid 59,903 $6,753
Striped Bass 1,303,197 $629,928
Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 1,352 $135
Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait 6,842,040 $222,374
Unclassified Fish for Food 48,167 $8,226
Unclassified Shellfish 22,506 $3,371
Weakfish (Grey Trout) 6,725,476 $807,937