1976 Commercial Landings

1976 Totals
Final WeightFinal Value
220,477,235$27,409,284
Fish Final Weight Final Value
Blue Crabs, Hard 11,731,946 $2,405,635
Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler 20,065 $26,549
Bluefish 1,356,036 $128,325
Butterfish 53,933 $6,236
Carp 16,788 $530
Catfishes 1,538,124 $303,691
Clams, Hard (Meats) 306,179 $258,163
Cobia 2,019 $99
Croaker,Atlantic 15,037,793 $1,577,235
Drum, Black 8,653 $536
Drum, Red 168,259 $21,700
Eel, American 510,083 $234,422
Flounder, Southern 1,706,267 $622,423
Flounder, Summer 9,745,926 $3,431,147
Groupers, Other 11,833 $6,575
Grunts 541 $71
Harvestfish (Starbutters) 24,678 $4,811
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) 6,401,360 $336,750
Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 440,302 $40,317
Mackerel, King 156,405 $108,822
Mackerel, Spanish 30,585 $4,514
Menhaden,Atlantic 134,902,490 $4,534,354
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 123,896 $20,173
Mullet, Striped 2,071,741 $208,208
Octopus 389 $181
Oysters (Meats) 333,315 $292,058
Perch, White 183,625 $29,596
Perch, Yellow 11,248 $1,784
Pigfish 49,722 $4,550
Pompano 4,812 $2,489
Porgies 215,574 $71,484
Pufferfish 7,116 $3,321
Scallop,Bay (Meats) 248,468 $194,457
Scallop,Sea (Meats) 1,106,576 $1,431,706
Sea Basses 573,338 $292,174
Seatrout, Spotted 637,326 $219,007
Shad, American 167,190 $65,227
Shad, Gizzard 343,682 $7,397
Shad, Hickory 18,716 $1,797
Sheepshead 10,207 $640
Shrimp (Heads On) 6,642,713 $8,171,394
Snappers, Other 5,229 $4,305
Spadefish 7,488 $424
Spot 2,674,161 $348,153
Squid 35,664 $4,822
Striped Bass 1,038,154 $522,637
Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 1,300 $260
Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait 11,006,760 $478,308
Unclassified Fish for Food 47,106 $10,080
Unclassified Shellfish 27,932 $11,053
Weakfish (Grey Trout) 8,713,522 $958,694