1978 Commercial Landings

1978 Totals
Final WeightFinal Value
299,541,347$40,608,865
Fish Final Weight Final Value
Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) 102,286 $22,338
Blue Crabs, Hard 23,558,546 $4,326,084
Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler 46,826 $89,718
Bluefish 1,948,110 $256,666
Butterfish 110,750 $25,955
Carp 66,146 $2,131
Catfishes 1,740,102 $351,246
Clams, Hard (Meats) 892,235 $2,449,054
Cobia 1,928 $398
Croaker,Atlantic 19,945,471 $2,735,282
Dolphinfish 7,644 $1,963
Drum, Black 28,909 $2,781
Drum, Red 21,774 $2,480
Eel, American 695,605 $472,252
Flounder, Southern 1,407,847 $796,438
Flounder, Summer 10,903,165 $5,510,225
Flounders, Other 5,887 $1,169
Groupers, Other 597,494 $323,223
Grunts 11,921 $2,216
Harvestfish (Starbutters) 94,514 $15,070
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) 6,607,153 $286,705
Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 22,683 $6,150
Mackerel, King 171,877 $107,687
Mackerel, Spanish 39,851 $8,126
Menhaden,Atlantic 192,324,170 $7,498,037
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 153,954 $29,534
Mullet, Striped 1,752,233 $230,787
Octopus 144 $68
Oysters (Meats) 449,544 $547,783
Perch, White 498,493 $126,595
Perch, Yellow 29,894 $6,862
Pigfish 28,181 $2,960
Pompano 2,967 $1,100
Porgies 1,212,182 $433,808
Pufferfish 31,975 $9,161
Scallop,Bay (Meats) 218,548 $389,161
Scallop,Sea (Meats) 983,875 $1,828,129
Sea Basses 1,149,444 $533,903
Seatrout, Spotted 97,304 $37,356
Shad, American 402,017 $144,986
Shad, Gizzard 49,168 $1,058
Shad, Hickory 20,507 $3,790
Sharks 10,031 $2,103
Sheepshead 16,715 $1,642
Shrimp (Heads On) 2,960,762 $3,883,836
Snapper, Red 23,879 $37,274
Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 52,422 $64,997
Snappers, Other 98,441 $128,090
Spadefish 152 $27
Spot 4,878,437 $627,225
Squid 132,419 $48,625
Striped Bass 697,864 $623,250
Swordfish 439,306 $668,688
Tilefish, Other 50,487 $13,236
Triggerfish 3,446 $644
Tuna, Yellowfin 2,117 $679
Tunas, Other 1,278 $971
Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 2,880 $302
Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait 9,783,438 $253,743
Unclassified Fish for Food 33,121 $6,711
Unclassified Shellfish 1,017,817 $2,634,551
Wahoo 2,359 $849
Weakfish (Grey Trout) 10,849,313 $1,967,925
Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 51,339 $23,062