1979 Commercial Landings

1979 Totals
Final WeightFinal Value
390,472,084$58,454,065
Fish Final Weight Final Value
Amberjacks 3,982 $608
Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) 356,622 $66,669
Blue Crabs, Hard 26,623,723 $4,622,539
Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler 80,367 $129,908
Bluefish 3,405,674 $654,727
Bonito 224 $65
Butterfish 180,549 $45,575
Calico Scallop 43,301 $80,973
Carp 56,305 $1,887
Catfishes 1,651,842 $345,886
Clams, Hard (Meats) 1,449,570 $4,473,737
Cobia 3,552 $1,042
Croaker,Atlantic 20,558,193 $4,345,433
Dolphinfish 5,490 $2,104
Drum, Black 52,473 $3,221
Drum, Red 126,517 $21,728
Eel, American 954,534 $800,529
Flounder, Southern 2,043,142 $1,037,799
Flounder, Summer 16,376,919 $7,800,437
Flounders, Other 36,834 $10,172
Groupers, Other 675,840 $456,953
Grunts 20,322 $3,694
Harvestfish (Starbutters) 31,471 $5,242
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) 5,119,150 $313,779
Hogfish (Hog Snapper) 104 $76
Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 27,552 $7,328
Mackerel, King 381,616 $274,229
Mackerel, Spanish 12,721 $3,549
Menhaden,Atlantic 254,329,990 $8,059,572
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 310,503 $69,580
Mullet, Striped 1,767,955 $343,427
Octopus 10,916 $13,653
Oysters (Meats) 665,439 $925,964
Perch, White 361,032 $94,557
Perch, Yellow 7,122 $1,678
Pigfish 47,552 $6,927
Pompano 10,519 $8,743
Porgies 1,695,116 $671,878
Pufferfish 13,651 $6,460
Scallop,Bay (Meats) 193,437 $514,419
Sea Basses 1,374,662 $806,513
Seatrout, Spotted 105,034 $44,977
Shad, American 278,070 $121,662
Shad, Gizzard 384,146 $11,527
Shad, Hickory 31,716 $5,163
Sharks 13,036 $1,698
Sheepshead 16,203 $1,949
Shrimp (Heads On) 4,941,240 $9,728,917
Snapper, Red 86,193 $158,889
Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 128,995 $188,436
Snappers, Other 116,874 $179,302
Spadefish 1,200 $252
Spot 7,303,405 $1,430,017
Squid 563,929 $190,107
Striped Bass 614,184 $577,004
Tilefish, Other 20,241 $5,180
Triggerfish 9,087 $2,679
Tuna, Bluefin 896 $851
Tuna, Yellowfin 20,992 $14,478
Tunas, Other 2,704 $1,014
Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 129 $22
Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait 17,122,283 $504,886
Unclassified Fish for Food 1,070,016 $366,387
Unclassified Shellfish 1,764,316 $4,916,451
Wahoo 1,092 $541
Weakfish (Grey Trout) 14,759,197 $2,940,319
Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 50,423 $28,097