1972 Commercial Landings


1972 Totals
Final Weight Final Value
167,901,560 $11,798,839

Fish

Final Weight

Final Value

Blue Crabs, Hard

13,479,254

$1,345,159

Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler

49,809

$29,186

Bluefish

1,167,721

$98,854

Butterfish

87,600

$6,748

Calico Scallop

1,050,320

$492,899

Carp

19,375

$575

Catfishes

2,398,012

$333,753

Clams, Hard (Meats)

274,153

$162,655

Cobia

3,219

$166

Croaker,Atlantic

4,108,859

$227,052

Drum, Black

38,876

$1,823

Drum, Red

42,919

$5,228

Eel, American

77,389

$12,177

Flounder, Southern

785,348

$277,446

Flounder, Summer

3,870,149

$1,110,605

Grunts

1,517

$124

Harvestfish (Starbutters)

50,882

$7,575

Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback)

11,237,143

$196,145

Mackerel, King

8,920

$2,671

Mackerel, Spanish

96,251

$12,999

Menhaden,Atlantic

84,692,020

$1,219,329

Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes)

683,048

$82,740

Mullet, Striped

1,176,918

$97,932

Octopus

2,207

$329

Oysters (Meats)

470,112

$344,217

Perch, White

201,855

$26,923

Perch, Yellow

24,885

$3,327

Pigfish

171,785

$13,607

Pompano

7,012

$2,713

Porgies

39,188

$9,364

Pufferfish

55,878

$5,723

Scallop,Bay (Meats)

128,288

$110,339

Sea Basses

635,210

$204,518

Seatrout, Spotted

502,792

$153,421

Shad, American

468,484

$111,609

Shad, Hickory

69,190

$3,725

Sheepshead

4,134

$223

Shrimp (Heads On)

5,563,261

$3,549,492

Snappers, Other

121

$36

Spadefish

634

$33

Spot

3,902,144

$378,138

Squid

14,995

$1,085

Striped Bass

1,261,060

$358,312

Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait

21,423,920

$366,150

Unclassified Fish for Food

160,230

$31,443

Unclassified Shellfish

22,144

$2,899

Weakfish (Grey Trout)

7,372,329

$397,372