2003 Recreational Commercial Gear Landings

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Finfish

Species

Number Pounds

American shad

9,382 32,158

Atlantic menhaden

7,432 3,526

Atlantic croaker

19,548 12,136

Black drum

2,224 3,821

Bluefish

11,573 15,156

Catfishes

1,430 4,998

Flounders

41,301 80,509

Hickory shad

8,641 13,159

Pigfish

349 226

Red drum

1,167 4,582

River herring

47,410 29,415

Sharks and rays

204 572

Sheepshead

298 1,123

Spanish mackerel

1,445 2,185

Spot

418,992 255,060

Spotted seatrout

6,347 11,592

Striped bass

2,083 10,199

Striped mullet

28,757 24,774

Weakfish

220 576

White perch

70,929 34,950

Finfish (misc.) *

2,925 6,041

Total Finfish

687,539 555,541
* Finfish (miscellaneous) includes: American eel, bowfin, butterfish, cobia, gar, gizzard shad, grunt, killifishes, minnow, mullets, oyster toad, pinfish, puffer (blow toad), sea bass, sea mullet (whiting), and sunfish
Shellfish
Species Number Pounds
Blue Crab 354,425 157,942
Shrimp 1,266,673 50,961
Shellfish (misc) * 2,759 455
Total Shellfish  1,623,858  209,357
* Shellfish (misc.) includes: Conchs, oysters, hard clams, mussels, horseshoe crab, and stone crab.

NOTE: The number and pounds of finfish and shellfish listed represent estimated harvested and discarded. Recreational estimates presented are only from Recreational Commercial Gear License holders and do not include hook-and-line angling or commercial fishing activities.