1977 Commercial Landings

1977 Totals
Final WeightFinal Value
244,750,585$28,374,435
Fish Final Weight Final Value
Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) 1,607 $81
Blue Crabs, Hard 12,220,812 $2,148,346
Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler 15,974 $17,000
Bluefish 2,331,446 $218,663
Butterfish 47,410 $7,847
Carp 28,161 $427
Catfishes 2,073,054 $424,091
Clams, Hard (Meats) 739,066 $1,068,880
Cobia 973 $53
Croaker,Atlantic 18,994,577 $2,076,370
Drum, Black 12,969 $1,011
Drum, Red 19,637 $2,673
Eel, American 258,296 $112,227
Flounder, Southern 704,212 $318,829
Flounder, Summer 10,432,882 $4,679,311
Groupers, Other 29,378 $15,753
Grunts 838 $212
Harvestfish (Starbutters) 47,919 $8,232
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) 8,523,813 $421,603
Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 266,179 $26,251
Mackerel, King 244,771 $125,978
Mackerel, Spanish 46,223 $7,072
Menhaden,Atlantic 158,119,330 $4,369,012
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 204,603 $33,926
Mullet, Striped 1,834,935 $193,291
Octopus 600 $338
Oysters (Meats) 365,714 $353,581
Perch, White 268,489 $38,106
Perch, Yellow 36,819 $5,579
Pigfish 17,291 $1,770
Pompano 4,639 $3,170
Porgies 136,392 $48,677
Pufferfish 2,938 $966
Scallop,Bay (Meats) 412,476 $711,311
Scallop,Sea (Meats) 501,664 $751,902
Sea Basses 1,464,668 $629,009
Seatrout, Spotted 323,408 $106,695
Shad, American 121,022 $54,764
Shad, Gizzard 219,789 $2,200
Shad, Hickory 22,109 $1,755
Sheepshead 11,908 $1,189
Shrimp (Heads On) 5,600,329 $7,239,080
Snappers, Other 27,465 $33,171
Spadefish 3,036 $158
Spot 3,805,126 $468,675
Squid 20,943 $3,237
Striped Bass 571,651 $405,263
Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait 4,891,000 $180,164
Unclassified Fish for Food 43,253 $6,340
Unclassified Shellfish 7,581 $1,532
Weakfish (Grey Trout) 8,671,210 $1,048,664