1981 Commercial Landings

1981 Totals
Final WeightFinal Value
432,005,883$57,520,010
Fish Final Weight Final Value
Amberjacks 14,737 $3,490
Anglerfish (Monkfish Including Monklivers) 234,539 $96,500
Blue Crabs, Hard 37,927,573 $8,172,428
Blue Crabs, Soft and Peeler 77,748 $100,860
Bluefish 6,610,459 $1,242,677
Bonito 3,939 $848
Butterfish 281,294 $108,161
Calico Scallop 244,324 $307,215
Carp 85,737 $3,207
Catfishes 1,908,521 $495,789
Clams, Hard (Meats) 1,458,196 $5,386,803
Cobia 5,260 $1,515
Croaker,Atlantic 11,205,342 $3,944,643
Dolphinfish 5,939 $4,460
Drum, Black 91,916 $6,038
Drum, Red 93,420 $18,817
Eel, American 436,007 $256,433
Flounder, Southern 2,212,948 $1,438,282
Flounder, Summer 7,563,300 $4,759,904
Flounders, Other 18,992 $7,454
Grouper, Gag 457 $379
Grouper, Red 7,925 $7,021
Grouper, Scamp 59,646 $53,883
Grouper, Snowy 125,080 $109,131
Groupers, Other 689,588 $653,978
Grunts 77,868 $16,802
Harvestfish (Starbutters) 149,685 $26,629
Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback) 4,753,723 $316,850
Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 145,358 $23,094
Mackerel, King 736,073 $648,544
Mackerel, Spanish 51,639 $22,004
Menhaden,Atlantic 309,414,710 $10,038,759
Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 254,651 $89,396
Mullet, Striped 1,293,902 $259,094
Octopus 834 $882
Oysters (Meats) 550,502 $730,293
Perch, White 395,312 $120,827
Perch, Yellow 7,611 $1,791
Pigfish 53,848 $10,279
Pinfish 777 $80
Pompano 9,723 $6,237
Porgies 2,178,151 $1,172,247
Pufferfish 22,838 $6,876
Scallop,Bay (Meats) 189,441 $655,725
Scallop,Sea (Meats) 124,553 $477,911
Sea Basses 1,197,431 $910,076
Seatrout, Spotted 113,304 $59,371
Shad, American 351,500 $189,793
Shad, Gizzard 270,400 $5,471
Shad, Hickory 81,312 $11,831
Sharks 100,940 $47,481
Sheepshead 9,782 $1,386
Shrimp (Heads On) 2,557,426 $5,295,209
Snapper, Red 95,120 $211,152
Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 144,455 $256,893
Snappers, Other 272,803 $470,819
Spadefish 13,860 $2,460
Spot 3,511,574 $823,728
Squid 278,290 $91,652
Striped Bass 417,324 $451,824
Swordfish 251,428 $562,317
Tilefish, Other 55,648 $26,391
Triggerfish 40,876 $11,099
Tuna, Yellowfin 5,069 $6,053
Tunas, Other 10,746 $15,040
Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 16,380 $2,104
Unclassified Fish For Industrial/Bait 10,041,928 $326,787
Unclassified Fish for Food 3,455,520 $610,175
Unclassified Shellfish 14,431 $4,182
Wahoo 1,030 $922
Weakfish (Grey Trout) 16,893,546 $5,305,036
Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 29,674 $16,522