2007 Annual Commercial Fisheries Statistics Summary Report Virginia Landings Bulletin

$tfootVar = "Note: Private (aquaculture) quahog harvest was added to the mandatory reporting program February 2007. No private quahog landings are available through the Virginia landing bulletins prior to 2007.";

Finfish Species  2007 2006
 Pounds Value $/LBS Pounds Value $/LBS
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ALEWIFE 161,902 $18,543 0.11 147,665 $16,206 0.11
AMBERJACK 853 $525 0.62 222 $93 0.42
ANGLER 797,451 $627,057 0.79 640,924 $663,879 1.04
BASS, BLACK SEA 189,775 $657,407 3.46 305,871 $1,008,564 3.30
BASS, STRIPED 2,215,201 $4,104,788 1.85 2,106,247 $3,967,714 1.88
BLUE RUNNER 34 $13 0.37 9 $4 0.44
BLUEFISH 797,343 $246,689 0.31 800,451 $180,732 0.23
BONITO 58 $23 0.39 118 $114 0.97
BUTTERFISH 97,887 $93,203 0.95 64,801 $61,709 0.95
CARP 17,699 $1,480 0.08 11,148 $1,227 0.11
CATFISH, BLUE 74,347 $18,586 0.25 70,498 $16,337 0.23
CATFISH, BULLHEAD 29,829 $5,668 0.19 2,652 $505 0.19
CATFISH, NK 1,597,294 $989,588 0.62 1,573,311 $1,809,770 1.15
COBIA 5,475 $9,001 1.64 9,602 $11,687 1.22
COD 87 $38 0.44 18 $9 0.50
CREVALLE 0 $0 0.00 39 $39 1.00
CROAKER, ATLANTIC 11,112,968 $4,695,153 0.42 10,040,461 $6,022,070 0.60
CUNNER 0 $0 0.00 6 $3 0.50
DOGFISH, NK 388,328 $75,230 0.19 3,162 $383 0.12
DOGFISH, SMOOTH 443,663 $208,761 0.47 294,217 $167,323 0.57
DOGFISH, SPINY 2,576,243 $369,274 0.14 1,373,609 $237,891 0.17
DOLPHIN FISH 959 $2,460 2.57 488 $784 1.61
DRUM, BLACK 91,671 $54,599 0.60 65,985 $23,113 0.35
DRUM, NK 318 $211 0.66 1,011 $1,381 1.37
DRUM, RED 7,244 $6,842 0.94 3,044 $2,623 0.86
EEL, AMERICAN 196,853 $312,264 1.59 190,319 $294,605 1.55
EEL, CONGER 6,458 $3,994 0.62 8,972 $5,515 0.61
FISH, OTHER FOOD 10,106 $540 0.05 148 $15 0.10
FISH, OTHER INDUSTRY 3,790,232 $367,054 0.10 3,503,021 $1,068,882 0.31
FLOUNDER, SUMMER 1,888,481 $3,187,075 1.69 2,493,795 $3,385,448 1.36
FLOUNDER, WINTER 131 $57 0.43 98 $74 0.76
GARFISH 6,569 $1,329 0.20 13,662 $1,789 0.13
GROUPER, SNOWY 27 $72 2.67 0 $0 0.00
GROUPERS 1,434 $4,239 2.96 13 $39 3.00
HAKE, RED 147 $46 0.31 125 $45 0.36
HAKE, WHITE 45 $14 0.30 0 $0 0.00
HARVESTFISH 105,698 $124,173 1.17 82,395 $103,040 1.25
HERRING, ATLANTIC 10,579 $2,913 0.28 5,671 $1,727 0.30
HERRING, BLUEBACK 3,212 $321 0.10 2,297 $257 0.11
HERRING, NK 30 $8 0.25 0 $0 0.00
HOGFISH 0 $0 0.00 5 $2 0.40
HOUNDFISH 2,422 $363 0.15 0 $0 0.00
JOHN DORY 219 $164 0.75 204 $147 0.72
MACKEREL, ATLANTIC 33,301 $5,579 0.17 1,255 $250 0.20
MACKEREL, KING 429 $598 1.39 364 $274 0.75
MACKEREL, SPANISH 59,389 $65,451 1.10 43,277 $63,978 1.48
MENHADEN 11,434,940 $850,630 0.07 4,782,470 $291,185 0.06
MINNOW 41,711 $31,074 0.74 31,266 $23,453 0.75
MULLET 13,277 $11,426 0.86 12,382 $9,676 0.78
OTHER FISH 1 $1 1.00 0 $0 0.00
PERCH, SAND 3,173 $2,867 0.90 17 $8 0.47
PERCH, WHITE 111,786 $106,467 0.95 119,871 $116,909 0.98
PERCH, YELLOW 6,375 $4,545 0.71 8,552 $5,600 0.65
PIGFISH 1 $0 0.27 15 $5 0.33
POLLOCK, ATLANTIC 1,123 $1,077 0.96 0 $0 0.00
POMPANO, COMMON 971 $1,936 1.99 534 $843 1.58
PORGY, NK 0 $0 0.00 27 $13 0.48
PORGY, RED & PINFISH 19 $4 0.20 1 $1 1.00
PUFFER, NORTHERN 12,240 $14,663 1.20 12,459 $14,984 1.20
RAY, COWNOSE 396,936 $449,693 1.13 0 $0 0.00
RIBBONFISHES 12,455 $5,085 0.41 2,352 $707 0.30
ROSEFISH, BLK BELLIED 460 $720 1.57 0 $0 0.00
SCUP 22,539 $8,366 0.37 77,605 $50,583 0.65
SEA ROBIN, NORTHERN 330 $66 0.20 0 $0 0.00
SEA ROBINS 731 $123 0.17 378 $79 0.21
SEABASS, NK 20 $50 2.50 0 $0 0.00
SEATROUT, GREY 406,741 $354,048 0.87 276,695 $206,459 0.75
SEATROUT, NK 15 $17 1.10 0 $0 0.00
SEATROUT, SPOTTED 49,502 $66,705 1.35 48,224 $110,092 2.28
SHAD, AMERICAN 44,103 $16,902 0.38 4,264 $4,665 1.09
SHAD, GIZZARD 291,756 $17,504 0.06 120,458 $6,962 0.06
SHAD, HICKORY 16,358 $4,403 0.27 10,076 $9,195 0.91
SHARK, ATL SHARPNOSE 35,534 $26,649 0.75 1,444 $757 0.52
SHARK, BLACKTIP 50,267 $27,509 0.55 14,388 $2,948 0.20
SHARK, BULL 2,669 $2,002 0.75 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, DUSKY 157 $103 0.66 146 $66 0.45
SHARK, HAMMERHEAD 0 $0 0.00 262 $56 0.21
SHARK, LEMON 14 $3 0.22 356 $22 0.06
SHARK, MAKO 288 $373 1.30 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, NK 6,779 $19,248 2.84 26,533 $10,226 0.39
SHARK, SAND TIGER 0 $0 0.00 67 $4 0.06
SHARK, SANDBAR 125,142 $97,458 0.78 123,188 $133,506 1.08
SHARK, SILKY 1,367 $820 0.60 305 $183 0.60
SHARK, THRESHER 16,197 $7,324 0.45 11,399 $2,626 0.23
SHEEPSHEAD 26,586 $5,915 0.22 3,858 $2,170 0.56
SKATE 89,977 $13,418 0.15 7,862 $120 0.02
SKATE, BIG 2,345 $413 0.18 0 $0 0.00
SKATE, CLEARNOSE 10,000 $2,500 0.25 4,780 $1,168 0.24
SKATE, ROSETTE 6,997 $70 0.01 0 $0 0.00
SNAPPER, CUBERA 0 $0 0.00 30 $45 1.50
SNAPPER, RED 2 $4 2.00 0 $0 0.00
SPADEFISH 39,004 $14,326 0.37 8,133 $4,749 0.58
SPOT 4,271,938 $3,459,859 0.81 2,106,306 $2,451,230 1.16
STARGAZERS 23 $13 0.57 0 $0 0.00
STRIPED MULLET 1,428 $684 0.48 0 $0 0.00
SUNFISHES 23 $8 0.35 0 $0 0.00
SWORDFISH 0 $0 0.00 423 $1,006 2.38
TAUTOG 9,808 $15,112 1.54 9,555 $14,758 1.54
TILEFISH, BLUELINE 8,561 $15,460 1.81 1,218 $1,993 1.64
TILEFISH, GOLDEN 923 $2,307 2.50 113 $218 1.93
TOADFISH, OYSTER 3,085 $8,851 2.87 1,665 $5,419 3.25
TRIGGERFISHES 2,996 $1,657 0.55 804 $1,364 1.70
TRIPLETAIL 7 $4 0.50 9 $5 0.56
TUNA, ALBACORE 41 $24 0.59 231 $32 0.14
TUNA, BIGEYE 208 $498 2.40 0 $0 0.00
TUNA, FALSE ALBACORE 17 $33 1.95 0 $0 0.00
TUNA, YELLOWFIN 3,178 $5,318 1.67 1,123 $1,437 1.28
WAHOO 56 $112 2.00 0 $0 0.00
WHITING, KING 25,805 $14,587 0.57 32,139 $17,997 0.56
WRECKFISH 468 $1,291 2.76 0 $0 0.00
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Virginia Landings Bulletin
2007 Annual Commercial Fisheries Statistics
Summary Report
Print Date: October 27, 2008, 1:09 pm
2007 2006
Species Pounds Value $/LBS Pounds Value $/LBS
Total Finfish: 44,331,838 $21,953,713 0.50 31,725,163 $22,625,769 0.71


Shellfish Species 2007 2006
 Pounds Value $/LBS Pounds Value $/LBS
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BLOOD ARK, CLAM 2,013 $11,311 5.62 3,491 $5,632 1.61
CONCHS 191,676 $304,109 1.59 99,322 $136,138 1.37
CRAB, BLUE 21,852,870 $17,335,103 0.79 27,381,899 $16,984,757 0.62
CRAB, HERMIT 0 $0 0.00 0 $0 0.00
CRAB, HORSESHOE 184,620 $86,096 0.47 344,060 $303,356 0.88
CRAB, JONAH 11 $11 1.00 133 $133 1.00
CRAB, RED 665,764 $641,417 0.96 83,680 $81,983 0.98
LOBSTER 44,701 $273,031 6.11 28,160 $147,281 5.23
MUSSELS 2 $4 2.48 0 $0 0.00
OYSTERS, PRIVATE 253,287 $976,028 3.85 2,544 $12,296 4.83
OYSTERS, PRIVATE SEED 0 $24,963 0.00 0 $0 0.00
OYSTERS, PUBLIC 185,247 $727,091 3.92 12,280 $70,419 5.73
OYSTERS, PUBLIC SEED 0 $35,933 0.00 0 $0 0.00
QUAHOG, PRIVATE 1,821,651 $2,810,950 1.54 0 $0 0.00
QUAHOG, PUBLIC 149,639 $246,100 1.64 176,303 $186,315 1.06
SCALLOP, SEA 10,023,511 $62,558,856 6.24 8,253,517 $52,456,872 6.36
SQUID (ILLEX) 55,423 $6,651 0.12 2,371 $237 0.10
SQUID (LOLIGO) 48,420 $21,759 0.45 26,213 $18,803 0.72
TURTLE, SNAPPER 32 $22 0.70 27 $19 0.70
WHELK, CHANNEL 198,044 $566,177 2.86 209,609 $718,388 3.43
WHELK, KNOBBED 1,862 $804 0.43 2,970 $3,772 1.27
Total Shellfish: 35,678,771 $86,626,417 2.43 36,626,579 $71,126,401 1.94



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Total Shellfish: 35,678,771 $86,626,417 2.43 36,626,579 $71,126,401 1.94
Total Shellfish and Finfish: 80,010,609 $108,580,130 1.36 68,351,742 $93,752,170 1.37