2010 Annual Commercial Fisheries Statistics Summary Report Virginia Landings Bulletin


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 2010 2009
Species Pounds Value $/LBS Pounds Value $/LBS
ALEWIFE 172,915 $19,409 0.11 195,200 $22,736 0.12
AMBERJACK 55 $23 0.42 11 $7 0.63
ANGLER 582,564 $594,528 1.02 742,065 $631,347 0.85
BARRELFISH 112 $196 1.75 293 $513 1.75
BASS, BLACK SEA 263,544 $938,966 3.56 164,564 $580,492 3.53
BASS, STRIPED 2,124,015 $3,396,522 1.60 2,282,517 $4,592,562 2.01
BLUEFISH 408,591 $231,948 0.57 474,827 $278,171 0.59
BONITO 308 $170 0.55 15 $9 0.61
BOWFIN 44 $22 0.50 0 $0 0.00
BUTTERFISH 37,635 $36,396 0.97 54,209 $57,915 1.07
BUTTERFISH, GULF 2 $1 0.55 1 $1 0.75
CARP 66,149 $26,278 0.40 59,499 $21,994 0.37
CATFISH, BLUE 1,102,260 $575,005 0.52 194,842 $48,711 0.25
CATFISH, BULLHEAD 23,920 $4,545 0.19 25,938 $4,928 0.19
CATFISH, NK 884,734 $691,538 0.78 1,926,425 $1,637,930 0.85
COBIA 8,974 $17,469 1.95 6,304 $12,097 1.92
COD 230 $164 0.72 134 $54 0.40
COD, LING 5 $3 0.50 2 $2 1.00
CREVALLE 2,271 $2,271 1.00 7,575 $7,575 1.00
CROAKER, ATLANTIC 7,947,118 $6,423,551 0.81 9,081,739 $7,840,158 0.86
CUNNER 46 $56 1.22 2 $3 1.25
DOGFISH, NK 1,778 $5,334 3.00 0 $0 0.00
DOGFISH, SMOOTH 748,163 $282,715 0.38 455,961 $290,761 0.64
DOGFISH, SPINY 944,347 $186,311 0.20 1,515,164 $441,940 0.29
DOLPHIN FISH 3,112 $8,410 2.70 8,969 $15,104 1.68
DRUM, BANDED 0 $0 0.00 102 $51 0.50
DRUM, BLACK 69,725 $241,066 3.46 82,800 $242,444 2.93
DRUM, NK 6,765 $4,768 0.70 445 $366 0.82
DRUM, RED 3,882 $7,550 1.94 9,779 $20,145 2.06
EEL, AMERICAN 134,699 $243,791 1.81 179,563 $353,061 1.97
EEL, CONGER 5,922 $4,397 0.74 6,352 $4,185 0.66
EEL, NK 0 $0 0.00 380 $150 0.39
EEL, SAND (LAUNCE) 61 $305 5.00 0 $0 0.00
FISH, OTHER FOOD 537 $2,709 5.04 1,008 $556 0.55
FISH, OTHER INDUSTRY 2,666,440 $377,532 0.14 3,050,503 $588,819 0.19
FLOUNDER, SUMMER 2,595,814 $4,223,282 1.63 2,030,268 $3,117,208 1.54
FLOUNDER, WINTER 21 $32 1.50 60 $90 1.50
FLOUNDER, WITCH 36 $27 0.75 39 $23 0.60
FLOUNDER, YELLOWTAIL 1,111 $1,486 1.34 0 $0 0.00
FLOUNDERS, NK 0 $0 0.00 47 $106 2.25
GARFISH 1,842 $367 0.20 8,968 $1,817 0.20
GROUPER, SNOWY 0 $0 0.00 103 $412 4.00
GROUPERS 198 $473 2.39 113 $345 3.05
HAGFISH 0 $0 0.00 125,233 $100,187 0.80
HAKE, RED 40 $18 0.45 0 $0 0.00
HAKE, SILVER 130 $53 0.41 7,503 $4,671 0.62
HARVESTFISH 28,579 $33,090 1.16 77,018 $91,873 1.19
HERRING, ATLANTIC 12,116 $3,302 0.27 9,186 $2,686 0.29
HERRING, BLUEBACK 524 $161 0.31 5,979 $1,539 0.26
HOGFISH 22 $9 0.40 3 $1 0.35
JOHN DORY 1,065 $816 0.77 284 $360 1.27
MACKEREL, ATLANTIC 20,938 $7,337 0.35 21,022 $2,933 0.14
MACKEREL, KING 31 $72 2.33 193 $408 2.11
MACKEREL, SPANISH 47,562 $32,768 0.69 138,661 $82,175 0.59
MENHADEN 7,332,708 $421,481 0.06 7,320,985 $462,759 0.06
MINNOW 108,440 $108,564 1.00 97,088 $105,236 1.08
MULLET 15,489 $4,028 0.26 37,543 $12,938 0.34
PERCH, SAND 0 $0 0.00 56 $26 0.46
PERCH, WHITE 149,175 $200,825 1.35 173,032 $190,547 1.10
PERCH, YELLOW 10,856 $14,701 1.35 16,273 $20,041 1.23
PERMIT 1 $2 1.50 0 $0 0.00
PIGFISH 0 $0 0.00 54 $25 0.47
POLLOCK, ATLANTIC 2 $1 0.50 2 $1 0.40
POMPANO, COMMON 973 $2,188 2.25 226 $504 2.23
PORGY, NK 0 $0 0.00 23,754 $8,351 0.35
PORGY, RED & PINFISH 0 $0 0.00 5 $4 0.81
PUFFER, NK 0 $0 0.00 684 $441 0.64
PUFFER, NORTHERN 161,703 $858,946 5.31 42,851 $138,126 3.22
PUFFERS 0 $0 0.00 12 $12 0.96
RAY, COWNOSE 176,928 $281,093 1.59 225,949 $420,840 1.86
REDFISH 75 $38 0.50 16 $8 0.50
RIBBONFISH, DEALFISH 17,779 $3,616 0.20 29 $6 0.20
RIBBONFISHES 53,511 $21,656 0.40 7,545 $3,527 0.47
ROSEFISH, BLK BELLIED 0 $0 0.00 10 $18 1.75
SALMON, ATLANTIC 3 $9 3.00 0 $0 0.00
SCALLOP, SEA 113 $180 1.60 0 $0 0.00
SCUP 363,501 $135,166 0.37 211,576 $96,350 0.46
SEA ROBINS 411 $41 0.10 1,265 $139 0.11
SEATROUT, GREY 61,691 $86,965 1.41 66,866 $65,834 0.98
SEATROUT, NK 28 $22 0.80 11 $7 0.60
SEATROUT, SPOTTED 20,963 $32,617 1.56 27,791 $53,879 1.94
SHAD, AMERICAN 5,289 $2,119 0.40 6,458 $2,630 0.41
SHAD, GIZZARD 236,919 $30,879 0.13 403,528 $33,259 0.08
SHAD, HICKORY 14,713 $3,217 0.22 16,157 $3,801 0.24
SHARK, ATL SHARPNOSE 8,737 $7,183 0.82 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, BLACKTIP 59,549 $50,575 0.85 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, BLUE 400 $215 0.54 3,970 $1,136 0.29
SHARK, BONNETHEAD 0 $0 0.00 894 $1,011 1.13
SHARK, BULL 2,473 $1,855 0.75 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, DUSKY 0 $0 0.00 11 $7 0.67
SHARK, FINETOOTH 65,259 $37,288 0.57 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, HAMMERHEAD 133 $19 0.14 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, MAKO 56 $56 1.00 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, MAKO LONGFIN 275 $370 1.34 592 $746 1.26
SHARK, MAKO SHORTFIN 157 $198 1.26 1,434 $1,190 0.83
SHARK, NK 4,710 $15,067 3.20 10,596 $2,750 0.26
SHARK, PELAGIC 0 $0 0.00 214 $54 0.25
SHARK, SAND TIGER 18 $7 0.40 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, SANDBAR 8 $7 0.89 430 $261 0.61
SHARK, SPINNER 42 $32 0.75 0 $0 0.00
SHARK, THRESHER 22,505 $7,965 0.35 9,971 $4,928 0.49
SHARK, TIGER 0 $0 0.00 364 $26 0.07
SHEEPSHEAD 6,843 $6,331 0.93 11,283 $5,207 0.46
SILVERSIDE, NK 525 $656 1.25 0 $0 0.00
SKATE 549,548 $90,969 0.17 311,156 $37,754 0.12
SKATE, CLEARNOSE 18,800 $2,070 0.11 61,244 $7,487 0.12
SKATE, LITTLE 350 $88 0.25 0 $0 0.00
SKATE, SMOOTH 0 $0 0.00 280 $42 0.15
SNAKEHEAD, NORTHERN 0 $0 0.00 1 $0 0.10
SPADEFISH 5,104 $5,090 1.00 9,583 $6,625 0.69
SPOT 1,027,871 $1,067,346 1.04 3,993,274 $3,949,158 0.99
STARGAZERS 570 $473 0.83 140 $37 0.26
STRIPED MULLET 534 $308 0.58 7,222 $3,091 0.43
SWORDFISH 12,984 $48,424 3.73 2,628 $7,987 3.04
TARPON 307 $142 0.46 0 $0 0.00
TAUTOG 6,115 $13,806 2.26 11,277 $19,589 1.74
TILEFISH 255 $381 1.49 331 $497 1.50
TILEFISH, BLUELINE 4,025 $6,999 1.74 3,986 $8,182 2.05
TILEFISH, GOLDEN 205 $270 1.32 348 $619 1.78
TILEFISH, SAND 0 $0 0.00 605 $997 1.65
TOADFISH, OYSTER 9,301 $29,625 3.19 11,201 $52,861 4.72
TRIGGERFISHES 2,154 $2,466 1.14 5,724 $4,516 0.79
TRIPLETAIL 4 $2 0.50 25 $13 0.50
TUNA, ALBACORE 449 $225 0.50 15 $2 0.14
TUNA, BIGEYE 583 $3,099 5.32 274 $911 3.33
TUNA, BLUEFIN 530 $2,968 5.60 0 $0 0.00
TUNA, FALSE ALBACORE 227 $60 0.26 9 $32 3.50
TUNA, YELLOWFIN 364 $931 2.56 598 $735 1.23
WAHOO 379 $758 2.00 0 $0 0.00
WHELK, CHANNEL 0 $0 0.00 398 $60 0.15
WHITING, KING 43,269 $30,729 0.71 36,477 $22,462 0.62
WRECKFISH 11 $36 3.25 714 $2,321 3.25
Total Finfish: 31,507,846 $22,270,678 0.71 36,128,901 $26,864,222 0.74


Shellfish 2010 2009
Species Pounds Value $/LBS Pounds Value $/LBS
BLOOD ARK, CLAM 1,202 $5,759 4.79 3,404 $52,741 15.49
CONCHS 576,688 $832,416 1.44 718,130 $940,954 1.31
CRAB, BLUE 34,109,633 $33,871,707 0.99 28,946,336 $25,194,520 0.87
CRAB, HORSESHOE 291,212 $133,356 0.46 537,377 $269,411 0.50
CRAB, JONAH 0 $0 0.00 21,403 $12,293 0.57
CRAB, NK 96,615 $949 0.01 0 $0 0.00
CRAB, RED 0 $0 0.00 2,065 $465 0.23
CRAB, ROCK 0 $0 0.00 273 $144 0.53
FINGERED KELP 0 $0 0.00 2 $1 0.50
LOBSTER 16,345 $71,424 4.37 21,472 $94,987 4.42
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Virginia Landings Bulletin
2010 Annual Commercial Fisheries Statistics
Summary Report
Print Date: January 31, 2012, 3:50 pm
2010 2009
Species Pounds Value $/LBS Pounds Value $/LBS
MOLLUSKS 0 $0 0.00 10 $5 0.49
MUSSELS 0 $0 0.00 40 $99 2.48
OYSTERS, PRIVATE 634,402 $2,627,271 4.14 466,909 $2,034,388 4.36
OYSTERS, PRIVATE SEED 0 $66,210 0.00 0 $28,659 0.00
OYSTERS, PUBLIC 552,374 $2,340,326 4.24 394,404 $1,657,107 4.20
OYSTERS, PUBLIC SEED 0 $72,414 0.00 0 $6,093 0.00
PERIWINKLES 0 $0 0.00 30 $1 0.04
QUAHOG, PRIVATE 2,318,932 $12,610,296 5.44 1,671,669 $13,825,398 8.27
QUAHOG, PUBLIC 63,457 $473,561 7.46 105,795 $682,968 6.46
SCALLOP, SEA 9,167,498 $70,203,246 7.66 10,136,881 $63,312,434 6.25
SHRIMP (PENAEID) 0 $0 0.00 29,659 $60,039 2.02
SHRIMP, NK 0 $0 0.00 4,698 $5,403 1.15
SQUID (ILLEX) 958,893 $222,609 0.23 621,047 $77,641 0.13
SQUID (LOLIGO) 54,436 $44,018 0.81 139,582 $106,930 0.77
SQUIDS (NS) 35 $26 0.75 0 $0 0.00
STARFISH 0 $0 0.00 75 $15 0.20
TURTLE, SNAPPER 879 $740 0.84 833 $833 1.00
WHELK, CHANNEL 86,143 $452,251 5.25 82,166 $310,943 3.78
WHELK, KNOBBED 2,872 $6,764 2.36 5,066 $6,686 1.32
Total Shellfish: 48,931,616 $124,035,343 2.53 43,909,324 $108,681,158 2.48


Total Finfish: 31,507,846 $22,270,678 0.71 36,128,901 $26,864,222 0.74
Total Shellfish: 48,931,616 $124,035,343 2.53 43,909,324 $108,681,158 2.48
Total Shellfish and Finfish: 80,439,462 $146,306,021 1.82 80,038,225 $135,545,380 1.69