Annual Fisheries Bulletin 2010 Commercial & Recreational Statistics

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1 NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES Annual Fisheries Bulletin 200 Commercial & Recreational Statistics License and Statistics Section PO Box 769 Morehead City, NC April 20 The Annual Fisheries Bulletin contains the North Carolina commercial and recreational fisheries harvest statistics for 200. Included in this bulletin are the 200 landings from the commercial and recreational fisheries programs, along with the 2006 to 2009 landings for comparison purposes. The bulletin also contains a summary of commercial fishing trips by major gears. The North Carolina Trip Ticket Program collects commercial fishery landings and effort statistics. This program mandates trip level fish dealer reporting of all finfish and shellfish landed in the state. Recreational fishery harvest and effort statistics are derived from the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) that conducts recreational angler interviews at public access points and telephone surveys. Commercial Total Pounds Harvested in 200 Recreational 72,027,335 pounds 4,422,822 pounds Top Five Species Caught In Each Fishery Commercial Recreational Species Pounds Species Pounds Blue crabs 30,684,249 Dolphinfish 3,297,20 Croaker 7,32,59 Yellowfin tuna,89,366 Shrimp 5,955,457 Bluefish,79,55 Summer flounder 3,38,47 Striped Bass 7,84 Bluefish 3,26,09 Spanish mackerel 579,638 Issued by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. For additional information regarding Commercial and Recreational Statistics, please contact: Alan Bianchi, Commercial Statistics (252) or (800) alan.bianchi@ncdenr,gov Doug Mumford, Recreational Statistics (252) or (800) doug.mumford@ncdenr.gov

2 200 PRELIMINARY 200 North Carolina Commercial Landings Issued: April 30, 20 FINFISH Amberjacks 28,762 $95,599 Anglerfish (Monkfish including Monklivers) 47,345 $60,387 Bluefish 3,26,09 $,29,688 Bonito 5,686 $20,52 Butterfish 55,087 $32,656 Carp 23,807 $2,200 Catfishes 354,622 $64,272 Cobia 43,75 $64,829 Croaker, Atlantic 7,32,59 $3,409,67 Cutlassfish, Atlantic 9,753 $4,353 Dolphinfish 239,55 $492,270 Drum, Black 69,94 $32,805 Drum, Red 23,760 $42,659 Eel, American 22,04 $35,048 Flounder, Southern,689,493 $3,695,756 Flounder, Summer 3,38,47 $7,228,763 Flounders, Other 358 $363 Garfish 2,82 $82 Grouper, Gag 222,749 $766,577 Grouper, Red 23,780 $625,224 Grouper, Scamp 60,63 $200,970 Grouper, Snowy 35,472 $06,298 Groupers, Other,76 $3,473 Grunts 47,29 $42,279 Hakes 5,00 $,429 Harvestfish (Starbutters) 80,459 $06,592 Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback Herring),765 $,765 Hogfish (Hog Snapper) 3,046 $37,897 Jacks 2,288 $,586 Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 45,276 $7,595 Mackerel, King 328,806 $643,86 Mackerel, Spanish 9,866 $,026,562 Menhaden, Atlantic,299,30 $,552 Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 886,84 $958,377 Mullet, Striped 2,082,636 $,002,386 Perch, White 200,472 $62,369 Perch, Yellow 57,027 $68,576 Pigfish 32,867 $6,433 Pinfish 4,579 $3,635 Pompano 4,840 $39,24 Porgies 84,78 $07,864 Pufferfish 2,472 $,629 Scup 02,853 $5,424 Sea Basses 40,57 $947,972 Seatrout, Spotted 200,500 $350,349 Shad, American 233,267 $90,348 Shad, Gizzard 87,340 $43,670 Shad, Hickory 08,032 $20,95 2

3 200 North Carolina Commercial Landings (continued) Sharks 2 629,42 $325,080 Sharks, Dogfish, Smooth,64,844 $503,749 Sharks, Dogfish, Spiny,708,437 $256,52 Sheepshead 57,63 $99,666 Skates 7,503 $,454 Skippers 3,937 $3,99 Snapper, Red 3 * * Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 36,782 $946,57 Snappers, Other 3,435 $9,346 Spadefish, Atlantic 8,827 $6,6 Spot 572,35 $384,386 Striped Bass 499,740 $,220,542 Swordfish 629,933 $,897,5 Tilefish 430,394 $87,388 Triggerfish 225,682 $349,79 Tuna, Bigeye 96,464 $338,88 Tuna, Bluefin 48,562 $46,044 Tuna, Yellowfin 368,027 $66,442 Tunas, Other 43,626 $4,778 Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 47,337 $76,49 Wahoo 2,626 $30,329 Weakfish (Gray Trout) 06,39 $05,282 Unclassified Fish for Food 76,320 $8,846 Unclassified Fish for Industrial Use or Bait 67,663 $4,90 TOTAL FINFISH 32,502,69 $33,383,89 SHELLFISH Shrimp (Heads On) 4 5,955,457 $0,690,675 Clams, Hard (Meats) 354,96 $2,58,033 (8,233,83 Clams) -- Blue Crabs, Hard 29,795,52 $23,80,42 Blue Crabs, Peeler 568,265 $,97,970 Blue Crabs, Soft 320,472 $,544,342 Octopus 94 $, Oysters (Meats),040,338 $5,044,792 (96,66 Bushels) -- Scallop, Bay (Meats) 336 $2,00 Scallop, Sea (Meats) 7,898 $,222,893 Squid,228,695 $284,42 Stone Crabs 5,593 $9,04 Unclassified Shellfish 66,488 $40,450 Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 5,690 $30,655 TOTAL SHELLFISH 39,524,644 $46,560,959 GRAND TOTAL 72,027,335 $79,944,48 Includes species from the genus Seriola (amberjacks, almaco jacks, and banded rudderfish.) 2 Includes shark fins and the following sharks: blacktip, bonnethead, bull, finetooth, hammerhead, shortfin mako, spinner, thresher, tiger, and Atlantic sharpnose. 3 The red snapper fishery closed on January 4, Includes brown, pink, and white shrimp. * Units and value not shown to avoid disclosure of private enterprise. 3

4 2009 North Carolina Commercial Landings 2009 Updated: April 5, 20 FINFISH Amberjacks 53,099 $04,982 Anglerfish (Monkfish including Monklivers) 99,549 $2,354 Bluefish 2,360,077 $782,597 Bonito 9,98 $4,060 Butterfish 56,48 $26,799 Carp 4,087 $,09 Catfishes 42,22 $77,709 Cobia 3,898 $46,56 Croaker, Atlantic 6,35,427 $3,003,858 Cutlassfish, Atlantic 59,379 $38,59 Dolphinfish 60,932 $,028,309 Drum, Black 48,994 $64,875 Drum, Red 200,296 $325,625 Eel, American 65,48 $54,536 Flounder, Southern 2,396,28 $4,609,709 Flounder, Summer 2,859,039 $5,53,799 Flounders, Other 26 $202 Garfish 5,632 $509 Grouper, Gag 220,925 $733,054 Grouper, Red 296,255 $774,09 Grouper, Scamp 7,225 $232,278 Grouper, Snowy 32,927 $94,025 Groupers, Other 6,34 $45,265 Grunts 74,054 $63,394 Hakes 56 $55 Harvestfish (Starbutters) 96,742 $7,965 Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback Herring) 643 $836 Hogfish (Hog Snapper) 0,839 $28,476 Jacks 4,89 $3,880 Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston),47 $448 Mackerel, King 777,585 $,500,2 Mackerel, Spanish 96,8 $929,748 Menhaden, Atlantic 2,24,733 $229,648 Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 72,924 $789,000 Mullet, Striped,685,65 $75,265 Perch, White 376,820 $303,97 Perch, Yellow 66,949 $68,53 Pigfish 27,905 $,207 Pinfish 2,655 $5,046 Pompano 2,668 $58,228 Porgies 98,77 $4,79 Pufferfish 799 $344 Scup 244,337 $00,956 Sea Basses 65,79 $,40,506 Seatrout, Spotted 320,247 $528,985 Shad, American 67,63 $204,42 Shad, Gizzard 73,232 $2,97 Shad, Hickory 86,662 $22,963 4

5 2009 North Carolina Commercial Landings (continued) Sharks 2 447,405 $238,806 Sharks, Dogfish, Smooth,22,50 $38,790 Sharks, Dogfish, Spiny,46,362 $22,65 Sheepshead 32,390 $82,340 Skates,382 $2,202 Skippers 2,506 $4,3 Snapper, Red 0,228 $35,284 Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 36,923 $,033,555 Snappers, Other,930 $4,002 Spadefish, Atlantic 20,636 $6,520 Spot,006,485 $60,835 Striped Bass 30,604 $747,308 Swordfish 502,884 $,39,97 Tilefish 469,293 $735,89 Triggerfish 25,759 $303,580 Tuna, Bigeye 68,089 $536,72 Tuna, Bluefin 38,902 $,444,35 Tuna, Yellowfin 546,406 $852,55 Tunas, Other 39,277 $37,459 Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 46,088 $6,559 Wahoo 6,99 $38,542 Weakfish (Gray Trout) 63,46 $63,20 Unclassified Fish for Food 8,205 $42,962 Unclassified Fish for Industrial Use or Bait 59,09 $9,76 TOTAL FINFISH 32,329,082 $33,98,424 SHELLFISH Shrimp (Heads On) 3 5,407,708 Clams, Hard (Meats) 350,669 $8,527,74 $2,036,49 (8,0,22 Clams) -- Blue Crabs, Hard 29,40,473 $25,039,379 Blue Crabs, Peeler 367,88 $,06,883 Blue Crabs, Soft 98,878 $,282,733 Octopus 4,40 $4,863 Oysters (Meats) 573,630 $2,655,463 (08,437 Bushels) -- Scallop, Bay (Meats) 29,003 $24,256 Scallop, Sea (Meats) 382,00 $2,278,32 Squid 52,342 $37,386 Stone Crabs 5,933 $9,28 Unclassified Shellfish 7,004 $32,285 Whelks/Conchs (Meats),90 $2,593 TOTAL SHELLFISH 36,64,840 $43,266,950 GRAND TOTAL 68,970,923 $77,248,374 Includes species from the genus Seriola (amberjacks, almaco jacks, and banded rudderfish.) 2 Includes shark fins and the following sharks: blacktip, bonnethead, bull, finetooth, hammerhead, shortfin mako, spinner, thresher, tiger, and Atlantic sharpnose. 3 Includes brown, pink, and white shrimp. * Units and value not shown to avoid disclosure of private enterprise. 5

6 2008 North Carolina Commercial Landings 2008 Updated: April 5, 20 FINFISH Amberjacks 60,769 $0,236 Anglerfish (Monkfish including Monklivers) 09,02 $27,688 Bluefish,930,39 $707,749 Bonito 6,576 $9,937 Butterfish 77,99 $40,053 Carp 6,344 $753 Catfishes 36,456 $9,752 Cobia 22,047 $30,042 Croaker, Atlantic 5,79,874 $3,4,94 Cutlassfish, Atlantic 2,64 $3,059 Dolphinfish 289,548 $573,364 Drum, Black 30,998 $04,937 Drum, Red 229,809 $352,426 Eel, American 23,833 $53,624 Flounder, Southern 2,602,390 $5,650,295 Flounder, Summer 2,406,603 $5,236,00 Flounders, Other 305 $386 Garfish,869 $593 Grouper, Gag 79,673 $66,24 Grouper, Red 474,404 $,234,039 Grouper, Scamp 86,483 $288,607 Grouper, Snowy 26,700 $80,973 Groupers, Other 8,353 $54,605 Grunts 9,292 $86,065 Hakes,09 $362 Harvestfish (Starbutters) 75,285 $77,282 Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback Herring),292 $775 Hogfish (Hog Snapper) 3,035 $34,73 Jacks 3,490 $2,400 Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 75 $379 Mackerel, King,036,852 $,63,665 Mackerel, Spanish 45,405 $545,300 Menhaden, Atlantic 645,23 $70,339 Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 922,583 $86,446 Mullet, Striped,675,859 $672,08 Perch, White 398,307 $38,802 Perch, Yellow 43,507 $49,763 Pigfish 34,984 $2,777 Pinfish 80,384 $26,762 Pompano 8,08 $49,608 Porgies 4,457 $37,053 Pufferfish 680 $38 Scup 205,868 $64,204 Sea Basses 484,892 $,55,772 Seatrout, Spotted 304,430 $466,588 Shad, American 8,97 $68,826 Shad, Gizzard 58,933 $,768 Shad, Hickory 66,767 $,665 56

7 2008 North Carolina Commercial Landings (continued) Sharks 2 468,864 $20,829 Sharks, Dogfish, Smooth 826,240 $265,462 Sharks, Dogfish, Spiny 58,727 $26,042 Sheepshead 89,726 $53,053 Skates 384 $76 Skippers 3,605 $3,68 Snapper, Red 8,852 $30,806 Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 59,429 $,747,555 Snappers, Other 2,557 $5,959 Spadefish, Atlantic,694 $3,293 Spot 737,244 $454,585 Striped Bass 373,445 $822,556 Swordfish 444,559 $,33,936 Tilefish 404,295 $659,23 Triggerfish 98,724 $283,028 Tuna, Bigeye 272,340 $922,083 Tuna, Bluefin 47,40 $,46,66 Tuna, Yellowfin 502,928 $956,049 Tunas, Other 9,43 $9,544 Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 03,743 $40,280 Wahoo,643 $27,068 Weakfish (Gray Trout) 70,469 $49,044 Unclassified Fish for Food 56,489 $5,555 Unclassified Fish for Industrial Use or Bait 54,957 $6,96 TOTAL FINFISH 27,63,503 $34,428,369 SHELLFISH Shrimp (Heads On) 3 9,426,878 $9,250,590 Clams, Hard (Meats) 382,049 $2,355,279 (9,332,807 clams) -- Blue Crabs, Hard 32,338,889 $25,429,23 Blue Crabs, Peeler 35,986 $882,39 Blue Crabs, Soft 225,86 $,243,836 Octopus 4,022 $5,878 Oysters (Meats) 466,76 $2,039,75 (88,24 bushels) -- Scallop, Bay (Meats) 0 $0 Scallop, Sea (Meats) 62,007 $,03,048 Squid 08,583 $38,569 Stone Crabs 6,09 $5,742 Unclassified Shellfish 99,086 $02,24 Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 0,270 $8,64 TOTAL SHELLFISH 43,58,873 $52,394,496 GRAND TOTAL 7,23,375 $86,822,865 Includes species from the genus Seriola (amberjacks, almaco jacks, and banded rudderfish.) 2 Includes shark fins and the following sharks: blacktip, hammerhead, lemon, shortfin mako, thresher, and Atlantic sharpnose. 3 Includes brown, pink, white and rock shrimp. 7

8 2007 North Carolina Commercial Landings 2007 Updated: April 5, 20 FINFISH Amberjacks 33,59 $93,90 Anglerfish (Monkfish including Monklivers) 53,346 $88,24 Bluefish 2,332,8 $70,34 Bonito 6,085 $20,403 Butterfish 22,24 $62,85 Carp 26,580 $2,852 Catfishes 475,27 $29,282 Cobia 9,005 $25,7 Croaker, Atlantic 7,30,296 $2,726,029 Cutlassfish, Atlantic 27,042 $27,968 Dolphinfish 369,472 $726, Drum, Black 48,23 $50,320 Drum, Red 243,658 $354,400 Eel, American 37,937 $73,977 Flounder, Southern 2,083,043 $4,970,88 Flounder, Summer 2,670,74 $6,364,022 Flounders, Other 32 $36 Garfish 0,359 $58 Grouper, Gag 200,88 $652,226 Grouper, Red 448,580 $,79,470 Grouper, Scamp 0,983 $353,44 Grouper, Snowy 48,354 $52,739 Groupers, Other 9,058 $56,795 Grunts 8,545 $09,044 Hakes 785 $27 Harvestfish (Starbutters) 90,5 $99,99 Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback Herring),03 $856 Hogfish (Hog Snapper) 7,2 $7,072 Jacks 2,76 $,030 Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 86 $42 Mackerel, King,059,07 $,967,079 Mackerel, Spanish 487,879 $73,076 Menhaden, Atlantic,34,67 $39,78 Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 87,868 $795,685 Mullet, Striped,668,804 $72,7 Perch, White 74,494 $30,426 Perch, Yellow 45,698 $58,02 Pigfish 33,643 $,894 Pinfish 73,238 $4,899 Pompano 9,553 $36,05 Porgies 97,99 $08,863 Pufferfish 930 $339 Scup 66,979 $42,756 Sea Basses 474,297 $,95,325 Seatrout, Spotted 374,722 $524,465 Shad, American 300,032 $280,582 Shad, Gizzard 84,998 $2,550 Shad, Hickory 35,808 $7,726 8

9 2007 North Carolina Commercial Landings (continued) Sharks 2 348,887 $70,268 Sharks, Dogfish, Smooth 64,888 $96,04 Sharks, Dogfish, Spiny 49,543 $26,080 Sheepshead 77,73 $4,235 Skates 2,335 $332 Skippers 2,676 $3,252 Snapper, Red 7,288 $23,267 Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 54,85 $,573,30 Snappers, Other 2,45 $4,660 Spadefish, Atlantic 9,567 $6,939 Spot 879,082 $62,673 Striped Bass 576,384 $,238,956 Swordfish 645,396 $,769,054 Tilefish 58,28 $87,888 Triggerfish 55,26 $86,4 Tuna, Bigeye 339,750 $,088,203 Tuna, Bluefin 3,88 $892,398 Tuna, Yellowfin,24,88 $2,002,484 Tunas, Other 5,688 $4,70 Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 34,674 $48,748 Wahoo 24,306 $55,644 Weakfish (Gray Trout) 75,597 $49,208 Unclassified Fish for Food 58,804 $0,965 Unclassified Fish for Industrial Use or Bait 7,786 $4,430 TOTAL FINFISH 30,45,83 $36,207,859 SHELLFISH Shrimp (Heads On) 3 9,552,55 $7,937,93 Clams, Hard (Meats) 425,333 $2,600,658 (2,787,426 clams) -- Blue Crabs, Hard 20,562,59 $8,09,497 Blue Crabs, Peeler 498,904 $,86,03 Blue Crabs, Soft 363,896 $2,36,426 Octopus 4,83 $6,440 Oysters (Meats) 44,43 $2,244,707 (83,446 bushels) -- Scallop, Bay (Meats) 0 $0 Scallop, Sea (Meats) 267,252 $,692,479 Squid 29,826 $00,22 Stone Crabs 4,605 $3,599 Unclassified Shellfish 50,370 $76,988 Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 2,44 $8,804 TOTAL SHELLFISH 32,474,528 $46,23,664 GRAND TOTAL 62,926,359 $82,33,523 Includes species from the genus Seriola (amberjacks, almaco jacks, and banded rudderfish.) 2 Includes shark fins and the following sharks: blacktip, bull, hammerhead, shortfin mako, sandbar, thresher, tiger, and Atlantic sharpnose. 3 Includes brown, pink, and white shrimp. 9

10 2006 North Carolina Commercial Landings 2006 Updated: April 5, 20 FINFISH Amberjacks 0,722 $65,8 Anglerfish (Monkfish including Monklivers) 64,953 $76,908 Bluefish 2,79,57 $85,639 Bonito 9,770 $0,503 Butterfish 94,430 $50,843 Carp 29,285 $2,873 Catfishes 429,948 $2,288 Cobia 20,270 $24,076 Croaker, Atlantic 0,396,554 $3,562,502 Cutlassfish, Atlantic 6,53 $4,668 Dolphinfish 59,452 $307,239 Drum, Black 25,24 $38,076 Drum, Red 69,206 $232,88 Eel, American 33,58 $70,893 Flounder, Southern 2,287,823 $4,850,300 Flounder, Summer 3,98,43 $8,449,646 Flounders, Other 2,397 $,47 Garfish 2,28 $828 Grouper, Gag 240,927 $707,64 Grouper, Red 240,782 $587,538 Grouper, Scamp 04,964 $303,898 Grouper, Snowy 02,554 $256,074 Groupers, Other 9,643 $50,429 Grunts 8,234 $04,278 Hakes 974 $294 Harvestfish (Starbutters) 88,040 $07,606 Herring, River (Alewife and Blueback Herring) 09,847 $84,276 Hogfish (Hog Snapper) 7,296 $6,77 Jacks 2,260 $,44 Mackerel, Atlantic (Boston) 7,60 $,78 Mackerel, King,85,534 $2,20,38 Mackerel, Spanish 470,662 $67,689 Menhaden, Atlantic 962,648 $47,779 Mullet, Sea (Kingfishes) 559,440 $550,566 Mullet, Striped,728,607 $977,756 Perch, White 56,426 $24,299 Perch, Yellow 34,599 $34,85 Pigfish 40,963 $2,406 Pinfish 65,456 $,950 Pompano 6,075 $0,989 Porgies 72,24 $8,784 Pufferfish 402 $38 Scup 40,062 $96,932 Sea Basses 778,230 $,75,625 Seatrout, Spotted 32,620 $40,695 Shad, American 84,965 $20,026 Shad, Gizzard 66,808 $2,672 Shad, Hickory 54,802 $0,639 0

11 2006 North Carolina Commercial Landings (continued) Sharks 2 835,45 $373,88 Sharks, Dogfish, Smooth 60,247 $77,745 Sharks, Dogfish, Spiny,574 $2,57 Sheepshead 57,48 $28,67 Skates 839 $20 Skippers 3,29 $3,303 Snapper, Red 6,37 $9,89 Snapper, Vermilion (Beeliner) 336,45 $927,72 Snappers, Other 2,789 $6,38 Spadefish, Atlantic 9,623 $6,85 Spot,364,743 $998,047 Striped Bass 28,736 $680,902 Swordfish 65,877 $,500,495 Tilefish 38,090 $86,677 Triggerfish 26,354 $46,634 Tuna, Bigeye 505,745 $,373,89 Tuna, Bluefin 88,454 $994,678 Tuna, Yellowfin,55,802 $,636,98 Tunas, Other 25,63 $9,846 Tunny, Little (False Albacore) 06,67 $35,703 Wahoo 6,426 $37,879 Weakfish (Gray Trout) 363,078 $30,697 Unclassified Fish for Food 52,042 $57,84 Unclassified Fish for Industrial Use or Bait 30,83 $8,864 TOTAL FINFISH 35,643,90 $37,670,32 SHELLFISH Shrimp (Heads On) 3 5,736,649 $9,4,435 Clams, Hard (Meats) 422,293 $2,63,373 (2,475,443 clams) -- Blue Crabs, Hard 24,408,932 $4,46,592 Blue Crabs, Peeler 549,96 $,72,353 Blue Crabs, Soft 384,3 $,768,450 Octopus 3,578 $5,705 Oysters (Meats) 447,889 $2,234,558 (84,667 bushels) -- Scallop, Bay (Meats) 0 $0 Scallop, Sea (Meats) 46,72 $993,847 Squid 940,958 $25,794 Stone Crabs 3,950 $4,9 Unclassified Shellfish 42,78 $4,360 Whelks/Conchs (Meats) 2,80 $3,73 TOTAL SHELLFISH 33,00,57 $32,45,388 GRAND TOTAL 68,743,347 $70,085,59 Includes species from the genus Seriola (amberjacks, almaco jacks, and banded rudderfish.) 2 Includes shark fins and the following sharks: blacktip, bull, hammerhead, shortfin mako, sandbar, thresher, tiger, and Atlantic sharpnose. 3 Includes brown, pink, and white shrimp.

12 North Carolina Commercial Fishing Trips By Major Gears ( ) Trips Gear Beach Seine By Hand 4,688 8,367 6,93 6,83 8,272 Cast Net Channel Net 9 962,8,089,069 Clam Dredges Clam Trawl Kicking Crab Dredge Crab Pot 48,67 49,64 47,275 54,626 50,44 Crab Trawl Eel Pot Fish Pot, Flounder Trawl Flynet Fyke Net Gigs,396,955,554,572 2,424 Gill Net Anchored 39,054 4,458 39,955 39,559 33,200 Gill Net Drift Gill Net Runaround 2,687 2,780 2,827 3,25 3,677 Haul Seines Longlines Oyster Dredge 2,487,733 2,69 4,48 0,72 Peeler Pot 3,407 3,466 3,396 2,728 3,347 Peeler Trawl Pound Nets 2,234 2,3,880 2,356 2,298 Purse Seine Rakes 6,099 6,808 2,8,334 0,335 Rod-n-Reel 2,886 3,569 3,443 3,237 2,486 Scallop Scoop Shrimp Trawl 5,70 6,735 5,995 5,749 5,588 Skimmer Trawl,366, ,096 Spears (Diving) Tongs 5,682 5,924 5,762 4,956 4,796 Trolling 4,497 4,965 3,853 4,034 2,93 Trotline Other Gears Total trips 5 50,26 59,297 48,930 57,068 52,084 A trip is defined as the time period beginning when a vessel or fisherman leaves port to conduct fishing activities and ends when that vessel or fisherman returns to land the catch. The duration of a trip can vary from a few hours, as in hand clamming, to several days, as in ocean flounder trawling. An assessment of the number of trips gives an indication of the amount of effort conducted by commercial fishermen within that fishery Trips are preliminary. Includes long hauls, common seines, and swipe nets. A new code to distinguish peeler trawl gear was put into effect in 200. Includes butterfly nets, conch pots, dip nets, sea scallop dredges and trawls, shrimp pots and turtle pots. Total trips are not equal to the sum of trips by gear due to multi-gear trips. Source: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Trip Ticket Program (April 200). 2

13 PRELIMINARY North Carolina Marine Recreational Finfish Harvest 2009 and 200 SPECIES NUMBER 2009 NUMBER Amberjacks 8,239 4,34 504,37 325,83 Barracudas,307,05 2,665 7,970 Bluefish 856,405,365,804 97,22,79,55 Bonito,533 7,40 97,979 52,32 Cobia 7,549 4,598 86, ,740 Croaker, Atlantic 350, ,388 23,90 29,040 Dolphin 376,25 465,833 3,864,44 3,297,20 Drum, Red 73,446 70,07 358,84 34,724 Drum, Black 0,274 54,935 32, ,354 Flounder, Southern 35,53 234,57 297,786 52,389 Flounder, Summer 58,093 9,655 86,32 35,307 Groupers 32,394 6, ,088 20,764 Grunts 98,259 57,505 3,929 50,48 Jacks 8,8 2,9 7,924 26,523 Kingfishes 804,759,054,72 327, ,70 Mackerel, King 80,74 35, , ,905 Mackerel, Spanish 703, ,22 892, ,638 Perch, Silver 0,56 5,42 2,784,38 Pigfish 252, ,993 0,74 79,39 Pinfish 52,694 23,007 34,068 43,95 Pompano 96,68 3,24 45,382 5,99 Porgies 35,985 8,294 60,942 30,79 Puffers 72,07 206,774 36,607 04,042 Sea Bass, Black 5,70 52,604 45,208 85,402 Seatrout, Spotted 509,46 62, , ,757 Sharks 5,479 5,402 34,967 36,244 Sharks, Dogfish,054 9,452 0,044 33,854 Sheepshead 47,438 73,37 265,37 484,43 Snappers 49,575 54,249 75,57 77,476 Spot,68, ,432 40, ,738 Striped Bass 7,375 39,82 209,856 7,84 Tuna, Bluefin ,236 88,463 Tuna, Yellowfin 29,625 34, ,336,89,366 Wahoo 3,40 3, , ,955 Weakfish 8,643 50,233 03,230 49,284 Striped Bass landings reflect Atlantic Ocean catches only. 2 Landings for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (ABT) reflect the Highly Migratory Species fishing year (January through December 3). NOTE: The number and pounds of finfish listed represent estimated harvest; finfish released alive are not included. Recreational finfish catches from headboats are not included in this table. The National Marine Fisheries Service collected headboat data separately in 2009 and

14 North Carolina Marine Recreational Finfish Harvest 2006, 2007 and 2008 SPECIES NUMBER 2006 NUMBER 2007 NUMBER Amberjacks 5,867 6,999 3,867 89,47 2, ,82 Barracudas 253,742 7,386 2,77 23,33 89,855 Bluefish,28,57,338,333,299,,209,785,469,44,3,333 Bonito,20 6,653 2,702 5,560 28,680 8,764 Cobia 4,722 2,900 2,447 34,430 82,785 84,395 Croaker, Atlantic 434, , ,778 5,403 87,03 54,940 Dolphin 590,39 608,422 38,787 4,76,594 5,77,862 3,370,59 Drum, Red 5,522 65,353 56,733 27,464 38,57 26,97 Drum, Black 05,606 23,56 38,737 69, ,24 550,40 Flounder, Southern 72,36 54,429 74, , , ,443 Flounder, Summer 52,683 84,476 53, , ,486 8,583 Groupers 62,672 85,200 0, ,675 77,042,247,67 Grunts 5,306 44,736 29,29 33,339 69,900 29,097 Jacks 33,493,262 5,699 3,05 84,72 52,648 Kingfishes 687,833 77,497,70,76 25,06 389,44 39,258 Mackerel, King 9, ,669 08,788,082,35 2,004, ,640 Mackerel, Spanish 305,343 49, ,50 454, , ,339 Perch, Silver 2,640 53,244 9,697 3,523 8,63,82 Pigfish 249,59 275, ,6 93,56 94,886 78,335 Pinfish 73,533 44,039 27,262 8,993 59,806 55,753 Pompano 8,058 97,82 207,59 45,29 53,953 95,395 Porgies 4,739 33,694 47,724 27,65 54,899 79,268 Puffers 30,798 23, ,84 5,655 5,536 46,083 Sea Bass, Black 56,063 2,722 68,774 5,075 96,34 90,978 Seatrout, Spotted 577, ,56 584,024 94,6 988, ,743 Sharks 4,736 9,30 3,283 39,76 5,76 22,879 Sharks, Dogfish 2,652 4,849 9,40 9,989 2,383 2,826 Sheepshead 59,453 22,579 89,327 97, , ,79 Snappers 46,68 88,540 29,49 66,352 24,273 64,837 Spot 2,770,5 4,268,838 2,345, ,8,378, ,820 Striped bass 90,753 45,502 44,890 2,53,23,048,58 938,73 Tuna, Bluefin ,452 8,922 3,075 Tuna, Yellowfin 244,357 4,638 27,043 7,089,259 3,26, ,469 Wahoo 7,736 36,97 3, ,880,025,379 30,999 Weakfish 53,696 4,332 37,564 39,392 25,459 39,369 Striped bass landings reflect Atlantic Ocean catches only. 2 Landings for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (ABT) reflect the Highly Migratory Species fishing year (January through December 3) NOTE: The number and pounds of finfish listed represent estimated harvest; finfish released alive are not included. Recreational finfish catches from headboats are included for 2005 and 2006 only. Recreational finfish catches from headboats are not included in The National Marine Fisheries Service collected headboat data separately in

15 North Carolina Coastal Angling Program North Carolina Marine Recreational Finfish Harvest and Release Catch Estimates Year Number Harvested Pounds Harvested Number Released 2006,854,532 23,806,39 20,652, ,863,238 23,348,687 9,986, ,94,407 5,895,794 9,97, ,946,030 3,567,06 6,664, ,470,902 4,422,822 20,275,022 North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishing Trip Estimates (number) Year Beach/Bank Charter Boat Manmade Private Boat Headboat Total ,227,37 229,79 2,073,30 2,656,55 60,735 7,246, ,02,304 22,284,897,366 2,783,56 73,838 6,979, ,308,667 89,757 2,038,90 2,550,207 93,20 7,80, ,892,896 46,33,553,506 2,03,935 72,849 5,697, ,039,30 60,756,62,576 2,223,408 6,947 6,097,997 Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL) Sales by Residency, Year In State Out-of-State Total ,569 54, , ,062 44,89 4, ,480 5, , ,76 57, ,522 Grandfathered 250,239 6, ,699 All lifetime inland state fishing licenses sold prior to 2007 were grandfathered into the new CRFL requirement on January 0, Survey Methods The survey consists of telephone and on-site angler interviews. Telephone interviews are used to collect data on number of trips, fishing location, and when these trips were made. Information on actual catch (species, number, weight, and length) is collected through on-site angler interviews. Information from both types of interviews is combined to produce estimates of total number and pounds of finfish caught. Precision of Estimates Numbers and pounds presented are estimates, not actual counts, therefore having varying levels of precision. Coastal recreational fishery statistics are provided through participation in the Marine Recreational Information Program. In North Carolina, this project is supported in part by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Sport Fish Restoration Program, Grant F