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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mike Hutt, Excutive Director
Virginia Marine Products Board
Phone: 757-874-3474
E-mail: mhutt@vaseafood.org
LANDINGS AND VALUE OF TOP 20 VIRGINIA SPECIES 2008 |
| SPECIES |
DOCKSIDE
VALUE ($) |
LANDINGS
(POUNDS) |
| SEA SCALLOPS |
65,587,314 |
9,847,429 |
| BLUE CRABS |
25,548,669 |
21,647,113 |
| CROAKER |
5,648,024 |
12,119,714 |
| STRIPED BASS |
3,279,797 |
2.348,813 |
| CLAMS |
2,964,164 |
2,168,640 |
| OYSTERS |
2,894,716 |
748,361 |
| FLOUNDER |
2,822,396 |
1,691,907 |
| CATFISH |
1,251,687 |
1,993,009 |
| SPOT |
1,238,778 |
1,970,508 |
| MONK FISH |
821,550 |
892,959 |
| DOG FISH |
793,415 |
3,344,797 |
| BLACK SEA BASS |
756,965 |
214,937 |
| RAY, COWNOSE |
551,939 |
410,017 |
| MENHADEN |
485,264 |
9,056,013 |
| WHELK |
357,366 |
110,240 |
| EEL |
254,826 |
164,983 |
| BLUEFISH |
212,157 |
603,625 |
| TROUT (GREY) |
201,181 |
169,932 |
| PERCH |
127,153 |
142,432 |
| MACKEREL, SPANISH |
90,366 |
156,120 |
2008 U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS FIGURES |
| STATE |
POUNDS |
DOLLARS |
| ALASKA |
4,533,624 |
1,700,852,000 |
| LOUISIANA |
915,956 |
272,857,000 |
| WASHINGTON |
568,647 |
250,799,000 |
| VIRGINIA |
415,719 |
145,553,000 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION. U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 16 pounds (edible meat) in 2008
Source: Virginia Marine Resources Commission, United States Department of Commerce - National Marine Fisheries Service.
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