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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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