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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 2009 |
| SPECIES |
DOCKSIDE
VALUE ($) |
LANDINGS
(POUNDS) |
| SEA SCALLOPS |
63,353,006 |
10,136,481 |
| BLUE CRABS |
25,038,993 |
28,715,711 |
| CROAKER |
8,129.078 |
8,613,260 |
| STRIPED BASS |
4,588,925 |
2.280,747 |
| SPOT |
3,785,800 |
3,565,855 |
| FLOUNDER |
3,512,547 |
2,006,642 |
| CATFISH |
1,687,740 |
2,143,730 |
| OYSTERS |
1,627,296 |
388,728 |
| WHELK |
926,911 |
706,344 |
| DOGFISH |
701,612 |
1,505,733 |
| CLAM |
657,197 |
101,516 |
| BLACK SEA BASS |
491,770 |
163,273 |
| MENHADEN |
462,743 |
7,320,715 |
| RAY, COWNOSE |
451,898 |
225,949 |
| EEL |
353,337 |
179,563 |
| DRUM (BLACK & RED) |
278,198 |
96,801 |
| BLUEFISH |
273,247 |
457,714 |
| HORSESHOE CRAB |
229,294 |
375,092 |
| SKATE |
209,920 |
311,156 |
| PERCH |
190,547 |
173,032 |
AQUACULTURE LANDINGS |
| SPECIES |
DOCKSIDE
VALUE ($) |
LANDINGS
(POUNDS) |
| CLAMS |
13,753,729 |
1,662,553 |
| OYSTERS |
2,170,067 |
498,703 |
2009 U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDINGS FIGURES |
| STATE |
POUNDS |
DOLLARS |
| ALASKA |
4,064,032 |
1,333,536,000 |
| LOUISIANA |
1,000,815 |
280,691,000 |
| VIRGINIA |
417,449 |
154,375,000 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION: U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 15.8 pounds (edible meat) in 2009.
Source: Virginia Marine Resources Commission, NOAA/United States Department of Commerce - National Marine Fisheries Service.
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