Marine recreational fishery statistics survey : annual progress report.

              MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERY STATISTICS SURVEY
By
Douglas G. Mumford
Annual Performance Report
Grant F-31-23
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Marine Fisheries
Morehead City, NC 28557
June 2010
This project was conducted under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration (Dingell-Johnson)
Act through the Wallop-Breaux Amendment, and funded, in part, by the
U. S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, under Grant No. F-31.TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................i
LIST OF TABLES.........................................................................................................................ii
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................iii
JOB 1: ........................................................................1 RECREATIONAL FISHING SURVEY
Objective:...................................................................................................................................1
Procedures:.................................................................................................................................1
Access Point Interviews..........................................................................................................1
Telephone Survey...................................................................................................................2
Trip Estimation......................................................................................................................2
Participation Estimation..........................................................................................................3
Catch Estimation.....................................................................................................................3
Results:.......................................................................................................................................5
Deviations:.................................................................................................................................6
JOB 2: SURVEY REPORTING AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION................................7
Objective:...................................................................................................................................7
Procedures:.................................................................................................................................7
Results:.......................................................................................................................................7
Deviations:.................................................................................................................................7
LITERATURE CITED...................................................................................................................8
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..............................................................................................................9 i
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. ......................................................................................10 North Carolina water bodies for the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, 1987-2009.
Table 2. ..........................................................................................................................10 Number of assignments and number of interviews obtained during the reporting period.
Table 3. ....................................................11 Number of interviews completed by county through the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, 2003-2009.
Table 4. ..................................................................12 Tabulation of number of households contacted (Cont) and number of saltwater fishing households identified (Ident) by year, by wave, Jan-Dec 1989 through 2009, MRFSS telephone calls in North Carolina.
Table 5. ....................................................13 Number of interviews completed by mode through the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, 2000-2009.
Table 6. .........................................................14 Distribution by mode of top ten target species (by percent) identified by recreational anglers surveyed in North Carolina, 2005-2009.
Table 7. .......................................................................15 Species composition and mean weight in kilograms of recreational finfish catches sampled in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 8. ...........18 Frequency and percent of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) caught per successful angler/trip in the coastal waters of North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 9. ..........................................................................19 Frequency and percent of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) caught per successful angler/trip in the Exclusive Economic Zone (Atlantic Ocean 3-200 miles) off North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 10. Frequency and percent of king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) caught per successful angler/trip in the coastal waters of North Carolina, 2004-2009..................20
Table 11. .....................................................................................20 Frequency and percent of king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) caught per successful angler/trip in the Exclusive Economic Zone (Atlantic Ocean 3-200 miles) off North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 12. ...................................................21 Frequency and percent of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 13. .....................................................................22 Frequency and percent of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 14. ...................................................23 Frequency and percent of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 15. .....................................................................24 Frequency and percent of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 16. ...................................................25 Frequency and percent of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 17. .....................................................................26 Frequency and percent of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 18. ......................................................................27 Frequency and percent of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009
Table 19. ...................................................28 Frequency and percent of black sea bass (Centropristis striata) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 20. .....................................................................29 Frequency and percent of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 21. .....................................................................30 Frequency and percent of dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 22. ...................................................31 Frequency and percent of southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Table 23. Number of angler trips (effort) to ocean waters for all modes by wave in North Carolina, 2004-2009......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
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ABSTRACT
A total of 12,923 angler interviews were conducted at public fishing access points in coastal North Carolina during 2009. Distribution of interviews was 41% from shore access points, 37% from private/rental boats, and 15% from charter boats, and 7% from headboats. Anglers indicated no target species in 65% of the interviews. Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) and flounders (Paralichthys spp.) were target species identified most frequently. Data requests were processed and project results were summarized and distributed to interested parties.
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MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERY STATISTICS SURVEY
JOB 1: RECREATIONAL FISHING SURVEY
Objective:
Intercept and interview 15,000 anglers throughout coastal North Carolina to determine finfish catch, effort, participation, fishing mode, area of fishing, state and county of residence, number of trips, and biological data (weight and length by species).
Procedures:
Access Point Interviews
Current access points used by marine recreational anglers in coastal North Carolina and their relative importance (pressure) were determined and compiled into a site list. This site list was compiled by mode and wave. A mode refers to the type of place, or platform, from which the marine recreational fishing occurred. There are four mode categories used in the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey (NCMRFSS): shore, charter boat, headboat, and private/rental boat. The shore mode was separated into beach/bank and manmade categories. A wave is defined as a two-month interval. The six waves in the survey referred to the following two month intervals: January-February (Wave 1), March-April (Wave 2), May-June (Wave 3), July-August (Wave 5), September-October (Wave 5), and November-December (Wave 6).
Interviews were conducted at public access points throughout coastal North Carolina. Anglers originating from private points of access, such as personally-owned docks, were not included in the survey. Interviews were voluntary and confidential.
Sampling frequency (numbers of interviews) within each wave and mode was based on historical data (from previous Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) results) for seasonal participation. The sampling design allocated approximately 50% of the interview effort to weekends and 50% to weekdays. A separate strategy was developed to select headboat sampling frequency based on the weekly vessel trips taken. 1
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Sampling procedures were as prescribed in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Intercept Interviewer Training Manual (MACRO Inc. 2007). Information collected included the mode of fishing, area fished, hours fished, species sought, residency of the angler, whether or not the household had a telephone, the angler's age and sex, and catch data. Catch data included the species caught, their number, and disposition, such as released alive, used for bait, or kept to eat.
Three catch categories were sampled by the intercept survey: 1) catches retained and inspected by the creel clerks (Type A); 2) catches not inspected and used for bait, discarded dead, cleaned, etc. (Type B1); and 3) catches not inspected because they were released alive (Type B2). The standard NMFS MRFSS questionnaire was modified to include specific water body codes used in North Carolina for reporting commercial fisheries landings data (Table 1). Responses were coded on standard forms and computerized.
Telephone Survey
Telephone interviews are conducted to collect data on the presence of marine recreational anglers in a household, number of anglers per household, number of fishing trips per wave, location of each trip, location of household, and mode of each trip. Interviews are randomly selected and targeted within a predetermined geographic area, which accounts for at least 50% of North Carolina sport anglers.
Trip Estimation
Trip estimates are made for each mode and fishing zone within each wave. Fishing zones are defined as inshore (estuarine areas), coastal (ocean 0-3 miles), and offshore (ocean >3 miles). Fishing prevalence rates for each mode are obtained from the telephone survey. The mean number of fishing trips in each mode per household is used in combination with census counts of full-time occupied housing units in each coastal county (adjusted for projected population growth) to estimate the number of fishing trips taken by coastal county residents who have telephones. This estimate consists of the total number of full-time occupied housing units multiplied by the ratio of the number of reported fishing trips from the telephone survey to the total number of households contacted. This estimate is then multiplied by an adjustment factor, defined as the proportion of coastal county households with telephones divided by the 3
proportion of coastal county residents in the intercept survey with telephones, to obtain the final estimated number of fishing trips by coastal county residents per mode.
The estimated numbers of trips attributable to non-coastal and non-resident anglers are based on the estimated number of trips by coastal residents and the ratios of residence categories reported from the intercept survey. The number of trips by non-coastal anglers is calculated as the number of trips by coastal residents multiplied by the ratio of non-coastal residents interviewed to coastal residents. The number of non-resident anglers is obtained by multiplying the coastal trip estimate by the ratio of non-resident anglers to coastal residents observed in the intercept survey.
Within each wave and mode, the estimated total number of trips is proportionally allocated to fishing zones based on the ratio of the number of interviews in the mode and zone to the total number of interviews conducted in the mode.
Participation Estimation
Estimates of annual participation by each residency category are derived from the trip estimates and data from the intercept survey. The numbers of participants intercepted, average number of days fishing during the last twelve months by each intercepted participant, and the estimated total number of trips attributable to each group are used to prepare these statistics.
Catch Estimation
Estimates of total catch include fish in all of the three categories (Catch Type A, B1, and B2), while estimates of catches "removed" include Type A and Type B1 catches. "Removed" catches are therefore equivalent to those contributing to fishing mortality (assuming that the Type B2 fish survive).
Catch expansions are calculated for each species on a wave/mode/area basis. For each category of catch, the appropriate catch-per-unit-of-effort (CPUE) is calculated as the total number of fish of a given species reported divided by the total number of trips reported in that sampling cell. This CPUE estimate is then multiplied by the total number of estimated trips for that wave/mode/area. Some of the shore catches are reported for incomplete trips. An 4
adjustment factor is calculated for each fishing zone to account for the proportion of the catch that would have been caught during the remaining part of the fishing trip. The average hourly catch rate for each species reported for the zone is used to adjust the catch.
Catch estimates by weight are based on the estimated numbers of fish caught, multiplied by average weights determined from the intercept survey in the appropriate sampling cells. A detailed description of all estimation procedures is provided in Estimation of Recreational Fishing Trips and Catch (Witzig 1988). Results:
During the reporting period April 2009 through March 2010, 1,959 intercept assignments were completed (Table 2). The assignments completed during this period produced a total of 13,482 creel census interviews. Adequate evaluation of this report across past years require results presented on a calendar year basis, therefore the remainder of this report will only consider results from the 2009 calendar year.
A total of 12,923 creel census interviews during 2009 (Table 3) and 14,181 telephone interviews (Table 4) during 2009 was completed. Distribution of access point interviews was 41% in the shore mode, 37% in the private/rental boat mode, 15% in the charter boat mode, and 7% in the headboat mode (Table 5). Approximately 65% of the fishermen interviewed during 2009 indicated no preference as to target species. Shore-based anglers identified flounders (Paralichthys, spp.), red drum (Sciaenops ocellata), and spot (Leiostomous xanthurus) as their primary target species. Tuna (Thunnus spp.) and dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus) were most often identified by charter boat anglers, while seatrout (Cynoscion spp.), flounders, and Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) were most often identified as target species by anglers using private boats (Table 6).
Seventy-five species of finfishes were identified from the catches of recreational anglers during the report period. Species composition and mean weight (kg) of recreational finfish catches are shown in Table 7.
Distribution of number of fishes caught per angler trip are given for 13 species of major importance in North Carolina (Table 8 through Table 22). Tables for Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) and king mackerel (S. cavalla) are shown in two categories: (1) North Carolina coastal waters (Atlantic Ocean <3 miles and inside waters) and (2) Exclusive Economic Zone (Atlantic Ocean 3-200 miles) off North Carolina.
The remaining species, summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus), weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), spotted seatrout (C. nebulosus), red drum, bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), black sea bass (Centropristis striata), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), dolphin, and southern flounder (P. lethostigma) are shown from all areas. In determining the number of fish per angler per trip for each species, only trips where the species were actually caught (not targeted) were included in the computations. The
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zero fish category occurs when fish from a party of fishermen are listed on a single fisherman's form because the fishermen could not identify their individual catches. When a small number of these fish are divided among the appropriate contributors and then rounded to the nearest whole number, the zero catch category may occur.
During January, February, and March of 2010, NCDMF performed annual quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) data edits while recreational interviewers continued to monitor catch. Staff also used this period to conduct the analysis required to produce this report.
Deviations:
The total number of interviews for 2009 (12,923) was nearly 14% below the target of 15,000. A combination of adverse weather, decreased angler trips, and NCDMF administrative challenges due to poor economic conditions were contributing factors for this shortfall. October 2009 through February 2010 offered anglers some of the worst weather seen in many years. As reported by the Coastal Household Telephone Survey (CHTS), the number of angler trips from 2008 to 2009 significantly decreased by 59 and 54% for waves 5 and 6 respectively (Table 23). Due to external factors, economic restrictions in North Carolina state agencies called for additional administrative procedures to fill vacant positions. During that time, the DMF experienced a large personnel turnover, losing interviewers, including the second leading interview producer in the state.
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JOB 2: SURVEY REPORTING AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
Objective:
Provide survey results to state and federal fisheries management agencies, as well as to the public and other requesting organizations.
Procedures:
Project staff maintain a database accessible to DMF staff and conduct special analyses when requested. Requests from other fishery management agencies are completed, as well as requests from the public and other interested parties. An annual project report is prepared.
Results:
Data sets were received electronically from the federal key entry contractor approximately 45 days after the end of each wave. The data were loaded onto the mainframe facility at the State Computer Center, converted to a SAS format, and made available to DMF staff through direct access and summarized reports.
Approximately 675 data requests were received and processed for DMF staff, other fishery management agencies, sportfishing interest groups, consulting firms, and the general public.
The annual project report will be added to the DMF publication list and be available upon request.
Deviations:
None.
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LITERATURE CITED
ORC Macro Inc.
2009. Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey Procedures Manual. Burlington,VT.
Witzig, John F.
1988. Estimation of recreational fishing trips and catch. U. S. Dept. Comm. NOAA, NMFS, Office of Research and Environmental Information, Fishery Statistics Division Unpubl. Rep., 11 p. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The efforts of Brian Melott, William Hatfield, Kyle Wald, Nicholas Harvey, William Hartman, Suzanne Hill, Jack Poston, Andrea Olsen, Katie Latanich, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jesse Bissette, Hollie White, Mclean Seward, Bobby Peterson, and Dennis Trowell in conducting the on-site fisherman interviews are sincerely appreciated. Kerry Anderson’s efforts were essential in preparing this report. We are especially grateful to the many recreational fishermen, charter boat and headboat captains, and pier and marina operators who cooperated with this project.
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Table 1. North Carolina water bodies for the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, 1987-2009.
Area Code
Area
Area Code
Area
1
Albemarle Sound
31
Newport River
2
Alligator River
32
North River (Currituck County)
3
Bay River
33
Pamlico River
4
Bogue Inlet
34
Pamlico Sound
5
Bogue Sound
35
Pasquotank River
6
Cape Fear River
36
Perquimans River
7
Chowan River
37
Roanoke River
8
Core Sound
38
Shallotte River
9
Croatan Sound
39
Stump Sound
10
Currituck Sound
41
Topsail Sound
11
Lockwoods Folly River
42
White Oak River
12
Masonboro Sound
43
North River (Carteret County)
24
Atlantic Ocean
45
Roanoke Sound
29
Neuse River
50
Intracoastal Waterway
30
New River
Table 2. Number of assignments and number of interviews obtained during the reporting period.
Year
Month
Number of
Assignments Worked
Number of
Interviews Obtained
2009
April
112
916
May
140
1,575
June
168
2,098
July
158
1,744
August
181
1,518
September
172
1,395
October
160
1,621
November
144
912
December
200
469
2010
January
154
244
February
139
235
March
231
755
Reporting period total
1,959
13,482
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Table 3. Number of interviews completed by county through the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, 2003-2009.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
County
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Beaufort
50
0.3
23
0.1
105
0.7
35
0.2
55
0.4
352
2.2
170
1.3
Brunswick
532
3.3
781
5.0
479
3.4
734
4.8
716
4.8
816
5.0
853
6.6
Carteret
3,422
21.4
3,156
20.1
3,897
27.6
4,053
26.6
3,863
26.1
4,224
25.8
3,065
23.7
Craven
5
<0.1
9
0.1
36
0.3
33
0.2
45
0.3
31
0.2
58
0.4
Currituck
19
0.1
3
<0.1
.
.
.
.
20
0.1
4
<0.1
29
0.2
Dare
9,950
62.1
9,706
61.8
7,528
53.2
8,527
56
8,266
55.9
8,702
53.2
6,302
48.8
Hyde
353
2.2
141
0.9
177
1.3
177
1.2
74
0.5
157
1.0
412
3.2
New Hanover
818
5.1
962
6.1
973
6.9
787
5.2
862
5.8
1,062
6.5
1,080
8.4
Onslow
652
4.1
694
4.4
787
5.6
677
4.4
682
4.6
518
3.2
481
3.7
Pamlico
42
0.3
5
<0.1
24
0.2
107
0.7
81
0.5
122
0.7
97
0.8
Pender
178
1.1
223
1.4
136
1.0
97
0.6
124
0.8
371
2.3
376
2.9
Total
16,021
100.0
15,703
100.0
14,142
100.0
15,227
100.0
14,788
100.0
16,359
100.0
12,923
100.0
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Table 4. Tabulation of number of households contacted (Cont) and number of saltwater fishing households identified (Ident) by year, by wave, Jan-Dec 1989 through 2009, MRFSS telephone calls in North Carolina.
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
Wave 6
(Jan/Feb)
(Mar/Apr)
(May/Jun)
(Jul/Aug)
(Sep/Oct)
(Nov/Dec)
Totals
Year
Cont
Ident
Cont
Ident
Cont
Ident
Cont
Ident
Cont
Ident
Cont
Ident
Cont
Ident
1989
495
9
688
38
1,708
127
2,781
219
3,861
310
1,842
85
11,375
788
1990
501
5
1,107
67
2,303
184
3,939
347
3,029
284
1,551
98
12,430
985
1991
508
11
1,350
89
2,397
220
3,326
299
2,945
295
1,509
92
12,035
1,006
1992
1,011
23
2,671
144
5,872
487
6,067
582
5,820
599
3,710
241
25,151
2,076
1993
-
-
3,009
184
5,688
511
5,611
605
5,892
679
3,759
243
23,959
2,222
1994
-
-
2,969
196
4,332
430
4,378
464
4,670
608
2,970
253
19,319
1,951
1995
-
-
2,315
196
4,762
495
4,335
438
4,691
484
2,942
227
19,045
1,840
1996
-
-
2,094
111
4,285
317
5,649
447
6,269
439
3,365
178
21,662
1,492
1997
-
-
2,196
125
4,690
339
5,813
455
5,752
544
2,926
188
16,377
1,651
1998
-
-
2,064
113
3,776
313
7,076
536
4,169
319
2,363
119
19,448
1,400
1999
-
-
2,011
89
4,139
322
7,532
532
4,343
252
2,354
147
20,379
1,342
2000
-
-
1,542
66
3,720
297
4,472
422
3,512
309
2,129
170
15,375
1,264
2001
-
-
1,442
95
3,969
345
5,004
480
3,495
345
1,819
136
15,729
1,410
2002
-
-
1,665
83
3,942
321
6,085
352
3,557
343
1,808
114
17,057
1,213
2003
-
-
1,635
99
4,132
352
4,537
407
3,988
332
1,666
120
15,958
1,310
2004
1,753
71
1,708
106
3,932
333
4,816
385
4,037
351
1,973
172
18,219
1,418
2005
1,763
71
1,811
111
4,056
347
4,495
437
4,105
362
1,905
137
18,135
1,465
2006
1,440
81
1,628
101
3,608
300
3,966
344
3,720
332
1,740
138
16,102
1,296
2007
1,307
45
1,320
69
3,362
306
3,837
360
3,542
288
1,558
142
14,926
1,210
2008
1,336
55
1,270
89
3,434
312
4,245
376
3,579
310
1,625
145
15,489
1,287
2009
1,188
55
1,204
76
3,433
278
4,104
351
2,572
128
1,680
121
14,181
1,009
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Table 5. Number of interviews completed by mode through the North Carolina Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, 2000-2009.
Mode
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Shore
8,958
10,145
8,933
8,014
7,566
5,506
4,891
5,894
7,620
5,240
Charter
4,357
4,311
3,792
3,102
2,986
2,679
2,553
2,249
2,314
1,905
Private/rental
4,534
6,849
5,115
4,905
5,151
4,880
6,949
5,635
5,374
4,798
Headboat
.
.
.
.
.
1,077
834
1,010
1,051
980
Total
17,849
21,305
17,840
16,021
15,703
14,142
15,227
14,788
16,359
12,923
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Table 6. Distribution by mode of top ten target species (by percent) identified by recreational anglers surveyed in North Carolina, 2005-2009.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Mode
Common name
Percent
Common name
Percent
Common name
Percent
Common name
Percent
Common name
Percent
Shore
Spot
21.2
Striped bass
21.8
Striped bass
17.7
Flounder
15.1
Flounder
17.4
Flounder
14.4
Bluefish
12.6
Red drum
13.9
Spot
13.1
Red drum
12.57
Bluefish
14.2
Flounder
11.6
Flounder
12.7
Bluefish
13.0
Spot
12.48
Kingfish spp.
10.1
Spot
11.3
Kingfish spp.
11.3
Red drum
10.4
Spotted seatrout
11.57
Striped bass
9.1
Kingfish spp.
9.9
Spot
9.8
Striped bass
9.0
Kingfish spp.
9.29
Other fishes
8.4
Spotted seatrout
7.8
Bluefish
9.3
Kingfish spp.
8.2
Bluefish
8.93
Red drum
5.2
Red drum
7.5
Spotted seatrout
9.2
Spotted seatrout
7.0
Spanish mackerel
7.38
Spotted seatrout
4.9
Other fishes
7.2
King mackerel
3.5
Seatrout spp.
5.7
King mackerel
5.74
Spanish mackerel
4.7
Seatrout spp.
6.0
Spanish mackerel
1.9
Spanish mackerel
5.2
Striped bass
4.74
Seatrout spp.
4.2
King mackerel
2.3
Cobia
1.8
King mackerel
4.1
Sheepshead
2.82
Charter
Tuna spp.
33.0
Tuna spp.
40.0
Tuna spp.
37.1
Tuna spp.
31.4
Tuna spp.
51.05
Striped bass
29.9
Striped bass
17.2
Yellowfin tuna
19.2
Dolphin
19.5
Dolphin
12.2
Yellowfin tuna
9.9
Yellowfin tuna
13.7
Striped bass
14.4
Yellowfin tuna
15.2
Billfish Family
10.8
Dolphin
7.4
Dolphin
12.9
Dolphin
9.1
Striped bass
13.6
Wahoo
5.75
Bluefin tuna
6.0
King mackerel
3.5
Billfish
4.3
King mackerel
3.5
Striped bass
5.19
Billfish Family
3.7
Other fishes
3.2
Bluefish
2.7
Wahoo
3.4
Spanish mackerel
3.93
Other fishes
3.3
Bluefin tuna
3.2
Bluefin tuna
2.5
Billfish
2.2
Yellowfin tuna
3.09
Bluefish
2.3
Blue marlin
2.3
Flounder
2.5
Grouper
1.9
Cobia
1.68
King mackerel
2.0
Billfish Family
1.9
Blueline tilefish
1.5
Bluefin tuna
1.5
King mackerel
1.4
Blackfin tuna
1.4
Bluefish
1.0
Spanish mackerel
1.3
Blackfin tuna
1.0
Bluefin tuna*
1.26
Blue marlin*
1.26
Private
Flounder
18.4
Flounder
16.6
Flounder
16.1
Flounder
17.1
Spotted seatrout
16.85
boat
Striped bass
18.2
Other fishes
13.5
Seatrout spp.
14.0
Seatrout spp.
16.7
Flounder
16.67
Other fishes
14.5
Striped bass
13.3
Striped Bass
10.9
Striped bass
12.0
Spanish mackerel
12.95
Seatrout spp.
11.6
Seatrout spp.
12.6
Spotted seatrout
9.8
Spotted seatrout
10.8
Red drum
8.71
King mackerel
8.6
Spotted seatrout
11.1
King Mackerel
8.8
Spanish mackerel
9.7
Seatrout spp.
8.56
Spanish mackerel
7.5
Spot
9.4
Spanish Mackerel
8.2
King mackerel
6.9
King mackerel
7.25
Spotted seatrout
6.3
Spanish mackerel
5.7
Red Drum
6.2
Red drum
6.3
Dolphin
6.09
Spot
5.7
King mackerel
5.7
Spot
4.2
Spot
4.7
Striped bass
4.91
Red drum
3.7
Red drum
5.6
Tuna spp.
3.8
Dolphin
2.8
Spot
4.51
Dolphin
2.8
Tuna spp.
3.6
Dolphin
3.1
Kingfish spp.
2.7
Kingfish spp.
2.25
*2009 (Shore) Bluefin tuna and blue marlin were level at 10th.
14
Table 7. Species composition and mean weight in kilograms of recreational finfish catches sampled in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Scientific name
Common name
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Acanthocybium solandri
Wahoo
12.35
128
11.72
76
10.15
86
9.13
111
10.72
109
12.51
141
Albula vulpes
Bonefish
0.35
1
Alectis ciliaris
African pompano
6.58
1
6.80
1
4.93
1
Alopias vulpinus
Thresher shark
40.50
1
Alosa mediocris
Hickory shad
0.68
2
0.83
2
Alosa sapidissima
American shad
0.25
1
Anguilla rostrata
American Eel
0.25
2
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sheepshead
2.45
54
2.05
38
1.47
56
1.54
117
0.75
108
0.78
158
Bairdiella chrysoura
Silver perch
0.10
12
0.19
7
0.08
11
0.07
40
0.08
17
0.13
16
Balistes capriscus
Gray triggerfish
1.19
17
0.93
137
1.04
49
0.90
142
1.08
171
0.91
161
Balistes vetula
Queen triggerfish
2.44
2
Bodianus rufus
Spanish hogfish
0.20
1
Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic menhaden
0.10
1
0.20
1
Calamus bajonado
Jolthead porgy
0.55
4
0.6
1
Calamus leucosteus
Whitebone porgy
0.56
2
0.63
31
0.92
12
0.63
23
0.64
5
0.53
7
Calamus nodosus
Knobbed porgy
0.77
22
0.87
28
0.87
13
0.88
14
0.99
16
0.74
10
Canthidermis sufflamen
Ocean triggerfish
1.00
1
Caranx bartholomaei
Yellow jack
Caranx crysos
Blue runner
0.28
5
2.60
2
1.30
2
1.35
1
0.29
5
1
3
Caranx hippos
Crevalle jack
0.15
1
0.48
1
0.17
8
0.15
2
Carcharhinus limbatus
Blacktip shark
12.00
1
26.00
1
4.50
1
Caulolatilus cyanops
Blackline tilefish
Caulolatilus microps
Blueline tilefish
1.20
5
1.78
30
2.03
164
2.37
282
2.07
312
2.86
122
Centropristis ocyurus
Bank sea bass
0.18
121
0.21
113
0.22
18
0.19
37
0.2
17
Centropristis philadelphica
Rock sea bass
0.19
9
0.17
13
0.24
8
0.24
7
0.19
7
Centropristis striata
Black sea bass
0.48
132
0.40
1,129
0.46
680
0.53
439
0.56
326
0.61
372
Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic spadefish
0.68
4
0.91
7
0.51
24
1.49
15
0.22
24
0.47
26
Chilomycterus schoepfi
Striped burrfish
0.55
1
Coryphaena equisetis
Pompano dolphin
0.65
1
Coryphaena hippurus
Dolphin
3.67
1,341
3.88
1,864
4.06
1,696
4.36
1,681
3.81
1,770
4.58
1,966
Cynoscion nebulosus
Spotted seatrout
0.58
313
0.56
604
0.68
720
0.75
520
0.70
825
0.75
762
Cynoscion regalis
Weakfish
0.51
170
0.40
145
0.42
242
0.47
78
0.45
152
0.52
122
Diplectrum formosum
Sand perch
0.11
12
0.22
7
0.20
19
0.20
27
0.22
10
0.17
13
Diplodus argenteus
Silver porgy
0.60
1
Diplodus holbrooki
Spottail pinfish
0.22
12
0.32
448
0.33
316
0.38
172
0.36
105
0.36
132
Elegatis bipinnulatus
Rainbow runner
4.56
5
0.60
1
3.15
1
Elops saurus
Ladyfish
0.18
6
0.63
2
0.25
1
Epinephalus fulva
Coney
0.80
2
0.7
1
Epinephelus adscensionis
Rock hind
1.18
7
1.23
10
1.19
13
1.08
15
1.50
2
0.83
4
Epinephelus cruentatus
Graysby
0.58
5
0.60
14
0.56
20
0.55
3
0.52
13
0.54
11
15
Table 7 . Continued.
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Scientific name
Common name
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Epinephelus flavolimbatus
Yellowedge grouper
1.10
1
9.8
1
Epinephelus guttatus
Red hind
1.11
5
1.59
4
1.45
3
1.08
2
1.3
1
Epinephelus morio
Red grouper
3.11
46
3.17
32
3.77
66
2.92
153
4.52
136
5.21
41
Epinephelus nigritus
Warsaw grouper
3.75
1
Epinephelus niveatus
Snowy grouper
1.84
8
2.59
14
3.41
9
10.00
38
3.49
28
9.05
40
Euthynnus alletteratus
Little tunny
6.09
29
4.19
24
4.17
12
4.58
21
3.80
30
5.18
79
Haemulon aurolineatum
Tomtate
0.16
283
0.17
161
0.18
75
0.15
75
0.15
182
Haemulon plumieri
White grunt
0.69
32
0.47
714
0.59
511
0.53
273
0.52
309
0.63
264
Halichoeres radiatus
Puddingwife
1.13
2
Holocentrus adscensionis
Squirrelfish
0.38
1
0.45
1
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel catfish
0.10
1
Isurus oxyrinchus
Shortfin mako
68.60
1
22.35
2
49.88
2
43.00
2
37.67
3
Katsuwonus pelamis
Skipjack tuna
5.52
6
4.80
1
7.60
3
4.30
1
9.70
5
8.21
26
Kyphosus sectatrix
Bermuda chub
0.40
1
Lagodon rhomboides
Pinfish
0.10
54
0.13
80
0.16
58
0.10
23
0.14
116
0.11
54
Lanchnolaimus maximus
Hogfish
4.75
4
4.05
5
0.10
1
6.05
1
5.15
1
Larimus fasciatus
Banded drum
0.15
1
Leiostomus xanthurus
Spot
0.21
2,041
0.16
1,287
0.16
1,209
0.14
1,231
0.16
1,377
0.15
678
Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed
0.10
11
Lobotes surinamensis
Tripletail
4.15
2
2.80
1
Lophius americanus
Goosefish
6.60
1
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Tilefish
0.97
26
1.57
130
1.99
11
Lutjanus campechanus
Red snapper
4.70
2
3.70
5
1.69
14
2.25
1
2.40
14
3.74
9
Makaira nigricans
Blue m
ar
Malacanthus plumieri
Sand tilefish
1.28
3
Menticirrhus americanus
Southern kingfish
0.30
292
0.27
405
0.26
314
0.26
313
0.25
541
0.24
686
Menticirrhus littoralis
Gulf kingfish
0.27
149
0.25
75
0.31
23
0.34
55
0.24
318
0.26
203
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northern kingfish
0.26
210
0.28
32
0.32
66
0.28
268
0.27
21
0.22
19
Atlantic croaker
0.27
Micropogonias undulatus
273
0.22
142
0.19
210
0.13
128
0.19
201
0.19
210
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth bass
0.70
1
Morone americana
White perch
0.10
6
0.29
7
Morone saxatilis
Striped bass
8.36
2,102
8.25
1,264
9.19
549
9.61
384
9.24
324
10.77
82
Mugil cephalus
Striped mullet
0.46
8
0.95
2
0.32
3
0.29
10
Mustelus canis
Smooth dogfish
3.33
3
4.87
3
0.35
13
9.8
1
Mycteroperca interstitalis
Yellowmouth grouper
2.80
1
7.50
1
2.70
2
Mycteroperca microlepis
Gag
5.26
25
4.85
37
5.80
57
4.96
50
5.85
25
5.61
28
Mycteroperca phenax
Scamp
3.17
30
2.78
31
2.68
45
2.96
26
2.63
42
3.21
40
Mycteroperca venenosa
Yellowfin grouper
14.30
2
Ocyurus chrysurus
Yellowtail snapper
1.48
2
1.95
1
0.45
1
Opsanus tau
Oyster toadfish
0.70
1
Orthopristis chrysoptera
Pigfish
0.19
124
0.19
236
0.15
127
0.16
33
0.15
164
0.18
137
Ostichthys trachypoma
Bigeye soldierfish
0.81
7
16
Table 7 . Continued.
17
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Scientific name
Common name
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Mean Weight
N
Pagrus pagrus
Red porgy
0.95
38
0.78
61
0.86
95
0.75
86
0.82
181
0.77
88
Paralichthys albigutta
Gulf flounder
0.72
17
0.87
5
0.90
1
1.45
2
0.79
33
0.78
44
Paralichthys dentatus
Summer flounder
0.64
256
0.66
203
0.63
239
0.73
309
0.68
90
0.67
161
Paralichthys lethostigma
Southern flounder
1.00
307
1.01
190
1.01
346
1.05
224
1.09
330
1.03
283
Pogonias cromis
Black drum
0.97
134
0.51
88
0.83
106
0.48
189
0.69
354
0.52
188
Pomatomus saltatrix
Bluefish
0.52
1,170
0.45
1,060
1.01
1,032
0.65
1,054
0.42
948
0.53
763
Priacanthus arenatus
Bigeye
0.70
1
0.85
1
0.75
1
1.05
2
0.83
5
Prionotus evolans
Striped searobin
0.30
2
Pristigenys alta
Short bigeye
0.35
1
Rachycentron canadum
Cobia
16.90
25
12.60
32
12.08
10
13.20
6
19.36
4
11.74
8
Raja eglanteria
Clearnose skate
1.80
1
1.80
2
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Atlantic sharpnose shark
2.61
8
2.56
10
3.18
6
2.68
6
3.26
9
Rhomboplites aurorubens
Vermilion snapper
0.70
50
0.55
703
0.57
357
0.60
493
0.66
591
0.61
209
Rypticus saponaceus
Greater soapfish
Sarda sarda
Atlantic bonito
3.74
3
2.98
4
4.19
8
4.50
15
2.2
2
Sciaenops ocellata
Red drum
1.94
40
2.05
46
2.08
71
2.42
68
2.08
90
2.3
130
Scomber japonicus
Chub mackerel
0.05
1
Scomberomorus cavalla
King mackerel
4.88
250
3.55
286
4.04
307
3.72
333
4.29
328
4.25
171
Scomberomorus maculatus
Spanish mackerel
0.65
305
0.43
292
0.80
236
0.59
238
0.50
595
0.55
780
Scorpaena plumieri
Spotted scorpionfish
0.81
2
Seriola dumerili
Greater amberjack
10.82
6
13.92
8
8.98
14
9.03
15
10.44
87
12.15
174
Seriola fasciata
Lesser amberjack
0.53
2
Seriola rivoliana
Almaco jack
4.24
5
4.17
12
3.47
14
4.67
21
5.18
13
4.91
17
Seriola zonata
Banded rudderfish
2.07
5
1.00
26
1.42
78
1.89
20
2.12
37
1.68
11
Sphoeroides maculatus
Northern puffer
0.29
62
0.23
8
0.23
11
0.30
32
0.19
127
0.25
53
Sphoeroides pachygaster
Blunthead puffer
0.90
1
Sphyraena barracuda
Great barracuda
4.49
15
6.93
3
4.40
1
7.17
3
4.92
35
4.03
25
Squalus acanthias
Spiny dogfish
2.58
8
2.27
5
1.55
1
3.18
5
Stenotomus chrysops
Scup
0.25
1
0.23
72
0.30
113
0.25
42
0.40
53
0.2
34
Strongylura marina
Atlantic needlefish
Synodus foetens
Inshore lizardfish
0.36
7
0.25
1
0.4
4
Tautoga onitis
Tautog
1.54
6
1.37
25
1.55
4
1.60
25
0.90
4
2.38
7
Thunnus albacares
Yellowfin tuna
12.38
1,850
11.74
1,854
13.07
1,660
12.29
1,354
11.89
478
12.42
751
Thunnus atlanticus
Blackfin tuna
6.00
60
10.38
19
8.26
28
7.57
89
7.33
263
7.01
239
Thunnus obesus
Bigeye tuna
64.00
1
54.98
15
46.46
60
37.93
11
74.86
1
Thunnus thynnus
Bluefin tuna
38.61
1
49.15
2
41.05
33
28.80
19
39.17
13
Trachinotus carolinus
Florida pompano
0.21
264
0.21
67
0.22
37
0.28
62
0.23
188
0.18
156
Trichiurus lepturus
Atlantic cutlassfish
0.15
2
0.3
2
Tylosurus crocodilus
Houndfish
0.75
1
Urophycis earlli
Carolina hake
0.60
1
1.00
3
0.9
1
Urophycis floridana
Southern hake
0.05
2
0.10
1
Xiphias gladius
Swordfish
19.50
1 Table 8. Frequency and percent of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) caught per successful angler/trip in the coastal waters of North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
250
0
27
10.8
10.8
2005
265
0
26
9.8
9.8
2006
197
0
24
12.2
12.2
1
79
31.6
42.4
1
87
32.9
42.7
1
64
32.5
44.7
2
62
24.8
67.2
2
56
21.1
63.8
2
35
17.8
62.5
3
25
10.0
77.2
3
42
15.8
79.6
3
22
11.2
73.7
4
31
12.4
89.6
4
15
5.7
85.3
4
6
3.0
76.7
5
10
4.0
93.6
5
9
3.4
88.7
5
10
5.1
81.8
6
5
2.0
95.6
6
5
1.9
90.6
6
9
4.6
86.4
7
0
0.0
95.6
7
3
1.1
91.7
7
8
4.1
90.5
8
2
0.8
96.4
8
3
1.1
92.8
8
3
1.5
92.0
9
3
1.2
97.6
9
1
0.4
93.2
9
4
2.0
94.0
10
0
0.0
97.6
10
5
1.9
95.1
10
5
2.5
96.5
11
2
0.8
98.4
11
0
0.0
95.1
11
0
0.0
96.5
12
0
0.0
98.4
12
1
0.4
95.5
12
1
0.5
97.0
13
3
1.2
99.6
13
0
0.0
95.5
13
3
1.5
98.5
14
0
0.0
99.6
14
4
1.5
97.0
14
0
0.0
98.5
15
1
0.4
100.0
15
4
1.5
98.5
15
1
0.5
99.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
4
1.5
100.0
>15
2
1.0
100.0
2007
277
0
48
17.3
17.3
2008
352
0
8
2.3
2.3
2009
417
0
12
2.9
2.9
1
102
36.8
54.1
1
96
27.2
29.5
1
137
32.9
35.8
2
44
15.9
70.0
2
54
15.3
44.8
2
69
16.6
52.4
3
30
10.8
80.8
3
29
8.2
53.0
3
37
8.9
61.3
4
13
4.7
85.5
4
56
15.9
68.9
4
30
7.2
68.5
5
11
4.0
89.5
5
22
6.3
75.2
5
31
7.4
75.9
6
6
2.2
91.7
6
19
5.4
80.6
6
22
5.3
81.2
7
3
1.1
92.8
7
8
2.3
82.9
7
15
3.6
84.8
8
5
1.8
94.6
8
19
5.4
88.3
8
21
5.0
89.8
9
2
0.7
95.3
9
3
0.9
89.2
9
11
2.6
92.4
10
4
1.4
96.7
10
8
2.3
91.5
10
8
1.9
94.3
11
0
0.0
96.7
11
1
0.3
91.8
11
0
0.0
94.3
12
2
0.7
97.4
12
11
3.1
94.9
12
3
0.7
95.0
13
0
0.0
97.4
13
6
1.7
96.6
13
5
1.2
96.2
14
1
0.4
97.8
14
0
0.0
96.6
14
1
0.2
96.4
15
6
2.2
100.0
15
12
3.4
100.0
15
14
3.4
99.8
>15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
1
0.2
100.0
18
Table 9. Frequency and percent of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) caught per successful angler/trip in the Exclusive Economic Zone (Atlantic Ocean 3-200 miles) off North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
103
0
27
26.2
26.2
2005
74
0
9
12.2
12.2
2006
154
0
25
16.2
16.2
1
37
35.8
62.0
1
33
44.4
56.6
1
59
38.5
54.7
2
12
11.7
73.7
2
5
6.8
63.4
2
12
7.8
62.5
3
12
11.7
85.4
3
9
12.2
75.6
3
18
11.7
74.2
4
0
0.0
85.4
4
0
0.0
75.6
4
16
10.4
84.6
5
5
4.9
90.3
5
2
2.7
78.3
5
5
3.2
87.8
6
2
1.9
92.2
6
4
5.4
83.7
6
1
0.6
88.4
7
0
0.0
92.2
7
4
5.4
89.1
7
0
0.0
88.4
8
5
4.9
97.1
8
7
9.5
98.6
8
5
3.2
91.6
9
0
0.0
97.1
9
0
0.0
98.6
9
2
1.3
92.9
10
1
1.0
98.1
10
0
0.0
98.6
10
4
2.6
95.5
11
0
0.0
98.1
11
0
0.0
98.6
11
0
0.0
95.5
12
2
1.9
100.0
12
0
0.0
98.6
12
4
2.6
98.1
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
98.6
13
3
1.9
100.0
14
0
0.0
100.0
14
0
0.0
98.6
14
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
98.6
15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
1
1.4
100.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
2007
135
0
26
19.3
19.3
2008
124
0
10
8.1
8.1
2009
125
0
23
18.4
18.4
1
45
33.3
52.6
1
26
21.0
29.1
1
51
40.8
59.2
2
18
13.3
65.9
2
16
12.9
42.0
2
17
13.6
72.8
3
17
12.6
78.5
3
17
13.7
55.7
3
12
9.6
82.4
4
11
8.1
86.6
4
5
4.0
59.7
4
14
11.2
93.6
5
4
3.0
89.6
5
7
5.6
65.3
5
0
0.0
93.6
6
2
1.5
91.1
6
13
10.5
75.8
6
3
2.4
96.0
7
2
1.5
92.6
7
13
10.5
86.3
7
4
3.2
99.2
8
0
0.0
92.6
8
14
11.3
97.6
8
1
0.8
100.0
9
0
0.0
92.6
9
2
1.6
99.2
9
0
0.0
100.0
10
7
5.2
97.8
10
0
0.0
99.2
10
0
0.0
100.0
11
2
1.5
99.3
11
0
0.0
99.2
11
0
0.0
100.0
12
0
0.0
99.3
12
0
0.0
99.2
12
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
99.3
13
0
0.0
99.2
13
0
0.0
100.0
14
0
0.0
99.3
14
1
0.8
100.0
14
0
0.0
100.0
15
1
0.7
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
>15
0
0.0
100.0
19
Table 10. Frequency and percent of king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) caught per successful angler/trip in the coastal waters of North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
52
0
4
7.7
7.7
2005
51
0
17
33.3
33.3
2006
37
0
0
0.0
0.0
1
40
76.9
84.6
1
17
33.3
66.6
1
30
81.1
81.1
2
4
7.7
92.3
2
10
19.6
86.2
2
2
5.4
86.5
3
4
7.7
100.0
3
7
13.8
100.0
3
5
13.5
100.0
4
0
0.0
100.0
4
0
0.0
100.0
4
0
0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0
100.0
2007
66
0
0
0.0
0.0
2008
55
0
9
16.4
16.4
2009
30
0
6
20.0
20.0
1
39
59
59.0
1
16
29.1
45.5
1
21
70.0
90.0
2
17
25.8
84.8
2
21
38.1
83.6
2
2
6.7
96.7
3
10
15.2
100.0
3
9
16.4
100.0
3
1
3.3
100.0
4
0
0.0
100.0
4
0
0.0
100.0
4
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
Table 11. Frequency and percent of king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) caught per successful angler/trip in the Exclusive Economic Zone (Atlantic Ocean 3-200 miles) off North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
432
0
125
28.9
28.9
2005
407
0
139
34.2
34.2
2006
640
0
203
31.7
31.7
1
138
31.9
60.8
1
168
41.2
75.4
1
219
34.2
65.9
2
91
21.1
81.9
2
48
11.8
87.2
2
100
15.6
81.5
3
68
15.7
97.6
3
26
6.4
93.6
3
59
9.2
90.7
4
8
1.9
99.5
4
16
3.9
97.5
4
43
6.7
97.4
5
2
0.5
100.0
5
8
2.0
99.5
5
10
1.6
99.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
6
2
0.5
100.0
6
4
0.6
99.6
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
1
0.2
99.8
22
0
0.0
100.0
22
0
0.0
100.0
22
1
0.2
100.0
2007
469
0
137
29.2
29.2
2008
365
0
129
35.3
35.3
2009
353
0
153
43.3
43.3
1
176
37.5
66.7
1
122
33.4
68.7
1
119
33.8
77.1
2
76
16.2
82.9
2
63
17.3
86.0
2
58
16.4
93.5
3
69
14.7
97.6
3
36
9.9
95.9
3
22
6.2
99.7
4
7
1.5
99.1
4
6
1.6
97.5
4
0
0.0
99.7
5
4
0.9
100.0
5
9
2.5
100.0
5
0
0.0
99.7
6
0
0.0
100.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
6
1
0.3
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
22
0
0.0
100.0
22
0
0.0
100.0
22
0
0.0
100.0
20
Table 12. Frequency and percent of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
256
0
42
16.4
16.4
2005
190
0
41
21.6
21.6
2006
242
0
37
15.3
15.3
1
146
56.9
73.3
1
90
47.3
68.9
1
124
51.3
66.6
2
25
9.8
83.1
2
38
20.0
88.9
2
63
26.0
92.6
3
24
9.4
92.5
3
14
7.4
96.3
3
8
3.3
95.9
4
8
3.1
95.6
4
3
1.6
97.9
4
7
2.9
98.8
5
2
0.8
96.4
5
0
0.0
97.9
5
0
0.0
98.8
6
5
2.0
98.4
6
0
0.0
97.9
6
1
0.4
99.2
7
0
0.0
98.4
7
0
0.0
97.9
7
0
0.0
99.2
8
4
1.6
100.0
8
4
2.1
100.0
8
2
0.8
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
2007
248
0
51
20.6
20.6
2008
116
0
9
7.8
7.8
2009
165
0
13
7.9
7.9
1
120
48.5
69.1
1
91
78.4
86.2
1
125
75.8
83.7
2
45
18.1
87.2
2
15
12.9
99.1
2
17
10.3
94.0
3
11
4.4
91.6
3
0
0.0
99.1
3
6
3.6
97.6
4
6
2.4
94.0
4
1
0.9
100.0
4
2
1.2
98.8
5
0
0.0
94.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
2
1.2
100.0
6
9
3.6
97.6
6
0
0.0
100.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
7
4
1.6
99.2
7
0
0.0
100.0
7
0
0.0
100.0
8
2
0.8
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
21
Table 13. Frequency and percent of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
1,155
0
10
0.9
0.9
2005
686
0
54
7.9
7.9
2006
776
0
19
2.4
2.4
1
240
20.6
21.5
1
120
17.5
25.4
1
165
21.5
23.9
2
195
16.9
38.4
2
77
11.2
36.6
2
104
13.4
37.3
3
112
9.7
48.1
3
74
10.8
47.4
3
97
12.5
49.8
4
68
5.9
54.0
4
55
8.0
55.4
4
57
7.3
57.1
5
55
4.8
58.8
5
46
6.7
62.1
5
62
8.0
65.1
6
40
3.5
62.3
6
28
4.1
66.2
6
43
5.5
70.6
7
22
1.9
64.2
7
21
3.1
69.3
7
22
2.8
73.4
8
38
3.3
67.5
8
25
3.6
72.9
8
17
2.2
75.6
9
24
2.1
69.6
9
8
1.2
74.1
9
24
3.1
78.7
10
35
3.0
72.6
10
20
2.9
77.0
10
30
3.9
82.6
11
28
2.4
75.0
11
11
1.6
78.6
11
11
1.4
84.0
12
24
2.1
77.1
12
12
1.7
80.3
12
17
2.2
86.2
13
24
2.1
79.2
13
6
0.9
81.2
13
4
0.5
86.7
14
30
2.6
81.8
14
7
1.0
82.2
14
12
1.5
88.2
15
31
2.7
84.5
15
20
2.9
85.1
15
17
2.2
90.4
16
8
0.7
85.2
16
2
0.3
85.4
16
5
0.6
91.0
17
7
0.6
85.8
17
0
0.0
85.4
17
3
0.4
91.4
18
9
0.8
86.6
18
4
0.6
86.0
18
3
0.4
91.8
19
9
0.8
87.4
19
7
1.0
87.0
19
2
0.3
92.1
20
19
1.6
89.0
20
11
1.6
88.6
20
14
1.8
93.9
>20
127
11.0
100.0
>20
78
11.4
7.9
>20
48
6.1
100.0
2007
486
0
10
2.1
2.1
2008
624
0
30
4.8
4.8
2009
455
0
9
2.0
2.0
1
58
11.9
14.0
1
183
29.1
33.9
1
150
33.1
35.1
2
48
9.9
23.9
2
61
9.8
43.7
2
55
12.1
47.2
3
69
14.6
38.5
3
60
9.6
53.3
3
29
6.4
53.6
4
33
6.8
45.3
4
46
7.4
60.7
4
29
6.4
60.0
5
22
4.5
49.8
5
15
2.4
63.1
5
27
5.9
65.9
6
12
2.5
52.3
6
25
4.0
67.1
6
20
4.4
70.3
7
12
2.5
54.8
7
24
3.8
70.9
7
10
2.2
72.5
8
13
2.7
57.5
8
14
2.2
73.1
8
13
2.9
75.4
9
7
1.4
58.9
9
26
4.2
77.3
9
13
2.9
78.3
10
19
3.9
62.8
10
20
3.2
80.5
10
20
4.4
82.7
11
19
3.9
66.7
11
6
1.0
81.5
11
10
2.2
84.9
12
20
4.1
70.8
12
11
1.8
83.3
12
10
2.2
87.1
13
13
2.7
73.5
13
6
1.0
84.3
13
5
1.1
88.2
14
11
2.3
75.8
14
8
1.3
85.6
14
12
2.6
90.8
15
13
2.7
78.5
15
11
1.8
87.4
15
6
1.3
92.1
16
18
3.7
82.2
16
1
0.2
87.6
16
2
0.4
92.5
17
7
1.4
83.6
17
6
1.0
88.6
17
0
0.0
92.5
18
3
0.6
84.2
18
5
0.8
89.4
18
0
0.0
92.5
19
4
0.8
85.0
19
6
1.0
90.4
19
5
1.1
93.6
20
2
0.4
85.4
20
3
0.5
90.9
20
3
0.7
94.3
>20
73
14.6
100.0
>20
57
9.1
100.0
>20
27
5.7
100.0
22
Table 14. Frequency and percent of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
341
0
24
7.0
7.0
2005
182
0
8
4.4
4.4
2006
342
0
44
12.9
12.9
1
125
36.4
43.4
1
89
49.2
53.6
1
128
37.3
50.2
2
72
21.1
64.5
2
32
17.6
71.2
2
63
18.4
68.6
3
33
9.7
74.2
3
17
9.3
80.5
3
29
8.5
77.1
4
21
6.2
80.4
4
12
6.6
87.1
4
17
5.0
82.1
5
12
3.5
83.9
5
4
2.2
89.3
5
7
2.0
84.1
6
20
5.9
89.8
6
5
2.7
92.0
6
6
1.8
85.9
7
7
2.1
91.9
7
0
0.0
92.0
7
10
2.9
88.8
8
3
0.9
92.8
8
2
1.1
93.1
8
10
2.9
91.7
9
4
1.2
94.0
9
0
0.0
93.1
9
8
2.3
94.0
10
3
0.9
94.9
10
3
1.6
94.7
10
5
1.5
95.5
11
3
0.9
95.8
11
3
1.6
96.3
11
2
0.6
96.1
12
5
1.5
97.3
12
0
0.0
96.3
12
1
0.3
96.4
13
4
1.2
98.5
13
1
0.5
96.8
13
2
0.6
97.0
14
0
0.0
98.5
14
0
0.0
96.8
14
5
1.5
98.5
15
0
0.0
98.5
15
3
1.6
98.4
15
3
0.9
99.4
16
0
0.0
98.5
16
0
0.0
98.4
16
0
0.0
99.4
17
0
0.0
98.5
17
0
0.0
98.4
17
0
0.0
99.4
18
1
0.3
98.8
18
0
0.0
98.4
18
0
0.0
99.4
19
0
0.0
98.8
19
0
0.0
98.4
19
0
0.0
99.4
20
0
0.0
98.8
20
0
0.0
98.4
20
1
0.3
99.7
>20
4
1.2
100.0
>20
3
1.6
100.0
>20
1
0.3
100.0
2007
216
0
8
3.7
3.7
2008
285
0
15
5.3
5.3
2009
262
0
7
2.7
2.7
1
61
28.1
31.8
1
116
40.4
45.7
1
89
34.0
36.7
2
34
15.7
47.5
2
65
22.8
68.5
2
52
19.8
56.5
3
36
16.7
64.2
3
30
10.5
79.0
3
41
15.6
72.1
4
21
9.7
73.9
4
21
7.4
86.4
4
21
8.0
80.1
5
21
9.7
83.6
5
8
2.8
89.2
5
13
5.0
85.1
6
13
6.0
89.6
6
7
2.5
91.7
6
11
4.2
89.3
7
4
1.9
91.5
7
7
2.5
94.2
7
2
0.8
90.1
8
9
4.2
95.7
8
2
0.7
94.9
8
2
0.8
90.9
9
1
0.5
96.2
9
3
1.1
96.0
9
3
1.1
92.0
10
3
1.4
97.6
10
4
1.4
97.4
10
5
1.9
93.9
11
1
0.5
98.1
11
0
0.0
97.4
11
0
0.0
93.9
12
0
0.0
98.1
12
1
0.4
97.8
12
4
1.5
95.4
13
2
0.9
99.0
13
0
0.0
97.8
13
4
1.5
96.9
14
0
0.0
99.0
14
0
0.0
97.8
14
2
0.8
97.7
15
1
0.5
99.5
15
0
0.0
97.8
15
1
0.4
98.1
16
1
0.5
100.0
16
3
1.1
98.9
16
1
0.4
98.5
17
0
0.0
100.0
17
0
0.0
98.9
17
0
0.0
98.5
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
2
0.7
99.6
18
3
1.1
99.6
19
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
99.6
19
0
0.0
99.6
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
99.6
20
0
0.0
99.6
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
1
0.4
100.0
>20
1.0
0.4
100.0
23
Table 15. Frequency and percent of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
279
0
35
12.5
12.5
2005
219
0
56
25.6
25.6
2006
260
0
24
9.2
9.2
1
126
45.1
57.6
1
80
36.4
62.0
1
131
50.4
59.6
2
46
16.5
74.1
2
27
12.3
74.3
2
44
16.9
76.5
3
20
7.2
81.3
3
19
8.7
83.0
3
20
7.7
84.2
4
11
3.9
85.2
4
10
4.6
87.6
4
15
5.8
90.0
5
13
4.7
89.9
5
3
1.4
89.0
5
4
1.5
91.5
6
6
2.2
92.1
6
10
4.6
93.6
6
8
3.1
94.6
7
20
7.2
99.3
7
5
2.3
95.9
7
8
3.1
97.7
8
2
0.7
100.0
8
6
2.7
98.6
8
4
1.5
99.2
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
98.6
9
0
0.0
99.2
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
3
1.4
100.0
10
2
0.8
100.0
2007
161
0
12
7.5
7.5
2008
161
0
4
2.5
2.5
2009
134
0
24
17.9
17.9
1
76
47.3
54.8
1
88
54.8
57.3
1
43
32.1
50.0
2
30
18.6
73.4
2
25
15.5
72.8
2
26
19.4
69.4
3
16
9.9
83.3
3
11
6.8
79.6
3
17
12.7
82.1
4
3
1.9
85.2
4
14
8.7
88.3
4
11
8.2
90.3
5
6
3.7
88.9
5
1
0.6
88.9
5
7
5.2
95.5
6
16
9.9
98.8
6
16
9.9
98.8
6
6
4.5
100.0
7
2
1.2
100.0
7
0
0.0
98.8
7
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
98.8
8
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
98.8
9
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
2
1.2
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
24
Table 16. Frequency and percent of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
291
0
3
1.0
1.0
2005
407
0
16
3.9
3.9
2006
572
0
17
3.0
3.0
1
133
45.8
46.8
1
122
30.1
34.0
1
193
33.8
36.8
2
65
22.3
69.1
2
78
19.2
53.2
2
111
19.4
56.2
3
27
9.3
78.4
3
55
13.5
66.7
3
75
13.1
69.3
4
10
3.4
81.8
4
35
8.6
75.3
4
34
5.9
75.2
5
22
7.6
89.4
5
20
4.9
80.2
5
44
7.7
82.9
6
1
0.3
89.7
6
12
2.9
83.1
6
36
6.3
89.2
7
16
5.5
95.2
7
11
2.7
85.8
7
7
1.2
90.4
8
3
1.0
96.2
8
16
3.9
89.7
8
20
3.5
93.9
9
0
0.0
96.2
9
9
2.2
91.9
9
2
0.3
94.2
10
11
3.8
100.0
10
30
7.4
99.3
10
31
5.4
99.6
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
99.3
11
1
0.2
99.8
12
0
0.0
100.0
12
0
0.0
99.3
12
1
0.2
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
1
0.2
99.5
13
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
2
0.5
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
2007
475
0
4
0.8
0.8
2008
545
0
22
4.0
4.0
2009
439
0
6
1.4
1.4
1
148
31.1
31.9
1
243
44.6
48.6
1
166
37.7
39.1
2
111
23.4
55.3
2
102
18.7
67.3
2
94
21.4
60.5
3
58
12.2
67.5
3
60
11.0
78.3
3
52
11.8
72.3
4
34
7.2
74.7
4
36
6.6
84.9
4
27
6.2
78.5
5
20
4.2
78.9
5
14
2.6
87.5
5
29
6.6
85.1
6
15
3.2
82.1
6
21
3.9
91.4
6
9
2.1
87.2
7
21
4.4
86.5
7
4
0.7
92.1
7
10
2.3
89.5
8
17
3.6
90.1
8
13
2.4
94.5
8
10
2.3
91.8
9
7
1.5
91.6
9
12
2.2
96.7
9
6
1.4
93.2
10
38
8.0
99.6
10
18
3.3
100.0
10
30
6.8
100.0
11
2
0.4
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
12
0
0.0
100.0
12
0
0.0
100.0
12
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
25
Table 17. Frequency and percent of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
71
0
12
16.9
16.9
2005
82
0
3
3.7
3.7
2006
138
0
23
16.7
16.7
1
53
74.7
91.6
1
69
84.1
87.8
1
110
79.7
96.4
2
4
5.6
97.2
2
10
12.2
100.0
2
4
2.9
99.3
3
2
2.8
100.0
3
0
0.0
100.0
3
0
0.0
99.3
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
1
0.7
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
2007
137
0
9
6.6
6.6
2008
134
0
6
4.5
4.5
2009
193
0
15
7.8
7.8
1
123
89.7
96.3
1
126
94.0
98.5
1
170
88.1
95.9
2
3
2.2
98.5
2
2
1.5
100.0
2
7
3.6
99.5
3
2
1.5
100.0
3
0
0.0
100.0
3
0
0.0
99.5
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
5
0
0.0
99.5
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
1
0.5
100.0
26
Table 18. Frequency and percent of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
922
0
55
6.0
6.0
2005
808
0
51
6.3
6.3
2006
842
0
81
9.6
9.6
1
288
30.9
36.9
1
241
29.9
36.2
1
224
26.5
36.1
2
197
21.4
58.3
2
145
17.9
54.1
2
148
17.6
53.7
3
77
8.4
66.7
3
87
10.8
64.9
3
116
13.8
67.5
4
50
5.4
72.1
4
58
7.2
72.1
4
87
10.3
77.8
5
56
6.1
78.2
5
30
3.7
75.8
5
38
4.5
82.3
6
42
4.6
82.8
6
38
4.7
80.5
6
25
3.0
85.3
7
34
3.7
86.5
7
21
2.6
83.1
7
30
3.6
88.9
8
21
2.3
88.8
8
34
4.2
87.3
8
28
3.3
92.2
9
20
2.2
91.0
9
24
3.0
90.3
9
9
1.1
93.3
10
19
2.1
93.1
10
8
1.0
91.3
10
19
2.3
95.6
11
6
0.7
93.8
11
3
0.4
91.7
11
4
0.5
96.1
12
15
1.6
95.4
12
4
0.5
92.2
12
5
0.6
96.7
13
5
0.5
95.9
13
5
0.6
92.8
13
0
0.0
96.7
14
6
0.7
96.6
14
1
0.1
92.9
14
3
0.4
97.1
15
21
2.3
98.9
15
49
6.1
99.0
15
11
1.3
98.4
16
0
0.0
98.9
16
0
0.0
99.0
16
1
0.1
98.5
17
0
0.0
98.9
17
5
0.6
99.6
17
0
0.0
98.5
18
7
0.8
99.7
18
0
0.0
99.6
18
6
0.7
99.2
19
2
0.2
99.9
19
1
0.1
99.7
19
0
0.0
99.2
20
1
0.1
100.0
20
1
0.1
99.8
20
0
0.0
99.2
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
2
0.2
100.0
>20
7
0.8
100.0
2007
963
0
58
6.0
6.0
2008
1,001
0
66
6.6
6.6
2009
855
0
58
6.8
6.8
1
310
32.3
38.3
1
398
39.7
46.3
1
321
37.5
44.3
2
183
19.0
57.3
2
176
17.6
63.9
2
214
25.0
69.3
3
83
8.6
65.9
3
102
10.2
74.1
3
83
9.7
79.0
4
62
6.4
72.3
4
70
7.0
81.1
4
44
5.1
84.1
5
75
7.8
80.1
5
58
5.8
86.9
5
44
5.1
89.2
6
46
4.8
84.9
6
29
2.9
89.8
6
22
2.6
91.8
7
30
3.1
88.0
7
21
2.1
91.9
7
7
0.8
92.6
8
22
2.3
90.3
8
14
1.4
93.3
8
15
1.8
94.4
9
11
1.1
91.4
9
6
0.6
93.9
9
7
0.8
95.2
10
31
3.2
94.6
10
25
2.5
96.4
10
13
1.5
96.7
11
4
0.4
95.0
11
3
0.3
96.7
11
1
0.1
96.8
12
16
1.7
96.7
12
5
0.5
97.2
12
4
0.5
97.3
13
8
0.8
97.5
13
4
0.4
97.6
13
5
0.6
97.9
14
2
0.2
97.7
14
2
0.2
97.8
14
5
0.6
98.5
15
17
1.8
99.5
15
13
1.3
99.1
15
9
1.1
99.6
16
0
0.0
99.5
16
1
0.1
99.2
16
0
0.0
99.6
17
3
0.3
99.8
17
0
0.0
99.2
17
0
0.0
99.6
18
0
0.0
99.8
18
1
0.1
99.3
18
0
0.0
99.6
19
0
0.0
99.8
19
5
0.5
99.8
19
3
0.4
100.0
20
0
0.0
99.8
20
2
0.2
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
2
0.2
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
27
Table 19. Frequency and percent of black sea bass (Centropristis striata) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
274
0
40
14.6
14.6
2005
590
0
14
2.4
2.4
2006
538
0
46
8.6
8.6
1
94
34.3
48.9
1
205
34.7
37.1
1
231
42.8
51.4
2
35
12.8
61.7
2
144
24.4
61.5
2
102
19.0
70.4
3
26
9.5
71.2
3
72
12.2
73.7
3
63
11.7
82.1
4
11
4.0
75.2
4
52
8.8
82.5
4
37
6.9
89.0
5
40
14.6
89.8
5
41
6.9
89.4
5
11
2.0
91.0
6
2
0.7
90.5
6
24
4.1
93.5
6
25
4.6
95.6
7
8
2.9
93.4
7
13
2.2
95.7
7
2
0.4
96.0
8
4
1.5
94.9
8
6
1.0
96.7
8
16
3.0
99.0
9
0
0.0
94.9
9
7
1.2
97.9
9
0
0.0
99.0
10
10
3.6
98.5
10
7
1.2
99.1
10
1
0.2
99.2
11
0
0.0
98.5
11
3
0.5
99.6
11
0
0.0
99.2
12
0
0.0
98.5
12
0
0.0
99.6
12
0
0.0
99.2
13
0
0.0
98.5
13
0
0.0
99.6
13
3
0.6
99.8
14
2
0.7
99.2
14
0
0.0
99.6
14
0
0.0
99.8
15
0
0.0
99.2
15
0
0.0
99.6
15
1
0.2
100.0
16
0
0.0
99.2
16
1
0.2
99.8
16
0
0.0
100.0
17
0
0.0
99.2
17
0
0.0
99.8
17
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
99.2
18
1
0.2
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
99.2
19
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
100.0
20
1
0.4
99.6
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
1
0.4
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
2007
376
0
40
10.6
10.6
2008
275
0
44
16.0
16.0
2009
353
0
14
4.0
4.0
1
168
44.8
55.4
1
114
41.3
57.3
1
136
38.8
42.8
2
69
18.4
73.8
2
42
15.3
72.6
2
100
28.3
71.1
3
49
13.0
86.8
3
25
9.1
81.7
3
33
9.3
80.4
4
23
6.1
92.9
4
17
6.2
87.9
4
34
9.6
90.0
5
5
1.3
94.2
5
16
5.8
93.7
5
16
4.5
94.5
6
5
1.3
95.5
6
11
4.0
97.7
6
3
0.8
95.3
7
4
1.1
96.6
7
0
0.0
97.7
7
3
0.8
96.1
8
2
0.5
97.1
8
1
0.4
98.1
8
10
2.8
98.9
9
3
0.8
97.9
9
0
0.0
98.1
9
0
0.0
98.9
10
3
0.8
98.7
10
0
0.0
98.1
10
0
0.0
98.9
11
0
0.0
98.7
11
1
0.4
98.5
11
0
0.0
98.9
12
5
1.3
100.0
12
1
0.4
98.9
12
0
0.0
98.9
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
2
0.7
99.6
13
0
0.0
98.9
14
0
0.0
100.0
14
0
0.0
99.6
14
0
0.0
98.9
15
0
0.0
100.0
15
0
0.0
99.6
15
4
1.1
100.0
16
0
0.0
100.0
16
1
0.4
100.0
16
0
0.0
100.0
17
0
0.0
100.0
17
0
0.0
100.0
17
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
18
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
28
Table 20. Frequency and percent of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
1,361
0
163
12.0
12.0
2005
1,185
0
107
9.0
9.0
2006
1,649
0
292
17.7
17.7
1
498
36.6
48.6
1
437
36.9
45.9
1
601
36.5
54.2
2
356
26.2
74.8
2
231
19.5
65.4
2
380
23.0
77.2
3
278
20.4
95.2
3
348
29.4
94.8
3
318
19.3
96.5
4
45
3.3
98.5
4
41
3.5
98.3
4
53
3.2
99.7
5
13
1.0
99.5
5
17
1.4
99.7
5
5
0.3
100.0
6
6
0.4
99.9
6
4
0.3
100.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
7
2
0.1
100.0
7
0
0.0
100.0
7
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
2007
1,102
0
205
18.6
18.6
2008
540
0
142
26.3
26.3
2009
740
0
127
17.2
17.2
1
459
41.6
60.2
1
221
40.9
67.2
1
324
43.7
60.9
2
229
20.8
81.0
2
106
19.6
86.8
2
152
20.5
81.4
3
202
18.3
99.3
3
62
11.5
98.3
3
127
17.2
98.6
4
5
0.5
99.8
4
6
1.1
99.4
4
10
1.4
100.0
5
2
0.2
100.0
5
3
0.6
100.0
5
0
0.0
100.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
6
0
0.0
100.0
7
0
0.0
100.0
7
0
0.0
100.0
7
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
29
Table 21. Frequency and percent of dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
1,279
0
264
20.6
20.6
2005
1,243
0
181
14.6
14.6
2006
1,677
0
371
22.1
22.1
1
476
37.3
57.9
1
316
25.5
40.1
1
409
24.3
46.4
2
155
12.1
70.0
2
170
13.7
53.8
2
199
11.9
58.3
3
91
7.1
77.1
3
89
7.2
61.0
3
175
10.4
68.7
4
70
5.5
82.6
4
53
4.3
65.3
4
75
4.5
73.2
5
21
1.6
84.2
5
35
2.8
68.1
5
49
2.9
76.1
6
26
2.0
86.2
6
78
6.3
74.4
6
56
3.3
79.4
7
10
0.8
87.0
7
45
3.6
78.0
7
74
4.4
83.8
8
19
1.5
88.5
8
39
3.1
81.1
8
26
1.6
85.4
9
30
2.3
90.8
9
16
1.3
82.4
9
37
2.2
87.6
10
60
4.7
95.5
10
178
14.3
96.7
10
156
9.3
96.9
11
5
0.4
95.9
11
8
0.6
97.3
11
6
0.4
97.3
12
20
1.6
97.5
12
15
1.2
98.5
12
10
0.6
97.9
13
2
0.2
97.7
13
8
0.6
99.1
13
11
0.7
98.6
14
3
0.2
97.9
14
4
0.3
99.4
14
2
0.1
98.7
15
24
1.9
99.8
15
8
0.6
100.0
15
15
0.9
99.6
16
0
0.0
99.8
16
0
0.0
100.0
16
3
0.2
99.8
17
0
0.0
99.8
17
0
0.0
100.0
17
3
0.2
100.0
19
0
0.0
99.8
19
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
100.0
20
3
0.2
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
2007
1,180
0
195
16.5
16.5
2008
1,454
0
218
15.0
15.0
2009
1378
0
120
8.7
8.7
1
301
25.5
42.0
1
393
26.8
41.8
1
455
33.1
41.8
2
176
14.9
56.9
2
235
16.2
58.0
2
279
20.2
62.0
3
110
9.3
66.2
3
67
4.6
62.6
3
133
9.7
71.7
4
73
6.2
72.4
4
76
5.2
67.8
4
103
7.5
79.2
5
39
3.3
75.7
5
71
4.9
72.7
5
114
8.3
87.5
6
51
4.3
80.0
6
51
3.5
76.2
6
58
4.2
91.7
7
48
4.1
84.1
7
59
4.1
80.3
7
23
1.7
93.4
8
32
2.7
86.8
8
71
4.9
85.2
8
29
2.1
95.5
9
43
3.6
90.4
9
56
3.9
89.1
9
31
2.2
97.7
10
67
5.7
96.1
10
129
8.9
98.0
10
24
1.7
99.4
11
7
0.6
96.7
11
11
0.8
98.8
11
3
0.2
99.6
12
15
1.3
98.0
12
5
0.3
99.1
12
4
0.3
99.9
13
4
0.3
98.3
13
0
0.0
99.1
13
0
0.0
99.9
14
2
0.2
98.5
14
3
0.2
99.3
14
0
0.0
99.9
15
8
0.7
99.2
15
8
0.6
99.9
15
0
0.0
99.9
16
3
0.3
99.5
16
0
0.0
99.9
16
2
0.1
100.0
17
0
0.0
99.5
17
0
0.0
99.9
17
0
0.0
100.0
19
0
0.0
99.5
19
0
0.0
99.9
19
0
0.0
100.0
20
4
0.3
99.8
20
0
0.0
99.9
20
0
0.0
100.0
>20
2
0.2
100.0
>20
1
0.1
100.0
>20
0
0.0
100.0
30
Table 22. Frequency and percent of southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) caught per successful angler/trip in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
Year
Sample Size
Number
Frequency
Percent
Cumulative percent
2004
317
0
21
6.6
6.6
2005
231
0
28
12.1
12.1
2006
273
0
20
7.3
7.3
1
200
63.2
69.8
1
145
62.7
74.8
1
165
60.6
67.9
2
61
19.2
89.0
2
36
15.6
90.4
2
52
19.0
86.9
3
13
4.1
93.1
3
8
3.5
93.9
3
17
6.2
93.1
4
12
3.8
96.9
4
7
3.0
96.9
4
8
2.9
96.0
5
8
2.5
99.4
5
3
1.3
98.2
5
4
1.5
97.5
6
0
0.0
99.4
6
0
0.0
98.2
6
5
1.8
99.3
8
1
0.3
99.7
8
2
0.9
99.1
8
2
0.7
100.0
9
1
0.3
100.0
9
2
0.9
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
2007
194
0
7
3.6
3.6
2008
324
0
54
16.7
16.7
2009
267
0
25
9.4
9.4
1
128
66.0
69.6
1
197
60.8
77.5
1
163
61.0
70.4
2
38
19.7
89.3
2
44
13.6
91.1
2
39
14.6
85.0
3
8
4.1
93.4
3
11
3.4
94.5
3
24
9.0
94.0
4
9
4.6
98.0
4
11
3.4
97.9
4
13
4.9
98.9
5
2
1.0
99.0
5
3
0.9
98.8
5
3
1.1
100.0
6
2
1.0
100.0
6
3
0.9
99.7
6
0
0.0
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
8
1
0.3
100.0
8
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
9
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
10
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
11
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
13
0
0.0
100.0
31
Table 23. Number of angler trips (effort) to ocean waters for all modes by wave in North Carolina, 2004-2009.
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
Wave 6
Year
(Jan/Feb)
(Mar/Apr)
(May/Jun)
(Jul/Aug)
(Sep/Oct)
(Nov/Dec)
Total
2004
166,587
602,074
1,411,608
1,223,389
1,137,171
600,254
5,141,083
2005
156,037
437,511
1,210,073
1,478,096
1,443,051
376,027
5,100,795
2006
233,121
279,362
12,111,848
1,558,699
1,438,268
465,262
16,086,560
2007
141,442
293,219
1,241,084
1,792,594
1,025,544
689,339
5,183,222
2008
259,602
362,626
1,167,373
1,344,172
1,110,803
550,818
4,795,394
2009
172,504
558,538
1,270,935
1,154,460
459,176
253,613
3,869,226
k
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