NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Annual Fisheries Bulletin
2013 Commercial & Recreational Statistics
License and Statistics Section
PO Box 769
Morehead City, NC 28557
April 2014
The Annual Fisheries Bulletin contains the North Carolina commercial and recreational fisheries harvest statistics for
2013. Included in this bulletin are the 2013 landings from the commercial and recreational fisheries programs, along with
the 2009 to 2012 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.
Total Pounds Harvested in 2013
NCDENR
Commercial
Recreational
50,088,699 pounds
13,288,019 pounds
Top Five Species Caught In Each Fishery
Commercial
Species
Pounds
Blue crabs
21,347,308
Shrimp
4,859,633
Spiny Dogfish
3,010,958
Southern Flounder
2,175,518
Atlantic Croaker
1,928,635
Recreational
Species
Pounds
Yellowfin tuna
2,024,584
Dolphinfish
1,967,876
Bluefish
971,279
Red Drum
682,964
Spotted Seatrout
652,102
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 Doug Mumford, Recreational Statistics
(252) 726-702 1 or (800) 682-2632 (252) 948-3876 or (800) 338-7804
alan.bianchi@ncdenr,qov
douq.mumford@ncdenr.gov
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