Marine Fishery Landings and Statistics

Do you know the top three marine species landed in New York in 2004?

1. Atlantic surfclam - 6,824,576 pounds

2. Longfin squid - 5,708,886 pounds

3. Silver hake - 5,068,459 pounds

Do you know which were the top three marine finfish landed in New York in 2004?

The top fish is the silver hake, at 5,068,459 pounds

In second place is the scup at 1,899,566 pounds.

Third place is held by the summer flounder at 1,587,033 pounds.

How about this...what were the three most valuable (in total dollar amount) marine species landed in New York in 2004?

1. Hard clam - $10,673,062

2. Long fin squid - $4,859,616

3. Atlantic surfclam - $4,100,419

The most valuable (dollars per pound) marine species landed in New York in 2004 was the bay scallop. It had a value of $17.81 per pound at that time. Only 2,234 pounds were landed with a total value of $39,795.

This information was gathered from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Fisheries Statistics and Economics web site. NMFS is a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Fisheries Statistics and Economics Division of NMFS collects commercial and recreational fisheries landings data from all the states in the country. It also collects foreign commercial fishery data. The data are available in a database and can be retrieved upon request from the web site. NMFS also has information about fishy economics and conditions in the fisheries market.

Check out this NMFS web site and see what else you can learn about New York fisheries.

Note: The data listed above represents the number of pounds or dollar value of marine animals landed or unloaded from the boats at New York docks.