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NEW JERSEY SEAFOOD TOP TEN, BY WEIGHT CAUGHT, 1992 - 1996

Seafood 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
pounds
Clams 42,954,544 47,978,097 48,572,236 46,329,437 48,612,803
Menhaden 35,146,035 28,296,741 38,350,412 36,579,507 32,988,726
Squid 16,284,603 33,134,599 36,536,520 30,140,672 25,474,328
Mackerel 18,548,633 2,763,735 5,943,650 4,753,975 18,007,725
Clams, ocean quahog 34,732,820 41,500,000 38,476,730 21,765,300 17,816,507
Crabs, blue 4,971,601 7,740,447 5,604,056 7,697,013 3,264,454
Scup (Porgies) 4,320,439 4,015,684 3,208,924 2,390,814 2,514,915
Fluke 2,340,745 2,500,522 2,356,084 581,473 2,369,134
Scallops, sea 4,824,784 2,280,278 2,765,628 2,560,266 2,352,115
Whiting 4,476,809 2,421,600 2,677,313 2,731,184 1,798,272

SOURCE: National Marine Fisheries Service

NEW JERSEY SEAFOOD TOP TEN, BY EX VESSEL VALUE, 1992 - 1996

Seafood 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
pounds
Clams, surf 21,576,102 21,802,735 26,840,477 27,443,281 28,927,560
Scallops, sea 18,013,967 13,741,009 13,128,603 12,743,574 12,929,700
Squid 7,493,692 9,931,902 13,661,980 10,334,730 8,096,055
Clams, ocean quahog 11,565,316 15,387,243 14,417,233 8,625,867 7,323,867
Clams, hard 4,052,391 4,902,097 3,107,731 4,948,627 7,310,168
Fluke 2,942,319 3,289,406 3,199,634 3,348,655 3,055,553
Crabs, blue 2,189,865 4,181,458 4,078,565 6,251,843 2,342,270
Lobster 384,929 3,187,690 2,138,943 2,115,918 2,342,270
Swordfish 3,380,303 2,056,128 1,968,836 1,089,544 801,574
Whiting 2,050,244 899,611 1,107,087 1,281,768 617,491

SOURCE: National Marine Fisheries Service


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