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5077
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North Carolina commercial fishermen experienced their second-lowest catch in 27 years, with landings of 154.1 million pounds of fish and shellfish in 2000. However, their market value was the third largest on record at $108.3 million. The top five harvested species were Atlantic menhaden, blue crabs (hard), shrimp, Atlantic croaker, and spiny dogfish shark
Record #:
26111
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Everyone agrees that fishing is fun, but many do not realize that it is also economically beneficial. According to the Sport Fishing Institute, there were over sixty-five million fresh and saltwater fishermen in 1975 who spent over $8 billion in expenditures. However, the added pressure to the resource is a growing concern to fishing as an recreational industry.
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Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 21 Issue 4, 1977, p11
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