Table 7. 1982 Top 10 Commercial fisheries for the State of Delaware. (NMFS, 1983).

The Delware catch totals 3,677,000 pounds, with an ex-vessel value of $2,267,000. The top 10 species listed comprise 98.9 percent, and 99.6 percent of the total landings in terms of volume and value, respectively. Delware landings represent 1.0 percent, and 1.2 percent of the midAtlantic landings (Chesapeake included), in terms of volume and value, respectively.

Table 8. 1982 Top 10 Commercial fisheries for the State of New Jersey. (NMFS, 1983).

The New Jersey catch totals 90,190,000 pounds, with an ex-vessel value of $45,007,000. The top 10 species listed comprise 86.1 percent, and 86.3 percent of the total landings in terms of volume and value, respectively. New Jersey landings represent 25.6 percent, and 24.0 percent of the midAtlantic landings (Chesapeake included), in terms of volume and value, respectively.

Table 9. 1982 Top 10 Commercial fisheries for the State of New York. (NMFS, 1983).

The New York catch totals 35,597,000 pounds, with an ex-vessel value of
$45,284,000. The top 10 species listed comprise 68.7 percent, and 81.2
percent of the total landings in terms of volume and value, respectively.
New York landings represent 10.1 percent, and 24.2 percent of the Mid-
Atlantic landings (Chesapeake included), in terms of volume and value,
respectively.

Table 10. Mid-Atlantic landings by metric ton and dollar value per statistical unit (NMFS, 1984).

(In Order of Economic Importantic)

Mean Dollar Value/ Mean Metric Tons/
Statistical Unit Statistical Unit

Mean values represent a value drived by averaging the data from
the years of 1982 and 1983.

Species listed are the composite of the top three species from
both 1982 and 1983.

No landing data reported within these statistical units during 1982.

Table 11. Marine recreational fishing during January 1979 December 1979; Mid-Atlantic subregion.

Notes: An asterisk (*) denotes none reported.

Three dashes (---) denotes less than 30,000 reported,
however, the figure is included in the column totals.

Definitions:

Catch Type A Catch available for identification.
Catch Type B = Catch not available for identification.