Table 12."Maxi[Dum historic coinnerclal landings of all fish and shellfish species reported for New York State, Species are arranged chronologically 

 by the decade in which maximum landings were reported, and In descending order by weight within each decade. 



Maxiinunt 

 landings 

 in metric tons Year 



Species 



Maximum 



landings 



in metric tons 



Atlantic menhaden 



American shad 



-'131,059 

 ( 98,159) 



1880 

 (1904) 



1921-1930 

 (cont.) 



Blue crab 



Available records show no 

 peak catch in this period. 



Haddock 

 Tilefish 

 Spot 

 Carp 



Sword fish 

 Bloodworms 

 Sandworms 

 Hickory shad 

 Rainbow smelt 



Atlantic cod 

 Winter flounder 

 Butterf ish 

 Squids 

 Pollock 



1951-1960 



Red fish 



Atlsmtic croaker 



Chub mackerel 



Shrimp 



Sand shrimp 



Bluefin tuna 



Cusk 



Witch flounder 



Horthem kingfish 



Atlantic halibut 



American sand lance 



Banded rudderfish 



Yellow perch 



Red snapper 



Grouper 



Yellowtail flounder 

 Hard clam 

 Surf clant 

 Silver hake 

 Sea scallop 

 Atlantic mackerel 

 Northern puffer 

 Red hake 

 White hake 



Unclaaalf led food fishes 

 Atlantic bonlto 

 Conch 



Conger eel 

 Atlantic sllvereide 

 Ocean pout 

 American plaice 

 Frigate mackerel 

 Striped anchovy 

 Little tunny 

 Gooeef ish 



Unclassified sharks 

 Atlantic wolffish 



Scup 



Sunoner flounder 



Black sea bass 



American eel 



Catfish and bullheads 



In addition, Che following species produced maximum landings of I metric ton or 

 1926). pllotfish (1926), drums (1926, 1932. 1933), rock crab (1929. 1930). pigfish 

 (1943). white marlin (1945), dolphin (1948. 1949). and crappie (1952. 1956). 



less; Atlantic salmon (IWliK cero (1901). pompano (1921 

 (1932). red drum (1937), black drum (1939. 1942). blue runn 



U Estimated landings in New York In 1880 included figures on recreational and ^uhsistence catches, and thus probably are exaggerated in 

 comparison with figures for later years, and possibly also for New Jersey. When peak landings of a specie.'^ fell In 1880 the next highest year 

 is given in parentheses. 



2/ Atlantic salmon was virtually eliminated by 1800 The maximum catch ohuiouslv i>rcdaies the stfltisiical series from which these figures 

 were drawn. 



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