•Table 7. — Coiranerclal fishery landings. Cape Canaveral Area, comparison 

 with Florida east coast values and landings for five leading 

 species, 1962 



1940 



1945 



1950 



1955 



1960 



1962 



Figure 6. — Commercial fishery landings, Florida east 

 coast, 5-year intervals from 1940 to 1960, and 1962, for 

 five leading species. 



the present, and we believe crab production in 

 the Cape Canaveral Area reflects this. 



Production of spotted sea trout on the Florida 

 east coast has been remarkably steady. Other 

 than in 1950, the commercial production was 

 between about 700,000 and 900,000 pounds. As 

 the Cape Canaveral Area produces almost 50 

 percent of the poundage taken on the Florida 

 east coast, it appears that the fishery has 

 remained almost stable in recent years, but 

 there is an indication of a gradual decline in 

 productivity during the past several years. 



Landings of red snapper, while modest in 

 poundage, have grown steadily on the Florida 

 east coast from 1945 to the present. Since the 

 Cape Canaveral Area produces about 40 per- 

 cent of the landings, the fishery is apparently 

 in a healthy state. 



Table 7 shows the relative value and land- 

 ings of the Cape Canaveral Area fisheries to 

 these values for the entire Florida east coast, 

 with respect to five of the most important 

 species taken on the Florida east coast, and 

 to the total fishery landing for 1962--the last 

 year for which figures are available. 



The scientific names for fishes, crustaceans, 

 and mollusks appearing in the commercial 

 fishery landings are given in table 8. 



-Scientific names of fishes, crustaceans, and mollusks shown on 

 commercial fishery landings. Cape Canaveral Area 



Connnon names 



as used in report 



Amber jack 



Baxracuda 



Bluefish 



Blue runner 



Cablo 



Crevalle 



Dolphin 



Drum, black 



Drum, red 



Flounders 



Groupers 



Grunts 



Jevflsfa 



King macKerel 



King whiting 



Menhaden 



Hojarra 



Mullet, black 



Mullet, silver 



Pigfish 



Pompano 



Sea bass, black 



Sea catfish 



Sea trout, gray 



Sea trout, spotted 



Sheepshead 



Snapper, red 



Snapper, other 



Spanish mackerel 



Spot 



Tenpounder 



Triggerfish 



Warsaw 



Crabs, blue 



Crabs, stone 



Shrimp 



Oysters 



Squid 



Scallops, calico 



Clams, hard 



Other common names 



Scientific names 



Crevalle, hardtail 



Cobia 



Common Jack, Jackfish 



Drum 



Channel bass, redfish 



Margate fish 



Klngfiah 



Whiting 



Pogy 



Sand perch, sand bream 



Striped or jumping mullet 



Blackfish 



Gafftopsail 



Gray trout 



Spotted or speckled trout 



Mangrove, vermilion, etc. 



Mackerel 



ladyfish 



Black jewfish 



Seriola sp, 

 Sph'tT^ena sp. 

 Pomatomus saltatrix 

 Caranx crysos 

 Rachycentron canadum 

 Caranx hippos 

 Coryphaena hippurus 

 Po gonias eromis 

 Sciaenops ocellata 

 Parali chthy s sp, 

 Epinephelus sp. and 



Mycteroperca sp. 

 Haemulon sp. 

 Epinephelufi ita.lara 

 Scomberomorus cava 11a 

 Menticirrhus sp, 

 Brevoortia sp. 

 GERRIDAE 

 Mugll eephalus 

 M'ip'^1 cur'?mFL 



Orthopristis chr y so pt erus 

 Trac>^T notus sp. 

 Centropristis striatus 

 Bagre marinus 

 Cynosclon reRalis 

 Cyno scion nebulosus 

 Arehosarpjus sp. 

 Lut.lonuB blackfordii 

 Lut.lanus sp, and 



Rbomboplites sp. 

 Sc omberoinorus maculatus 

 Leiostomus xanthurus 

 Elops saurus 

 Balistes sp. 

 Epinephelus nlgritus 

 CaJ.linectes sapidus 

 Meaippe mercenarla 

 Penaeus sp. 



(largely P. set If erus ] 

 Crassostrea virginica 

 Loll go sp. 

 Pecten gibbus 

 Venus mercenarla 



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