Table 1 Illustrates the poundage of fish landed in the 

 various counties of the Albemarle Area, Carteret County, and the 

 state for the years 1962 and 1964. The total poundage of the 

 Albemarle Area's catch increased 17,5 percent from 1962 to 1964. 

 However, the number of fin-fish decreased 18 percent, and the 

 number of shellfish increased 100 percent. 



The increase in shellfish is primarily due to an excellent 

 year of crab catches. In 1964, North Carolina ranked third in 

 the nation in the production of hard shell crabs. Virginia was 

 first, with only 1 million pounds more catch than North Carolina, 

 and Maryland was second. 



