Author : United States. Department of the Interior
Release : 1959
Genre : Fisheries
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis North Carolina Landings by : United States. Department of the Interior
Download or read book North Carolina Landings written by United States. Department of the Interior. This book was released on 1959. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landings of fish and shellfish at North Carolina ports during 1958 amounted to 290.3 million pounds--a gain of 22 percent compared with 1957. The leading species during 1958 were menhaden, 235.4 million pounds; alewives, 14.9 million pounds; blue crabs, 12.6 million pounds; and croaker, 6.9 million pounds. These four items represented 93 percent of the year's total landings.