Landings and Value of Top 20 Virginia Species 2017
| Species |
DOCKSIDE VALUE ($) |
LANDINGS (POUNDS) |
| Oyster |
$48,987,866.03 |
4,180,366 |
| Quahog Clam |
$47,610,543.50 |
4,936,323 |
| Blue Crab |
$38,072,742.10 |
30,921,837 |
| Sea Scallop |
$34,833,542.11 |
3,896,913 |
| Menhaden |
$22,865,271.00 |
284,226,224 |
| Conchs |
$6,591,859.38 |
1,281,498 |
| Striped Bass |
$6,257,079.03 |
1,086,240 |
| Summer Flounder |
$4,477,494.89 |
1,167,459 |
| Spot |
$3,860,515.57 |
1,782,494 |
| Atlantic Croaker |
$2,743,982.16 |
2,932,549 |
| Black Sea Bass |
$2,001,614.11 |
N/A |
| Blue Catfish |
$1,122,660.83 |
3,295,374 |
| Spiny Dogfish |
$624,272.40 |
3,820,008 |
| Squid (Illex) |
$567,318.85 |
N/A
|
| Channel Whelk |
$560,118.50 |
N/A |
| Oysters, Public Seed |
$450,613.50 |
N/A |
| Oysters, Private Seed |
$381,843.42 |
N/A |
| Horseshoe Crab |
$333,931.74 |
280,974 |
| Northern Puffer |
$316,267.86 |
151,580 |
| Red Crab |
$289,929.00 |
N/A
|
Aquaculture Landings (Virginia Marine Resources Commission)
| Aquaculture Species |
DOCKSIDE VALUE ($) |
LANDINGS (POUNDS) |
| Clams |
$26,341,055.17 |
2,997,110 |
| Oyster |
$29,979,806.29 |
2,485,847 |
2017 U.S. Commercial Landings Figures (NOAA)
| State |
Dollars |
Pounds |
| Alaska |
1,764,462,438 |
6,004,881,731 |
| Louisiana |
354,301,121 |
890,574,801 |
| Virginia |
183,202,748 |
343,964,288 |
| Mississippi |
30,425,371 |
311,027,496 |
| Oregon |
147,057,594 |
296,484,519 |
| Massachusetts |
605,250,319 |
242,136,690 |
| Washington |
277,740,081 |
215,976,139 |
| California |
209,845,834 |
214,663,232 |
| Maine |
511,314,816 |
208,677,144 |
| New Jersey |
190,549,224 |
198,601,927 |
Per Capita Consumption
U.S. per capita consumption of fish and shellfish was 16 pounds (edible meat) in 2017.
