Amount and Value of Commercial Fish Landing for Common Species, CNMI: 2000 to 2002

 

 2000 2001 2002
Price per pound Weight (lbs) Value ($) Price per pound Weight (lbs) Value ($) Price per pound Weight (lbs) Value ($)

     Total

 2.01 336,092 676,386 2.06 346,251 713,484 2.31 384,489 888,776
Pelagic (troll) fish 2.01 168,391 332,988 2.11 169,094 357,268 1.97 221,532 446,425
    Bigeye scad (Atulai) 2.78 19,074 53,014 2.69 22,972 61,774 2.54 15,695 39,903
    Dogtooth tuna 1.89 1,854 3,511 2.09 2,778 5,806 1.71 9,710 16,587
    Saba (kawakawa) 1.58 2,539 4,007 2.05 2,888 5,911 1.71 2,836 4,836
    Yellowfin tuna 2.63 13,924 27,966 2.11 11,634 24,588 2.08 23,799 49,574
    Dolphin (Mahi mahi) 1.61 5,665 12,370 2.15 11,384 24,487 1.90 14,263 27,147
    Rainbow runner 1.84 1,111 2,492 2.69 1,707 4,588 1.73 1,674 2,895
    Skipjack 2.34 111,281 205,222 1.96 107,107 209,539 1.98 142,114 282,068
    Wahoo 2.01 3,223 7,542 2.37 3,640 8,620 1.98 6,570 13,004
Reef Fish 2.32 131,572 228,570 1.41 119,393 168,033 2.59 130,564 337,715
    Emperor(Mafute) 2.81 8,226 23,141 3.00 13,590 40,754 2.90 4,291 12,462
    Rabbitfish 3.30 9,869 32,602 3.41 6,727 22,953 3.29 7,281 23,930
    Parrotfish 2.99 7,071 21,136 3.19 22,635 72,242 3.05 3,990 12,166
    Rudderfish (guilli) 2.99 682 2,040 3.22 1,328 4,275 2.97 327 972
   Miscellaneous 2.71 101,085 232,577 0.16 70,019 11,155 2.51 109,191 273,827
Bottom fish 2.62 33,037 99,623 3.08 53,973 166,288 2.98 27,843 83,011
   Gindai (flower snap) 2.66 172 457 3.00 1,533 4,592 3.05 2,526 7,704
   Grouper 2.31 2,895 6,690 2.58 6,175 15,943 2.15 4,031 8,655
   Onaga (red snapper) 3.01 8,390 28,538 3.65 13,087 47,729 3.42 9,277 31,690
   Opakapaka (pink snapper) 3.40 8,390 28,538 3.45 3,161 10,907 3.31 3,098 10,253
   Miscellaneous 2.81 11,099 29,095 1.35 27,950 37,806 2.72 6,128 16,627
Invertebrates 2.87 3,092 15,205 5.78 3,791 21,896 4.75 4,551 21,626
    Lobster 5.52 2,494 13,760 5.76 3,786 21,821 5.69 3,284 18,691
   Octopus 2.42 598 1,445 2.50 563 1,405 2.20 1,208 2,658

Source:  DLNR, Division of Fish & Wildlife. Note that this table contains a summary of the species; the key stats Excel workbook contains a more detailed table. 

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