Table 3.6  U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries by Region, 1981-1999

  North Atlantic   Mid-Atlantic   South Atlantic
  Fishing Fish Fish   Fishing Fish Fish   Fishing Fish Fish
Year trips caught weight   trips caught weight   trips caught weight
                       
  number in million   number in million   number in million
  millions pounds   millions pounds   millions pounds
                       
1981 5.76 36.98 68.79   14.01 100.82 118.56   8.55 44.48 37.87
1982 7.04 46.75 85.71   15.50 81.15 105.42   13.63 64.15 48.53
1983 7.10 35.20 68.38   18.57 125.02 124.65   14.46 62.99 65.20
1984 5.32 24.58 39.63   15.76 101.11 100.53   15.09 59.77 50.05
1985 7.07 41.08 59.43   14.74 90.85 79.40   15.32 67.18 59.96
1986 7.48 49.89 81.97   18.84 153.94 135.53   14.90 59.42 53.56
1987 5.78 34.29 55.17   14.72 99.92 116.72   16.95 50.30 51.56
1988 5.74 25.72 39.73   14.90 77.90 85.89   18.82 56.08 54.85
1989 5.23 24.58 33.10   12.17 64.58 76.97   16.36 46.05 46.35
1990 5.54 18.65 28.89   13.35 84.59 56.80   13.57 40.78 35.77
1991 6.80 26.69 35.63   15.98 126.00 65.19   17.39 54.95 47.66
1992 5.70 17.74 21.17   12.22 75.03 47.33   16.74 54.09 45.00
1993 6.23 20.99 24.30   15.29 97.57 55.08   16.80 50.89 37.35
1994 6.28 25.88 23.92   16.24 94.95 45.86   19.93 72.17 50.09
1995 6.51 21.98 19.79   15.58 88.52 58.87   18.75 65.24 50.44
1996 6.76 23.43 21.29   16.50 86.42 55.74   16.82 51.26 43.76
1997 7.63 23.78 19.32   17.23 96.55 60.24   18.00 58.30 49.32
1998 7.40 23.47 17.41   14.31 83.62 46.49   15.90 52.02 na
1999 6.48 23.37 15.65   14.11 85.90 42.84   14.42 71.18 34.01
 
  Gulf of Mexico1   Total Atlantic & Gulf   Pacific2
  Fishing Fish Fish   Fishing Fish Fish   Fishing Fish Fish
Year trips caught weight   trips caught weight   trips caught weight
                       
  number in million   number in million   number in million
  millions pounds   millions pounds   millions pounds
                       
1981 12.06 87.39 53.00   40.38 269.67 278.22   11.00 51.00 na
1982 13.42 113.33 75.70   49.59 305.38 315.36   11.00 53.00 na
1983 19.98 146.17 80.92   60.11 369.38 339.15   11.00 44.52 na
1984 19.64 133.87 71.75   55.81 319.33 261.97   10.00 46.84 na
1985 15.42 101.20 65.45   52.55 300.30 264.23   9.90 43.18 na
1986 19.04 144.08 96.56   60.26 407.32 367.62   11.03 55.31 na
1987 16.09 101.56 66.54   53.54 286.08 289.98   9.97 47.54 na
1988 19.74 130.95 70.85   59.20 290.65 251.31   12.42 51.22 na
1989 15.62 113.91 66.90   48.38 249.11 223.32   9.45 41.29 na
1990 13.31 106.38 51.55   45.77 250.40 173.00   na na na
1991 18.17 177.34 79.77   58.34 284.98 228.24   na na na
1992 18.08 145.03 68.93   52.74 291.88 182.40   na na na
1993 17.43 147.33 68.52   54.75 316.78 185.24   6.89 30.92 20.94
1994 17.50 148.86 63.57   59.95 341.85 183.44   7.19 27.17 17.92
1995 17.12 135.78 73.06   57.96 311.53 202.16   7.22 27.61 24.31
1996 16.32 118.63 64.57   56.40 279.73 185.35   7.77 34.05 23.19
1997 18.10 139.82 79.31   60.95 318.44 208.19   7.19 29.00 26.01
1998 15.90 124.96 na   53.00 284.00 177.45   7.00 28.45 31.92
1999 15.93 129.90 79.48   50.63 325.08 171.98   5.96 20.45 26.70

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries of the United States 1999 (GPO, Washington, DC, 2000).

Notes: na = not available. 1Does not include Texas. 2Does not include Washington for 1993-1996. Data for the South Atlantic for 1998 and 1999 are estimates. Harvest data for 1998 and 1999 include fish harvested and fish released alive.

Last Updated on Monday, October 30, 2000