OUTER BANKS, N.C. – Blue crabs were the stars in a banner year for North Carolina commercial fishing.
Fishermen sold 61.7 million pounds of finfish and shellfish in 2014, a 23 percent increase over the previous year, according to a news release from the state's Division of Marine Fisheries. It was the first year landings had increased since 2010. The dockside value was $93.8 million, the most since 2002.
"It's certainly good news, and good news is needed," said Jerry Schill, president of the North Carolina Fisheries Association.
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