Year
State
Species
Metric
TonsPounds
$
1980
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
968.1
2,134,300
723,601
1980
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
11.5
25,400
48,064
1980
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
855.2
1,885,300
778,134
1980
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
7.1
15,700
9,213
1980
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
90
198,400
90,804
1981
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
442.5
975,500
251,262
1981
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
25.3
55,800
80,381
1981
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
698.3
1,539,500
560,885
1981
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
21.6
47,700
49,544
1981
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
14.9
32,900
14,145
1982
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
350.9
773,500
284,184
1982
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
6.2
13,700
29,613
1982
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
359.5
792,500
274,485
1982
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
4.4
9,800
11,402
1982
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
20.8
45,800
23,839
1983
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
532.8
1,174,600
448,637
1983
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
5.3
11,600
19,548
1983
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
535.3
1,180,100
518,782
1983
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
8
17,600
25,120
1983
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
60.4
133,100
58,474
1984
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
497.4
1,096,500
434,992
1984
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
18
39,700
64,096
1984
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
763.9
1,684,200
701,091
1984
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
13.7
30,200
40,980
1984
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
60.8
134,100
69,069
1985
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,270.60
2,801,100
982,473
1985
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
17.5
38,500
62,199
1985
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
1,045.90
2,305,800
978,003
1985
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
46
101,400
142,767
1985
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
127
280,070
134,712
1986
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,409.30
3,107,000
1,031,311
1986
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
37.5
82,600
136,892
1986
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
1,183.90
2,610,100
1,195,576
1986
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
40.8
90,000
111,607
1986
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
65.3
143,900
70,137
1987
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,757.10
3,873,800
1,151,724
1987
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
19.6
43,100
65,044
1987
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
1,292.60
2,849,600
1,419,168
1987
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
33.7
74,200
89,103
1987
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
140.7
310,165
183,766
1988
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,760.50
3,881,200
1,748,899
1988
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
71.2
157,000
307,734
1988
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,210.00
4,872,200
2,233,014
1988
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
108
238,100
320,317
1988
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
93.2
205,360
131,260
1989
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
2,355.30
5,192,400
2,125,116
1989
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
53.1
117,000
300,924
1989
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,495.40
5,501,300
2,603,623
1989
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
81.1
178,900
236,220
1989
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
297
654,700
388,713
1990
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
3,178.30
7,006,800
2,758,009
1990
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
88.7
195,500
331,564
1990
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,051.50
4,522,699
1,996,876
1990
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
143.8
316,946
284,829
1990
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
232.6
512,715
269,438
1991
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
3,068.50
6,764,900
2,482,275
1991
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
11.1
24,400
61,000
1991
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,232.60
4,922,077
2,138,588
1991
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
22.5
49,524
51,277
1991
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
370.8
817,545
441,034
1992
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
2,047.00
4,512,800
1,945,376
1992
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
200.5
442,000
654,160
1992
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,793.00
6,157,459
3,248,324
1992
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
168.8
372,182
371,688
1992
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
347.3
765,565
447,033
1993
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
2,888.40
6,367,800
3,339,422
1993
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
128.3
282,900
297,045
1993
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
3,411.00
7,519,941
3,906,317
1993
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
100
220,506
275,141
1993
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
551
1,214,840
759,350
1994
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
2,805.50
6,185,094
3,824,040
1994
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
138.3
304,800
493,996
1994
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,338.90
5,156,361
3,500,600
1994
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
203.1
447,695
577,965
1994
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
402.3
886,840
558,718
1995
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
3,405.00
7,506,600
6,077,256
1995
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
235
518,000
690,224
1995
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
3,056.90
6,739,199
5,190,101
1995
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
434.5
957,814
1,061,742
1995
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
790.7
1,743,111
1,481,783
1996
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,672.20
3,686,520
2,277,664
1996
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
99.9
220,207
478,210
1996
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
1,632.60
3,599,275
2,375,078
1996
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
101.4
223,609
260,592
1996
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
1,042.50
2,298,351
1,717,982
1997
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
2,429.00
5,354,880
3,342,899
1997
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
43.9
96,713
212,953
1997
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
1,946.20
4,290,678
2,874,543
1997
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
123.3
271,913
492,046
1997
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
534.6
1,178,622
883,950
1998
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,889.50
4,165,492
3,594,116
1998
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
88.1
194,330
423,708
1998
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,424.50
5,345,074
4,359,892
1998
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
219.7
484,257
918,922
1998
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
693.2
1,528,285
1,146,114
1999
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
2,222.00
4,898,564
4,375,998
1999
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
42.9
94,601
223,383
1999
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,381.90
5,251,058
4,211,931
1999
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
148.8
328,130
698,718
1999
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
53.3
117,572
65,868
2000
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,821.30
4,015,346
4,899,394
2000
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
34.9
76,849
187,027
2000
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,206.20
4,863,858
4,924,705
2000
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
103.8
228,906
565,246
2000
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
672.1
1,481,728
744,072
2001
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,826.60
4,026,904
5,001,256
2001
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
26.2
57,664
138,798
2001
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,009.60
4,430,330
4,098,293
2001
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
133.4
294,022
703,515
2001
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
565
1,245,544
648,308
2002
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
1,372.60
3,026,054
3,424,805
2002
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
16.3
35,870
85,850
2002
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
2,721.40
5,999,612
6,173,797
2002
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
104.1
229,470
551,516
2002
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
1.7
3,713
2,731
2003
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
804.6
1,773,774
1,849,098
2003
Delaware
CRAB,
BLU
8.1
17,903
49,607
2003
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
1,726.60
3,806,480
4,243,576
2003
New
JerseyCRAB,
BLU
93.1
205,214
492,492
2003
New
York
CRAB,
BLU
437
963,407
502,089
