May 19, 2015 — 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 release from the North Carolina 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.