Marine - Species - Jack Crevalle

Recreational Fishery in SC

The total recreational catch for jack crevalle has been relatively low in South Carolina in the last ten years with a 10 year average of 4,955 fish per year. There were three years in this time period (2004-2006) where there was no reported catch. The peak catches for jack crevalle occurred in the mid 1980’s have remained relatively low since that time. There are no reported commercial landings for jack crevalle in South Carolina for the 1950-2012 time period.

The recreational catch data is provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which conducts phone and angler-intercept surveys to monitor angler activities and catches. For more information see: https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/.

The commercial fisheries data is provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which compiles commercial information provided by state agencies. For more information, see: https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/.

Additional Graph Information

Commercial and recreational catches are measured in number of individuals or pounds of fish caught. Changes in catch among years may be the result of changes in abundance, fishing effort, or a combination of the two.

On each graph, the horizontal dotted lines above or below the "10 year average" represent one "standard deviation" unit, which is a measure of how variable the annual data are around the 10-year average. In general, the area between one standard deviation above the mean and one standard deviation below the mean includes approximately 68% of all values. Approximately 95% of observations in the data set are found within two standard deviation units of the average and is referred to as the prediction interval.