NMFS latest statistics (from Fisheries of the United States - 2010. You can download the report at http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/fus/fus10/FUS_2010.pdf)

In dollars NJ ranks ninth nationally, fourth on the East Coast, the same ranking in tonnage. We're just about even in tonnage 2009 to 2010 (73.3 thousand mt v. 74.4 thousand) but up 10% in value.

State	2009 Pounds	2009 M Tons	2009 Dollars	2010 Pounds	2010 M Tons	2010 Dollars	Record Year	Record Pounds
Alaska	4,064,032	1,843,433	1,333,536	4,347,449	1,971,990	1,584,006	1993	5,905,638
Massachusetts	356,021	161,490	399,973	282,601	128,187	478,467	1948	649,696
Maine	183,366	83,174	282,833	198,183	89,895	375,148	1950	356,266
Washington	324,953	147,398	227,501	424,149	192,393	272,305	2005	544,314
Louisiana	1,164,185	528,071	289,541	1,004,774	455,762	247,948	1984	1,931,027
Texas	99,497	45,132	150,232	89,902	40,779	204,076	1960	237,684
Virginia	417,449	189,354	154,375	495,075	224,565	198,839	1990	786,794
California	383,649	174,022	158,444	445,335	202,003	189,269	1936	1,760,193
New Jersey	161,593	73,298	146,547	161,832	73,407	177,910	1956	540,060
Florida, West Coast	61,518	27,904	108,661	62,522	28,360	134,019	1952	264,561
Oregon	198,909	90,225	104,589	201,483	91,392	104,605	2005	312,659
Maryland	55,884	25,349	67,352	97,672	44,304	95,940	1890	141,607
Hawaii	26,906	12,204	71,202	28,069	12,732	84,044	1999	36,907
North Carolina	68,804	31,209	79,468	72,019	32,668	79,944	1981	432,006
Rhode Island	84,497	38,328	61,658	77,469	35,140	62,638	1957	142,080
Florida, East Coast	27,302	12,384	40,615	29,258	13,271	50,357	1952	264,561
New York	34,069	15,454	48,376	27,535	12,490	33,807	1880	335,000
Alabama	27,633	12,534	36,961	14,408	6,535	27,140	1973	36,744
Mississippi	230,284	104,456	37,998	111,242	50,459	21,913	1984	476,997
South Carolina	9,438	4,281	16,915	10,478	4,753	20,993	1965	26,611
New Hampshire	13,885	6,298	17,775	11,814	5,359	20,609	2003	27,435
Connecticut	7,832	3,553	21,632	6,015	2,728	17,115	1930	88,012
Georgia	7,363	3,340	11,666	7,351	3,334	13,410	1927	47,607
Delaware	4,370	1,982	6,552	4,718	2,140	6,966	1953	367,500

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