After two closures since 1964, a productive skate fishery still eludes commercial fishermen in Maine. The trendline in the Price per Pound chart is not very informative due to the erratic nature of the landings.
Dogfish Landings 1964-2015
Dogfish Price per Pound 1964-2015
| YEAR | POUNDS | VALUE | PRICE/LB |
| 1964 | 225,173 | $1,216 | $0.01 |
| 1965 | 377,574 | $2,332 | $0.01 |
| 1966 | 572,394 | $3,510 | $0.01 |
| 1967 | 180,984 | $1,060 | $0.01 |
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| 1976 | 944,316 | $39,305 | $0.04 |
| 1977 | 1,747,701 | $72,851 | $0.04 |
| 1978 | 1,426,264 | $71,721 | $0.05 |
| 1979 | 2,313,843 | $150,782 | $0.07 |
| 1980 | 1,364,752 | $93,474 | $0.07 |
| 1981 | 1,137,960 | $108,858 | $0.10 |
| 1982 | 622,885 | $65,234 | $0.10 |
| 1983 | 496,093 | $18,755 | $0.04 |
| 1984 | 1,246,520 | $84,529 | $0.07 |
| 1985 | 903,357 | $57,594 | $0.06 |
| 1986 | 769,712 | $42,309 | $0.05 |
| 1987 | 597,510 | $71,879 | $0.12 |
| 1988 | 481,509 | $59,734 | $0.12 |
| 1989 | 4,879,542 | $430,376 | $0.09 |
| 1990 | 6,365,985 | $745,060 | $0.12 |
| 1991 | 2,016,168 | $188,472 | $0.09 |
| 1992 | 1,719,384 | $203,593 | $0.12 |
| 1993 | 3,524,814 | $509,492 | $0.14 |
| 1994 | 1,813,347 | $264,720 | $0.15 |
| 1995 | 1,663,568 | $338,553 | $0.20 |
| 1996 | 911,048 | $169,093 | $0.19 |
| 1997 | 448,660 | $67,723 | $0.15 |
| 1998 | 273,752 | $45,778 | $0.17 |
| 1999 | 34,811 | $8,448 | $0.24 |
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| 2008 | 52,342 | $20,788 | $0.40 |
| 2009 | 593,980 | $114,791 | $0.19 |
| 2010 | 228,646 | $62,899 | $0.28 |
| 2011 | 349,166 | $74,849 | $0.21 |
| 2012 | 226,770 | $42,555 | $0.19 |
| 2013 | 106,610 | $17,945 | $0.17 |
| 2014 | 214,763 | $34,990 | $0.16 |
| 2015 | 20,460 | $3,449 | $0.17 |
Source: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/commercial-fishing/landings/documents/dogfish.table.pdf (accessed February3, 2018)