Table 1. Estimated producer value of wild alligator harvests in Florida during 1977-2017. [Provisional Data]
Prepared by the Alligator Management Team of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
No. Alligators Harvested
Statewide Private
Hides
Year
Nuisance Harvest
Lands
Total
Tagged
1977
535
0
0
535
708
1978
1,871
0
0
1,871
1,556
1979
1,679
0
0
1,679
0
1980
1,590
0
0
1,590
3,562
1981
1,871
350
0
2,221
2,732
1982
2,169
379
0
2,548
748
1983
1,871
277
0
2,148
2,261
1984
2,201
271
0
2,472
4,325
1985
3,023
1,052
39
4,114
2,689
1986
3,049
1,121
76
4,246
5,206
1987
3,853
1,016
0
4,869
5,320
1988
4,464
2,988
180
7,632
7,632
1989
4,263
3,031
577
7,871
7,871
1990
4,053
2,502
1,117
7,672
7,672
1991
4,228
2,408
1,600
8,236
8,236
1992
3,564
1,491
875
5,930
5,930
1993
4,019
1,571
1,523
7,113
7,113
1994
4,488
2,302
2,872
9,662
9,662
1995
4,752
2,985
4,210
11,947 11,947
1996
4,799
2,900
5,002
12,701 12,701
1997
5,138
2,829
3,667
11,634 11,634
1998
5,088
2,260
2,200
9,548
9,548
1999
5,022
2,340
3,037
10,399 10,399
2000
5,446
2,551
3,804
11,801 11,801
2001
7,204
2,267
4,169
13,640 13,640
2002
5,833
2,161
3,076
11,070 11,070
2003
5,841
2,829
3,049
11,719 11,719
2004
7,290
3,237
2,634
13,161 13,161
2005
9,094
3,460
3,355
15,909 15,909
2006
11,664
6,430
5,559
23,653 23,653
2007
10,348
5,963
6,191
22,502 22,502
2008
9,733
6,377
6,338
22,448 22,448
2009
7,174
7,839
2,097
17,110 17,110
2010
5,856
7,736
1,669
15,261 15,261
2011
6,995
8,103
2,855
17,953 17,953
2012
7,975
6,709
3,708
18,392 18,358
2013
6,605
8,014
4,059
18,678 18,678
2014
6,706
7,406
4,131
18,243 18,243
2015
7,571
6,729
3,168
17,468 17,468
2016
8,036
7,180
3,006
18,222 18,222
2017
8,180
6,265
1,980
16,425 16,425
Total
215,141 135,329
91,823 442,293 443,073
13-17 Avg.
7,420
7,119
3,269
17,807 17,807
08-17 Avg.
7,483
7,236
3,301
18,020 18,017

Hide Price
Total Ft. Avg. Hide per linear per belly
Hides
Length (ft.)
ft.
cm
4,196
5.93
$15.43
$2.64
11,005
7.07
$8.17
$1.40
0
25,112
7.05
$11.47
$1.96
19,179
7.02
$18.37
$3.14
5,354
7.16
$22.42
$3.84
16,045
7.10
$9.23
$1.58
32,409
7.49
$18.24
$3.12
20,219
7.52
$20.59
$3.53
39,113
7.51
$22.72
$3.89
39,847
7.49
$35.99
$6.16
59,606
7.81
$45.15
$7.73
60,685
7.71
$46.25
$7.92
59,151
7.71
$58.04
$9.93
65,311
7.93
$41.97
$7.18
45,839
7.73
$23.91
$4.09
55,410
7.79
$20.71
$3.55
75,750
7.84
$35.30
$6.04
94,262
7.89
$39.18
$6.71
98,941
7.79
$32.00
$5.48
89,349
7.68
$16.00
$2.74
68,841
7.21
$16.89
$2.89
75,913
7.30
$22.00
$3.77
86,689
7.35
$27.25
$4.66
98,804
7.24
$28.25
$4.84
81,222
7.34
$17.00
$2.91
86,321
7.37
$13.00
$2.23
98,380
7.48
$19.50
$3.34
118,458
7.45
$29.25
$5.01
175,630
7.43
$46.00
$7.87
169,138
7.52
$41.00
$7.02
168,893
7.52
$44.00
$7.53
128,062
7.48
$7.45
$1.28
113,368
7.43
$8.00
$1.37
134,484
7.49
$19.50
$3.34
139,208
7.58
$23.45
$4.01
142,024
7.60
$25.20
$4.31
138,209
7.58
$24.00
$4.11
130,653
7.48
$20.00
$3.42
135,863
7.46
$17.00
$2.91
122,019
7.43
$9.00
$1.54
3,328,963
133,754
7.51
$19.04
$3.26
135,278
7.51
$19.76
$3.38

Meat Produced (lbs.)
Hide
Avg. per Aggregate
Value
Alligator
Total
$64,738
0
$89,876
0
$0
3,600
$287,939
36,900
$352,285
66,650
$120,060
60,900
$148,122
62,400
$591,101
83,500
$416,383
134,700
$888,548
135,000
$1,434,057
150,600
$2,691,207
31.1
237,125
$2,806,700
29.7
233,859
$3,433,131
29.7
227,946
$2,741,123
27.3
224,826
$1,096,008
25.0
148,150
$1,147,547
25.7
182,536
$2,673,978
26.2
253,513
$3,693,178
26.8
320,457
$3,166,105
25.7
325,936
$1,429,586
24.4
284,183
$1,162,726
19.6
187,345
$1,670,079
20.5
213,015
$2,362,264
20.9
247,044
$2,791,205
19.9
271,996
$1,380,776
20.8
230,787
$1,122,167
21.1
247,651
$1,918,414
22.2
292,701
$3,464,908
21.9
349,056
$8,078,989
21.7
513,974
$6,934,670
22.7
510,139
$7,431,305
22.7
510,600
$954,058
22.3
382,201
$906,942
21.8
332,131
$2,622,444
22.4
402,206
$3,264,425
23.4
429,078
$3,579,005
23.6
440,737
$3,317,009
23.3
425,032
$2,613,060
22.3
389,288
$2,309,678
22.0
401,673
$1,098,171
21.8
357,508
$88,253,968
10,306,944
$2,583,384
22.6
402,848
$2,809,610
22.6
407,046

Meat
Price

Meat
Value

$0
$0
$4.00
$14,400
$4.50
$166,050
$5.00
$333,250
$5.00
$304,500
$5.00
$312,000
$5.00
$417,500
$5.00
$673,500
$5.00
$675,000
$5.00
$753,000
$5.00
$1,185,625
$5.00
$1,169,295
$4.50
$1,025,759
$4.50
$1,011,717
$4.00
$592,599
$4.00
$730,142
$4.00
$1,014,053
$4.50
$1,442,058
$5.00
$1,629,681
$4.50
$1,278,825
$5.00
$936,723
$5.00
$1,065,074
$5.25
$1,296,980
$4.50
$1,223,983
$4.00
$923,147
$3.25
$804,865
$4.25
$1,243,978
$4.00
$1,396,224
$4.00
$2,055,895
$4.00
$2,040,557
$4.00
$2,042,402
$5.25
$2,006,557
$5.50
$1,826,722
$5.75
$2,312,686
$7.00
$3,003,548
$8.50
$3,746,265
$8.25
$3,506,516
$8.50
$3,308,948
$8.50
$3,414,217
$8.25
$2,949,439
$55,833,681
$8.40
$3,385,077
$6.95
$2,811,730

Total
Value
$64,738
$89,876
$14,400
$453,989
$685,535
$424,560
$460,122
$1,008,601
$1,089,883
$1,563,548
$2,187,057
$3,876,832
$3,975,995
$4,458,890
$3,752,839
$1,688,607
$1,877,689
$3,688,031
$5,135,237
$4,795,787
$2,708,411
$2,099,449
$2,735,154
$3,659,244
$4,015,188
$2,303,922
$1,927,032
$3,162,392
$4,861,132
$10,134,884
$8,975,227
$9,473,707
$2,960,615
$2,733,664
$4,935,129
$6,267,973
$7,325,270
$6,823,525
$5,922,008
$5,723,895
$4,047,610
$144,087,648
$5,968,462
$5,621,340

Hides tagged may differ from alligators harvested in some years due to sales of confiscated skins, loss of damaged skins, and year of tagging.
Total Ft. Hides: Actual footage during 1977-87; calculated as (Total Hides * Avg. TL) after 1987.
Avg. Hide Length (ft.): Based on actual hide length data during 1977-1987; Est. from reported carcass size after 1987.
Hide Prices: Actual hide prices during 1977-87. After 1987, estimates of price for average size (7 5 ft.) alligator based on trapper and dealer interviews.
per belly cm.: Calculated from (price/lin. ft. / 5.842)
Hide Value: Actual price received during 1977-87. Calculated as (Total Ft. Hides * Hide Price) after 1987.
Meat Produced: Represents actual reported figures from 1977-1987; After 1987, yields were estimated from Woodward et al. (1992) formula, except meat yield was assumed to be 30% of the estimated total weight of the alligator from 19881990, and 25% thereafter.
Meat Price: Average producer price derived from verbal reports from producers.