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employment to 6,980 fishermen or 3 per cent less than in 1929. Of 

 the total number of fishermen employed, 1,666 regular fishermen were 

 engaged on vessels, and 3,703 regular and 1,617 casual fishermen were 

 emploj^ed in the shore and boat fisheries. 



Lake fisheries of the United States and Canada, 1930 

 CATCH: By lakes 



Species 



Lake Ontario 



United 

 States 



Pounds 



Canada 



Pounds 



Total 



Pounds 



Lake Erie 



United 



States 



Pounds 



Canada 



Pounds 



Total 



Pounds 



Blue pike 



Bowfin 



Burbot- 



Carp 



Catfish and bullheads. 



Chubs 



Cisco 



Eels- -.- 



Goldfish 



Lake herring 



Lake trout 



Minnows --. 



Mooneye 



Pike (jacks) 



Rock bass 



Sauger pike 



Sheepshead 



Sturgeon 



Sucker "mullet" 



Sunfish 



White bass 



Whitefish: 



Common --. 



Menominee 



Yellow perch 



Yellow pike... .- 



Miscellaneous 



30, 753 

 817 

 95,612 

 26, 204 

 80, 246 



25, 000 

 (') 

 (') 



57, 600 

 145, 000 



55, 753 



817 



95, 612 



83, 804 



225, 246 



1, 792, 338 



2, 576 



405, 442 



1, 861, 184 



322, 631 



12, 800 



347, 356 



5,100 



99,100 



104, 200 



189, 100 



24, 082 



109 



2, 319, 900 

 363, 700 



(') 



2, 509, 000 



387, 782 



109 



63, 929 



5, 899, 100 

 (1) 

 (n 



277, 800 

 102, 700 

 (') 



506, 600 

 100 



17, 691, 438 



2,576 



405, 442 



2, 138, 984 



425, 331 



12, 800 



853, 956 



100 



63, 929 



11, 100 



16, 183 



8,625 

 705 



133, 100 



(') 



141, 725 

 705 



24,483 



50, 617 



12, 440 



78 



87, 400 



3,400 



(M 

 « 

 (') 



551, 900 



27, 883 

 50,617 

 12, 440 



78 



639, 300 



36, 488 

 8,183 

 2,208 



1, 530, 770 

 2, 883, 581 



16, 162 



2, 015, 786 



(1) 



41, 600 



(') 



(1) 



(') 



27, 000 



(1) 



36, 488 



49, 783 



2,208 



1, 530, 770 



2, 883, 581 



43, 162 

 2, 015, 786 



29, 943 

 15, 583 



135, 100 



23, 700 



243, 400 



165, 043 



39, 283 



243, 400 



483, 696 



1, 522, 012 



91 



4,340,117 



1, 887, 708 



(') 



1, 087, 700 



^') 

 3, 419, 700 

 274, 600 

 1, 032, 100 



483, 696 



2, 609, 712 

 91 

 7, 759, 817 

 2, 162, 308 

 1, 032, 100 



Total 681,897 



4, 100, 900 



4. 782, 797 



29, 540, 141 



12, 680, 100 



42, 220, 241 



Lake Huron 



Species 



Blue pike 



Bowfin 



Buffalofish 



Burbot -.. 



Carp 



Catfish and bullheads. 



Chubs 



Lake herring 



Lake trout 



Pike (jacks) 



Rock bass 



Sauger pike.- 



Sheepshead.- 



Smelt 



Sturgeon 



Sucker "mullet" 



Whitefish: 



Common 



Menominee 



Yellow perch -.. 



Yellow pike 



Crawfish 



Mussel shells 



Miscellaneous -.. 



United 

 States 



Pounds 



16, 007 



6,879 



897, 014 



134, 978 



506, 420 



4, 748, 345 



1, 786, 529 



67, 250 



13, 200 



198, 254 



5,859 



2, 676, 949 



3, 379, 776 

 109, 236 

 714, 949 



1, 114, 999 



Canada 



Pounds 



W 



(') 



4,900 



300 



573, 300 



328, 400 



1, 266, 300 



2,100 



(') 



(1) 



(') 



8,100 

 (') 



246, 600 

 (') 



30, 600 

 153, 200 



396, 200 



Total 



Pounds 



16, 007 



6,879 



901, 914 



135, 278 



1, 079, 720 



5, 076, 745 



3, 052, 829 



69, 350 



13, 200 



198, 254 



5,859 



Lake 

 Michigan 



United 

 States 



Pounds 



8,100 

 2, 676, 949 



3, 626, 376 

 109, 236 

 745, 549 



1, 268, 199 



396, 200 



Total 16,376,644 3,010,000 19,386,644 30,973.257 14,694,343 4,760,700 19,455,043 



115, 



491, 



77, 



5,017, 



6, 272, 



5, 258, 



23, 938 



18, 855 



430 



1, 770, 917 



4, 788, 574 

 221, 477 



1, 429, 700 

 63, 376 

 51, 273 



5, 284, 476 



Lake Superior 



St"i[es^ C^^^da Total 



Pounds 



Pounds 



700 



3,399 



999 



1,109 



526, 557 



11,271,303 



2, 422, 998 



12, 800 



4,064 

 709 



86, 291 



294, 679 



41,331 



5,219 



22, 885 



(') 

 100 



(1) 



1,100 

 2, 743, 500 

 1, 530, 200 



9,900 



2,700 

 (') 



371, 700 

 (') 



100 

 66, 600 



34, 100 



Pounds 



700 



3,399 



1,099 



1,109 



527, 657 



14, 014, 803 



3, 953, 198 



22, 700 



4,064 

 709 



2,700 

 86, 291 



666, 379 



41, 331 



5,319 



89, 485 



34,100 



