CLII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Summary hy fishing -grounds of certain fishery products landed at Boston, Mass., in 1S97, 

 by American fishing vessels — Continued. 



FISHERIES OF LAKE ONTARIO. 



The fisheries of this lake have been declining for many years. The 

 yield in 1897 was 920,906 pounds of fish, valued at $34,295. These 

 figures, when compared with those for 1893, show that there has been a 

 decrease of 7,019 pounds in products and an increase in value of $2,785. 

 An increase of 130,588 pounds is shown in the catch of whitefish during 

 the same period, the total catch of whitefish for 1897 amounting to 

 181,968 pounds, valued at $8,936. In 1890, 598,978 pounds of herring 

 were taken, and in 1893 164,998 i)ounds, whereas the catch for 1897 



