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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
LAKE FISHERIES 
In 1937 the yield of the fisheries of the Great Lakes, including those 
of the international lakes of northern Minnesota, in the United States 
and Canada amounted to 116,063,700 pounds, representing a decrease 
of 7 percent as compared with the catch in the preceding year. 
Considering the fishery of United States craft only, the catch 
amounted to 83,958,400 pounds, valued at $6,033,084, which is a 
decrease of 11 percent in volume and 6 percent in value as compared 
with the catch in the previous year. These fisheries gave employment 
to 6,418 fishermen as compared with 5,623 in the previous year. 
Lake fisheries of the United States and Canada, 1937 
CATCH: By LAKES 







Lake Ontario Lake Erie 
Species ; i 
pated Canada Total Fruted Canada Total 
2 Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds 
OO TIG (OIG? os ook ee ee 60, 100 26, 200 86, 300 | 10, 960, 800 9, 354, 700 20, 315, 500 
J WAT SS de Oh Sy BRON EE 300 (1) BOOM anaes | hes ae Pens 20 
OV DOTS Oey see a, Line oe in 35, 700 (1) 35, 700 369, 700 (4) 369, 700 
| IS ee ee 86, 200 153, 000 239, 200 | 2, 153, 100 337, 900 2, 491, 000 
Catfish and bullheads_________-- 68, 700 210, 800 279, 500 804, 400 56, 700 861, 100 
| Ret eg i ed dae a a bh apa 8 atch IR al 64, 000 99, 400 163, 400 
2 FUP cee pc a a aS 10, 100 66, 000 AO OO iE see ey aes (ine ae eee |e See See 
(| LOTS Thee Sapeats saamen i Sh AE bh ole MS LB 2 lo ale ee || ea a 6, 400 (@) 6, 400 
OTR Ne bo ET ae (a = 5 a ee 267, 400 @) 267, 400 
JD GT ee ee ee HZ SOON Enon OOO IL Pte OG; 700) |= ae een Peee cn Sa wee: 2e-) ee eee 
make toate. ie 2 2 2 de 12, 900 205, 000 217, 900 2, 600 200 2, 800 
_CDTRGN Ho ctde s Seb ee pees SS lee 32 eal ed ee 14, 900 (1) 14, 900 
Pike or pickerel (jacks) ___-____-- 9, 400 141, 400 150, 800 3, 500 2, 800 6, 300 
Spek bass: .- t fatimte 1. 7, 400 1) 7, 400 3, 300 (1) 3, 300 
OL EPR sn caren teen RIE 5” I al el cn ll |p IN| fs Se 1, 214, 300 (1) 1, 214, 300 
2 EET OSU ATE KG POR SS TS OE Se ss Ee See | ee Seve ea 4, 059, 200 (1) 4, 059, 200 
CTI) er a» 12, 300 8, 000 20, 300 5, 800 13, 300 19, 100 
Moker’ ‘mullet? i 2. ester 1 49, 400 (1) 49,400 | 1,103, 300 () 1, 103, 300 
 OPPITRN es aes Co ee 32, 500 (1) 32; '500)|s - Joe 3522 Lees ee | Eo ee 
TERT OeCE oe Te RS gee 8 Os oe ee ee ee |e eee 435, 100 1) 435, 100 
Whitefish, common_-__-____-_--_-- 56, 700 551, 600 608, 300 647, 500 1, 401, 000 2, 048, 500 
Meliow.percht = 22. =." -.2 FA 49, 000 148, 000 197, 000 1, 750, 200 1, 691, 100 3, 441, 300 
mepllow pike._f%) 2 iat ns 3, 900 21, 800 25, 700 3, 060, 000 449, 000 3, 509, 000 
HESS CIRTI GA Ces CESS Sse 2) 2 Ee | ae Dp (ee 7,100 (1) 7, 100 
Bemseollaneouss8 3 HGR 8 | Sees ek 271, 900 Zi GOC nae 1, 258, 100 1, 258, 100 
Total wit te 1... es 618, 400 3, 376, 600 3, 995, 000 | 26,932,600 | 14, 664, 200 41, 596, 800 
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1 Where there has been a Canadian catch of these species it is included under ‘‘Miscellaneous.”’ 
11 The statistics of the catch presented herewith were obtained principally from records of the various 
State fishery agencies. The data for the operating units (fishermen, vessels, boats, and gear) of the United 
States were obtained largely by Bureau agents in a special canvass; although State records in several 
instances were very helpful in this work. 
for Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lake Namakan in Minnesota, which are for two seasons. 
In all cases the statistics collected are for the calendar year, except 
For 
Lake of the Woods, the seasons are from June 1 to November 1 and December 1 to April 1 and for Rainy 
and Namakan Lakes from May 15 to November 1 and December 1 to April 1. 
seasons, in the order named, have been combined to constitute a year. 
The catches for these two 
The quantity of fish taken in these 
lakes between January 1 and April 1 is estimated at less than 3 percent of the total catch. 
