502 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Lake fisheries of the United States, 1937—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS OF LAKE ERIE: By GEAR! 
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Gill nets 
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Item seines | ‘Shoal,’”? | “Shoal,” | “Shoal,” | 7? nets 
248 to 3% 4to7 10 to 14 
inches inches inches 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
OTIAVESSC 1S se te ee ee | ee ee 254 224 {i)¢| So Seer 
On boats and shore: 
REP Ate ae eae nee 118 47 41 1 12 
Castalia Mae eee tL Sete ee eee 174 42 15 1 7 
Mo tal Ge tes S55 ee = ee 292 343 280 7 19 
——— ee Oe eee 
Vessels: 
Steam: 
Miitet20 tonsil 22s - + ae ee eee pop ntce ee 3 3M Js Se al 
Ditows0tons se sslee Ss See See eee eee uf bial ee a el re oe 
Sto MOttons es sae— ee ee See 3 OM |e ore Naeem ee ee eee 
ATI OISOLONS see =n == ee ee eee Pee ees 2 | a ae eee ee 
Totals 22. ste s...4 ee ae ee | eee 15 
INGt:tonnage:-=2----sb eee. 22 2 Eee ee eee 401 
Motor: 
Bitosl O:tOnS=45-<=-s-s=- tae 5 + ee ee 17 a7) {| 2 eee SARA 
Ueto 2Oitons*--_=- === 2S eee eens 13 9 1) ee ee 
OTstO SO CONS = === == <2 a a ee a ee ree eee res 1 1 | [ses empees ee bh an vr a 
31 to 40'tons_.. 3-82-22. 224) see ee ee 2 | ee ee 
MT Ota == $222 Soe b aoan 22 Soe ee een |e 33 28 i Saeee ees 
Net fonnage!__.2.:--_.*-2-=ses2- eee ee 395 304 15 4|e2e see 
Motali:vessels_t .2=2sec' See =e eee 48 42 Ey ee mee Fe ees 
Total net tonnage. 2422. eee ee eee 796 658 1540-2 ee 
Boats i | aston 
INUQtODE 2 eee = Se oe ee ee 41 28 14 1 8 
Other sir se 2 Ee oe 3 eee at ees 135 9 ‘6ij|22= Sse e 7 
Apparatus: 
ING DOI as eee Sense eee ee ee 128 15, 771 10, 026 20 113 
MGON LW y AO Soe s2 on 5 3 oo = So eee eee ee ees 63,928. |s2-=..-.=-5l2.- =. -- 5 SER Se ee a ee 
Squaretyards 228%. =. ..14.-.- 22 8 2a | 1, 991, 744 | 2, 069, 838 9, 328 4, 649 
Li Pound Growfictll cae al 
ines oun rowfoot| clusive 
Item erable aS, Trap nets | Fyke nets pars of dupli- 
cation 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number Number | Number | Number 
QOni-vesselsvyali eas = s0- 1 a eae eae So en et Sete er oe eee ee 270 
On boats and shore: 
Reomlan he Sch. 18 eee 6 18 542 OA eet 732 
COPANO eS SR Se Eee ©. ee 27 7 46 39 4 311 
Po tall aioe be hls Reet 33 25 588 109 4 1,313 
Vessels: 
Steam: 
VISto20itonsessarces Se ee et ne ee | pe ee Ae meet | eee 3 
ZN tois0itons. — aa a apc | repent | et tri | enn th 
Slito 40 tonseo252 2c eo ee ea eae | pe eg 4 
41 tor 50 tonsso ee 2-25 = ok Se Ee rear ee eee es || teenie | a 2 
Motalseteess 2a eval a er | ite ee Nh ee ea 16 
Net tonnage.) 2.22. 22 oes ae | ae | | ees | eee 433 

1 Includes Niagara River above the Falls. 
