512 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
LAKE FISHERIES * 
In 1938 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 112,633,700 pounds, representing a decrease 
of 3 percent as compared with the catch in the preceding year. 
Considering the fishery of United States craft only, the catch 
amounted to 81,524,500 pounds, valued at $6,083,212, which is a 
decrease of 3 percent in volume but an increase of 1 percent in value 
as compared with the catch in the previous year. These fisheries gave 
employment to 6,976 fishermen, as compared with 6,418 in the 
previous year. 
Lake fisheries of the United States and Canada, 1988 
CATCH: By LAKES 















Lake Ontario Lake Erie 
Species 5 7 
Uae Canada | Total Gaited Canada Total 
+ | 
Pounds | Pounds | Pounds Pounds | Pounds Pounds 
IBlue ike t= 2 es ee eee 58, 500 59, 500 118, 000 8, 659, 400 7, 157, 700 |15, 817, 100 
(BOWliIn= > = 2228 Sse ae ae ee 1, 700 (1) 1, 700 2, 800 (1) 2, 800 
IBUTDO thse ee eee 19, 000 (4) 19, 000 262, 600 () 262, 600 
Carpe. Da ana ee 134,700 | 144,200 | 278,900 | 2, 209, 500 373, 900 | 2, 583, 400 
Catfish and bullheads-_-=--—-_2----2_-- 52, 200 191, 200 243, 400 463, 800 78, 300 542, 100 
Ciscout ss See ee 36, 100 (1) 36, 100 809, 700 1, 374, 500 | 2, 184, 200 
IDSISS cCOMMONE se a ee ee ee 44, 300 42, 300 86;\600 5 | 205 8 Se. Ee ee | ee eee 
Gantish Ses ee ee ee ee ees | ee ae =| ae 5, 900 (1) 5, 900 
Goldfish! > cha Sa eae ia) Rens a 3 Lek ae 214, 700 (1) 214, 700 
lakeiherping:2-. 2. -_* ae eee 65200) ||15'230)'600' 152368004) 2S 2 a= ee ee ee 
Aketroutees- .2 sa. seen eer 16, 900 275, 800 292, 700 100 (1) 100 
WMGONGCY n= = = 2-2-8 ee | eee 2) Sey ae eee As 11, 300 (1) 11, 300 
Pike or pickerel (jacks) __-___-_--__--- 10,900 | 104,600 | 115, 500 3, 200 20, 200 23, 400 
FROCKsDASS Sewer a eee 4, 400 () 4, 400 3, 400 (1) 3, 400 
Saucers ese e. . Nee ee ee ee | en see | oe ee ees eee 844, 400 (1) 844, 400 
FSU AVEC) OL Teh: Yo (eee ee a ee ee ee Se eee 3, 392, 300 (1) 38, 392, 300 
Sturgeon__._-+__- 10, 500 5, 300 15, 800 20, 300 16, 500 36, 800 
Sucker “mullet?s2.- 1 128, 600 (1) 128, 600 756, 000 () 756, 000 
Sunfish ssa. 2 ae 44, 100 (1) 44.100; |||. 22 ee eee a eee | ees 
Wihitesbassa2.=22:--- SS See een 5, 000 () 5, 000 727, 300 (1) 727, 300 
iWiniterish \common== 223 esee =n 55, 800 602, 300 658, 100 910, 900 1, 001, 800 | 1, 912,700 
PVGlLloOWwsaperCh 22-0. eae eee eee 58, 400 169, 400 227, 800 5, 186, 900 2, 595, 500 | 7, 782, 400 
BVellowanilceseaune. os) sae einen 2, 200 15,000 | 17,200 | 3,134, 600 509, 500 | 3, 644, 100 
Viiscellancous:.22= 22 eee eee Gee 246800 || 245;8007| 222s eee 1, 373, 100 | 1,373, 100 
Motales2. fe) -- 7 ee eee 689, 500 |3, 086, 000 |3, 775, 500 | 27,619, 100 | 14, 501,000 |42, 120, 100 

1 Where there has been a Canadian catch of these species it is included under ‘‘ Miscellaneous.”’ 

18 The statisties 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. In all cases the statistics collected are for the calendar year, except for Lake of the 
Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lake Namakan in Minnesota, which are for 2seasons. 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 April1. The catches for these 2 seasons, in the order named, have 
been combined to constitute a year. 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. 
