FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 
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Lake fisheries of the United States, 1938—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS: By States anD LAKES—Continued 

































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Lake 
Fishermen: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number 
Onpressls= 28-2 === 2 6 563 76 639 6) Et ee 
On boats and shore: 
Rogular.- 26 -. + = -. 2 497 141 638 387 120 507 
Masato. eee 3 663 65 728 91 2 93 
MOLI. Snore aes 74 1, 723 282 2, 005 484 122 606 
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Vessels: 
Sirephiol a See Seen ee Rees aU ey eee be (ene |e eS a See 
INetitonnagess = Seas) 4b ae 36622523 ee Bit) | | ene en Eee See le ee Lise d 
NIG Gyr SS es ee 21 171 32 203 pAq EE ee Se 2 
Net tonnage_____---_- | 300 2, 022 255 2,200 TD. (2 ae 12 
Total vessels__-____ 21 184 32 216 PPR I Sa 2 
Total net tonnage__ 300 2, 388 255 2, 643 12) 3 See 12 
Boats: 
IMO) ea Se eee es 2 232 70 302 220 95 315 
Other eee 2 ee A 1 370 81 451 208 27 235 
Apparatus: 
is el Sahay: et ee en ee See 57 2 eS eee ee et ee ea 
LOH is es SAS ee 26, 868 500 27, 868e\.- 2-8 2 es ee 
Gill nets: 
“Shoal,’’ 24 to 3% 
inches: + Ss es | 2, 825 42, 506 2, 993 45, 499 4 O96 Re 2 2 = 4, 096 
Square yards_____ 565, 000 |8, 509, 400 | 769, 300 |9, 278, 700 |1, 515, 300 |_---___-____ 1, 515, 300 
“Shoal,’’ 4 to 6 inches_| 1, 675 20, 183 3, 195 23, 378 2, 109 266 2, 375 
Square yards____-_ 325, 000 |4, 469, 100 968, 500 |5, 437, 600 604, 010 84, 384 688, 394 
hrammelimets== 3-2 22 -o||-5- = Giese ey (op Fea ee |e ae al hee eos ae 
SOUATC mE yar dso saeeen eens Ci) eae 600" S=ao EES ee oe eee awe 
Lines: 
PESTO bee eee ee es 7, 397 1, 095 8, 492 SOON ES=2 ase eee 860 
IERQOKSt ae eeeed Soe a oa. ees 2, 248,050 | 278, 800 |2, 526, 850 ea N(y (sy | eee eee 41, 675 
IRouTiGmetsee esse ere eee ne 345 96 CTU i iit een 69 69 
Kiyvkenetsess ese =e 1, 464 27 (P4919) =-— 2 Sees 93 93 
Crawfish pots SS ———— (40) | 22 eee ee |e 
Crowfoot bars 1s eae ae V5: 225.5 sees ee [oe 
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OPERATING UNITS OF LAKE ONTARIO: By GEaR! 
Gill nets Tp otal, 
Haul | Trot | Trap | Fyke | SX 
Item seines | “Shoal” | ‘Shoal’ | “Shoal” | lines | nets | nets oe io 
214 to3%| 4to6 | 10to 14 ta ip 
inches | inches | inches CBLIOTE 
Fishermen: Number| Number | Number | Number |Number| Number| Number| Number 
ONnGVCSSC|SSee = pene aa ec eoees Ss 11 fe) aero ees (epee eee ey oe eee lL 
On boats and shore 
IRegulanss-- 8 sue eee eas 30 16 6 3 16 5 36 
@gsuaite- ts. -- 4s 19 19 9 7 50 28 14 120 
ARH Cases Eee 19 60 29 13 53 44 19 167 
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RWesselse aN OLOl= 2+ 2 oa ap te 3 Iy| 2-2-4222). 4. A rend de Seve 3 
IN ELF HOY On 0 2 eee ER RS | 33 (fe eee ee OS | |e See See es 33 
Boats: 
Motors 28-02 amen. 4s 4 21 13 5 10 18 6 44 
Other =2itatss ome: 3 5 9 3 6 39 9 10 72 
Apparatus: 
Number = + pee 2H 
enc nesyardss ones. os = 
DOUARCsVALGS 5-0 ee eS Se ae 
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1 Includes Niagara River below the Falls, and the St. Lawrence River. 
