518 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Lake fisheries of the United States, 1988—Continued 
OPERATING UNITS OF LAKE ERIE: By GEARi 




Gill nets — otal, 
Haul Bar | Trot | Pound | Trap | Fyke | &XCU- 
Item seines | “‘Shoal’’ | “Shoal” | “Shoal”? | nets | lines | nets | nets | nets ate a 
244 to3%| 4to6 | 10to14 cation 
inches inches inches 
Num- Num- | Num- Num- | Num- 
Fishermen: ber Number | Number | Number ber ber |Number| ber ber |Nuwmber 
On vessels__.--|--.---- 264 OY.) fl ees a) Pera eee | eee | eee 264 
On boats and 
shore: 
Regular___ 146 79 47 1 12 6 20 524 94 787 
Casual....] 222 65 30 1 7 43 7 76 45 420 
Total__- 368 408 318 2 19 49 27 600 139 1,471 



Apparatus: 
INumber——=-—- 173 21, 740 11, 286 8 | 110 116 45 | 6,105 Che eer oe 
ene th sy ards (74) 416) sasee ce om he aie BT eS Se __<  SE  ee eee ee 
Square yards_.|-_--_-- 3, 435, 000 |2, 246, 850 2, 4005163500 |i 2 Seek S 2 eee ees See ee 
OOK 82 te a) oo ee EAD Ua coeh . Se Pie V1) Saeeee eel es eg I Oe ee 


1 Includes Niagara River above the falls. 
OPERATING UNITS OF LAKE HURON: By GEAR 



















Gill nets Total, 
Haul Trot |Pound| Trap | Fyke | &Cu 
Trem seines | “Shoal” | ‘Shoal’? | lines | nets | nets | nets ae 
244 to3%%| 4to6 ty a 
inches | inches on 
Fishermen: Number| Number | Number |Number|Number|Number|Number| Number 
On vessels 48 66 53 8 2 \ eee 121 
On boats and shore: 
Regular 99 126 28 200 523 47 699° 
Casual 35 36 8 16 42 9 134 
Total 182 228 89 224 592 56 954 
Vessels: 
Steagmise see eee ee ee 3 4 2) oe Ss Sea RE 5. 
Net tonnage 53 55 4) |e e oe [eee 81 
VT OTOT eee eae es a ee ae Ee 8 15 11 2 te eee 28 
Net tonnage 146 231 232 18 895 | Rese 448 
Total vessels 11 19 13 2 See a 33 
Total net tonnage 199 286 273 18 Cio ees fe 529 
Boats 
INT OLOTR 2 poe 0 5 34 50 53 10 78 180 18 260 
Otherser = She ae 29 36 33 8 64 120 31 253 
Apparatus: 
INtamibert#2: = 22 ee 28 bee 69 2, 870 5, 975 636 449 | 3,066 74 thal eee ep 
nength, yards)... 222 BB GOS pa eh eT ERAN IE aa 
Square tyards2 se 514,000") 13'337; SO0% oo oe 2 to a | ae Se 
TOOK So se os a ee Ee hse te 189, 900 
