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OPERATING UNITS OF LAKE SUPERIOR: By GEAR 









i 
Gill nets Lines 
Total, 
Haul Pound} Fyke | exclusive 
Item seines | ‘‘Shoal’’ | “‘Shoal’’ nets nets | of dupli- 
24 to 3% 4to6 Troll Trot cation 
inches inches 
Fishermen: Number| Number | Number |Number| Number |Number|Number| Number 
Omnivesselsie= sae eas eee 107 1208 110 189 
On boats and shore: 
Regwlare oss = ee 26 685 437 18 308 97 2 853 
G@aswales esse 20 224 182 14 78 28 6 318 
Ota nee ee 46 1, 016 739 2 496 146 16 1, 360 
Vessels: ann 
Steam 1 ae 3 iN eee 4 
Net tonnage 24 gh ae 108 a eee | 134 
Motor 37 344 |e 28 7 4 59 
ING tILONMAL C= sea | eee 334 SH Un | eee eo 306 59 22 590 
MotalivesselSaesseo ae eee ee 38 BS. \eesses== 31 8 4 63 
Total net tonnage_|__------ 358 4657 eases 414 83 22 724 
Boats: 
Motors Ree Ee ES! 10 396 291 10 189 44 2 512 
Others See 10 312 155i eee se 58 33 3 79 
Apparatus: 
INDI Deh ee ee 17 11, 939 12, 669 75 5, 202 232 33) =n eee 
Length, yards--...------ 3) 4043 | eae eel Doe ee enccnoso| eases sean aero se a= aan Sees 
Squaresyards-=2-=-- - == |seseee== 3,047,600) 8) 702010) |22-2-2—- [cee cess-| foe See Soe See ee eee es 
TNO OK See a se ee oe eee Ee ee | eee 525711, 04005759 eee | Sakon | eee ee 






OPERATING UNITS OF LAKE OF THE WOODS, RAINY LAKE, AND NAMAKAN LAKE: 
















By GEAR 
Gill nets, Total, ex- 
en “shoal,’’ P ound yee clusive of 
4 to 6inches i duplication 
Fishermen, on boats and shore: Number | Nwmber | Number | Number 
1a 2124) Ub) eee eee ee eR er I eC FE ee eet es 90 29 120 
Gasuallil2 = 2 SS 2 ee ee ee ee Pp | eet See oO) eS - 2 
MO tAL == 2 <2 A en ee eet. ES 92 34 29 122 
Boats: ae ae 
IN (0) (0) 9 See Ee Re oS eee 74 21 23 95 
Othert=cees. ete ee ee eee 2 14 a 11 27 
Apparatus: 
INtm bens -- --- 5 & ee ee Se eS = 266 69 93) ze oao essed 
Squaretyards.> 24 "392 see ee eae. ts 84,384". eee |b: es | Eee ree 
CATCH: By GEAR 
New York 
Species 
Haul seines Gill nets Trot lines Trap nets 
Pounds | Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds| Value |Pounds| Value 
Blue: pike: = 222.2 i. a ee eee eee TZ SOO | Sr Serco ene eens 4, 900 $343 
Bowlin: st 22 nel Veo ee eee eee 100 Dh 15 5-3 ee seal | UE 1, 600 32 
BuTrbote a = ee ee eee ae 13, 000 130 5 en eer 6, 100 61 
Warp see ee Pi 158, 200 | $9, 492 1, 400 SB 4s)| bere Ss | Meee oe 12, 200 732 
Catfish and bullheads- -__- 700 49 700 49 200 $14 | 35, 700 2, 499 
Ciscoe ee ere a a ee LOY PRO. || BIRBPLUN Ls BOS A yee 3, 700 444 
Melsvcommon ss 2 = A a ee a ee ee 39, 800 2, 888 
Garfishaeet See) 2: 2 ae ee 5, 900 BO a lf a a sa es are ee a 
Inakevhernin ge. 2 ek ee eee en eee 6, 200 620) | 9 22 ose s Se ea eee |e eee 
Ake tTOUl eee a ae Se 8,500 | 1,760 6 SO0M Re 1126011 Meek eae ees 2, 100 420 
Pikexonpiekerell(jaCks) = sess. a 204 | eau | 300 SO li eee ber es 8, 200 820 
IROCKIDASS: FL 3222 oo SS ee EE S| ni |e |. ee ee | ae 4, 400 264 
Saugorsewes. 2252 5o UE ee eee 200 TAH ek a ee eee 
Sheepshead= as Se eS aa i | ine! - | ee | ee eee 100 2 
Sturgeones tea - 22 es 500 175 3,300 | 1,155 | 14,500 | 5,075 500 175 
Suckerssmiulletie 22 17, 100 513 105, 200 3, 156 600 18 | 22, 600 678 
AS UITa ISIE ae te aN oe Se eS | i || ee Oe ee 40, 200 2, 412 
Winton ass sess. 5 oo a 600 367) ae ae | eee 5, 000 300 
Wihitefishicommon=2\s. 2222222 Ei ae | eee LZR OOOM G27 :1 80 =o e ee eee eee 34, 000 6, 800 
aVellowspercheeesss ues seas ween 200 14 86,100 | 6,027 100 7 | 16,800 1,176 
BYEILO WADI KO ue eee eon come RS Te | ee 2, 900 290) |S eee eee: 5, 400 540 
ANG tal Meee eet ee 191, 100 | 12, 062 |1, 884, 200 |169, 523 | 15,400 | 5,114 |243,300 | 20, 086 

