FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1932 



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LAKE FISHERIES 8 



The yield of the United States fisheries of the Great Lakes, induding 

 the international lakes of northern Minnesota, during 1931 amounted 

 to 91,726,845 pounds, valued at $6,029,247. This is a decrease of 

 3 percent in quantity, and less than one half of 1 percent in the value 

 as compared with the quantity and value in the previous year. These 

 fisheries gave employment to 6,839 fishermen or 2 percent less than 

 in 1930. Of the total number of fishermen, 1,697 regular fishermen 

 were engaged on vessels, and 3,674 regular and 1,468 casual fishermen 

 were employed in the shore and boat fisheries. 



Lake fisheries of the United States and Canada, 1931 

 CATCH: By lakes 



Species 



Blue pike 



Bowfin 



Burbot 



Carp 



Catfish and bullheads. 



Cisco 



Eels 



Goldfish... 



Lake herring 



Lake trout 



Mooneye... 



Pike (jacks) 



Rock bass 



Sanger 



Sheepshead 



Sturgeon 



Sucker "mullet" 



Sunfish .- 



White bass 



Whitefish: 



Common 



Menominee 



Yellow perch 



Yellow pike 



Mussel shells 



Miscellaneous 



Total. 



Lake Ontario 



United 

 States 



Pounds 

 36, 946 

 450 

 56, 181 

 34, 932 

 42, 029 



44, 577 



50, 309 

 14,004 



10, 746 

 602 



8,275 

 29,079 

 13, 182 



67,485 



111 



23,848 



8,789 



Canada 



Pounds 

 37,400 

 (') 

 0) 



45,400 

 163, 500 



74,800 



1, 117, 800 

 388,200 



173, 300 

 (') 



2,303 

 (') 

 (') 



525,900 

 (') 



77,100 

 25,700 



266, 700 



2, 898, 103 



Total 



Pounds 



74, 346 



450 



56, 181 



80, 332 



205, 529 



119, 377 



1, 168, 109 

 402, 204 



184, 046 

 602 



10, 578 

 29, 079 

 13, 182 



593, 385 



111 



100, 948 



34, 489 



266, 700 



3, 339, 648 



Lake Erie 



United 

 States 



Pounds 



12, 642, 872 



2,765 



270, 630 



2, 340, 069 



508,711 



346, 553 



79, 774 



3,047 



20, 593 



24,002 



3,451 



2, 025, 513 



1, 616, 889 



15,234 



1, 414, 842 



418, 199 

 1, 272, 902 



9, 057, 161 



2, 640, 556 



68,446 



34, 772, 209 



Canada 



Pounds 



5, 358, 300 



(') 



(') 



425, 300 

 141,800 

 949, 300 



0) 



7,100 

 0) 



63.200 

 (') 

 (') 

 0) 

 22, 736 



(0 



(') 



1, 106, 400 



4, 265, 100 

 366, 400 

 (') 

 1, 102, 000 



13, 807, 636 



Total 



Pounds 



18,001,172 



2,765 



270, 630 



2, 765, 369 



650, 511 



1, 295, 853 



79, 774 



10, 147 



20,593 



87,202 



3,451 



2, 025, 513 



1, 616, 889 



37, 970 



1,414,842 



418, 199 

 2, 379, 302 



13, 322, 261 



3, 006, 956 



68,446 



1,102,000 



48, 579, 845 



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



8 The statistics of the catch presented herewith were obtained largely from the records of the various 

 State fishery agencies and from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, Canada. 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 Xamakan in Minnesota, which are for two seasons. For Lake of the Woods the seasons are from 

 June 1 to Nov. 1 and Dec. 1 to Apr. 1 and for Rainy and Kamakan Lakes from May 15 to Nov. 1 and Dec. 

 1 to Apr. 1. The catch for these two seasons, in the order named, have been combined to constitute a year. 

 The quantity of fish taken in these lakes between Jan. 1 and Apr. 1 is estimated at less than 3 percent 

 of the total catch. 



