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gear actually fishing simultaneously were counted, and those units 

 being dried on shore, carried on the boats, or held in reserve were 

 disregarded. 



Fishermen. — There were 7,159 fishermen employed in the lake 

 fisheries during 1929. Of this number 75 per cent were engaged in 

 the boat and shore fisheries and 25 per cent in the vessel fisheries. 

 Forty-four per cent fished on Lake Michigan, 20 per cent on Lake 

 Erie, 17 per cent on Lake Superior, 14 per cent on Lake Huron, 3 per 

 cent on Lake Ontario, and 2 per cent on Lake of the Woods, Rainy 

 Lake, and Namakan Lake. 



Vessels. — During 1929 there were 122 steam vessels and 378 motor 

 vessels engaged in the lake fisheries of the United States. Of this 

 number, 46 per cent of the steam vessels and 70 per cent of the motor 

 vessels were engaged in fishing on Lake Michigan, 26 per cent of the 

 steam vessels and 8 per cent of the motor vessels on Lake Erie, 16 

 per cent of the steam vessels and 1 1 per cent of the motor vessels on 

 Lake Huron, 12 per cent of the steam vessels and 10 per cent of the 

 motor vessels on Lake Superior. Only 2 motor vessels were operated 

 on Lake Ontario, and none on the remaining lakes. 



Boats. — There were 2,078 motor boats and 1,401 other small boats 

 employed in the lake fisheries during 1929. Of this number, 45 per 

 cent of the motor boats and 34 per cent of the other boats were 

 engaged on Lake Michigan, 19 per cent of the motor boats and 27 per 

 cent of the other boats on Lake Superior, 15 per cent of the motor 

 boats and 21 per cent of the other boats on Lake Erie, 14 per cent 

 of the motor boats and 9 per cent of the other boats on Lake Huron, 

 4 per cent of the motor boats and 8 per cent of the other boats on Lake 

 Ontario, and 3 per cent of the motor boats and less than one-half of 1 

 per cent of the other boats on Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and 

 Namakan Lake. 



Gill nets. — During 1929 an average number of 108,557 gill nets were 

 used in the lake fisheries. These nets had a total area, as fished, of 

 27,715,735 square yards, or almost 9 square miles. Of this number, 

 53 per cent were fished on Lake Michigan, 21 per cent on Lake Erie, 

 14 per cent on Lake Superior, 9 per cent on Lake Huron, 2 per cent 

 on Lake Ontario, and 1 per cent on Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, 

 and Namakan Lake. 



Pound nets. — There were 1,694 pound nets used in the lake fisheries 

 during 1929. Of this total, 47 per cent were used on Lake Huron, 

 40 per cent on Lake Michigan, 5 per cent on Lake Superior, 5 per cent 

 on Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Namakan Lake, and 3 per 

 cent on Lake Erie. 



Tra]) nets. — There were 6,893 trap nets fished during 1929. Of 

 this number, 65 per cent were fished on Lake Erie, 26 per cent on Lake 

 Huron, 5 per cent on Lake Michigan, 3 per cent on Lake Ontario, and 

 1 per cent on Lake Superior. 



Fyke nets. — There were 2,411 fyke nets fished during 1929. Of 

 this number, 54 per cent were fished on Lake Erie, 25 per cent on 

 Lake Michigan, 12 per cent on Lake Huron, 5 per cent on Lake of 

 the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Namakan Lake, 3 per cent on Lake 

 Ontario, and 1 per cent on Lake Superior. 



Hooks. — There were 592,080 hooks fished on the Great Lakes during 

 1929. This includes 25 trolling hooks used on Lake Superior and 9 

 on Lake Michigan. Fifty-four per cent of the total number of hooks 



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