492 



TJ. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



were fished on Lake Michigan, 30 per cent on Lake Superior, 12 per 

 cent on Lake Huron, 3 per cent on Lake Ontario, and 1 per cent on 

 Lake Erie. 



Seines. — During 1929 there were 290 seines used in the lake fisher- 

 ies. These had an aggregate length of 159,881 yards. Of the total 

 number, 57 per cent were fished on Lake Erie, 23 per cent on Lake 

 Huron, 18 per cent on Lake Michigan, 1 per cent on Lake Superior, 

 and only 1 seine on Lake Ontario. 



CATCH 



Michigan, with frontage on Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and 

 Superior, ranked first in importance in the lake fisheries of the United 

 States in 1929. The catch in the waters of this State amounted to 

 33,373,135 pounds, valued at $3,248,088. This is 39 per cent of the 

 total catch of the Lakes, produced in the United States, and 48 per 

 cent of the total value. Wisconsin, with fisheries on Lakes Michigan 



PRODUCT 



MILLIONS OF POUNDS 



YtLLOW PIKL 

 ALL OTHER 



Figure 21.— "Yield of principal fishery products in the lake fisheries, 1929 



and Superior, ranked second with a catch of 20,163,221 pounds, valued 

 at $1,539,267. This is 24 per cent of the total catch and 23 per cent 

 of the total value. Ohio, with fisheries only on Lake Erie, ranked 

 third with a catch of 15,823,054 pounds, valued at $980,703. This 

 represents 18 per cent of the total catch and 15 per cent of the total 

 value. Minnesota was fourth with a catch of 11,470,267 pounds, 

 valued at $501,747. Minnesota had fisheries on Lake Superior, Lake 

 of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Namakan Lake, and its catch in these 

 waters amounted to 13 per cent of the total quantity, and 7 per cent 

 of the total value. The catch of fish in New York, which was taken 

 from Lakes Ontario and Erie, amounted to 1,589,898 pounds, valued 

 at $205,478. This is 2 per cent of the total catch and 3 per cent of 

 the total value. The catch in Pennsylvania, taken exclusively in 

 •'Lake Erie, amounted to 1,342,755 pounds, valued at $163,336. This 

 is 2 per cent of the total catch and 2 per cent of the total value. The 

 catch in Indiana amounted to 1,015,850 pounds, valued at $72,796. 

 This is 1 per cent of the total catch and 1 per cent of the totdl value 

 The catch in Illinois amounted to 611,287 pounds, valued at $76,335. 

 This is 1 per c,ent of the total catch and 1 per cent qf thetQtal valu^ 



