FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1930 



Lake fisheries of the United States, 1929 — Continued 

 OPERATING UNITS: By States and lakes— Continued 



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• Used principally for taking carp, pike, perch, and suckers. 



2 Used principally for taking chubs, herring, perch, and Menominees. Michigan prescribes 2H to 2J^ 

 inches, and Indiana 2'/^ to 2li inches for chubs, perch, pUot or Menominees, and other rough fish. Indiana 

 prescribes 2% inches for herring, while Michigan prescribes 2J4 to 2Ji inches, except that 2\i inches may be 

 used from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 under certain restrictions as to depth, and 2J4 inches from Jan. 1 to Apr. 1 

 under the ice when bottom of net is not less than 20 feet from bottom of lake or bay. Illinois prescribes 

 2?^-inch mesh for herring and 2H to 2li inches for chubs. Wisconsin prescribes 2H to 2% inches for herring, 

 chubs, perch, and other rough fish in Lake Michigan and 2H inches in Green Bay. In Green Bay 2}i- 

 inch mesh may be used for herrmg, chubs, perch, and other rough fish from Dec. 1 until the ice goes out, 

 and is to be fished under and hung to ice. In Lake Superior, Wisconsin prescribes 2H inches for herring 

 during November to December. In Minnesota 2?i inches may be used for herring but 2H inches for chubs 

 in not less than 60 fathoms. 



3 3-inch mesh is permitted by New York only, on both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for both shoal and 

 bull nets and can take any species except whitefish, lake trout, and sturgeon. Pennsylvania and Ohio 

 prescribe a 3M6-inch mesh for both shoal and bull nets for all species except whitefish in Ohio and lake 

 trout in Pennsylvania. 



* Used principally for taking whitefish, trout, pike, and suckers. No 4H-inch mesh is permitted on Lakes 

 Ontario and Erie, except in the State of Michigan, where none is used. Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and 

 Minnesota prescribe 4H-inch mesh for whitefish and trout. Wisconsin is the only State that permits 4- 

 incli mesh for these species. 



5 3-inch mesh is permitted by New York only, on both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for both shoal and bull 

 nets and can take any species except whitefish, lake trout, and sturgeon. Pennsylvania and Ohio prescribe 

 a 3M6-inch mesh for both shoal and bull nets for all species except whitefish in Ohio and lake trout in Penn- 

 sylvania. 



8 Used principally for taking whitefish, trout, and suckers. No 4H-inch is permitted on Lakes Ontario 

 and Erie, except in the State of Michigan, where none is used. 



' Used principally for taking sturgeon. 



' Used principally for taking carp. 



' Used principally for taking trout. 



1° Used for taking miscellaneous fish. 



1' Used principally for taking minnows. 



'2 Used for taking crawfish. 



13 Used for taking mussels. 



