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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Industries related to the Lake fisheries of the United States, 1929 — Continued 



PRODUCTS PREPARED BY THE FISHERMEN 



HISTORICAL REVIEW 



Statistics of the catch of fishery products in the United States 

 waters of the Great Lakes are available for various years from 1885 

 to 1908, inclusive, and for all the years from 1913 to 1929, inclusive. 

 During these periods the catch has been marked by many fluctuations, 

 reaching a peak in 1890 when the catch amounted to 113,899,000 

 pounds and registered the smallest catch on record in 1928 when 

 63,368,000 pounds were taken. In 1929 the catch amounted to 

 85,389,000 pounds. 



Since 1913 records of the catch in the Canadian waters of the 

 Great Lakes are available as well as those for the United States. 

 During the 5-year period from 1916 to 1920, inclusive, an average 

 catch of 129,162,000 pounds was registered for the Lakes, while 

 that in 1929 amounted to 1 15,037,000 pounds. Comparative statistics 

 for each of the species taken in the United States and Canada since 

 1913 are shown in the following tables: 



