FISHERY. INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1936 
LAKE FISHERIES 
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The most recent complete fishery statistics for the Great Lakes in- 
cluding the international lakes of northern Minnesota, are those col- 
lected for the year 1934. In that year the catch in these waters by 
United States craft only, amounted to 96,411,200 pounds, valued at 
$5,123,735 to the fishermen, representing an increase of 29 percent in 
volume and 26 percent in value as compared with the catch in the 
previous year. Detailed statistics of these fisheries for 1934 appear in 
“Fishery industries of the United States, 1935’, Appendix ITI to the 
Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal 
year 1936. 
Lake fisheries, 1934 
OPERATING UNITS: By STaTEs 


















,.3 | Pennsyl- . barisc 
Item New York EGS Ohio Michigan 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number 
Onivessels# 2 = nee cass ss seag2 ceca t= See li 97 794 
On boats and shore: 
POPU ee eee ne en ee ee 113 41 567 1, 849 
COPS ort ee ee ee a ee ea 91 56 347 974 
POvalee Bees sk SNA S fe ee 282 208 1,011 3, 617 
Vessels: 
Steam____-- bene Sach nn canna pease sacs ssses 4 12 6 34 
INetitonnagex.=-2 282! _ 3 ci bees sees ea tesees 94 307 201 578 
IMO COR eee oe aa oo nods c lee oe ak sa ena 14 9 13 188 
INGttONNAGO =~ 2 =e ee cela ese 117 80 130 1, 961 
Motalivesselst .'¢) ...- -.. avi ssssessoss22= 2 oe 18 21 i 222 
"Lotalinet tonnage: = --- 2232) 222 sess sl a= 211 387 331 2, 539 
Boats: 
VO LOR seen atone oa St se uahen = SoS Seen at as ee eete 69 26 216 909 
Other sess t Os Pees eee ee acsched tees 68 41 100 549 
Werossory: DOats==e=s-9 2-4 Oe ee pg asss Sse sss scs_2e 2 (Lobes nee eee 32s ee 16 
Apparatus: 
Mauliseinesssesases see ees sos sees solves ee 3 11 78 114 
Neenetn yards. ss. 5 30 322 ee ee ee 260 1, 210 43, 672 40, 140 
Gill nets: 
ee Shoal’ 2)4-LOis 74 INCHES] fas 2a keene ee 3, 506 5, 762 6, 934 9, 711 
Squaresyardsssces= sear eee 449, 710 646, 633 1, 013, 154 2, 042, 359 
“Shoat. 4tO OpNCheSS = 222 heea nee eee 2, 721 3, 542 760 27, 912 
Square yards=. 2-40 eyes Be ee a eee 652, 540 903, 620 120, 000 7, 481, 234 
ARraTMmelinetss =- 20 <2 sla Cae eee Sot Oe Sc eee Seale canoe eae LOK Ese aoe e as 
Squaresyards=-22. =+ 222523 22 eso a oe oe ee oo eee eee 4,\640) (Gee es 
Lines: 
J )0) 8 eae Cpe Se ee ga fs pa | Se 4 ced ea oe RR ee nd yea ey aE, 31 
TD OKS2 Sass sae eee ae al pea ea en SO aed ee age aca ae | Eins oe 31 
Trove 22) 2. 1 Se 22 bed See eee seb ey 65 S2t | eee oe wae 1, 278 
HOOKS! £528 a soso eee ee ei is ta 32, 360 10) Ot ee ae 488, 070 
OUD nets 74s 2b FEL ss sos ee Rees Shae As We ee eS 28 6 880 
rap Metsecee . 222) Hews iy 2 5 see Ee 192 67 3, 798 3, 608 
Mykemetss. 22-228 ee Ss sas eee 13s) eae eee 243 989 
Cro wfOo til ars sin sobs 2 Sa een A ee ok oe a Pe | ee eee a 605 
PICKS Mae hx 8} So oct ays Ce SA Bee eee apie te Ae 3 5) 4 Re a | [anelaae SS a eect SS 142 
Divinesoutfits: =.) IM 525 RS ee eee ee ee ee aeons | eee eee 16 


14 The statistics of the catch presented herewith were obtained principally from records of the various State 
fishery agencies. 
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. 
Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lake Namakan in Minnesota, which are for 2 seasons. 
the seasons are from June 1 to Nov. land Dec. 1 to Apr 1 and for Rainy and Namakan Lakes from May 15 
to Nov. 1 and Dec. 1 to Apr. 1. 
constitute a year. 
than 3 percent of the total catch. 
154019—38 16 

In all cases the statistics collected are for the calendar year, except for Lake of the 
For Lake of the Woods, 
The catches for these 2 seasons, in the order named, have been combined to 
The quantity of fish taken in these lakes between Jan. 1 and Apr. 1 is estimated at less 
