606 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Summary showing the yield of the vessel fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1899. 


















Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Gill nets: | Pound nets: = 
Herring, fresh .........- 6, 078, 951 $165, 701 Herring, salted ........ 3, 000 $30 
Herring, salted ......... 9, 000 540 | Sturgeonecks-eeeee oases 55 3 
Ling or lawyers .......- 62, 056 302 Suckers, salted......... 600 6 
Sturseoners-c.t ease 158 7 TOU eens eee 35,170 1257 
euckers, fresh Se eee 38, 295 1,116 White-fish, fresh .....-- 46, 544 2, 286 
Suckers, salted .......--. 3, 000 52 Py talisce oreo = se 
MG tek eantonae my Sie 3,114, 494 138700 || ee ee ES Ee a 
White-fish, fresh .....-. 509, 268 24,879 || Lines: 
White-fish, salted. ...... 3, 445 102 Sturgeon.....-..------- 40 2 
White-fish (blucfin) .... 243, 420 6, 238 INOW SoosodasencesasSec 121, 865 6, 793 
White- fish (Menominee) 12, 855 337 Yellow perch -----...-- 20, 000 600 
Yellow perch:--.-..-.--- 85, 795 2,197 | Motailiecce sees cees- 141, 905 7, 895 
Gta ee eee A 10, 155, 737 340, 229 Grand total <2)... -- 10, 383, 011 391, 199 

Table showing, by States, counties, apparatus, and species, the yield of the shore fisheries of 
Lake Michigan in 1899. 

Michigan. 
Apparatus and species. | Allegan. Antrim. | Benzie. Berrien. 



| Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value.| Lbs. | Value. Lbs. Value. 



Pound nets: 
German’ carp 3-2-2 ---25- | 707 | GON he soe ses alee \ecodabsaSs|ls>caccnas 89 |. $2 
Fresh-water drum ...... 740 | | H 
Merring, fresh) = 22-2. s2- 7,422 LUO eos serene | tre ence | arse ae \eadaeaac 5, 943 115 
Pike and pickerel ...... 752 | 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) -| 507 $22 
Stunseone toss - sence 
Suckers, fresh.......---. 
Suckers, salted.......... 
Proutwireshe.-s see: oa | 
TroOuUtssalted sss. 2) -- oe 
White-fish, fresh ........ | 
White-fish, salted ......- 
Mellow perches. == 22 =.= 






Gill nets: 
Germanicarpre-ce see. 
Herrin evsineshite. sneer. 
SUTreeOn ashe eehee toes 
Suckers, fresh..=-<-..--- 
Suckers, salted.........- 
Mroutsireshies ase ae 
White-fish, fresh ........ 
White-fish (bluetin), 
freshils Hecate oie Cell ese cela alee cer eee le Scfefeisss 3, 103 LOL | eciee sescpeaeeecs 

Salted @2esa-cess eee | peer bel secer ace 8, 100 1th eee O Seen MEAS Sota Beccocates|igcccocas 
Yellow perch -..2..2--.- LOU 2S bi] B25 LGM | oe ee ors ecclesia 9, 805 275 




otal eccesimssssese 107,208 | 2,342 15, 390 838 74,394 | 3,050 17,821 | 424 


Lines: 
Germanlcarpsecesees-ee- 4, 000 AO ect eee | eiom eae asec ie lteeecere Sse eee ener leet aes 
1S Sane a5 SEO Ct ey Becta acl aac mae Senepanare|sonnsdaol|saacasossor|badacans 100 10 
Ling or lawyers........- 485 Bh eSeer sees Soe tes eee seca Seneca amere “aon tetas Boke 
Sturgeon ste ase 2,525 226} che ia wey terw el hetene evene i) | Recrerecere toss terete Pe | (Ce eee eee erate ree 
Vellowsperchie ssn cece | Meenas jens eee lSoaeied aolisice cae soos Somecwee 8, 000 240 














Grand total ......... 147,182 | 4,488 | 15,390 | 838 | 139,133 | 5,977 59, 619 2,297 






