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only 1,891,328 pounds in 1928. About 67 per cent of the catch was 

 made in Canadian waters. The catch of this species represents a 

 decrease of 59 per cent as compared with the previous year, and a large 

 decrease as compared with the catches of this fish that were formerly 

 made on Lake Erie. 



By lakes. — Statistics of t*lie production in the United States and 

 Canada in 1928, by lakes, shows that Lake Erie ranked as the most 

 important, with a catch of 30,- 

 110,270 pounds. This is a de- 

 crease of 11 per cent as com- 

 pared with the catch in the 

 previous year. Lake Superior 

 ranked second in importance, 

 the catch amoimting to 18,532,- 

 835 pounds. This is a decrease 

 of 9 per cent as compared with 

 the catch in the previous year. 

 Lake Michigan ranked third, 

 with a catch amounting to 17,- 

 998,657 pounds. This is a de- 

 crease of 24 per cent compared 

 with the catch in the previous 

 year. The catch of Lake 

 Huron amounted to 17,828,128 

 pounds, which is a decrease of 

 27 per cent as compared with 

 that in the previous year. The catch in Lake Ontario amounted to 

 4,444,547 pounds, which is a decrease of 2 per cent as compared 

 with the previous year. The catch in Lake of the Woods, Rainy 

 Lake, and Namakan Lake, amounted to 3,999,472 pounds, which is 

 a decrease of 17 per cent as compared with that in the previous year. 



Figure 25. 



Yield of principal fishery products in the 

 Lakes fisheries, 1928 



Lake Fisheries of the United States and Canada, 1928 

 CATCH: By Lakes 



Species 



Blue pike 



Burbot 



Carp 



Catfish and bullheads. 



Cisco- 



Lake herring 



Lake trout 



Pike (jacks) 



Sauger pike 



Sheepshead 



Sturgeon 



Sucker, "mullet" 



White bass 



Whiteflsh, common... 



Yellow perch 



Yellow pike 



M iscellaneous 



Total 853,847 



Lake Ontario 



United 

 States 



Pounds 

 23,728 

 64, 232 

 18, 365 

 40, 729 



342, 187 

 43, 223 



19, 595 

 70, 815 



115,793 

 44, 679 

 19, 840 

 50, 661 



Canada 



Pounds 



14,000 



(>) 



120, 600 



112, 500 



705, 800 

 806, 000 

 132, 000 



7,800 

 (>) 



1, 068, 400 



163, 400 



33, 400 



426, 800 



3, 590, 700 



Total 



Pounds 



37, 728 



1 64, 232 



138, 965 



153, 229 



1, 047, 987 

 849, 223 

 132, 000 



27, 395 

 1 70, 815 



1, 184, 193 



208, 079 



53, 240 



477, 461 



4, 444, 547 



Lake Erie 



United 

 States 



Pounds 

 4, 818, 792 

 410, 722 

 918, 650 

 266, 714 

 618, 028 



2,801 



647 



1, 502, 325 



2, 919, 593 



7,613 



1, 318, 238 



285, 179 



974, 469 



4, 273, 987 



1, 308, 420 



16, 992 



Pounds 



2, 103, 800 



(■) 



214, 900 



53, 300 



1, 273, 300 



100 

 15, 000 

 (') 

 (') 

 215, 800 

 (') 

 (') 

 987, 900 

 4, 330, 400 

 182, 000 

 1, 090, 600 



19,643,170 10,467,100 



Total 



Pounds 

 6, 922, 592 

 ' 410, 722 

 1, 133, 550 

 320, 014 

 1, 891, 328 



2,901 



15,647 



I 1, 502, 325 



1 2, 919, 593 



223, 413 



' 1, 318, 238 



> 285, 179 



1, 962, 369 



8, 604, 387 



1, 490. 420 



1, 107, 592 



30, 110, 270 



1 The Canadian catch of these species has been included under "Miscellaneous." 

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