FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 1045 

 Operating units and catch of Lake Pepin for various years, 1914 'o 1929 



LAKE KEOKUK 



The fisheries of Lake Keokuk, exclusive of those for mussel shells, 

 employed 55 fishermen during 1929 as compared with 85 in 1928. 

 The catch amounted to 350,750 pounds, valued at $25,666, which is 

 a decrease of 35 per cent in the catch and 42 per cent in the value of 

 the catch as compared with the catch and its value for 1927. Com- 

 pared with 1922, there has been a decrease of 50 per cent in the catch. 

 Considered according to the value of the catch German carp and 

 catfish were of about equal importance in these fisheries during 1929, 

 German carp accounting for 51 per cent of the catch and 35 per cent 

 of the value of the catch and catfish accounting for 21 per cent of 

 the catch and 35 per cent of the value of the catch. Buffalo fish 

 ranked next with 12 per cent of the catch and 17 per cent of the 

 value of the catch. 



OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR 



The catch of fishery products of Lake Keokuk was taken by 49 

 regular fishermen, 6 casual fishermen, 50 motor boats, 49 other small 

 boats, 5 haul seines having a combined length of 1,450 yards, 28 

 lines having a length of 8,300 yards, 4 fish traps, 1,485 fyke nets, 

 and 833 baskets. 



