FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 1049 



CATCH BY GEAR 



Two types of gear accounted for 90 per cent of the fishery products 

 taken in this region during 1929. First in importance were haul 

 seines which accounted for 57 per cent of the catch and 48 per cent 

 of the vahie of the catch. Fyke nets ranked next accounting for 83 

 per cent of the catch and 41 per cent of the vahie of the catch. 



OPERATING UNITS BY STATES 



Iowa ranked forernost in the number of persons fishing in that part 

 of the Mississippi River between Lakes Pepin and Keokuk, account- 

 ing for 44 per cent of the total, Wisconsin ranked second with 28 per 

 cent, Minnesota third, with 19 per cent, and Illinois fourth, with 9 

 per cent. Iowa also ranked first in the number of fishing boats 

 accounting for 49 per cent of the total. Wisconsin followed with 25 

 per cent. 



CATCH BY STATES AND COUNTIES 



The fisheries of the Mississippi River between Lakes Pepin and Keo- 

 kuk were prosecuted in 6 counties in Illinois, 8 in low^a, 3 in Minne- 

 sota, and 6 in Wisconsin. The fisheries of Iowa accounted for 52 per 

 cent of the total catch and 50 per cent of the total value of the catch, 

 and those in Wisconsin accounted for 29 per cent of the catch and 25 

 per cent of the value. Allamakee County, in Iowa, was the most 

 important county, accounting for 21 per cent of the catch and 17 per 

 cent of the value of the catch. 



Fisheries of the Mississippi River between Lake Pepin and Lake Keokuk, 1929 

 OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By geae 



Items 



Haul seines 



Gill nets 



Lines 



Fish traps 



OPERATING' UNITS 



Fishermen: 



Regular... 



Casual 



Total 



Boats: 



Motor. 



other 



Fishing apparatus 



Length, yards 



SPECIES 



Bowfin 



Buffalo fish 



Carp, German 



Carp, American, or quillback 



Catfish and bullheads 



Drum, fresh-water, or sheepshead 



Pickerel 



Sturgeon 



Suckers 



Total 



Number 

 262 

 179 



Number 

 12 

 U 



Number 

 16 

 53 



168 



174 



219 



39, 500 



12 



13 



55 



7,168 



13 

 58 

 127 



Pounds 

 139, 517 

 348, 363 

 916, 431 

 48, 047 

 97, 351 

 149, 551 

 450 

 1,190 

 87, 585 



1, 788, 485 



Value 

 $6, 796 

 28,378 

 47, 727 



2,399 

 10, 754 



9,022 

 38 

 224 



4,364 



Pounds 



16, 300 

 29,925 



1,900 

 825 



2,325 



1,000 

 1,300 



109, 702 



53, 575 



Value 



$1,304 



1,496 



95 



165 



116 



200 

 65 



3,441 



Pounds 



800 



3,550 



30,448 



100 



15, 365 



20, 710 



990 

 3,500 



75, 463 



Number 

 24 

 2 



Value 

 $16 

 285 



1,531 

 5 



3,031 



1,033 



190 

 175 



Pounds 

 4,350 

 33,900 

 76, 950 

 2,050 

 9,250 

 4,688 

 330 

 200 

 3,790 



Value 



$204 



2,750 



3,883 



108 



1,848 



286 



46 



40 



189 



6,266 



135,508 I 9,354 



