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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



LAKE FISHERIES '' 



In 1934 the yield of the fisheries of the Great Lakes inckiding those 

 of the international lakes of northern Minnesota, in the United States 

 and Canada amounted to 124,148,400 pounds, representing an increase 

 of 23 percent as compared with the catch in the preceding year. 



Considering the fishery of United States craft only, the catch 

 amounted to 96,411,200 pounds, valued at $5,123,735, which is an 

 increase of 29 percent in volume and 26 percent in value as compared 

 with the catch in the previous year. These fisheries gave employment 

 to 7,579 fishermen or 9 percent more than in 1932 when the first 

 preceding survey of employment was made. 



During the survey for 1934 data, statistics of the catch in 1933 also 

 were collected. These are presented following the data for 1934: 



Lake fisheries of the United States and Canada, 1934 

 CATCH: By lakes 



' Where there has been a Canadian catch of these species it is included under Miscellaneous. 



>' The statistics of the catch presented herewith were obtained principally from the records of the various 

 State fishery agencies and from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, Canada. 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. In 

 all cases the statistics collected are for the calendar year, except for Lake of the Woods, Rainv Lake, and 

 Lake Namakan in Minnesota, which are for 2 seasons. For Lake of the Woods the seasons are "from June 1 

 to Nov. 1 and Dec. 1 to Apr. 1 and for Rainy and Namakan Lakes from May 15 to Nov. 1 and Dee. 1 to 

 Apr. 1. The catches for these 2 seasons, in the order named, have been combined to constitute a year. 

 The quantity of fish taken in these lakes between Jan. 1 and Apr. 1 is estimated at less than 3 percent of the 

 total catch. 



