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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Comparative statistics of the fisheries of the Great Lakes for various years, 1880 to 



1922— Continued 



PRODUCTS 1 



Lakes and years 



Superior: 



1880.... 



1885.... 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899.... 



1903.... 



1908.... 



1917.... 



1922.... 

 Michigan: 



1880... . 



1885.... 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899.... 



1903.... 



Whiteflsh 



1917_-. 

 1922 2- 

 Huron: 



1885.... 

 1890.... 

 1893.... 

 1899.... 

 1903.... 

 1908.... 

 1917.... 

 1922.... 

 St. Clair: » 



1885... 



1890... 



1893... 



1899... 



1903... 



1908... 



1917... 



1922... 

 Erie: 



1880... 



1885... 



1890... 



1893... 



1899... 



1903... 



1908... 



1917... 



1922 2. 

 Ontario: * 



1880... 



1885... 



1890. _. 



1893... 



1899... 



1903... 



1908... 



1917... 



1922... 

 All lakes: 



1880... 



1885... 



1890... 



1893... 



1899... 



1903... 



1908... 



1917... 



1922... 



Pounds 



2, 257, 000 



4, 571, 947 



3, 213, 176 



2, 732, 270 



693, 191 



794, 022 



910, 100 



302, 210 



380, 450 



12, 030, 400 

 8, 682, 986 

 5, 455, 079 

 2, 330, 060 

 1, 510, 364 

 1, 972, 594 

 2, 490, 900 

 3, 047, 393 

 1, 547, 049 



2, 700, 778 



1, 425, 380 



1, 004, 094 



1, 178, 271 



592, 308 



692, 863 



719, 000 



996, 851 



1, 300, 621 



77, 922 

 41, 125 

 238, 764 

 50, 950 

 69, 902 

 25, 591 



3, 333, 800 

 3, 531, 855 

 2, 341, 451 

 1,292,410 

 2,066,314 



302, 805 

 1,503,000 

 1, 755, 947 



922, 209 



1, 064, 000 

 90,711 



148, 771 

 45, 380 



161, 935 

 25, 384 

 56,000 

 88,347 

 54, 951 



21, 463, 900 

 18, 344, 004 

 12, 401, 335 

 7, 629, 341 

 5, 094, 014 

 3, 813, 259 

 5, 679, 000 

 6, 190, 748 

 4, 205, 280 



Trout 



Pounds 

 1, 464, 750 

 3, 488, 177 

 2, 613, 378 

 4, 342, 122 

 3, 118, 169 

 4, 954, 830 

 2, 752, 200 

 2, 588, 353 

 2, 833, 490 



2, 659, 450 

 6, 431, 298 

 8, 364, 167 

 8, 216, 920 

 5, 488, 947 

 9, 049, 299 



7, 892, 000 

 8, 650, 715 



8, 735, 705 



2, 084, 500 

 2, 539, 780 

 1, 505, 619 

 3, 439, 575 

 1, 887, 101 

 2, 108, 632 

 1, 358, 800 

 2, 079, 455 

 2, 108, 249 



244, 847 

 72, 000 

 69, 915 



26, 200 



106,900 



121, 420 



203, 132 



32, 024 



15, 127 



6,900 



1,922 



1,897 



569, 700 

 20, 510 

 41, 010 



6,204 

 15, 432 



4,050 

 14,000 

 23, 694 

 46, 698 



€, 804, 600 



12, 586, 665 

 12, 890, 441 

 16, 279, 953 

 10, 611, 588 

 16, 131, 938 

 12, 023, 900 

 13, 344, 139 



13, 726, 039 



Ciscoes ' Sturgeon 



Pounds 



34,000 



324, 680 



199, 121 



660, 272 



1, 125, 478 



4, 742, 805 



5, 587, 600 



12, 258, 482 



7, 394, 105 



3, 050, 400 



3, 312, 493 



6, 082, 082 



11, 580, 895 



21, 573, 716 



13, 863, 617 



21, 842, 000 



18, 259, 354 



6, 763, 533 



246, 800 

 1, 265, 650 

 2,514,551 



2, 758, 628 



3, 699, 807 



4, 640, 967 

 4, 791, 000 

 5, 381, 365 

 5, 496, 463 



250, 700 



1, 208, 150 



490, 334 



140, 112 



Pounds 



182, 760 

 47, 482 

 62, 052 

 4,415 

 13, 137 

 67,600 



11, 774, 400 

 19, 354, 900 

 38, 868, 283 

 20, 931, 076 

 33, 427, 797 

 8, 788, 625 

 10, 599, 100 

 17, 160, 852 

 16, 158, 239 



611,217 

 403, 585 

 598, 978 

 164, 998 



86, 778 

 121,315 



35,000 

 469, 272 

 197, 319 



15, 967, 517 

 25, 869, 458 

 48, 753, 349 

 36, 235, 981 

 59, 913, 576 

 32, 157, 319 

 42, 854, 700 

 53, 529, 325 

 36, 009, 659 



343 



3, 839, 600 



1, 406, 678 



946, 897 



311,780 



108, 279 



56, 420 



70,500 



10, 805 



9,203 



204, 000 



215, 500 



365, 718 



79,553 



30, 497 



34, 343 



9,900 



4,886 



2,374 



998, 500 



227, 780 



309, 003 



54, 106 



7,600 



8,800 



13, 000 



.\11 other 

 flsh 



231 



1, 970, 000 



4, 727, 950 



2, 078, 907 



793, 800 



789, 402 



300, 103 



63,900 



28,384 



15, 475 



545, 283 

 386, 974 

 541,752 

 125, 293 

 189, 155 

 226, 095 

 37,000 

 51, 141 



7, 557, 383 



7, 147, 642 



4, 289, 759 



1, 426, 584 



1, 129, 348 



638, 898 



261, 900 



95,216 



96, 324 



Pounds 



60, 875 



258, 416 



42, 835 



300,211 



488, 401 



2, 700, 219 



878, 000 



398, 387 



379, 632 



1, 562, 025 

 3, 684, 693 

 5, 586, 041 

 8, 308, 100 

 5, 818, 690 

 8, 637, 568 

 7, 521, 900 

 5, 492, 361 

 9, 072, 709 



1, 969, 195 

 6, 010, 860 

 4, 666, 399 

 4,608,311 

 6, 208, 614 

 6, 978, 404 

 6, 053, 300 

 4, 900, 650 

 5,034,408 



623, 805 

 708, 740 

 1,711,623 

 1, 497, 143 

 431, 650 

 487, 550 

 724, 700 

 133, 330 

 309, 781 



11,982,900 

 23,734,912 

 21, 440, 812 

 19, 747, 907 

 22, 078, 327 

 13, 781, 896 

 29, 733, 600 

 19, 763, 133 

 39, 240, 478 



849, 800 



1, 496, 686 



2,115,937 



586, 140 



1, 953, 032 



867, 756 



679, 800 



421, 934 



658, 133 



16, 948, 600 

 35, 894, 307 

 35, 563, 647 

 35,047,812 

 36, 978, 714 

 33, 453, 393 

 45, 591, 300 

 31, 109, 795 

 54, 695, 141 



Total 



Note.— The statistics for 1908 in these tables are from data published by the Bureau of the Census. 



1 In this table caviar and other secondary products are omitted in 1880, 1885, and 1890. In 1880, 1885, 

 and 1890 bluefln, longjaw, and Menominee in Lalce Micliigan, and Menominee in Lake Huron are included 

 with whitefish. In 1893 and 1899 bluefin in L:il<e Superior, hliiofin and Menominee in Lake Michigan, 

 and Menominee in Lake Huron are included with "all other fish" and lon^aw in Lake Michigan with 

 ciscoes. In 1903, bliicfin, Menominee, longjaw, and sleelhead trout are included with "all other flsh." 

 In 1908, 1917, and 1922 ciscoes (berring) include lonpjaw, bluefin or blackfin, and tuUihee. 



2 Includes the mussel fisheries of tributary rivers not shown in previous canvasses. 



8 Includes St. Clair and Detroit Kivers. There was no fishing in Detroit River in 1917 and 1922. 

 * Includes St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers. 



