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U, S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



In 1922 the wholesale fishery trade of Lake Michigan was carried 

 on by 59 establishments, w^hich employed 615 persons; paid -SI, 023, 224 

 in wages; had $1,547,805 invested in property; and used S827.952 of 

 cash capital to carry on the business. Compared with 1917 there 

 was a material decrease in the number of establishments and number 

 of persons employed and an increase in all phases of the investment. 



The detailed statistics are shown in the following table: 



Wholesale fishery trade of Lake Michigan 



' Includes two Aims at Michigan City, Ind. 



FISHERIES OF LAKE HURON 



Lake Huron ranks third in importance among the Great Lakes. 

 Reference to previous statistics indicates that her fisheries have suf- 

 fered a lesser diminution than those of the other lakes, with the 

 possible exception of Lake Erie. 



In 1922 there were 1,001 persons engaged in the fisheries of Lake 

 Huron, 131 of them on vessels fishing, 705 in the shore and boat 

 fisheries, and 165 employed as shoresmen and on transporting vessels. 



The total investment in the' fisheries amounted to SI, 648. 767, of 

 which $280,540 was invested in vessels and boats, $534,339 in gear, 

 and $833,888 in shore and accessory property and cash capital. 

 There were 29 fishing vessels over 5 tons net, 18 of them operated by 

 steam and 11 by gasoline. Their fishing gear consisted of 4,043 gill 

 nets, valued at $78,885, and lines valued at $7,275. There were 472 

 sail, power, and row boats engaged in the shore fishery. These 

 operated 1,474 pound nets, 2,960 gill nets, 425 fyke nets, 75 haul 

 seines, and a small number of lines. 



The products of Lake Huron in 1922 aggregated 13,942,115 pounds, 

 valued at $945,259. The more important species were ciscoes, 

 5,496,463 pounds, valued at $153,613; lake trout, 2,108,249 pounds, 

 valued at $215,501; common whitefish, 1,300,621 pounds, valued at 

 $199,503; pike perch. 1,260.374 pounds, valued at $171,102; suckers, 

 1.889,129 pounds, valued at $104,204; and j^ellow perch, 633,188 

 pounds, valued at $47,138. 



FISHERIES BY COUNTIES 



The number of persons engaged, investment, and quantity and 

 value of products of the fisheries of Lake Huron in 1922 are shown 

 by counties in the following tables: 



