448 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



III.— THE FISHERIES CONSIDERED BY STATES. 



Explanatory note. — In tlie foregoing chapter, the fisheries have been 

 considered primarily by lakes, and secoudarily by States and counties. 

 To facilitate the comprehension of the extent of the fisheries in each 

 State, the following statistics have been prepared, consisting (1) of a 

 series of general tables by States, and (2) of si)ecial tables, by lakes, 

 for the States having a frontage on two or more lakes; these are 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, and New York. The figures are jiresented with- 

 out detailed exj^lauatory notes, which previous discussions render 

 unnecessary. 



Statistics. — The figures show that in the matter of persons employed 

 Michigan takes precedence over all other States; more than one-third 

 of the entire fishing population of the Great Lakes is here emi)loyed. 

 The other States in the order of their rank are Ohio, New York, Wis- 

 consin, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. The iiumber of 

 vessel fishermen and of shore fi.shermeu is greatest in Michigan, wliile 

 the number of shoresmen is greatest in Ohio. 



Ohio leads in the matter of invested capital, closely followed by Mich- 

 igan; after which come New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, 

 Minnesota, and Indiana. The number of fishing vessels, boats, gill 

 nets, and pound nets is greatest in Michigan ; the number of collecting 

 vessels, fyke nets, and the amount of shore proi^erty and cash capital 

 are greatest in Ohio. 



The value of the fisheries of Michigan is greater than that of any 

 other State, although the quantity of products taken is greatest in 

 Ohio. The rank of the States, based on the value of the catch, is 

 Michigan, Ohio, Wiscoiisiu, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, 

 and Minnesota. The largest catch of bass, lake herring, and pike 

 perch is taken in Ohio. Perch, trout, and whitefish are caught in 

 largest quantities in Michigan. The yield of sturgeon is greatest in 

 New York. 



Table showing by States the number of jwrscns emploijed in the fisheries of the Great Lakes. 



