THE WHITEFISH PRODUCTION OF THE GREAT LAKES. 
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TABLE 21.—SHOWING IN POUNDS THE ANNUAL CATCH OF WHITEFISH IN THE PENNSYLVANIA WATERS 
oF LAKE ERIE FOR THE YEARS 1892-1906, INCLUSIVE; FROM THE RECORDS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA 
FISHERY COMMISSION. 
Year. 3 | Pounds. Year. Pounds. 
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I5,000,000 || 1900 and r9o0r__ = 57, 840, 000 
I9,'800;,G00 || 2902..--.—=-<. = 44, 560, 000 
25,000,000 || 1903-- re 19, 836, 000 
42,000,000 || 1904-- = 39, 200, 000 
30,000,000 || 1905-- = 34,489, 000 
43,000, 000 MQ0G8 255 oe eo ee nakenaebemowoeenece 36, 468, 000 
32, 000, 000 
TABLE 22.—SHOWING THE ANNUAL CATCH AND PLANT OF WHITEFISH AND ToTAL LENGTH OF NETS 
USED IN THE GREAT LAKES, EXCLUSIVE OF LAKE ST. CLAIR, FOR THE YEARS 1899 AND 1903. 
Lake Michigan, whitefish area 2,600 square miles. 
Pounds Pounds Fathoms 
Fry per | 
Total per per Fry per Total per 
Year. pounds. square net- Total fry. ee € Pound fathoms. square 
mile. fathom. a Dette mile. 
CES (= Sees aes I, 510,000 503 58 53,500,000 20,577 35 2,605,600 I, 002 
EOOG wee fee see 1,973,000 682 «77 6,000, 000 7+307 3 2,564, 400 986 
Lake Huron and North Channel, whitefish area 9,300 square miles. 
~ -| I,457,000 158 I.9 24,000,000 2,580 16 756,500 8r 
ee ae I, 525,000 163 253 39,000, 000 4,193 25 649, 600 69 
Lake Superior, whitefish area 7,500 square miles. 
THO9ia- 2-22 = I, 316,000 175 ro 16, 700,000 2,226 12 736,600 98 
LOO Se 1,358,000 180 1.9 32,000,000 4, 266 24 721,400 96 
Lake Erie, whitefish area 4,100 square miles. 
2,497,000 609 I.0 196, 930, 000 48,031 78 2,433,000 593 
| 606, 000 147 +30 | 152,961,000 37,3097 252 T, 985, 000 484 
Lake Ontario, whitefish area 2,200 square miles. 
MBO Geos — eo a 422,000 I9I a7 18, 725,000 8,511 44 247,800 I1r 
ogg) = 22 ee custo 122,000 55 -40 41,000,000 18, 636 336 300, 800 136 
All Great Lakes, whitefish area 25,700 square miles. 
AROOR = Shas 25 7, 202,000 280 I.0 309, 855,000 12,056 43 6,779,500 263 
1903 -- -| 5,584,000 217 .89 | 270,961,000 10, 543 49 6, 221,200 242 
@ Exclusive of Lake St. Clair. 
