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StaHstics of the fisheries. — In tbe following' tables the fisheries of this 

 region are shown, the exteut of the industry in each county being 

 exhibited. Included in the statistics are the vessel fisheries prosecuted 

 from Detroit in lakes Huron and Erie. The vessels are owned in 

 Detroit, to which place the catch is sent. The fact that the vessels 

 fished in more than one lake has made it desirable to treat them as 

 indicated, the quantity of fish taken in each lake being shown in a foot- 

 note to the general products tables. 



Taile showing by counties the miinher of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake St. Clair 

 and St. Clair and Detroit rivers in ISOO. 



Table showing by counties the yield of the fisheries of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair and 



Detroit rivers iti 1890. 



Species. 



Grand total. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



Black bass 



Catfish 



Herring 



Perch 



Pike and pike perch 



Sturgeon 



Trout 



Whitefish 



other fish 



Total 



9,086 

 26, 275 

 4<)0, 334 

 763, 093 

 524, 669 

 309, 003 

 244, 847 

 238, 764 

 388, 500 



$544 



616 



5,797 



10,160 



17, 533 



7,794 



12, 242 



14, 753 



4,138 



, 994, 571 



73, 577 



*0f these fish, 273,911 pounds (244,847 trout and 29,064 whitefish) were taken in Lake Huron and 

 373,453 pounds (297,934 herring, 46,276 pike perch, and 29,243 perch) m Lake Erie, by vessels owned 

 in Detroit, Mich. 



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