452 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Wisconsin. — This State has a fiontage on lakes Superior and Michi- 

 gan. The fisheries in the latter lake are much more important than 

 those of the former. 



Tahlc showing hy lalcen the persons employed in the fisheries of Wisconsin. 



How employed. 



Lake 

 Michigan. 



Lake 

 Superior. 



Total. 



On fi.shing vessels. 

 Inshore liaheries.. 

 In ftsh-housef-, etc 



Total 



118 

 777 

 124 



1,019 



179 

 19 



126 

 956 

 143 



1,225 



Table show in () hy lalccs ihc apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of Wisconsin. 



Desiffration. 



Vessels fishing 



Tonnage 



Outfit 



Boats 



Apparatus of capture, vessel fisheries : 



Gill nets 



Apparatus of capture, shore fisheries : 



Pound net.s 



Gill nets 



Fj^ke nets 



Seines 



Lines and spears 



Shore property 



Cash capital 



*Total 407,961 



Lake Michigan. 



No. Value. 



19 

 243.10 



7, 285 



250 



9,673 



723 



17 



$64, 700 



8,155 

 23, 130 



36, 260 



67, 480 

 48, 118 

 11, 031 

 1,985 

 G67 

 97, 635 

 48, 800 



Lake Superior. 



No. 



Value. 



49 

 1, 696 



1 $3, 500 

 18.19 



2, 000 

 116 7, 380 



864 



9,900 



16, 399 

 335 

 4.50 

 540 



17, 445 

 14, 600 



73, 413 



Total. 



No. Value. 



20 

 261.29 



478 



7,357 



299 



11,369 



728 



28 



$63, 200 



10, 155 

 30,510 



37, 124 



77, 380 



64,017 



11, 366 



2,435 



1,207 



115, 080 



63, 400 



481, 374 



Table showing by lakes and species the yield of the fisheries of Wisconsin. 



Species. 



Bass 



Herring 



Perch 



Pike and pickerel 



Sturgeon 



Trout 



Whitofish 



Other fish 



Total 



Lake Michigan. 



Pounds. Value 



87, 696 

 3,704,118 

 1, 008, 137 

 462, 751 

 126, 990 

 3, 464, 048 

 1,078,422 

 1, 978, 035 



11,910,197 



$4, 379 

 55, 607 

 21, 195 

 18, 275 

 4,541 

 162, 359 

 41, 393 

 32, 874 



340, 623 



Lake Superior. 



Pounds. 



94, 102 



18, 382 



7,658 



356, 130 



1, 109, 245 



598 



1, 586, 115 



Value. 



$1, 895 



866 



238 



12, 975 



43, 074 



14 



59, 062 



Total. 



Pounds. Value, 



87, 696 

 3, 798, 220 

 1, 008, 137 

 481,133 

 134, 648 

 3, 820, 178 

 2, 187, 667 

 1, 978, 633 



13, 496, 312 



$4,379 

 57, 102 

 21, 195 

 19, 141 

 4,779 

 175, 334 

 84,467 

 32,888 



399, 685 



