FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



453 



N'ew York. — New Yoi-k maintains fisheries in lakes Erie and Ontario. 

 The fishing population and the invested capital are much greater m 

 Lake Erie, but the value of the catch is about the same in both. The 

 most prominent fish in waters of Lake Erie under the jurisdiction of 

 the State is the sturgeon, while in Lake Ontario the wall-eyed pike 

 takes precedence. 



Table showing by lakes the number of persons employed in the fisheries of New York. 



Table showing by lakes the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of New York. 



Table showing by lakes and sjyecies the yield of the fisheries of New York. 



Species. 



Black bass . 



Catfish 



Eels 



Herring . . . 



Perch 



Pike 



Pike perch. 

 Sturgeon .. 



Trout 



Whiteflsh.. 

 other fish.. 



Total 



Lake Ontario. 



Pounds. Value 



33, 092 

 471, 955 

 257, 190 

 598, 978 

 358, 947 

 129, 490 

 331, 002 

 541, 752 



41, 010 

 148,771 

 534, 261 



3, 446, 448 



$2, 364 



12, 444 



8,913 



20, 936 



5,368 



6,284 



28, 729 



22, 291 



2,089 



6,875 



8,493 



124, 786 



Lake Erie. 



Pounds. Value. 



15, 705 



276, 975 



1, 807, 120 

 48, 620 



359, 027 

 1, 709, 664 



39, 420 

 317,850 



67, 140 



4, 641, 521 



$823 

 6,467 



28, 431 

 1,515 



14, 710 

 60, 677 



1,903 



15, 735 

 1,459 



131, 720 



Total. 



Pounds. 



48, 797 

 748, 930 

 257, 190 



2, 406, 098 

 407, 567 

 129, 490 

 690, 029 



2,251,416 



80, 430 



466, 621 



601, 401 



8, 087, 969 



Value. 



$3, 187 

 18, 911 



8,913 

 49, 367 



6,883 



6. 284 

 43, 439 

 82, 968 



3,992 

 22, 610 



9,952 



256, 506 



