waters and rose 61.5 per cent in Lake Superior as a result of the continuing 

 improvement there following the lamprey control programme and large intro- 

 ductions of hatchery-reared stock. Continued interest in the eel fishery of Lake 

 Ontario and improved prices resulted in a 36.5 per cent rise in production. 



Comparison of equipment inventory figures compiled for the commercial 

 fishery in 1963 with that for the previous year shows a 2.7 per cent increase in 

 value with few significant changes. Total value of fishing boats, gear and shore 

 installations, each showing increases, totalled $10,263,802. The number of men 

 engaged in the primary industry rose nearly 10 per cent, largely due to the 

 increase in the number of small boats in the fishery in southern Ontario. New 

 capital investment in the fishery during the year amounted to $687,000, two-thirds 

 of which covered new nets. 



The number of commercial fishing licences in the province, excluding bait 

 fish licences, increased 4.6 per cent to 1,862 of which 1,075 licences were for 

 gill-nets. Licenses to catch bait fish on the other hand, decreased slightly to 2,125 

 while the number of bait-fish dealer's licences increased 6.1 per cent to 591. 



A table of bait fish production has been included due to the growing import- 

 ance of the industry in the province. Over five and one-half million dozen bait 

 fish were purchased by anglers at a total value of $1,752,909. 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE FISHERIES 

 IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



Fishing Area 



Lake Erie 



Northern Inland 



Lake Huron 



Lake Superior 



Lake Ontario 



Lake St. Clair 



Southern Inland 



Georgian Bay 



North Channel 



TOTAL 



NET DECREASE 



9,441,196 



Fishing Area 



VALUE BY FISHING AREA 



1962 



$ 



1963 



$ 



Increase 



Decrease 

 $ 



Lake Erie 2,352,506.77 2,529,509.16 



Northern Inland 1,170,726.97 1,169,527.76 



Lake Huron 802,485.74 651,471.28 



Lake Ontario 331,223.73 347,852.48 



Lake Superior 239,289.27 271,337.43 



Lake St. Clair 207,282.26 218,882.16 



Georgian Bay 94,658.55 164,168.70 



Southern Inland 74,646.33 102,336.34 



North Channel 68,380.56 48,788.96 



TOTAL $5,341,200.18 $5,503,955.27 



NET INCREASE 



177,083.39 



16,628.75 

 32,048.16 

 11,599.90 

 69,510.15 

 27,690.01 



1,199.21 

 151,014.46 



19,591.60 



$162,755.09 



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