COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES 

 IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



1962 1963 Increase Decrease 



Species lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 



Perch (Yellow) 21,639,223 18,671,552 2,967,671 



Smelt 19,314,275 10,705,175 8,609,100 



Yellow Pickerel 3,707,625 5,107,526 1,399,901 



Whitefish 3,639,722 3,356,508 283,214 



Chub & Tullibee 2,825,094 2,329,284 495,810 



Lake Herring 2,630,092 2,374,189 255,903 



White Bass 2,491,445 1,991,290 500,155 



Suckers 1,540,072 1,650,163 110,091 



Carp & Carp Roe 1,124,281 1,322,501 198,220 



Sheepshead 1,116,956 1,502,980 386,024 



Northern Pike 975,934 990,042 14,108 



Ling 623,273 615,479 7,794 



Bullheads 422,779 740,099 317,320 



Catfish 314,633 300,372 14,261 



Sunfish 256,919 357,966 101,047 



Lake Trout 207,558 253,997 46,439 



Rock Bass & Crappies 137,463 176,745 39,282 



Sturgeon 132,948 132,203 745 



Saugers 130,699 135,658 4,959 



Eels 128,006 174,750 46,744 



Goldeyes 34,459 19,985 14,474 



Menominee 31,290 19,700 11,590 



White Perch 20,143 53,332 33,189 



Caviar 1,586 1,321 265 



Blue Pickerel 405 280 125 



Dogfish, Alewife, Gar, Shad 



& unclassified "Mink Food" 336,717 1,359,304 1,022,587 



TOTAL 63,783,597 54,342,401 



NET DECREASE 9,441,196 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL 



FISHING LICENCES ISSUED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



Type of Licence 1962 1963 Increase Decrease 



Gill Net 1,060 1,075 15 



Pound & Trap Net 148 166 18 



Hoop Net 234 269 35. 



Coarse Fish Seine 100 - 92 8 



Baited Hook 199 222 23 



Dip Net 21 16 5 



Trolling 18 22 4 



TOTAL 1,780 1,862 



Bait-fish Seine, Trap & Dip 2,133 2,125 8 



Bait-fish Dealers 557 591 34 



Bait-fish Preserving 84 101 17 



TOTAL 2,774 2,817 



TOTAL ALL LICENCES 4,554 4,679 



NET INCREASE 125 



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