COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES 

 IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



1961 1962 Increase 



Species lbs. lbs. lbs. 



Perch (Yellow) 18,608,783 



Smelt 13,064,590 



Yellow Pickerel 3,382,032 



Whitefish 3,907,294 



Chub & Tullibee 2,992,185 



Lake Herring 1,853,238 



White Bass 3,412,916 



Suckers 1,595,056 



Carp & Carp Roe 1,312,499 



Sheepshead 1,200,668 



Northern Pike 989,721 



Ling 637,545 



Bullheads 363,115 



Catfish 244,142 



Sunfish 271,197 



Lake Trout 181,029 



Rock Bass & Grapples 118,712 



Sturgeon 194,638 



Saugers 105,385 



Eels 127,439 



Gold Eyes 23,646 



Menominee 21,833 



White Perch 18,753 



Caviar 2,135 



Blue Pickerel 2,435 



Alewife; Dogfish; Gar; Shad and 



Unclassified "Mink Food" ___ 322,648 



TOTAL 54,953,634 63,783,597 



NET INCREASE 8,829,963 



Decrease 

 lbs. 



21,639,223 



19,314,275 



3,707,625 



3,639,722 



2,825,094 



2,630,092 



2,491,445 



1,540,072 



1,124,281 



1,116,956 



975,934 



623,273 



422,779 



314,633 



256,919 



207,558 



137,463 



132,948 



130,699 



128,006 



34,459 



31,290 



20,143 



1,586 



405 



336,717 



3,030,440 



6,249,685 



325,593 



776,854 



59,664 

 70,491 



26,529 

 18,751 



25,314 

 567 



10,813 

 9,457 

 1,390 



14,069 



267,572 

 167,091 



921,471 

 54,984 



188,218 

 83,712 

 13,787 

 14,272 



14,278 



61,690 



549 

 2,030 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL FISHING 

 LICENCES ISSUED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



Type of Licence 1961 1962 Increase Decrease 



Gill Net 1,063 1,060 3 



Pound & Trap Net 132 148 16 



Hoop Net 242 234 8 



Coarse Fish Seine 107 100 7 



Baited Hook 205 199 6 



Dip Net 18 21 3 



Trolling 17 18 1 



TOTAL 1,784 1,780 



Bait-fish Seine, Trap & Dip 2,181 2,133 48 



Bait-fish Dealer's 510 557 47 



Bait-fish Preserving 88 84 4 



TOTAL 2,779 2,774 



ALL LICENCES 4,563 4,554 



NET DECREASE 9 



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