Statistics of the Fishing Industry in the Public Waters of Ontario for the Year Ending December 31, 1970 



QUANTITIES OF FISH LANDED (pounds) 



Lake Lake Lake Lake Georgian North Lake Norlhern Southern Total Total 



Species Ontario Erie St. Clair Huron Bay Channel Superior Inland Inland Catch Value 



Bowfin 2,108 35,476 15 — — — — — 1,084 38,683 1,138 



Bullheads 236,319 41,678 _ _ 17 900 — 14,741 83,898 377,553 74,461 



Burbot — — — 374 628 4,875 7,366 381,224 1,154 395,621 3,569 



Carp 492,732 30,435 2,628 20,804 5,711 10,503 — — 138,787 701,600 85,671 



Catfish 33,345 49,285 58 10,050 5,870 16 — — 5,262 103,886 28,869 



Chub — — — 52,682 126,722 — 4,444 97,985 — 281,833 36,092 



Eels 145,835 291 — _ _ _ _ _ 4,791 150,917 37,273 



Freshwater Drum . 15,332 259,316 292 33,025 13 — — 138 1,885 310,001 9,470 



Goldeye — — — — — — — 537 — 537 55 



Lake Herring 24,967 — — 2,259 10,853 2,108 2,901,703 114,276 3,440 3,059,606 246,242 



Lake Trout — — — 19 108 16 168,148 30,598 — 198,889 99,228 



Lake VVhitefish 49,464 76 — 606,920 207,012 176,406 205,869 1,619,380 4,812 2,869,939 1,011,912 



Northern Pike 17,777 1,736 837 453 8,102 20,580 3,554 695,488 3,620 752,157 86,889 



Yellow Perch 985,395 19,998,810 3,171 244,922 24,501 6,569 7,816 16,478 32,163 21,319,825 3,424,888 



White Perch 446,772 — — _ _ _ _ _ 5,011 451,783 58,491 



Rock Bass 



and Crappies . . . 56,368 41,797 2,465 251 26 541 — 70,800 21,088 193,336 50,534 



Round VVhitefish . . — — — 10,038 1,996 3,089 13,013 8,685 — 36,821 4,177 



Saugers 25 — — _ _ _ 8,326 47,451 1,316 57,118 18,393 



Smelt 165,015 9,401,972 — 1,915 2,377 — 353 — 493 9,572,125 436,798 



Sturgeon and 



Caviar 1,072 114 — 1,408 1,455 11,419 974 30,964 9 47,415 65,037 



Suckers 17,737 19,989 30,611 60,729 41,457 72,558 48,014 754,800 32,832 1,078,727 21,228 



Sunfish 169,283 32,146 35 — — — — — 78,890 280,354 33,769 



Yellow Pickerel .. . 9,673 25,668 42,523 20,942 52,233 34,974 8,612 1,211,443 — 1,406,068 633,418 



White Bass 4,901 195,349 266 7,357 _ _ _ 334 1,767 209,974 45,889 



Mixed Scrap 



"Animal Food" . 30,400 1,621,308 4,052 178,080 8,555 30,917 3,952 295,307 13,534 2,186,105 17,351 



Total Catch 2,904,520 31,755,446 86,953 1,252,228 497,636 375,471 3,382,144 5,390,629 435,836 46,080,863 



Total Value (S) 428,556 3,770,281 41,090 436,758 175,716 124,157 427,865 1,066,174 60,253 6,530,855 



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