COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER Of COMMERCIAL PISHING 

 LICENCES ISSUED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



Type of Licence 1960 



Gill net 1,089" 



Pound & Trap net 141 



Hoop net - 250 



Coarse fish seine 117 



Baited hook 197 



Dip net 14 



Trolling 20 



TOTAL 1,828 



1961 



Increase Decrease 



1,063 

 132 



242 



107 



205 



18 



17 



1,784 



26 

 9 

 8 



10 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE FISHERIES 

 IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



YIELD BY FISHING AREA 



1960 



Fishing Area lbs. 



Lake Ontario 1,958,180 



Lake Erie 29,219,068 



Lake St. Claire 659,021 



Lake Huron 3,488,637 



Georgian Bay 218,503 



North Channel 205,806 



Lake Superior 2,828,395 



Northern Inland 8,234,136 



Southern Inland 585,511 



TOTAL 47,397,257 



NET INCREASE 



1961 

 lbs. 



Increase 

 lbs. 



Decrease 

 lbs. 



54,953,634 



7,556,377 



VALUE BY FISHING AREA 



1960 1961 



Fishing Area $ $ $ 



Lake Ontario 354,704.64 396,520.00 41,815.36 



Lake Erie 2,060,121.11 2,506,707.14 446,586.03 



Lake St. Clair 129,053.48 184,239.18 55,185.70 



Lake Huron 908,409.25 1,204,209.52 295,800.27 



Georgian Bay 60,945.37 61,346.28 400.91 



North Channel 56,950.07 73,596.65 16,646.58 



Lake Superior 269,946.41 214,184.07 



Northern Inland 1,034,885.64 1,018,588.54 



Increase Decrease 



55,762.34 

 16,297.10 



128 



