The value of the equipment, including nets, boats and shore installations used 

 in the primary industry remained about the same as in 1963 at just over ten million 

 dollars. 



A total of 4,786 commercial fishing licences were issued by the Department of 

 Lands and Forests in 1964. Of these the greater number, 2,886 were issued at the 

 District Offices for taking or dealing in bait fish. A small, 2% increase from 1,862 

 to 1,900 occurred in the number of commercial fishing licences issued by the Fish 

 and Wildlife Branch. 



Production of bait fish, not including quantities of fish imported into the 

 Province, amounted to an estimated 3,734,827 dozen worth $1,387,253.00 to the 

 producer fishermen. 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE FISHERIES 

 IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



Yield by Fishing Area 



Fishing Area 



Lake Erie 



Northern Inland . 



Lake Huron 



Lake Superior 



Lake Ontario 



Lake St. Clair 



Georgian Bay 



Southern Inland .... 

 North Channel 



TOTAL 



NET DECREASE 



10,832,049 



Value by Fishing Area 



1963 1964 Increase 



Fishing Area $ $ $ 



Lake Erie 2,529,590.16 2,377,284.25 



Northern Inland 1,169,527.76 1,047,423.81 



Lake Huron 651,471.28 711,178.11 59,706.83 



Lake Ontario 347,852.48 284,955.00 



Lake Superior 271,337.43 248,791.55 



Lake St. Clair 218,882.16 232,401.23 13,519.07 



Georgian Bay 164,168.70 189,898.20 25,729.50 



Southern Inland 102,336.34 73,399.33 



North Channel 48,788.96 64,488.63 15,699.67 



TOTAL 5,503,955.27 5,229,820.11 



NET DECREASE 



Decrease 



$ 



152,305.91 

 122,103.95 



62,897.48 

 22,545.88 



28,937.01 



274,135.16 



100 



