COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES 



IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



1964 1965 Increase Decrease 



Species lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 



Smelt 12,886,676 11,916,966 969,710 



Perch (yellow) 9,363,227 19,464,715 10,101,488 



Walleye 3,678,141 3,241,033 437,108 



Whitefish 3,229,365 3,236,258 6,893 



White Bass 1,836,208 2,733,243 897,035 



Chub & Tullibee 2,035,122 1,891,993 143,129 



Lake Herring 1,992,959 1,603,413 389,546 



Suckers 1,450,479 1,102,348 348,131 



Northern Pike 1,134,169 1,099,393 34,776 



Sheepshead 830,670 989,668 158,998 



Carp & Carp Roe 938,151 871,950 66,201 



White Perch 272,008 589,141 317,133 



Bullheads 512,580 451,208 61,372 



Ling 600,307 403,724 196,583 



Sunfish 357,703 248,634 109,069 



Catfish 287,069 242,609 44,460 



Rock Bass & Crappies 205,787 209,054 3,267 



Eels 250,298 193,713 56,585 



Lake Trout 224,330 177,561 46,769 



Sturgeon 98,160 93,798 4,362 



Saugers 140,861 76,388 64,473 



Menominee 69,987 66,139 3,848 



Goldeyes 27,935 19,407 8,528 



Turtles 2,023 2,023 



Caviar 1,603 1,872 269 



Blue Pickerel 115 132 17 



Dogfish, Alewife, Gar, 



Shad & unclassified "Mink 



Food" 1,086,442 1,562,887 476,445 



TOTAL 43,510,352 52,489,270 



NET INCREASE 8,978,918 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL 

 FISHING LICENCES ISSUED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO 



Type of Licence 1964 1965 Increase Decrease 



Gill Net 1,088 1,072 16 



Pound & Trap Net 161 144 17 



Hoop Net 266 243 23 



Coarse Fish Seine 90 88 2 



Baited Hook 251 246 5 



Dip Net 17 13 4 



Trolling 27 25 2 



Trawl — 50 50 



TOTAL 1,900 1,881 



Bait-fish Seine 841 805 36 



Bait-fish Trap 914 885 29 



Bait-fish Dip 359 338 21 



Bait-fish Dealers 651 613 38 



Bait-fish Preserving 121 125 4 



TOTAL 2,886 2,766 



TOTAL ALL LICENCES 4,786 4,647 



NET DECREASE 139 



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