fl COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE 

 YIELD OF THE FISHERIES 



The addition of a Fisheries Management Unit to concentrate 

 on fisheries problems on Lakes Temagami and Nipissing 

 established a fifth such "intensive-study team" in a key 

 fishery water. At the same time, the importance of District 

 fisheries management officers was recognized, and two addi- 

 tional positions were created bringing the total number to 

 thirteen. 



The Fish Culturist training program previously directed to 

 hatchery technicians was re-established and expanded to 

 include additional fisheries management training. In addi- 

 tion to hatchery technicians, biologists, fishery management 

 officers and conservation officers were offered the course to 

 improve their technical background in fish culture and field 

 management. 



The program of modernizing and renovating the provincial 

 hatchery system was marked by the beginning of recon- 

 struction of the North Bay trout rearing station. 

 Gross revenue from the sale of angling licences in Ontario 

 is approaching three million dollars. Total sales in 1966 

 amounted to $2,971,295. Sales of all licences, including non- 

 resident seasonal, non-resident three-day, non-resident 

 organized camp, resident Provincial Park and resident Pro- 

 vincial Park organized camp, showed an increase. Sales of 

 non-resident three-day licence continued to rise from 69,401 

 in 1963 to 151,373 in 1966. The increase in revenue from total 

 licence sales this year was $124,178 or 4.3%, and constitutes 

 one of the more substantial increases in recent years. 



NET INCREASE 



3,854,722 



