Huron fishery due to the reappearance of apparently large numbers of white- 

 fish and to the good prices received for chub. In the northern inland 

 division the greater interest in fishing resulted in an increase of men 

 engaged in fishing. In this area many fishermen are Indians and frequently 

 large families or band groups derive their income, for a part of the year, 

 from one fishing licence. In Lake Ontario fewer persons were fishing than, 

 in 1959. 



The equipment required in the fishery includes the fishing vessels, 

 nets and shore installations. All of these catagories remained relatively 

 unchanged from the previous year in both number and value, the total value 

 being over ten million dollars. 



Catches of fish, classified by species and by lake or fishing area 

 showed some interesting changes in i960. 



Landings in Lake Erie totalled 29,219,068 pounds, down 7.5^ from 

 the previous year. The big decrease of k0,6^ in perch, to ll,653,8o4 

 pounds was largely offset in the totals by increases of 67.65^ in smelt 

 landings and over 130^ in white bass. 



Landings in Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Georgian Bay and Lake 

 Superior were down by 4.6$^, 22^, 2.8^ and 26.5^ respectively. In Lake 

 Ontario slight decreases were noted in carp, bullheads, eels and smelt 

 but increases were reported in several species, including whitefish and 

 sunfish. The reduction in Lake St. Clair landings was due largely to 

 lower carp production. In Georgian Bay and Lake Superior reduced landings 

 were due mainly to the poor fishing resulting from sea lamprey attack, 

 A reduction in the fall lake herring production accounted for the big 

 percentage drop in the Lake Superior totals. 



The most notable increase in production occurred in Laike Huron 

 where whitefish landings were the highest recorded since 1908, Chub 

 production also continued at a high level and contributed to the 585^ 

 increase in this fishery. In the North Channel of Lake Huron increases 

 in several species including suckers contributed to the rise of 20^^ over 

 the 1959 catch. In the North Channel of Lake Huron increases in several 



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