THE REPORT UPON No. 14 



Fish. 



The statistics of the commercial fisheries of the Province are shown in 

 comparison as follows : — 



Gill nets licensed (yards) 



Seines " 



Pound nets " 



Hoop " " 



Dip and Roll nets licensed 



Spears " 



Hooks " 



Number of men employed 



Number of tugs 



Number of gasoline boats 



Number of sail or row boats 



\alue of boats, ice-houses, wharves and 



twine 



Aggregate catch in pounds 



Value to fishermen 



The fee for a non-resident angling permit in the year 1920 was $2.00, while 



in 1921 the fee was raised to S5.00, and for comparison purposes the revenues 



received from this source from 1920 to 1923 inclusive, were as follows: — 



1920 1921 1922 1923 



Revenue from Angling Permits... . $30,706 85 $56,565 00 $63,132 00 $77,856 75 



Residents are permitted to angle without a permit or fee, except on such 

 territories as are legally prohibited. Residents are charged a fee for angling in 

 the waters of Lake Nipigon and Nipigon River. The reports received from 

 anglers throughout the Province would show that game fish are becoming more 

 plentiful and reflects the results obtained from the distribution of fry and finger- 

 lings from the Provincial hatcheries in recent years. 



Hatcheries. 



During the year still further progress has been made towards the expansion 

 of the Provincial hatchery systems by completing a modern hatchery at Glenora, 

 which has now a larger capacity than any other hatchery in the Province. 

 This hatchery is located oft the site purchased last year at Glenora in Prince 

 Edward County, and as it has a dependable water supply by gravity a large 

 distribution can be made from this point each year. This is the first hatchery 

 built in the eastern part of the Province, and its capacity will supply the needs 

 of a large area that has formerly been supplied from hatcheries at a greater 

 distance. A complete report in detail of the waters stocked and the varieties 

 distributed will be shown elsewhere in this report, but the following is a summary 

 of this year's distribution, together with a summary of the previous year's 

 distribution, which will show an increase that is gratifying. 



Whitefish Fry 



Pickerel Frj' 



Salmon Trout Fingerlings and Fry 



Steel Head Salmon Fry 



Herring Fry 



Rainbow Trout Fry 



Speckled Trout Fingerlings and Fry 



Black Bass Fingerlings and Fry 



Parent Black Bass 



