THE REPORT UPON No. 13 



Fish 



The statistics of the commercial fisheries of the Province are sho\v^n in 



comparison as follows: — 



1922 1923 1924 



Gill nets licensed (yards) 6,239,582 6,018,801 6,502,736 



Seines " 186 172 208 



Pound nets" 1,285 1,265 1,323 



Hoop " " 1,282 1,263 1,256 



Dip and roll nets licensed 59 36 70 



Spears " 151 125 126 



Hooks " 85,865 71.336 78,685 



Number of men employed 4,003 3,742 4,267 



Number of tugs 101 100 103 



Number of gasoline boats •'946 894 975 



Number of sail or row boats 1,181 1,080 1,177 



\'alue of boats, ice-houses, wharves, and 



twine . $3,352,410 00 $2,807,368 00 $2,995,362 00 



Aggregate catch in pounds 38,022,017 38,594,682 41,732,664 



Value to fishermen $2,807,525 21 $2,886,398 76 $3,139,279 03 



Angling 



While the fee for non-resident angling licenses remains the same, the 

 revenue has shown a decided increase over any former year, as will be shown 

 by the following comparisons: — 



1922 1923 1924 



Revenue from Angling Licenses $63,132 00 $77,856 75 $105,862 50 



Although game fishing is reported as good in various parts of the Province, 

 it can be readily seen that the yearly toll is fast increasing and places a demand 

 on the hatcheries that will require the maximum production to maintain a 

 supply that will satisfy the steadily increasing resident and non-resident anglers. 



Hatcheries 



Elsewhere in this report will be found in detail the quantities and varieties 

 of fry and fingerlings placed in various waters of the Province from hatcheries 

 located at Mount Pleasant, Glenora, Sault Ste. Marie, Normandale, Port 

 Carling, Port Arthur and Fort Frances, and for comparative purposes with 

 the previous year, the following figures show a summary of total distributions: — 



Whitefish Fry 



Pickerel Fry 



Salmon Trout Fingerlings and Fry 



Herring Fry 



Rainbow Trout Fry 



Speckled Trout Fingerlings and Fry 



Black Bass Fingerlings and Fry ;...-, 



Parent Black Bass 



The demand from the public for a supply of fry and fingerlings is very 

 great, and the demand for game fish is much greater than the supply, although 

 every effort is being made to improve conditions, and I would draw your atten- 

 tion to the rapid growth of work done by the Provincial Hatcheries. In the 

 year 1912, only 150,000 fry were distributed, and in 1918, 58,356,631 fry were 

 planted, while during 1924, 560,247,611 fry were placed in public waters. 



