78 Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting 
Year Total Catch, Pounds Total Value 
DSO cus Bomcerendeceecea cre at naes epee eepaT: 2,091,000 25,173.00 
USO Sty conscete bos Sateen eet a ere ee ee 2,772,000 34,192.00 
LSD Oh sacs otee ace eackocs reese re eae 3,458,000 41,473.00 
ISO) ergeeecen tt na re eetkad See ON Boag ote 4,031,000 48,202.00 
ED. Oa pNater cate ee eat Se ee 4,155,000 62,422.00 
USO Ais. seep cpenerc ae, stewed cteeats oreo eee Oh Saaremaa 3,300,000 63,622.00 
MS OB es esas eo acte poke Beara och eae 3,107,000 73,292.00 
HI) 0 a ae ota a ee nar ket Lae MS 2,474,000 59,421.00 
You will notice that 1896 was the low year for both catch and 
value, also that during the last five or six years both catch and 
value are quite largely increased. This increase in the catch 
of perch, also of suckers and some other kinds of rough fish, is 
due to some extent to the introduction of submarine trap-nets 
about eight years ago, the use of which was abolished in this 
state beginning with January 1, 1905. From 800 to 1,000 of 
these nets were employed at that time. 
Mr. titceomb: Do you propagate perch now? 
Mr. Bower: No sir; not the common perch. 
Mr. Titcomb: Do you believe it ought to be? 
Mr. Bower: If it is a practical success, yes, sir. 
Mr. Titcomb: It is one of the easiest fish to propagate we 
Mr. Meehan: We propagated 62,000,000 this year. 
Mr. Clark: This was the white perch? 
Mr. Meehan: No, the yellow. 
Mr. Bower: The next table refers to suckers. 
SUCKERS. 
Year Total Catch, Pounds Total Value 
TENG) les Fa eg elie Prem We Mice Carer sustas som oe 1,392,000 $17,132.00 
TOPS es Su IR ECs Sek AS! ins tater meat 2,352,000 27,701.00 
BOR ARI tiet cake Hoe Ore eee 3,114,000 32,670.00 
ES QATS lee ntattone & occas i en eee 3,600,000 34,054.00 
ISO SRE res ctoutie ctcuscs-cistol he obitan seer eters 3,900,000 35,035.00 
EES OG Baeeiatever sucess Aue e tease (ets thoes ke tn eee 1,900,000 20,067.00 
SOE cenewe oars Mini tusiias>atetake issonenane fet Sree tke 2,162,000 24,428.00 
SO Sys eedaceette en = Cykiinae i tnelineiereteus evel ees 1,833,000 21,183.00 
HELE Sk ard eae WW Ee ee RR ego 2,017,000 27,075.00 
