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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



FISHERIES OF THE ST. LAWREXCE RIVER. 



The fisheries of the St. Lawrence River in 1903, as here considered, 

 were confined to St. Lawrence County, N. Y. The number of persons 

 employed was 57; the capital invested amounted to $5,803; and the 

 catch consisted of 18,000 pounds of suckers, valued at $90; and 112,002 

 pounds of sturgeon and sturgeon eggs, valued at $10,11:9; a total of 

 130,002 pounds, valued at 110,239. The suckers were caught with 

 seines and the sturgeon with set lines. The sturgeon eggs are sold 

 fresh to dealers for use in making caviar. 



Table slioiving the persons, ajiparatus, etc., employed in the fisheries of the St. Lawrence 



River in 1903. 



Table sliovinq, bij apparatus and species, the yield of the fisheries of the St. Laurence River 



in 1903. 



FISHERIES OF THE NIAGARA RIVER. 



The fisheries of the Niagara River are prosecuted in Niagara and 

 Erie counties, N. Y. In 1903 the number of persons employed was 17 

 the investment was $810, and the products amounted to 39,150 pounds, 

 valued at $1,375. The catch consisted of blue pike, 5,500 pounds, 

 $410; white bass, 2,000 pounds, $40; yellow perch, 10,000 pounds, 300; 

 German carp, 12,000 pounds, $240; suckers, 8,000 pounds, $160; and 

 sturgeon, including sturgeon eggs, 1,650 pounds, $195. The German 

 carp and suckers were taken v/ith seines, the greater part of the stur- 

 geon with spears, and the remainder of the catch, including 500 

 pounds of sturgeon, valued at $60, with "fishing machines." 



