17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998   1
                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1996
                                              LAKE SUPERIOR, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
====================================================================================================================================
                                               Wisconsin         Wisconsin          Michigan          Michigan
                              Minnesota      Tribe Licensed    State Licensed    Tribe Licensed    State Licensed        Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
====================================================================================================================================
Rainbow smelt        1      65847    23046        .            194695    38939       84        .        .        .   260626    23046
Burbot               1        353        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      353        .
Cisco (Lake herring) 1     392546   208145        .             33092    13237    38765    15104     8840     2946   473243   226195
Lake whitefish       1          .        .        .            297084   237667   717499   461671   142040   118783  1156623   580454
Round whitefish      1          .        .        .        .    58546    22247     2078      798        .        .    60624      798
Chubs                1       9745     4586        .        .        .        .      211      155      353      222    10309     4963
Chubs                2          .        .        .        .    17578    10547        .        .        .        .    17578        .
Chinook salmon       1          .        .        .        .        .        .     4288     1172        .        .     4288     1172
Lake trout           1        101        .        .        .    50451    35316    96402    40599    11872    10805   158826    51404
Siscowet (fat trout) 1         31        .        .        .    82722    28952        .        .        .     1108      400    83861      400
Coho salmon          1          .        .        .        .        .        .     2332      963        .        .     2332      963
Suckers              1       3381      337        .        .     7509      751      191        .        .        .    11081      337
Carp                 1          .        .        .        .        .        .      597       34        .        .      597       34
Yellow perch         1          .        .        .        .        .        .       19       41        .        .       19       41
Walleye              1          .        .        .        .        .        .      257      368        .        .      257      368
====================================================================================================================================
Totals                     472004   236114        .        .   741677        .   862723   520905   164213   133156  2240617  1277831

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1     472004   236114        .        .   724099   377109   862723   520905   164213   133156  2223039  1267284
Human Food           2          .        .        .        .    17578    10547        .        .        .        .    17578    10547
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1996
                                              LAKE MICHIGAN, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
====================================================================================================================================
                                                                                    Michigan          Michigan
                              Wisconsin         Illinois           Indiana       Tribe Licensed    State Licensed        Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
====================================================================================================================================
Alewife              5        150        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      150        .
Gizzard shad         1          .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .    10589     1380    10589     1380
Gizzard shad         4         51        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       51        .
Rainbow smelt        1     616813   370094        .        .        .        .        .        .   263542    68524   880355   438618
Rainbow smelt        2       5528     3317        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     5528     3317
Rainbow smelt        4       4942        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     4942        .
Brown bullhead       1        238      127        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      238      127
Channel catfish      1          .        .        .        .        .        .      334       59       50       29      384       88
Burbot               1      11226     9613        .        .        .        .    15781        .       45        7    27052     9620
Burbot               4        170        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      170        .
White perch          1       1818      458        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     1818      458
White perch          4        160        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      160        .
White bass           1          7        5        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        7        5
White bass           4       2347        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     2347        .
Freshwater drum      1          .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     4293      685     4293      685
Lake whitefish       1    1359677  1456724        .        .        .        .  2359994  1475396  4190348  3254874  7910019  6186994
Lake whitefish       2      20881    18306        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .    20881    18306
Lake whitefish       4       8234        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     8234        .
Round whitefish      1       2117     1038        .        .        .        .   182152    61280        .        .   184269    62318
Chubs                1      19285     5606    53437    31889        .        .   302287   143804   143728    91027   518737   272326
Chubs                2    2506233  1251117        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  2506233  1251117
Chubs                4    1091994        .      125        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  1092119        .
Chinook salmon       1          .        .        .        .        .        .    46609    18348        .        .    46609    18348
Lake trout           1          .        .        .        .        .        .   748293   278284        .        .   748293   278284
Suckers              1          .        .        .        .        .        .    18392        .   754753    45286   773145    45286
Suckers              4       1409        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     1409        .
Yellow perch         1     258995   582173   100558   209164   157967   327016     5599     9798        .        .   523119  1128151
Yellow perch         2         29       51        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       29       51
Yellow perch         4       1759        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     1759        .
Walleye              1          .        .        .        .        .        .     3035     4348        .        .     3035     4348
====================================================================================================================================
Totals                    5914067  3698629   154120   241053   157967   327016  3682476  1991317  5367348  3461812 15275978  9719827

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1    2270176  2425838   153995   241053   157967   327016  3682476  1991317  5367348  3461812 11631962  8447036
Human Food           2    2532671  1272791        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  2532671  1272791
No Sale              4    1111070        .      125        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  1111195        .
Animal Food          5        150        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      150        .
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1996
                                              LAKE HURON, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
==============================================================================
                              Michigan          Michigan
                           Tribe Licensed    State Licensed        Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
==============================================================================
Bowfin               1          .        .      248       50      248       50
Alewife              1          .        .       62       16       62       16
Rainbow smelt        1         25        .     3868     1007     3893     1007
Mooneye              1          .        .      200       40      200       40
Brown bullhead       1          .        .      697      177      697      177
Channel catfish      1       1862      270   315558   179887   317420   180157
Burbot               1          .        .     7272     1165     7272     1165
White perch          1          .        .     8296     5139     8296     5139
White bass           1          .        .     5759     5258     5759     5258
Freshwater drum      1          .        .    43907     7014    43907     7014
Cisco (Lake herring) 1       1656      582        .        .     1656      582
Lake whitefish       1    2250365  1338244  1490984  1296262  3741349  2634506
Round whitefish      1       5511     1870     1944     1684     7455     3554
Chubs                1      16762    11882        .        .    16762    11882
Chinook salmon       1     649700   196116        .        .   649700   196116
Lake trout           1     203851    85233        .        .   203851    85233
Suckers              1         24        .    54991     3306    55015     3306
Carp                 1       1039       52    17254     2069    18293     2121
Quillback            1          .        .    50047    18020    50047    18020
Rockbass             1          .        .      574      724      574      724
Crappies             1          .        .      236      481      236      481
Yellow perch         1         19       32   107209   244439   107228   244471
Walleye              1       5392     9258        .        .     5392     9258
==============================================================================
Totals                    3136206  1643539  2109106  1766738  5245312  3410277

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1    3136206  1643539  2109106  1766738  5245312  3410277
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1996
                                              LAKE ERIE, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
==================================================================================================================
                              Michigan           Ohio           Pennsylvania        New York           Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
==================================================================================================================
Gizzard shad         1      36996     4809    10636      321        .        .        .        .    47632     5130
Brown bullhead       1        828      209    18912     5679      539      166        .        .    20279     6054
Brown bullhead       4          .        .        .        .      291        .        2        .      293        .
Channel catfish      1      24969    14236   420627   252377     3017     2051        .        .   448613   268664
Channel catfish      4          .        .        .        .     3830        .       25        .     3855        .
American eel         4          .        .        .        .        .        .        4        .        4        .
Burbot               1          .        .        .        .     1672     1356     1422     1138     3094     2494
Burbot               4          .        .        .        .      693        .     2646        .     3339        .
White perch          1         45       28   187717   128159      219      355        .        .   187981   128542
White perch          4          .        .        .        .       41        .        7        .       48        .
White bass           1       2923     2661   100642   114021       38       50        .        .   103603   116732
Freshwater drum      1      48218     7714   551741    58509      204       58        .        .   600163    66281
Freshwater drum      4          .        .        .        .       30        .       18        .       48        .
Gars                 1         27       11        .        .        .        .        .        .       27       11
Lake whitefish       1          .        .    51345    43708       18       17        .        .    51363    43725
Lake whitefish       4          .        .        .        .       53        .        .        .       53        .
Suckers              1       4286      256    62227     3144     3905     1328        .        .    70418     4728
Suckers              4          .        .        .        .     1950        .      690        .     2640        .
Goldfish             1       7138     2929    14082     2945        .        .        .        .    21220     5874
Carp                 1     387671    46521  1401119   147031       80       21        .        .  1788870   193573
Carp                 4          .        .        .        .       18        .        .        .       18        .
Quillback            1      73662    26516   193192    22123        .        .        .        .   266854    48639
Bigmouth buffalo     1        104       47   330296    95322        .        .        .        .   330400    95369
Rockbass             1          .        .        .        .      975      975        .        .      975      975
Rockbass             4          .        .        .        .     1420        .     2376        .     3796        .
Yellow perch         1          .        .   627824  1325918     1891     4747     2929     4359   632644  1335024
Walleye              1          .        .        .        .       81      135        .        .       81      135
==================================================================================================================
Totals                     586867   105937  3970360  2199257    20965    11259    10119     5497  4588311  2321950

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1     586867   105937  3970360  2199257    12639    11259     4351     5497  4574217  2321950
No Sale              4          .        .        .        .     8326        .     5768        .    14094        .
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1996
                                              LAKE ONTARIO, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
==========================================
                              New York
                   Catch   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars
==========================================
Bowfin               4        675        .
Northern pike        4       1605        .
Brown bullhead       1      13634     7771
Brown bullhead       4       1897        .
Channel catfish      1       4954     1039
Channel catfish      4       1092        .
American eel         1        647     1294
American eel         4       1290        .
Burbot               4        505        .
White perch          1       3086     1443
White bass           1          5        4
Freshwater drum      1       3998      402
Freshwater drum      4         45        .
Cisco (Lake herring) 1         25       25
Cisco (Lake herring) 4        373        .
Lake whitefish       1        342      327
Lake whitefish       4          9        .
Suckers              4       3427        .
Carp                 4        582        .
Sunfish and Bass     1       2865     1675
Sunfish and Bass     4          3        .
Rockbass             1       1442      443
Rockbass             4          2        .
Crappies             1       1002     1990
Crappies             4        209        .
Yellow perch         1      33682    52910
Yellow perch         4        203        .
Walleye              1        298      507
Walleye              4       1560        .
==========================================
Totals                      79457    69830

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1      65980    69830
No Sale              4      13477        .
                                                                                                    17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998   6
       DISPOSITION SUMMARY OF THE U.S. COMMERCIAL CATCH FOR FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES



                                                                               Region-Great Lakes
                                                                               Year-1996
                                                                               All States Combined
==================================================================================================
                             Human Food           No Sale         Animal Food          Bait
                           Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
Species                      pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
==================================================================================================
Alewifes                          0        0        .        .        0        .        .        .
Bowfin                            0        0        1        .        .        .        .        .
Buffalofish                     330       95        .        .        .        .        .        .
Bullheads                        35       14        2        .        .        .        .        .
Burbot                           38       13        4        .        .        .        .        .
Carps                          1808      196        1        .        .        .        .        .
Catfish                         771      450        5        .        .        .        .        .
Chubs                          3070     1550     1092        .        .        .        .        .
Crappie                           1        2        0        .        .        .        .        .
Eel, Common                       1        1        1        .        .        .        .        .
Garfish                           0        0        .        .        .        .        .        .
Gizzard shad                     58        7        0        .        .        .        .        .
Goldfish                         21        6        .        .        .        .        .        .
Lake herring                    475      240        0        .        .        .        .        .
Lake trout                     1195      479        .        .        .        .        .        .
Mooneye or goldeye                0        0        .        .        .        .        .        .
Pike or pickerel(no.pike)         .        .        2        .        .        .        .        .
Quillback                       317       67        .        .        .        .        .        .
Rockbass, Freshwater              3        2        4        .        .        .        .        .
Salmon, Silver or Coho          703      217        .        .        .        .        .        .
Sheepshead, Freshwater          652       74        0        .        .        .        .        .
Smelt, Great Lakes             1150      505        5        .        .        .        .        .
Suckers                         910       55        7        .        .        .        .        .
Sunfish                           3        2        0        .        .        .        .        .
White bass, Freshwater          109      122        2        .        .        .        .        .
Whitefish, Common             12881     9702        8        .        .        .        .        .
Whitefish, Menominee            252       89        .        .        .        .        .        .
White perch                     201      136        0        .        .        .        .        .
Yellow Perch                   1297     2761        2        .        .        .        .        .
Yellow pike (Walleye)             9       15        2        .        .        .        .        .
==================================================================================================
Totals                        26291    16800     1139        .        0        .        .        .

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units.
Zero values indicate less than 500 units.
. values indicate no catch or no value.
                                                                                                    17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998   7
                                              FRESHWATER FISH LANDINGS BY STATE



                                                                                               Region-Great Lakes
                                                                                               Year-1996
                                                                                               Commercial and Indian Catch
==========================================================================================================================
                                           Minnesota            Wisconsin              Illinois              Indiana
                                     Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand
Species                Code            pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars
==========================================================================================================================
Alewifes                      10            .          .          0          .          .          .          .          .
Bowfin                       360            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Buffalofish                  420            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Bullheads                    450            .          .          0          0          .          .          .          .
Burbot                       480            0          .         11         10          .          .          .          .
Carps                        630            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Catfish                      660            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Chubs                        720           10          5       3635       1267         54         32          .          .
Crappie                      840            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Eel, Common                 1141            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Garfish                     1330            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Gizzard shad                1340            .          .          0          .          .          .          .          .
Goldfish                    1360            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Lake herring                1681          393        208         33         13          .          .          .          .
Lake trout                  2000            0          .        133         64          .          .          .          .
Mooneye or goldeye          2280            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Pike or pickerel(no.pike)   2610            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Quillback                   2810            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Rockbass, Freshwater        2900            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Salmon, Silver or Coho      3084            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Sheepshead, Freshwater      3530            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Smelt, Great Lakes          3711           66         23        822        412          .          .          .          .
Suckers                     4230            3          0          9          1          .          .          .          .
Sunfish                     4260            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
White bass, Freshwater      5000            .          .          2          0          .          .          .          .
Whitefish, Common           5031            .          .       1686       1703          .          .          .          .
Whitefish, Menominee        5035            .          .         61         23          .          .          .          .
White perch                 5060            .          .          2          0          .          .          .          .
Yellow Perch                5170            .          .        261        582        101        209        158        327
Yellow pike (Walleye)       5190            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
==========================================================================================================================
Totals                                    472        236       6656       4087        154        241        158        327

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units.
Zero values indicate less than 500 units.
. values indicate no catch or no value.
                                                                                                    17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998   8
                                           FRESHWATER FISH LANDINGS BY STATE



                                                                                               Region-Great Lakes
                                                                                               Year-1996
                                                                                               Commercial and Indian Catch
==========================================================================================================================
                                           Michigan             Ohio                   Pennsylvania          New York
                                     Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand
Species                Code            pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars
==========================================================================================================================
Alewifes                      10            0          0          .          .          .          .          .          .
Bowfin                       360            0          0          .          .          .          .          1          .
Buffalofish                  420            0          0        330         95          .          .          .          .
Bullheads                    450            2          0         19          6          1          0         16          8
Burbot                       480           23          1          .          .          2          1          5          1
Carps                        630          407         49       1401        147          0          0          1          .
Catfish                      660          343        194        421        252          7          2          6          1
Chubs                        720          463        247          .          .          .          .          .          .
Crappie                      840            0          0          .          .          .          .          1          2
Eel, Common                 1141            .          .          .          .          .          .          2          1
Garfish                     1330            0          0          .          .          .          .          .          .
Gizzard shad                1340           48          6         11          0          .          .          .          .
Goldfish                    1360            7          3         14          3          .          .          .          .
Lake herring                1681           49         19          .          .          .          .          0          0
Lake trout                  2000         1062        415          .          .          .          .          .          .
Mooneye or goldeye          2280            0          0          .          .          .          .          .          .
Pike or pickerel(no.pike)   2610            .          .          .          .          .          .          2          .
Quillback                   2810          124         45        193         22          .          .          .          .
Rockbass, Freshwater        2900            1          1          .          .          2          1          4          0
Salmon, Silver or Coho      3084          703        217          .          .          .          .          .          .
Sheepshead, Freshwater      3530           96         15        552         59          0          0          4          0
Smelt, Great Lakes          3711          268         70          .          .          .          .          .          .
Suckers                     4230          833         49         62          3          6          1          4          .
Sunfish                     4260            .          .          .          .          .          .          3          2
White bass, Freshwater      5000            9          8        101        114          0          0          0          0
Whitefish, Common           5031        11151       7945         51         44          0          0          0          0
Whitefish, Menominee        5035          192         66          .          .          .          .          .          .
White perch                 5060            8          5        188        128          0          0          3          1
Yellow Perch                5170          113        254        628       1326          2          5         37         57
Yellow pike (Walleye)       5190            9         14          .          .          0          0          2          1
==========================================================================================================================
Totals                                  15909       9623       3970       2199         21         11         90         75

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units.
Zero values indicate less than 500 units.
. values indicate no catch or no value.
                                                                                                    17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998   9
                                    DISPOSITION OF DOMESTIC CATCH OF FRESHWATER FISH BY MONTH



                                                                                                         Region-Great Lakes
                                                                                                         Year-1996
                                                                                                         Commercial and Indian Catch
====================================================================================================================================
Month                                                            State
  Disposition      Minnesota    Wisconsin     Illinois      Indiana     Michigan         Ohio Pennsylvania     New York        Total
                                                            <-- Thousand pounds -->
====================================================================================================================================
January  
  Food                     0          360            6            0          259            .            .            .          625
February 
  Food                     3          473           22            3          149            .            .            .          650
March    
  Food                     4          496           12            2          387          332            .            0         1233
April    
  Food                     3          308           10           24          818          878            .           21         2062
May      
  Food                    82          337           21           46         3576         1102            .           18         5182
June     
  Food                    12          323           10            .         1978          397            0            1         2723
July     
  Food                    20          655           12           28         1865          145            1            1         2726
August   
  Food                    20          556           13            7         1872          113            1            1         2582
September
  Food                    36          452            6            4         1620          197            6            1         2322
  Industrial               .            0            .            .            .            .            .            .            0
October  
  Food                   255          545            7           18         2062          277            0           15         3179
November 
  Food                    34          351           13           15          516          341            4           11         1284
December 
  Food                     3          689           22           11          808          188            0            1         1722
====================================================================================================================================
Sub-Totals
  Food                   472         5545          154          158        15909         3970           13           70        26291
  Industrial               .            0            .            .            .            .            .            .            0
====================================================================================================================================
Totals                   472         5545          154          158        15909         3970           13           70        26291

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 pounds.
Zero values indicate less than 500 pounds.
. values indicate no catch.