The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
ANENT FISHERIES
OF MICHIGAN
INCREASING VALUE OF FISHERY
PRODUCTS. LAKE TROUT
LEAD. WHITE FISH
SECOND.

All Of the great lakes, except Lake
Ontario touch upon the state Of Mich
igan, which makes IL foremost among
the great lakes states in the value OF
fishery products. This value has been
increasing since 1890, as viii appear in
the forthcoming special report on the
general census i'm 1908 of the fisheries
of the United States TO be issued by
Director T.. Dana Durand, OF the Cen
sUs Bureau, and prepared under the
supervision of Mr. William NJ. Steuart
chief statistician for manufactures.
The value OF the fishery products OF
the state in 1908 was $1473.0O0 as
compared with Sl.224.OOO i'm 1903. and
SS94OOO in 1899. There was a slight
decrease in the number of persons en-
ployed In 1908, as compared with 1903,
but, as in the case Of othes states.
this may be due in part to the in
creased use of steam and motor boats,
445 of which were in use in 1905.
Increase in Equipment.
The value Of the equipment in 1908
was S1,415,OO0. n considerable increase
over the 100000 reported in 1903
Vessels and boats. including outfit. in
creased in value from 1894. 600 In 1908
20 $594,0OO I'm 1908. while the apparatus
employed increased i'm value from
S5GS. 600 10 1921 900 in the same time.
The quantity Of fish caught in 1908 was
3S,302,OOO pounds. as compared with /
35,609,00O pounds In 1903.
Michigan shares largely I'm the catch I
from all but one Of the Great Lakes: /
Lake Michigan leading with 1861 600 /
i'm value in 1908. Lake Huron following
with $4S6.OOO. and then Lake Superior
s2O1,OOO. Lake Erie $4,000, and Lake
st. Clair. $4,000. Lake Michigan
furnished As per cent Of the weight
and Of the value Of the entire Michi-
gan product while Lake Huron con-
tributed "a per cent Of the weight and
SO per cent Of the value. Although the
product Of Lake Michigan was about ,
one-third greater than that Of Lake
Huron, the persons engaged I'm fishing
numbered ia less. f,
Equipment and Capital.
The total value of the equipment and .
other capital was S2,0130O0 distributed u
in nearly the same proportion among !
the lakes as the value Of the product Z
There was $4,000 invested in vessels e
and outfit; 1867 900 in boats OF which
$4,000 represents the value of steam C
and motor boats: $S21 900 in apparatus /
Of capture: S4s4OOO in shore and accos- r
sorry property. while $4,000 was cash ! q
0f the total investment. $4,000 was t
In vessel fisheries, S1.159.O0O in shore il
'nd boat fisheries. and $4,000 I'm \
transporting vessels No sailing YES h
'els were used and the number Of sail D.
'oats was comparatively small. Gin ii
tets and trap nets were the principal
finds Of apparatus Of capture.
Lake Trout First in Value.
Twenty-three specimens were taken 2
n the fisheries OF Michigan. Lake
rout was first in rank. forming % per
'ent OF the value OF AN products or the r.
tate. and whitensh second with % per -,
cnt Lake herring led I'm weight with -
% per cent Of the weight Of an fishery &,
PRODUCTS, but It's value was only q per -
Ont; WlSe suckers and the various an
ike perchos combined ranked next i'm ha
.alue. The value Of these five speci- on
mems formed So per cent Of the total no
alue Of the states product. Trout .,
eprcsented GO per cent of the value Of n,
hc products taken I'm Lake Superior. ne
While whitedsh and herring made up T.,
he greater part of the remaining pro- n.
uct No lake trout were reported = -,
rom Lake Erie; German carp repre- ma
enting over onc-third OF the value Of
he catch in that lake Lake ST. Clair
Implied principally wall-eyed pike and
arp.
Tho value Of the trout caught I'm tho Oh
tate's fisheries was s424. 900: herring
100000; white-nsh. $4,000; suckers
$4,000; pike-pcrch CwaIl-eyo, s93- Ia
90; perch. yellow. $4,000: German no
arp, $j5 600: wh'tc-Gsb go ooo. ,.it., me-