16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1 COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1998 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 4971 1738 . . 13411 2681 390 780 . . 18772 5199 Channel catfish 4 . . . . . . 527 0 . . 527 . Burbot 1 78 9 . . . . . . . . 78 9 Cisco (Lake herring) 1 424503 191250 . . 78880 31550 19152 7862 1832 521 524367 231183 Cisco (Lake herring) 4 . . . . . . 569 0 . . 569 . Lake whitefish 1 . . . . 449314 359450 580515 400461 247011 222186 1276840 982097 Lake whitefish 4 . . . . . . 141736 0 . . 141736 . Round whitefish 1 . . . . . . 1749 597 . . 1749 597 Round whitefish 4 . . . . . . 56 0 . . 56 . Chubs 1 10370 3943 . . 11744 7046 28 15 . . 22142 11004 Chubs 2 . . . . 23642 14185 . . . . 23642 14185 Chinook salmon 1 . . . . . . 261 75 . . 261 75 Lake trout 1 . . . . 19566 13733 49042 21994 10469 10945 79077 46672 Lake trout 4 . . . . . . 10196 0 . . 10196 . Siscowet (fat trout) 1 . . . . 35241 12361 . . . . 35241 12361 Coho salmon 1 . . . . . . 3422 1803 . . 3422 1803 Coho salmon 4 . . . . . . 680 0 . . 680 . Suckers 1 2598 265 . . . . 127 51 1605 96 4330 412 Yellow perch 1 . . . . . . 50 100 . . 50 100 Yellow perch 4 . . . . . . 1138 0 . . 1138 . Walleye 1 . . . . . . 568 875 . . 568 875 Walleye 4 . . . . . . 489 0 . . 489 . ==================================================================================================================================== Totals 442520 197205 . . 631798 441006 810695 434613 260917 233748 2145930 1306572 TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS ====================== Human Food 1 442520 197205 . . 608156 426821 655304 434613 260917 233748 1966897 1292387 Human Food 2 . . . . 23642 14185 . . . . 23642 14185 No Sale 4 . . . . . . 155391 0 . . 155391 . 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2 COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1998 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 1 20 12 . . . . . . 40 1 60 13 Alewife 5 49923 29954 . . . . . . . . 49923 29954 Gizzard shad 1 1181 709 . . . . . . 10790 754 11971 1463 Rainbow smelt 1 399108 239491 . . . . . . 302259 220653 701367 460144 Brown bullhead 1 114 62 . . . . . . . . 114 62 Channel catfish 1 9 0 . . . . . . 11 6 20 6 Burbot 1 14320 12216 . . . . . . 1900 380 16220 12596 Burbot 4 . . . . . . 31329 0 . . 31329 . White perch 1 178 45 . . . . . . . . 178 45 White bass 1 357 269 . . . . . . . . 357 269 Cisco (Lake herring) 1 . . . . . . 44 17 . . 44 17 Cisco (Lake herring) 4 . . . . . . 4 0 . . 4 . Lake whitefish 1 1623191 1801813 . . . . 2095900 1617328 3422240 2883199 7141331 6302340 Lake whitefish 2 21399 20331 . . . . . . . . 21399 20331 Lake whitefish 4 . . . . . . 136235 0 . . 136235 . Round whitefish 1 3612 1628 . . . . 121913 41359 . . 125525 42987 Round whitefish 4 . . . . . . 1766 0 . . 1766 . Chubs 1 503569 37793 85533 49618 . . 272326 139482 107608 69051 969036 295944 Chubs 2 2346937 1146431 . . . . . . . . 2346937 1146431 Chinook salmon 1 . . . . . . 26602 9632 . . 26602 9632 Chinook salmon 4 . . . . . . 581 0 . . 581 . Lake trout 1 . . . . . . 869078 383655 . . 869078 383655 Lake trout 4 . . . . . . 19783 0 . . 19783 . Suckers 1 2769 551 . . . . . . 510944 30656 513713 31207 Suckers 4 . . . . . . 3615 0 . . 3615 . Carp 4 . . . . . . 90 0 . . 90 . Yellow perch 1 204014 459260 . . . . 2539 5636 . . 206553 464896 Yellow perch 2 246 482 . . . . . . . . 246 482 Yellow perch 4 . . . . . . 13 0 . . 13 . Walleye 1 . . . . . . 1569 2543 . . 1569 2543 Walleye 4 . . . . . . 10 0 . . 10 . ==================================================================================================================================== Totals 5170947 3751047 85533 49618 . . 3583397 2199652 4355792 3204700 13195669 9205017 TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS ====================== Human Food 1 2752442 2553849 85533 49618 . . 3389971 2199652 4355792 3204700 10583738 8007819 Human Food 2 2368582 1167244 . . . . . . . . 2368582 1167244 No Sale 4 . . . . . . 193426 0 . . 193426 . Animal Food 5 49923 29954 . . . . . . . . 49923 29954 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 3 COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1998 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 ============================================================================== Rainbow smelt 1 . . 2065 1508 2065 1508 Brown bullhead 1 . . 524 150 524 150 Channel catfish 1 27 2 247672 138705 247699 138707 Channel catfish 4 1247 0 . . 1247 . Burbot 1 . . 2953 591 2953 591 Burbot 4 219 0 . . 219 . White perch 1 . . 1453 872 1453 872 White bass 1 . . 3264 2646 3264 2646 Freshwater drum 1 . . 51661 8784 51661 8784 Cisco (Lake herring) 1 3084 1090 . . 3084 1090 Cisco (Lake herring) 4 4015 0 . . 4015 . Lake whitefish 1 1766237 1205945 1550541 1436263 3316778 2642208 Lake whitefish 4 214363 0 . . 214363 . Round whitefish 1 5788 1968 1398 1102 7186 3070 Round whitefish 4 325 0 . . 325 . Chubs 1 65 39 . . 65 39 Chinook salmon 1 181812 62602 . . 181812 62602 Chinook salmon 4 108459 0 . . 108459 . Lake trout 1 105761 44668 . . 105761 44668 Lake trout 4 6112 0 . . 6112 . Suckers 1 . . 44263 2657 44263 2657 Suckers 4 429 0 . . 429 . Carp 1 . . 32405 4217 32405 4217 Quillback 1 . . 79424 15889 79424 15889 Rockbass 1 . . 1626 1665 1626 1665 Crappies 1 . . 3482 8558 3482 8558 Yellow perch 1 155 310 73819 209652 73974 209962 Walleye 1 2730 4340 . . 2730 4340 Walleye 4 605 0 . . 605 . ============================================================================== Totals 2401433 1320964 2096550 1833259 4497983 3154223 TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS ====================== Human Food 1 2065659 1320964 2096550 1833259 4162209 3154223 No Sale 4 335774 0 . . 335774 . 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4 COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1998 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 4988 350 172425 5173 . . . . 177413 5523 Brown bullhead 1 2139 599 17894 5171 972 404 . . 21005 6174 Channel catfish 1 16573 9281 301514 196135 3125 1300 . . 321212 206716 Burbot 1 . . . . 8963 3477 176 140 9139 3617 White perch 1 . . 118604 45080 701 1085 . . 119305 46165 White bass 1 1326 1074 234729 157959 113 167 . . 236168 159200 Freshwater drum 1 24507 4168 553518 51708 598 201 . . 578623 56077 Gars 1 279 112 . . . . . . 279 112 Lake whitefish 1 . . 41990 29494 3469 5096 . . 45459 34590 Suckers 1 6180 371 50768 1879 4827 1584 . . 61775 3834 Goldfish 1 6862 2745 7992 1620 . . . . 14854 4365 Carp 1 620015 80601 1336346 113379 132 40 . . 1956493 194020 Quillback 1 22990 4598 226335 27372 . . . . 249325 31970 Bigmouth buffalo 1 15721 8018 295882 91874 . . . . 311603 99892 Minnows 6 . . . . 3707 15681 . . 3707 15681 Rockbass 4 . . . . . . 465 . 465 . Yellow perch 1 . . 573747 1459009 5281 13291 1322 1993 580350 1474293 Walleye 1 . . . . 417 677 . . 417 677 ================================================================================================================== Totals 721580 111917 3931744 2185853 32305 43003 1963 2133 4687592 2342906 TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS ====================== Human Food 1 721580 111917 3931744 2185853 28598 27322 1498 2133 4683420 2327225 No Sale 4 . . . . . . 465 . 465 . Bait 6 . . . . 3707 15681 . . 3707 15681 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 5 COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1998 LAKE ONTARIO, U.S. WATERS U.S. Geological Survey GLSC, 1451 Green Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 ========================================== New York Catch =============== Species Class pounds dollars ========================================== = Totals . . TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS ====================== 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 6 DISPOSITION SUMMARY OF THE U.S. COMMERCIAL CATCH FOR FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES Region-Great Lakes Year-1998 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 . . 50 30 . . Buffalofish 312 100 . . . . . . Bullheads 22 6 . . . . . . Burbot 28 17 32 . . . . . Carps 1989 198 0 . . . . . Catfish 569 345 2 . . . . . Chubs 3362 1468 . . . . . . Crappie 3 9 . . . . . . Garfish 0 0 . . . . . . Gizzard shad 189 7 . . . . . . Goldfish 15 4 . . . . . . Lake herring 527 232 5 . . . . . Lake trout 1089 487 36 . . . . . Minnows (hitch) shiners . . . . . . 4 16 Quillback 329 48 . . . . . . Rockbass, Freshwater 2 2 0 . . . . . Salmon, Silver or Coho 212 74 110 . . . . . Sheepshead, Freshwater 630 65 . . . . . . Smelt, Great Lakes 722 467 . . . . . . Suckers 624 38 4 . . . . . White bass, Freshwater 240 162 . . . . . . Whitefish, Common 11802 9982 492 . . . . . Whitefish, Menominee 134 47 2 . . . . . White perch 121 47 . . . . . . Yellow Perch 861 2150 1 . . . . . Yellow pike (Walleye) 5 8 1 . . . . . ================================================================================================== Totals 23788 15963 685 . 50 30 4 16 Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units. Zero values indicate less than 500 units. . values indicate no catch or no value. 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 7 FRESHWATER FISH LANDINGS BY STATE Region-Great Lakes Year-1998 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 . . 50 30 . . . . Buffalofish 420 . . . . . . . . Bullheads 450 . . 0 0 . . . . Burbot 480 0 0 14 12 . . . . Carps 630 . . . . . . . . Catfish 660 . . 0 0 . . . . Chubs 720 10 4 2886 1205 86 50 . . Crappie 840 . . . . . . . . Garfish 1330 . . . . . . . . Gizzard shad 1340 . . 1 1 . . . . Goldfish 1360 . . . . . . . . Lake herring 1681 425 191 79 32 . . . . Lake trout 2000 . . 55 26 . . . . Minnows (hitch) shiners 2230 . . . . . . . . Quillback 2810 . . . . . . . . Rockbass, Freshwater 2900 . . . . . . . . Salmon, Silver or Coho 3084 . . . . . . . . Sheepshead, Freshwater 3530 . . . . . . . . Smelt, Great Lakes 3711 5 2 413 242 . . . . Suckers 4230 3 0 3 1 . . . . White bass, Freshwater 5000 . . 0 0 . . . . Whitefish, Common 5031 . . 2094 2182 . . . . Whitefish, Menominee 5035 . . 4 2 . . . . White perch 5060 . . 0 0 . . . . Yellow Perch 5170 . . 204 460 . . . . Yellow pike (Walleye) 5190 . . . . . . . . ========================================================================================================================== Totals 443 197 5803 4192 86 50 . . Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units. Zero values indicate less than 500 units. . values indicate no catch or no value. 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8 FRESHWATER FISH LANDINGS BY STATE Region-Great Lakes Year-1998 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 . . . . . . Buffalofish 420 16 8 296 92 . . . . Bullheads 450 3 1 18 5 1 0 . . Burbot 480 36 1 . . 9 3 0 0 Carps 630 653 85 1336 113 0 0 . . Catfish 660 266 148 302 196 3 1 . . Chubs 720 380 209 . . . . . . Crappie 840 3 9 . . . . . . Garfish 1330 0 0 . . . . . . Gizzard shad 1340 16 1 172 5 . . . . Goldfish 1360 7 3 8 2 . . . . Lake herring 1681 29 9 . . . . . . Lake trout 2000 1070 461 . . . . . . Minnows (hitch) shiners 2230 . . . . 4 16 . . Quillback 2810 102 20 226 27 . . . . Rockbass, Freshwater 2900 2 2 . . . . 0 . Salmon, Silver or Coho 3084 322 74 . . . . . . Sheepshead, Freshwater 3530 76 13 554 52 1 0 . . Smelt, Great Lakes 3711 305 223 . . . . . . Suckers 4230 567 34 51 2 5 2 . . White bass, Freshwater 5000 5 4 235 158 0 0 . . Whitefish, Common 5031 10155 7765 42 29 3 5 . . Whitefish, Menominee 5035 133 45 . . . . . . White perch 5060 1 1 119 45 1 1 . . Yellow Perch 5170 78 216 574 1459 5 13 1 2 Yellow pike (Walleye) 5190 6 8 . . 0 1 . . ========================================================================================================================== Totals 14230 9339 3932 2186 32 43 2 2 Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units. Zero values indicate less than 500 units. . values indicate no catch or no value. 16:01 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9 DISPOSITION OF DOMESTIC CATCH OF FRESHWATER FISH BY MONTH Region-Great Lakes Year-1998 Commercial and Indian Catch ==================================================================================================================================== Month State Disposition Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania New York Total <-- Thousand pounds --> ==================================================================================================================================== January Food 2 556 1 . 360 . . . 918 February Food 4 512 . . 298 . . . 815 Industrial . . . . . . 0 . 0 March Food 13 364 . . 525 668 . . 1570 Industrial . . . . . . 0 . 0 April Food 33 477 3 . 1910 1069 2 . 3495 Industrial . . . . . . 0 . 0 May Food 16 677 10 . 1886 723 5 1 3319 Industrial . . . . . . 0 . 0 June Food 21 333 5 . 1615 248 3 0 2225 Industrial . 0 . . . . 0 . 0 July Food 31 573 11 . 1393 123 3 0 2135 Industrial . 1 . . . . 0 . 1 August Food 37 388 13 . 1211 123 2 0 1774 Industrial . 1 . . . . 2 . 3 September Food 52 435 9 . 1676 248 2 0 2422 Industrial . . . . . . 0 . 0 October Food 216 597 15 . 1951 358 4 . 3141 Industrial . 0 . . . . 0 . 0 November Food . 464 13 . 231 283 3 . 993 Industrial . 27 . . . . 0 . 27 December Food 17 377 6 . 488 88 5 . 981 Industrial . 22 . . . . 0 . 22 ==================================================================================================================================== Sub-Totals Food 443 5753 86 . 13546 3932 29 1 23788 Industrial . 50 . . . . 4 . 54 ==================================================================================================================================== Totals 443 5803 86 . 13546 3932 32 1 23842 Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 pounds. Zero values indicate less than 500 pounds. . values indicate no catch.