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 17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998 2 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 . 17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998 3 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 17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998 4 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 . 17:23 Monday, March 30, 1998 5 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.