Annex A.1 Profile and Effort Information for All Anglers in the Great Lakes Fishery
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Residents
Number of Anglers
85,699
62,684
21,519
135,389
25,010
20,175
308,415
Average age
45.3
45.3
45.9
44.5
46.1
45
45
Males
71,598
47,066
16,605
103,080
16,619
16,612
241,496
Average age
46.5
46.8
47.3
44.5
48
45.5
45.8
Females
14,101
15,618
4,914
32,309
8,391
3,563
66,919
Average age
39.5
41.1
41.2
44.3
42.4
42.9
42.2
Total Days Fished
971,610
725,362
261,014
1,756,366
183,695
324,595
4,222,643
Average days
11.3
11.6
12.1
13
7.3
16.1
13.7
Days icefishing
71,474
37,680
42,428
137,898
15,367
24,559
329,406
Icefishing (%)
6.5
4.9
7.6
9.2
2.7
10.3
7.4
Shore Activity (%)
47.9
58
61.3
48.9
32
62.3
54.8
Boat Activity (%)
52.1
42
38.7
51.1
68
37.7
45.2
Nonresident Canadian
Number of Anglers
2,638
108
75
839
290
724
4,569
Average age
46.8
54
34
52.7
54.9
44.8
48
Males
2,409
108
75
731
260
483
3,961
Average age
47.5
54
34
53.1
55
39.8
47.9
Females
229
-
-
108
30
241
608
Average age
39.6
-
-
50
54
55
48.3
Total Days Fished
11,690
108
150
3,603
587
7,274
23,412
Average days
4.4
1
2
4.3
2
10.1
5.1
Days icefishing
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Icefishing (%)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Shore Activity (%)
24.8
100
62
38.8
91.6
63.6
Boat Activity (%)
75.2
100
38
61.2
8.4
36.4
Nonresident Non-Canadian
Number of Anglers
8,211
10,369
21,075
25,893
11,367
9,198
82,181
Average age
50.2
49.7
50.4
52.6
52.4
53.4
51.7
Males
7,271
9,464
18,992
21,996
10,521
8,011
72,823
Average age
50.5
50.6
51.4
53
52.6
53.9
52.3
Females
940
905
2,083
3,897
846
1,187
9,358
Average age
47.1
40.7
41.2
50.2
49.5
50.6
47.6
Total Days Fished
45,356
64,200
119,889
222,679
55,781
46,127
554,032
Average days
5.5
6.2
5.7
8.6
4.9
5
6.7
Days icefishing
3,376
66
584
7,076
2,960
113
14,174
Icefishing (%)
3.1
1
2.3
5.5
2.7
1
3.9
Shore Activity (%)
10.8
27.1
40.7
32.9
34.7
38.9
34.8
Boat Activity (%)
89.2
72.9
59.3
67.1
65.3
61.1
65.2
All Anglers
Number of Anglers
96,548
73,160
42,669
162,121
36,667
30,097
395,165
Average age
45.8
46
48.1
45.8
48.1
47.6
46.4
Males
81,278
56,638
35,672
125,807
27,400
25,106
318,280
Average age
46.9
47.4
49.5
46
49.8
48
47.3
Females
15,270
16,523
6,997
36,314
9,267
4,991
76,885
Average age
39.9
41.1
41.2
44.9
43
45.3
42.9
Total Days Fished
1,028,656
789,670
381,053
1,982,649
240,063
377,996
4,800,087
Average days
10.7
10.8
8.9
12.2
6.5
12.6
12.1
Days icefishing
74,849
37,746
43,012
144,974
18,327
24,672
343,580
Icefishing (%)
6.2
4.8
7.3
8.9
2.7
9.9
7.1
Shore Activity (%)
44.2
56.9
59.2
47
32.7
59.4
52.9
Boat Activity (%)
55.8
43.1
40.8
53
67.3
40.6
47.1
Annex A.2 Fish Harvested by Residents Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Harvest
Great Lakes %
Walleye
225,661
187,788
148,564
238,217
319,071
115,322
1,234,623
3,034,484
40.7
Pike
101,543
176,365
22,280
337,776
48,461
103,929
790,353
1,405,122
56.2
Perch
772,405
3,334,371
969,948
551,046
15,351
552,174
6,195,295
9,895,909
62.6
Muskellunge
-
269
20,810
8,662
671
2,911
33,322
62,927
53
Whitefish
8,263
7,665
16,731
24,282
1,320
-
58,261
150,696
38.7
Smallmouth bass
195,078
510,497
119,350
1,049,477
49,697
136,063
2,060,161
3,523,979
58.5
Largemouth bass
122,957
154,354
96,491
319,248
6,404
65,820
765,275
1,678,058
45.6
Rainbow Trout
260,674
55,304
2,703
324,046
9,189
13,728
665,645
885,064
75.2
Brown Trout
55,654
6,726
809
13,025
111
-
76,326
188,591
40.5
Lake Trout
46,837
40,065
-
149,342
39,460
4,754
280,457
454,545
61.7
Brook Trout
10,795
1,015
-
20,655
955,644
-
988,109
1,186,463
83.3
Splake
6,531
-
-
8,625
-
9,508
24,664
26,024
94.8
Chinook
177,420
6,767
-
208,881
18,398
-
411,466
484,871
84.9
Coho
54,326
2,703
272
40,787
6,578
-
104,666
110,854
94.4
Sturgeon
-
338
272
-
-
-
610
53,070
1.2
Catfish
189,577
111,564
134,631
40,577
-
120,647
596,995
936,870
63.7
Crappie
467,714
170,147
159,331
132,392
-
8,289
937,874
1,620,804
57.9
Rock Bass
232,830
289,226
202,116
720,004
3,324
109,978
1,557,479
2,441,025
63.8
Sunfish
403,078
717,385
256,305
477,884
-
157,351
2,012,003
3,087,651
65.2
Smelt
43,253
945
-
37,109
55,446
-
136,754
487,979
28
Other fish
136,332
154,413
129,850
108,428
3,356
25,459
557,837
1,895,687
29.4
Total fish
3,510,927
5,927,908
2,280,463
4,810,465
1,532,482
1,425,932
19,488,176
33,610,673
58
average per angler
41
94.6
106
35.5
61.3
70.7
63.5
-
-
Annex A.3 Fish Harvested by Nonresident Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Harvest
Great Lakes %
Walleye
3,892
215
150
108
1,610
3,780
9,755
16,598
58.8
Pike
770
-
-
767
823
7,922
10,282
16,935
60.7
Perch
10,720
-
-
-
-
12,222
22,942
29,348
78.2
Muskellunge
-
-
-
-
-
685
685
874
78.3
Whitefish
955
-
-
-
-
-
955
955
100
Smallmouth bass
483
-
-
2,214
1,052
10,599
14,348
27,093
53
Largemouth bass
3,517
-
-
-
-
6,850
10,367
17,168
60.4
Rainbow Trout
2,350
-
-
126
-
-
2,476
2,897
85.5
Brown Trout
411
-
-
-
-
-
411
411
100
Lake Trout
241
-
-
-
60
-
301
1,585
19
Brook Trout
42
-
-
-
-
-
42
727
5.7
Splake
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chinook
3,359
-
-
-
30
-
3,389
3,556
95.3
Coho
1,616
-
-
474
-
-
2,090
2,090
100
Sturgeon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Catfish
-
-
-
69
-
-
69
754
9.1
Crappie
-
-
-
-
-
2,055
2,055
2,244
91.6
Rock Bass
166
-
-
1,449
-
125
1,740
1,980
87.8
Sunfish
399
-
-
823
-
490
1,712
2,088
82
Smelt
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other fish
2,122
323
-
-
-
-
2,445
2,582
94.7
Total fish
31,043
538
150
6,029
3,576
44,727
86,063
129,883
66.3
average per angler
11.8
5
2
7.2
12.3
61.8
18.8
-
-
Annex A.4 Fish Harvested by Nonresident Non-Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Harvest
Great Lakes %
Walleye
58,335
115,439
190,037
98,132
209,647
6,441
678,032
1,019,196
66.5
Pike
21,984
2,570
7,131
133,384
147,580
69,378
382,026
524,114
72.9
Perch
88,996
233,602
638,098
203,541
33,501
134,840
1,332,578
1,800,105
74
Muskellunge
1,293
298
81,647
3,652
-
1,298
88,189
89,856
98.1
Whitefish
7,778
1,554
312
4,505
7,567
-
21,715
23,084
94.1
Smallmouth bass
41,203
129,087
205,813
267,312
19,404
96,669
759,489
834,539
91
Largemouth bass
35,638
7,441
14,516
30,039
1,496
61,843
150,972
172,757
87.4
Rainbow Trout
23,342
5,439
-
7,793
6,574
-
43,148
50,508
85.4
Brown Trout
2,308
-
-
66
113
-
2,487
4,351
57.2
Lake Trout
18,339
-
659
26,614
8,288
78
53,977
62,947
85.8
Brook Trout
993
-
330
7,005
8,747
-
17,075
25,842
66.1
Splake
993
-
-
132
231
-
1,356
1,667
81.3
Chinook
3,343
66
-
8,300
326
-
12,035
12,035
100
Coho
1,536
-
-
539
553
-
2,628
2,628
100
Sturgeon
-
-
210
-
-
-
210
276
76.1
Catfish
2,980
6,856
4,676
14,512
1,986
2,044
33,055
34,571
95.6
Crappie
1,167
15,753
14,087
708
-
6,697
38,413
78,761
48.8
Rock Bass
9,588
2,372
32,822
76,473
99
38,206
159,560
192,987
82.7
Sunfish
25,126
12,461
39,134
30,883
-
43,516
151,121
265,200
57
Smelt
-
-
-
2,704
38,092
-
40,796
40,796
100
Other fish
2,290
33,314
25,793
19,979
2,169
10,180
93,724
201,212
46.6
Total fish
347,233
566,253
1,255,265
936,274
486,372
471,189
4,062,586
5,437,431
74.7
average per angler
42.3
54.6
59.6
36.2
42.8
51.2
50.2
-
-
Annex A.5 Fish Harvested All Anglers Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Harvest
Great Lakes %
Walleye
287,888
303,442
338,751
336,457
530,328
125,542
1,922,410
4,070,278
47.2
Pike
124,297
178,935
29,411
471,927
196,863
181,229
1,182,661
1,946,171
60.8
Perch
872,121
3,567,973
1,608,046
754,588
48,852
699,235
7,550,815
11,725,362
64.4
Muskellunge
1,293
567
102,457
12,314
671
4,894
122,196
153,657
79.5
Whitefish
16,996
9,219
17,042
28,787
8,887
-
80,931
174,735
46.3
Smallmouth bass
236,764
639,584
325,163
1,319,003
70,153
243,330
2,833,998
4,385,611
64.6
Largemouth bass
162,112
161,795
111,008
349,287
7,900
134,513
926,614
1,867,983
49.6
Rainbow Trout
286,366
60,744
2,703
331,965
15,764
13,728
711,269
938,468
75.8
Brown Trout
58,373
6,726
809
13,091
223
-
79,223
193,353
41
Lake Trout
65,417
40,065
659
175,956
47,809
4,832
334,736
519,077
64.5
Brook Trout
11,830
1,015
330
27,660
964,391
-
1,005,225
1,213,031
82.9
Splake
7,524
-
-
8,757
231
9,508
26,020
27,691
94
Chinook
184,122
6,833
-
217,182
18,754
-
426,890
500,461
85.3
Coho
57,478
2,703
272
41,800
7,131
-
109,384
115,572
94.6
Sturgeon
-
338
482
-
-
-
820
53,346
1.5
Catfish
192,557
118,420
139,306
55,158
1,986
122,691
630,119
972,195
64.8
Crappie
468,881
185,900
173,418
133,100
-
17,042
978,342
1,701,810
57.5
Rock Bass
242,585
291,598
234,938
797,926
3,424
148,308
1,718,779
2,635,993
65.2
Sunfish
428,603
729,846
295,439
509,590
-
201,358
2,164,836
3,354,938
64.5
Smelt
43,253
945
-
39,814
93,537
-
177,550
528,775
33.6
Other fish
140,743
188,050
155,642
128,407
5,524
35,638
654,006
2,099,480
31.2
Total fish
3,889,202
6,494,699
3,535,878
5,752,768
2,022,429
1,941,848
23,636,825
39,177,987
60.3
average per angler
40.3
88.8
82.9
35.5
55.2
64.5
60.2
-
-
Annex A.6 Fish Retained by Residents Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Walleye
112,123
87,366
76,471
115,889
153,107
11,991
556,947
1,093,288
50.9
Pike
4,360
5,696
906
59,106
7,991
16,215
94,274
174,399
54.1
Perch
289,457
1,700,104
563,113
156,747
2,470
254,882
2,966,773
4,220,734
70.3
Muskellunge
-
-
-
269
-
317
586
854
68.6
Whitefish
854
272
2,720
11,569
1,320
-
16,736
70,625
23.7
Smallmouth bass
27,321
74,450
21,222
161,281
8,464
30,122
322,860
442,791
72.9
Largemouth bass
22,295
25,261
5,713
44,064
4,940
10,390
112,662
212,030
53.1
Rainbow Trout
46,402
26,124
1,420
122,083
4,541
5,605
206,176
234,640
87.9
Brown Trout
6,574
2,697
541
2,707
-
-
12,518
16,836
74.4
Lake Trout
2,308
5,985
-
84,424
14,849
-
107,566
179,341
60
Brook Trout
1,168
1,015
-
7,921
7,855
-
17,959
48,184
37.3
Splake
-
-
-
7,533
-
-
7,533
7,533
100
Chinook
39,516
1,692
-
97,202
15,713
-
154,122
162,080
95.1
Coho
14,199
2,166
272
16,252
4,054
-
36,944
36,959
100
Sturgeon
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,277
-
Catfish
37,132
5,253
2,963
14,715
-
60,432
120,495
201,204
59.9
Crappie
227,106
2,992
93,962
31,523
-
1,625
357,208
553,474
64.5
Rock Bass
19,551
16,923
12,760
156,678
-
-
205,912
292,449
70.4
Sunfish
18,477
50,633
28,955
54,455
-
-
152,520
276,335
55.2
Smelt
43,253
-
-
28,933
47,325
-
119,511
469,555
25.5
Other fish
88,111
67,624
24,310
1,552
2,685
8,693
192,975
217,423
88.8
Total fish
1,000,207
2,076,253
835,327
1,174,903
275,313
400,272
5,762,276
8,925,014
64.6
average per angler
11.7
33.1
38.8
8.7
11
19.8
18.8
-
-
Annex A.7 Fish Retained by Nonresident Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Walleye
2,054
215
-
345
2,410
5,024
8,472
59.3
Pike
-
-
-
144
241
385
1,336
28.8
Perch
3,425
-
-
-
-
8,193
11,618
12,116
95.9
Muskellunge
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Whitefish
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Smallmouth bass
-
-
-
-
-
241
241
1,854
13
Largemouth bass
166
-
-
-
-
-
166
812
20.5
Rainbow Trout
1,536
-
-
63
-
-
1,599
1,725
92.7
Brown Trout
137
-
-
-
-
-
137
137
100
Lake Trout
241
-
-
-
60
-
301
1,196
25.2
Brook Trout
42
-
-
-
-
-
42
42
100
Splake
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chinook
2,596
-
-
-
30
-
2,627
2,627
100
Coho
1,342
-
-
474
-
-
1,816
1,816
100
Sturgeon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Catfish
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crappie
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rock Bass
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sunfish
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Smelt
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other fish
276
-
-
-
-
-
276
276
100
Total fish
11,814
215
-
681
436
11,084
24,231
32,408
74.8
average per angler
4.5
2
-
0.8
1.5
15.3
5.3
-
-
Annex A.8 Fish Retained by Nonresident Non-Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Walleye
14,171
71,680
88,005
29,826
29,414
3,321
236,417
271,873
87
Pike
1,626
-
1,780
23,826
14,835
4,858
46,925
61,132
76.8
Perch
4,742
161,028
288,943
110,104
15,277
22,816
602,910
749,699
80.4
Muskellunge
-
-
132
199
-
-
331
331
100
Whitefish
-
132
-
2,373
4,412
-
6,917
7,701
89.8
Smallmouth bass
2,607
14,387
58,937
45,913
821
5,877
128,543
133,203
96.5
Largemouth bass
2,704
519
2,307
2,243
199
2,649
10,621
12,316
86.2
Rainbow Trout
495
4,121
-
2,404
754
-
7,773
7,839
99.2
Brown Trout
594
-
-
66
-
-
660
660
100
Lake Trout
1,676
-
-
16,935
3,945
78
22,634
26,355
85.9
Brook Trout
-
-
-
1,345
3,216
-
4,561
5,748
79.4
Splake
-
-
-
132
181
-
313
469
66.8
Chinook
2,023
66
-
4,016
248
-
6,353
6,353
100
Coho
1,536
-
-
473
255
-
2,264
2,264
100
Sturgeon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Catfish
66
4,021
1,929
-
-
132
6,147
6,884
89.3
Crappie
78
15,753
8,711
-
-
1,127
25,669
40,853
62.8
Rock Bass
-
1,298
13,370
10,795
-
796
26,260
27,881
94.2
Sunfish
14,277
10,889
25,828
5,567
-
496
57,058
86,146
66.2
Smelt
-
-
-
-
38,092
-
38,092
38,092
100
Other fish
396
1,846
15,740
10,518
-
7,744
36,244
98,531
36.8
Total fish
46,992
285,740
505,683
266,735
111,648
49,893
1,266,690
1,584,330
80
average per angler
5.7
27.6
24
10.3
9.8
5.4
15.6
-
-
Annex A.9 Fish Retained by All Anglers Who Fished on the Great Lakes, by Species and Region, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Walleye
128,349
159,262
164,476
145,715
182,865
17,721
798,388
1,373,633
58.1
Pike
5,986
5,696
2,686
83,076
22,826
21,314
141,584
236,867
59.8
Perch
297,624
1,861,131
852,056
266,852
17,747
285,891
3,581,300
4,982,550
71.9
Muskellunge
-
-
132
468
-
317
916
1,185
-
Whitefish
854
404
2,720
13,942
5,732
-
23,652
78,326
-
Smallmouth bass
29,928
88,837
80,159
207,195
9,285
36,240
451,644
577,848
78.2
Largemouth bass
25,165
25,780
8,020
46,307
5,138
13,039
123,450
225,158
54.8
Rainbow Trout
48,433
30,245
1,420
124,550
5,295
5,605
215,548
244,204
88.3
Brown Trout
7,306
2,697
541
2,773
-
-
13,316
17,634
75.5
Lake Trout
4,225
5,985
-
101,359
18,855
78
130,502
206,892
63.1
Brook Trout
1,209
1,015
-
9,266
11,071
-
22,562
53,974
41.8
Splake
-
-
-
7,665
181
-
7,846
8,002
-
Chinook
44,135
1,758
-
101,217
15,991
-
163,102
171,060
95.3
Coho
17,077
2,166
272
17,200
4,309
-
41,024
41,039
100
Sturgeon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,277
-
Catfish
37,198
9,274
4,891
14,715
-
60,564
126,642
208,088
-
Crappie
227,183
18,746
102,673
31,523
-
2,751
382,876
594,327
-
Rock Bass
19,551
18,222
26,130
167,473
-
796
232,172
320,330
-
Sunfish
32,755
61,521
54,784
60,022
-
496
209,578
362,481
-
Smelt
43,253
-
-
28,933
85,416
-
157,602
507,647
-
Other fish
88,782
69,470
40,050
12,070
2,685
16,437
229,494
316,230
72.6
Total fish
1,059,013
2,362,208
1,341,010
1,442,319
387,397
461,250
7,053,197
10,541,752
66.9
average per angler
11
32.3
31.4
8.9
10.6
15.3
18
-
-
Annex A.10a Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly or Partly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), Residents Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
7,204,553
4,063,668
1,394,322
8,021,314
839,593
1,998,485
23,521,934
37,660,024
62.5
Boating Equipment
41,650,992
42,933,408
6,865,897
52,632,502
1,060,892
16,638,096
161,781,786
201,613,261
80.2
Camping Equipment
3,417,378
5,080,119
4,052,799
9,776,720
1,471,235
1,367,578
25,165,828
32,832,859
76.6
Vehicles
14,286,179
17,625,981
7,740,567
32,029,069
14,404,031
11,516,527
97,602,355
177,259,587
55.1
Land-Buildings
5,715,374
251,488
2,040,286
18,814,104
2,885,621
26,041,381
55,748,255
105,043,151
53.1
Other Investments
5,850,742
909,593
610,791
3,446,924
690,185
350,414
11,858,650
18,438,371
64.3
Total Investments
78,125,218
70,864,257
22,704,662
124,720,634
21,351,557
57,912,481
375,678,809
572,847,253
65.6
average per angler
911.62
1,130.50
1,055.10
921.20
853.74
2,870.51
1,224.10
-
-
Annex A.10b Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), Residents Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
7,204,553
4,063,668
1,394,322
8,021,314
839,593
1,998,485
23,521,934
37,660,024
62.5
Boating Equipment
28,645,990
35,940,994
5,573,889
25,604,506
1,017,427
8,349,996
105,132,803
138,260,832
76
Camping Equipment
1,279,032
964,978
954,027
6,585,043
997,908
843,463
11,624,450
15,940,893
72.9
Vehicles
3,713,942
3,953,474
4,197,380
12,370,255
3,569,540
5,982,009
33,786,599
67,309,450
50.2
Land-Buildings
970,957
143,758
1,530,214
6,826,784
421,779
18,247,834
28,141,326
54,982,036
51.2
Other Investments
5,615,839
857,346
475,609
2,684,862
675,221
330,347
10,639,225
16,549,444
64.3
Total Investments
47,430,312
45,924,218
14,125,442
62,092,764
7,521,468
35,752,133
212,846,337
330,702,679
64.4
average per angler
553.45
732.63
656.42
458.62
300.74
1,772.10
693.53
-
-
Annex A.11a Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly or Partly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), Nonresident Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
92,687
-
-15,013
1,804
-
-346
109,850
123,237
89.1
Boating Equipment
28,318
-
-
-
-
-
28,318
33,774
83.8
Camping Equipment
104
-
-7,507
-
-
-208
7,818
8,130
96.2
Vehicles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**.*
Land-Buildings
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**.*
Other Investments
2,156
-
-
-
-
-1,039
3,195
5,980
53.4
Total Investments
123,265
-
-22,520
1,804
-
-1,592
149,181
171,122
87.2
average per angler
46.72
-
-300.26
2.15
-
-2.20
32.66
-
-
Annex A.11b Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), Nonresident Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
92,687
-
15,013
1,804
-
346
109,850
123,237
89.1
Boating Equipment
28,318
-
-
-
-
-
28,318
33,774
83.8
Camping Equipment
104
-
4,879
-
208
5,191
5,502
94.3
Vehicles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**.*
Land-Buildings
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**.*
Other Investments
2,156
-
-
-
-
1,039
3,195
5,980
53.4
Total Investments
123,265
-
19,892
1,804
-
1,592
146,553
168,494
87
average per angler
46.72
-
265.23
2.15
-
2.2
32.08
-
-
Annex A.12a Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly or Partly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), Nonresident Non-Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
85,778
24,177
8,391
144,228
4,975
10,123
277,674
326,639
85.0
Boating Equipment
239,609
319,479
-
1,920,923
95,844
-
2,575,854
2,577,480
99.9
Camping Equipment
-
-
-
22,876
-
-
22,876
22,876
100.0
Vehicles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**.*
Land-Buildings
81,131
5,990,231
-
25,513,963
2,662,325
375,602
34,623,252
36,012,446
96.1
Other Investments
51,190
3,409
17,079
45,668
12,693
4,066
134,105
156,631
85.6
Total Investments
457,708
6,337,296
25,471
27,647,658
2,775,837
389,791
37,633,760
39,096,072
96.3
average per angler
55.74
611.12
1.21
1,067.77
244.20
42.38
464.69
-
-
Annex A.12b Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), Nonresident Non-Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
85,778
24,177
8,391
144,228
4,975
10,123
277,674
326,639
85
Boating Equipment
239,609
319,479
-
1,491,667
95,844
-
2,146,599
2,148,225
99.9
Camping Equipment
-
-
-
17,126
-
-
17,126
17,126
100
Vehicles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**.*
Land-Buildings
40,566
4,492,673
-
5,405,384
2,662,325
237,756
12,838,704
14,199,981
90.4
Other Investments
51,190
3,409
17,079
36,188
8,699
4,066
120,631
143,157
84.3
Total Investments
417,142
4,839,739
25,471
7,094,595
2,771,843
251,945
15,400,735
16,835,129
91.5
average per angler
50.8
466.71
1.21
274
243.85
27.39
190.16
-
-
Annex A.13a Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly or Partly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), All Anglers Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
7,383,017
4,087,845
1,417,727
8,167,346
844,568
2,008,954
23,909,458
38,109,900
62.7
Boating Equipment
41,918,919
43,252,887
6,865,897
54,553,425
1,156,736
16,638,096
164,385,959
204,224,516
80.5
Camping Equipment
3,417,482
5,080,119
4,060,305
9,799,595
1,471,235
1,367,786
25,196,522
32,863,864
76.7
Vehicles
14,286,179
17,625,981
7,740,567
32,029,069
14,404,031
11,516,527
97,602,355
177,259,587
55.1
Land-Buildings
5,796,506
6,241,719
2,040,286
44,328,067
5,547,946
26,416,982
90,371,506
141,055,596
64.1
Other Investments
5,904,087
913,002
627,871
3,492,593
702,878
355,519
11,995,950
18,600,982
64.5
Total Investments
78,706,190
77,201,553
22,752,653
152,370,095
24,127,394
58,303,865
413,461,750
612,114,446
67.5
average per angler
815.2
1,055.21
533.24
939.85
658.02
1,937.20
1,053.52
-
-
Annex A.13b Major Purchases and Investments (Wholly Attributable to Recreational Fishing), All Anglers Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario Retention
Great Lakes %
Fish Equipment
7,383,017
4,087,845
1,417,727
8,167,346
844,568
2,008,954
23,909,458
38,109,900
62.7
Boating Equipment
28,913,916
36,260,473
5,573,889
27,096,173
1,113,271
8,349,996
107,307,719
140,442,831
76.4
Camping Equipment
1,279,136
964,978
958,907
6,602,169
997,908
843,671
11,646,768
15,963,522
73
Vehicles
3,713,942
3,953,474
4,197,380
12,370,255
3,569,540
5,982,009
33,786,599
67,309,450
50.2
Land-Buildings
1,011,522
4,636,432
1,530,214
12,232,169
3,084,104
18,485,590
40,980,031
69,182,017
59.2
Other Investments
5,669,185
860,755
492,689
2,721,051
683,920
335,451
10,763,051
16,698,582
64.5
Total Investments
47,970,719
50,763,957
14,170,805
69,189,162
10,293,311
36,005,671
228,393,625
347,706,302
65.7
average per angler
496.86
693.86
332.11
426.77
280.73
1,196.32
581.96
-
-
Annex A.14 Direct Expenditures Allocated for the Great Lakes, Residents Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario
Great Lakes %
Packages
915,168
1,572,974
139,143
2,849,467
371,464
15,795
5,864,011
12,682,398
46.2
Accommodation
2,475,451
2,149,095
443,978
5,157,068
385,049
114,237
10,724,878
17,859,690
60.1
Campsite Fees
3,120,620
3,454,623
346,041
3,786,185
289,756
510,351
11,507,577
17,567,980
65.5
Food
6,424,545
4,439,101
1,194,405
14,296,548
2,723,372
1,296,738
30,374,710
50,489,503
60.2
Travel
8,842,430
6,888,555
2,001,432
15,206,596
2,518,654
2,066,314
37,523,983
61,503,339
61
Household Boat Costs
11,397,210
7,040,813
2,458,197
17,866,364
1,488,007
2,160,517
42,411,108
55,633,026
76.2
Boat Rentals
461,822
411,385
139,474
1,068,838
21,646
15,672
2,118,838
4,547,667
46.6
Supplies
3,617,029
2,230,519
964,472
6,627,445
885,284
1,163,355
15,488,103
24,035,163
64.4
Guides
262,663
16,288
3,967
238,771
966
522,656
757,731
69
Licence Fees
1,052,049
864,797
323,314
2,020,822
385,342
288,087
4,934,412
7,074,045
69.8
Access Fees
560,759
227,234
110,217
469,146
39,717
40,642
1,447,714
2,829,526
51.2
Other Expenses
96,272
72,787
32,516
97,351
33,846
332,772
690,781
48.2
Direct Expenses
39,226,018
29,368,172
8,157,158
69,684,602
9,108,291
7,706,519
163,250,760
255,670,849
63.9
Average per angler
458
469
379
515
364
382
532
334
-
Average per angler-day
40.37
40.49
31.25
39.68
49.58
23.74
38.85
19.45
-
Annex A.15 Direct Expenditures Allocated for the Great Lakes, Nonresident Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario
Great Lakes %
Packages
65,258
-
-
94,157
19,166
-
178,581
451,621
39.5
Accommodation
195,981
-
-
50,691
-
1,420
248,093
372,267
66.6
Campsite Fees
80,597
-
-
2,841
-
26,174
109,611
124,405
88.1
Food
263,279
-
-
45,291
9,827
61,371
379,768
539,655
70.4
Travel
404,454
-
-
49,255
7,559
64,395
525,663
647,906
81.1
Household Boat Costs
156,598
-
-
68,515
-
22,960
248,073
275,249
90.1
Boat Rentals
48,548
-
-
17,138
-
69,069
134,754
241,902
55.7
Supplies
65,913
-
-
12,579
1,285
18,118
97,895
125,217
78.2
Guides
65,053
-
-
-
-
-
65,053
65,053
100
Licence Fees
48,964
1,856
1,295
13,866
4,174
11,996
82,151
98,563
83.3
Access Fees
1,850
-
-
180
-
-
2,030
3,112
65.2
Other Expenses
-
-
-
2,903
-
-
2,903
2,903
100
Direct Expenses
1,396,493
1,856
1,295
357,417
42,011
275,502
2,074,574
2,947,853
70.4
Average per angler
529.28
17.19
17.27
426
144.86
380.53
454.13
101.39
-
Average per angler-day
119.47
17.19
8.63
99.04
71.7
37.85
88.61
10.87
-
Annex A.16 Direct Expenditures Allocated for the Great Lakes, Nonresident Non-Canadians Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario
Great Lakes %
Packages
388,153
169,880
1,132,502
2,981,232
3,732,266
749,410
9,153,443
11,454,610
79.9
Accommodation
1,171,962
630,220
555,228
5,228,597
1,096,145
1,441,295
10,123,447
11,685,824
86.6
Campsite Fees
183,639
29,619
13,835
260,581
197,539
65,299
750,512
1,065,712
70.4
Food
830,638
710,726
739,761
5,546,756
1,009,324
1,266,693
10,103,898
11,344,957
89.1
Travel
708,257
746,181
786,333
3,036,014
803,981
376,417
6,457,183
7,641,631
84.5
Household Boat Costs
205,679
681,770
731,555
2,238,378
219,248
215,147
4,291,778
4,667,605
91.9
Boat Rentals
134,299
251,813
126,369
528,951
144,838
240,839
1,427,110
1,595,963
89.4
Supplies
203,827
242,202
296,208
939,502
262,399
118,744
2,062,884
2,440,270
84.5
Guides
262,768
142,604
747,327
323,208
8,443
498,517
1,982,867
2,081,573
95.3
Licence Fees
213,425
377,772
589,557
894,446
362,970
248,122
2,686,291
2,956,589
90.9
Access Fees
2,341
17,852
31,109
51,838
10,067
1,280
114,489
128,378
89.2
Other Expenses
-
592
874
57,772
64,847
3,406
127,491
144,550
88.2
Direct Expenses
4,304,989
4,001,231
5,750,659
22,087,276
7,912,068
5,225,170
49,281,392
57,207,662
86.1
Average per angler
524.3
385.85
272.87
853.02
696.06
568.08
608.51
121.07
-
Average per angler-day
94.9
62.32
47.96
99.19
141.82
113.28
90.26
16.8
-
Annex A.17 Direct Expenditures Allocated for the Great Lakes, All Anglers Who Fished on the Great Lakes, 2005
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes System
Total Ontario
Great Lakes %
Packages
1,368,578
1,742,854
1,271,645
5,924,857
4,122,896
765,205
15,196,035
24,588,630
61.8
Accommodation
3,843,394
2,779,315
999,206
10,436,356
1,481,194
1,556,952
21,096,417
29,917,781
70.5
Campsite Fees
3,384,855
3,484,242
359,877
4,049,607
487,294
601,824
12,367,699
18,758,097
65.9
Food
7,518,463
5,149,827
1,934,166
19,888,596
3,742,523
2,624,803
40,858,377
62,374,115
65.5
Travel
9,955,141
7,634,737
2,787,765
18,291,865
3,330,195
2,507,126
44,506,829
69,792,876
63.8
Household Boat Costs
11,759,487
7,722,583
3,189,752
20,173,257
1,707,256
2,398,624
46,950,959
60,575,880
77.5
Boat Rentals
644,669
663,198
265,844
1,614,928
166,483
325,579
3,680,701
6,385,532
57.6
Supplies
3,886,769
2,472,721
1,260,680
7,579,526
1,148,968
1,300,217
17,648,882
26,600,649
66.3
Guides
590,484
158,892
751,294
561,979
8,443
499,482
2,570,575
2,904,357
88.5
Licence Fees
1,314,438
1,244,426
914,166
2,929,134
752,486
548,205
7,702,854
10,129,197
76
Access Fees
564,950
245,086
141,326
521,165
49,785
41,922
1,564,233
2,961,016
52.8
Other Expenses
96,272
73,379
33,390
158,026
64,847
37,252
463,166
838,233
55.3
Direct Expenses
44,927,500
33,371,260
13,909,111
92,129,295
17,062,370
13,207,191
214,606,727
315,826,365
68
Average per angler
465.34
456.13
325.98
568.27
465.34
438.82
546.83
814.82
-
Average per angler-day
43.68
42.26
36.5
46.47
71.07
34.94
45.02
61.33
-
Annex A.18 Statistical Reliability of Selected Variables, All Active Anglers, 2005
Region
Sample Size
Days Fished
Fish Caught
Fish Kept
Direct Expenditures
Major Purchases and Investments (W/P)2
Major Purchases and Investments (W)3
Lake Ontario
328
8.7
13.6
23.2
7.8
54.7
66.4
Lake Erie
311
7.9
10.3
11.7
10.2
33.1
35.0
Lake St. Clair
264
9.5
17.9
20.2
9.5
32.1
33.0
Lake Huron
674
5.6
16.4
20.8
5.8
46.4
49.9
Lake Superior
189
6.6
20.5
16.7
16.0
44.2
54.0
St. Lawrence River
161
13.6
18.4
19.4
12.6
39.4
40.1
Great Lakes
1,753
3.5
7.3
9.1
3.9
33.6
32.7
Notes:
1 Coefficient of variation=(standard error of the mean/mean)*100.
2 Major purchases and investments wholly or partially attributable to recreational fishing.
3 Major purchases and investments wholly attributable to recreational fishing.
Source : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Economic Analysis and Statistics.
Notes: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Economic Analysis and Statistics.