Table 2.
Mean commercial catch (reported in pounds) of Lake Whitefish from demersal fishing gears, 2019 through 2022. Cumulative distributional percentage rank from the entire matrix is shown in parentheses (zeros were excluded from the calculations).
| Month/SMU | 1 OH | 1 ON | 2 OH | 2 ON | 3 OH/PA | 3 ON | 4 NY/PA | 4 ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 119 (54%) | 0 | 468 (84%) | 0 | 159 (61%) | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 43 (46%) | 0 | 383 (77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 56 (50%) | 1452 (93%) | 12 (34%) | 1396 (91%) | 0 | 133 (59%) | 0 | 0 |
| April | 128 (57%) | 322 (73%) | 17 (43%) | 753 (87%) | 0 | 452 (80%) | 0 | 14 (37%) |
| May | 147 (60%) | 236 (70%) | 338 (76%) | 565 (86%) | 193 (67%) | 263 (71%) | 5 (27%) | 162 (64%) |
| June | 1 (17%) | 5 (26%) | 14 (36%) | 191 (66%) | 1261 (90%) | 56 (49%) | 2 (20%) | 199 (69%) |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 (81%) | 80 (51%) | 0 | 4 (24%) |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (31%) | 0 | 0 | 55 (47%) |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (37%) | 1 (17%) | 21 (44%) | 4 (23%) | 6 (30%) |
| October | 932 (89%) | 2189 (94%) | 0 | 460 (83%) | 6 (31%) | 160 (63%) | 0 | 6 (29%) |
| November | 31,265 (100%) | 6723 (99%) | 2 (21%) | 417 (79%) | 0 | 124 (56%) | 0 | 14 (41%) |
| December | 2970 (96%) | 5826 (97%) | 0 | 328 (74%) | 0 | 81 (53%) | 0 | 14 (37%) |
Districts: 1–2–3–4 (west to east).
Jurisdictions: OH Ohio, ON Ontario, PA Pennsylvania, NY New York.