1. The island manages commercial fishery, and its fishermen are usually also farmers.

2. Some, like the striped bass, were planted to start a commercial fishery.

3. By 1942, the "cisco" commercial fishery in Lake Ontario was dominated by Bloater

4. The Burbot supports a small commercial fishery in Lake Michigan and is prized for its flaky, white flesh (aka poor-man’s-lobster).

5. Burbot are an important commercial fishery in parts Eurasia where they are used as a source of oil, the flesh is eaten, and liver is sold smoked or canned (Kirillov 1988; Scott and Crossman 1973)