r ^aiirornia. DepfToFTTsh Biennial Report 1942-1 and ^jame 944, C.2 California. Dept. of Fish and Game. \ Biennial Report 1942-1944. (bound volume) C.2 M frr -QR DATE DUE -California. Dept. of Fish and Game. Biennial Reoort 1942-1944. (bound volume) c.2 California Resources Agency Library 1416 9th Street, Room 117 Sacramento, California 95814 CiUiFolto RK4UJLac5e^GE> (lucks picked ui) — 484 banded and released — 92 lost l.").!; per cent loss in 1942 10.2 per cent loss in 194?, For eomparisou the 1941 figures show : 5,711 ducks picked up ; 4,912 banded and released ; 799 lost, 18.9 per cent loss. The radical difference in the number of sick birds was evidently due to the change made by the farmers in the management of their irrigation water during the late summer and fall. They began the new system in 1942, whereby the water was kept moving from one field to the next low^er one as soon as the first field was flooded and soaked. The intervening levee is cut and the water kept moving from one field to the next until the irrigation is completed. On completion of the irrigation, water is pumped back into the lake. This system keeps the water moving and does not give the vegetation time to start decomposing in the warm standing water. The old sj^stem of allowing fields to remain flooded for weeks at a time found the water temperatures rising and heavy decomposition with a corresponding decrease of oxygen content in the water. The botulinus bacillus thrived iu such a medium. Under the new sj^stem most of the duck disease was found in low, undrained spots on the fields and in barrow pits. The fall duck population has increased steadily in the Tulare Lake region each year since 1938. The 1942 and 1943 peak populations were not radically different. The 1942 peak was on or about October 8th, when 3,500,000 were estimated to be in the area, and the 1943 peak was on October 10th, with 4,000,000 birds estimated to be present. Water surface temperature, bottom temperatures, sun temperatures, shade temperatures, wind direction and velocity, and general weather conditions were noted and correlated with the severity' of the disease. Intensive study has been given the problem of providing shooting areas for unattached duck hunters. To R. E. Curtis, a member of the staff, was given the task of working plans of procedure and operation. His approved report follows : WATERFOWL PUBLIC SHOOTING GROUNDS IN CALIFORNIA Suggested Management Practices and Estimated Costs Objectives Waterfowl management in California presents problems that are probably unique in the United States. Reclamation has reduced and agriculture has encroached upon the natural waterfowl habitat to an extreme extent. Public shooting grounds in this State will have two principal objec- tives: (1) To provide the unattached hunting license holder with a place to shoot at reasonable cost. (2) To control and minimize water- fowl depredation on agriculture. To accomplish the first purpose it will be necessary to bring under control of the Division of Fish and Game, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, large tracts of strategically located, suitable land, and to so administer these areas that the greatest possible number of hunters may be accom- modated with reasonabh' good shooting. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 17 The second objective can be secured by: (a) Providing on the shooting grounds food and liabitat tliat will successfully compete with the surrounding agricultural lands. ( b ) Maintaining, through hunting, a waterfowl population level conunensurate with the available food and habitat. Methods Methods of land acquisition do not require discussion here. Plans for operation and administration of public shooting areas must be carefully considered. There is little practical experience from wliich to draw information. Public shooting grounds operated by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service are, in the main, not comparable to conditions that must be met in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valleys. Large com- mercial clubs furnish the most comparable conditions, but since their objectives are confined to furnishing reasonably good shooting and mak- ing a profit, much of their methods are not applicable. Subsequent to acquisition of suitable lands the operations to be considered are: (1) Engineering development; (2) Food crop plan- ning, planting, and management ; (3) Administration of the hunting. Engineering Development A reasonabh' detailed topographic survey is the first requirement. From this data the plan of ditches, dams, and other water control struc- tures can be formulated. In the completed development, water area should approximate one-third of the total. Under California conditions it is doubtful that all water areas can be maintained continuously. However, as much water area as possible should be maintained at constant level in order to promote aquatic vege- tation and minimize the possibility of botulism epidemics. Water distribution and control structures should be simple to operate and of durable construction. In times of water shortage it should be possible to drain higher ponds, successively into lower ones, in order to retain optiumum conditions in at least the lowest structures. Engineering and development costs will vary with the terrain and it will not be possible to obtain the optimum balance of one-third water, two-thirds land for reasonable cost at all points. On the most suitable terrain these costs should not exceed $10 per acre, but over all it will be safer to allot a cost of $15 per acre for this purpose. Water Supply and Cost Adequate water supply is the primary necessity for waterfowl developments. In certain localities Avater rights appurtenant to the lands or agricultural drainage waters may provide this necessity at little or no expense. In considering the over-all plan, it will be more practical to assume that all water must be purchased at prevailing agricultural rates. Rice growers commonly obtain water for $1.25 per acre-foot, and this figure is here accepted as the probable average cost for the entire project. It is estimated that in order to provide irrigation, to offset evaporation, seepage, transpiration, and other losses, enough water should be provided to cover the entire area three feet deep each year. Since only one-third of the entire area is to be submerged, this three^ feet over-all would provide nine feet per 3'ear for the pond area. This amount 2 — 52283 18 FISH AND GAME COMMISSTON sliould be ;i(l('(|u;ite to oflfset losses from tlie submerged area and to |)rt)vi(U' cro]) irriji'ation on tlie rest. 'riie wjiter cusl would llius be ^:].7r) ]ier fiere per ye-cU- for the entire jiren. Tliis is believed lo approxiiiiMte tlie maxinunu cost for gravity watei'. If it is necessary to resort lo i)uiiii)ing of subsurface water, this figure will ])robably be exceeded. Crops In order to relieve crop depredation during the entire time water- fowl are in the Rtate in numbers, and to hold them on the shooting grounds during the hunting season, it will be necessary to grow as much food as possible on these areas. Artificial feeding is barred by Federal regula- tion on the shooting grounds. Suitable food crops include rice, wheat, barley, oats, rye, millets, w^atergrass, nonsaeeharine sorghums, corn alfalfa, clovers, and aquatic plants. Numerous rice growers have expressed doubt of the ability of any other grain crop to compete with rice as a waterfowd attractant. This remains to be proven. The high cost of producing a rice crop argues against its use on public shooting grounds, unless other and cheaper crops fail to produce the desired result. It is believed that the common small grains, particularly wheat and barley, properly handled, will serve the desired purpose adequately. The millets (watergrass) are \ery attractive to waterfowl and are commonly used by blackbirds. The small growing, nonsaeeharine sorghums, such as doubledwarf milo, are readily taken by waterfowl, are economical to produce, and should be used, especially where late planting is necessary. Along the Mississippi flyway field corn constitutes one of the impor- tant waterfowl foods. It should be experimented with here in suitable locations. In certain locations on the areas under consideration it is reported that "goose-grazing" effectively prevents the production of small grains. In such locations alfalfa, Ladino clover, or perennial burnet should pro- vide a solution to the food problem. Aquatic plants provide a considerable part of the food of many waterfowl species. Much remains to be learned regarding the successful management of aquatics under California conditions. Most of the native varieties will appear naturally if water conditions are favorable. In new water areas artificial planting will probably be justified. Fertiliza- tion of pond waters is a new development and should be studied in this connection. Exotic aquatic species should be tried on an experimental basis. To date, the most favored eastern species, wild rice and "wild celery, ' ' have not proved successful in this State. Cropping Methods and Costs Three means of producing crops on the state-owned lands have been suggested: (1) Share-cropping; (2) Contract planting; (3) Use of State personnel and equipment. Share-cropping in this case does not appear to be a practical solu- tion since the primary object in producing the crop is to feed waterfowl, not humans or domestic stock. It would defeat the purpose of the proj- ect to drive waterfowl away from the crop. The landowaier's share is commonly only one-third. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 19 Crop plajitiiig bj'^ contractors affords arguments both pro and con. Utilization of this method will relieve the State of the necessity of purchasing and maintaining large quantities of farm machinery. Labor personnel problems will be simplified. Seed furnished by the contractor Avill eliminate a i)iirchase problem. On the other hand, the contractor will expect to make a profit on the operation, thus increasing cost. The slow, cumbersome process of awarding State contracts and delay in payments will deter many bidders. Those best fitted to do the work, the local agriculturalists, will do their own planting at the most advantageous time and plant State crops either early or late. Crop production Avith State personnel and equipment should be tried on a small scale and expanded if results are satisfactory. Some suitable equipment must be owned by the project for maintenance and its utilization in crop production will be economical. Crop Production Costs Small grains are expected to form the backbone of the project program. Seed bed preparation, seed, and seeding should not exceed $5.25 per acre under any foreseeable circumstances, and under normal conditions should be less. Itemization follows : Plowing $2.00 per acre Discing .50 per acre Drilling .50 per acre Seed - 2.25 per acre (90 S at $2.50 cwt.) Total $5.25 It is estimated that not over 50 per cent of the entire area will be planted in any one season, the remainder being 33-3- per cent water, 16| per cent waste and grassland. Thus, an average cost of $2,625 per acre is assignable for the entire tract. utilization of Crops — Grazing A large part of the lands proposed for acquisition are essentially pasture land at present. Minor portions are cropped to barley, rice, milo, and beans. Under management as public shooting grounds the most practical economic agricultural by-product of these lands will be pasturage. The cash return from this source under present usage averages $3.50 per acre annually. Under game management the graz- ing intensity and season will be restricted, but the quality and quantity of forage will be increased. Allowable grazing should bring a minimum cash return of $2 per acre per year. In normal years a short period of spring grazing (when land is dry enough) can be permitted. This procedure is generally bene- ficial to grain crops. As soon as grain is matured, pasturage will again be permissible. It has been found in similar operations at Honey Lake (Lassen County) that grazing cattle on matured grain serves to shatter a large part of the grain onto the ground where it becomes available to waterfowl and pheasants. If grazing is not practiced, it is neces sary to drag down the standing stalks or to flood the land to make the grain available to waterfowl. 20 FISPT AND GAME COMMISSION Pasture cattle should be removed IxMorc the shooting season unless owners sign waivers for damage and loss. Pasturage by sheep should not be al]o\ved in most cases. Their use may be permissibk' under sjieeial conditions as where it is desir- able to remove weed gro\v11i. Payments to Counties in Lieu of Taxes It is anticipated that strong objection to State acquisition of large tracts of lands will arise unless some means is devised to compensate the respective counties for loss of tax revenue. Legislative action will be required before this is possible. Such payment should be limited to the amount of taxes levied at the time of acquisition. The type of lands being considered are largely marginal so far as agri- culture is concerned. On the basis of current land values and tax rates, the charge for this item should not exceed 50 cents per acre annually. Hunting Management This will unquestionably be the most difificult phase of the entire program. The term ''public shooting ground" will convey to many the idea of free and unrestricted use by any or all individuals. This will not be possible. All applicants can not be accommodated at any one time. Some system of accepting and acknowledging applications must be devised. Priority of requests appear to be the only fair basis of assigning hunting privilege. To produce a workable system will require much thought, effort, and experience. Cost of permits must be kept substantially lower than charges by commercial clubs if the plan is to benefit the hunting public. Charges for the first season must be estimated as closely as possible ; thereafter charges should be modified annuallj^ in conformity with the previous year's actual costs. What expense shall be considered in determining permit charges? If initial cost of the land is met from accumulated license fees, paid in part for this specific purpose, then no attempt to recover cost of the land through permit feas is justifiable. Development, maintenance, and operating costs can and should be met by permit fees. Development costs should be amortized over a considerable period of years, not less than 10, and preferably 20. Over a 20-year period the permit fee attributable to this source would be 75 cents per acre per year. Other costs to be added to the permit fee are outlined and summarized below. It is believed that a minimum of 20 acres should be allotted to each double blind, or 10 acres per permittee. In addition, one-third of the entire area should be closed to shooting each season to provide unmo- lested feeding and loafing space. This will avoid driving the birds from the tract when the season opens. Thus 15 acres becomes the actual minimum for each hunter and is the unit on which the fee per shooter day must be calculated. If salaries of employed personnel are to be charged to the hunter, they can be estimated as follows : Two permanent employees for each 5,000 acres $4,800 per year Extra seasonal labor for each 5,000 acres 2,700 per year Total $7,500 per year THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 21 This amounts to a charge of $1.50 per acre yearly. Maintenance costs (structural repairs, weed control, etc.) should not exceed $1.50 per acre. Summarization of Annual Costs Cost Cost for Item per acre 15-acre Unit Development (20-year amortization) $.75 $11.25 Planting (one-half of entire area) 2.63 39.45 Personnel cost 1.50 22.50 Water 3.75 56.25 Payment in lieu of taxes .50 7.50 Maintenance , 1.50 22.50 Total yearly cost $10.63 $159.45 Less income (pasturage) 2.00 30.00 Net annual cost $8.63 $129.45 Under the present season there is an average of 35 shooting days per year (three per week plus opening, closing, and holidays). The cost per man per day thus becomes $3.70 ($129.45 -^ 35 permits). It is reasonable to assume that a small percentage of hunters will not take up their reservations. If this is assumed to be one in seven, the charge becomes $4.32 for each permit ($129.45 -^ 30). It has been suggested that the guide plan used by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on their large public shooting ground in the Dakotas be followed. Here, we understand, a guide is required for each double blind, the occupants furnishing his wages of $7 per day as part of their permit fees. It is believed that conditions in Dakota are quite different from those that would prevail on California shooting grounds. Travel to and from blinds is probably by boat, making it practical for a guide to serve only one blind. If the guide system is adopted in this State, it may be practical for a guide to serve as many as four blinds, thus reducing the guide cost per shooter to $1 per day, wage being assumed to be $8 per day. Pheasant Shooting Under the management plans outlined above, a heavy pheasant population may be expected to develop on the shooting grounds intended primarily "for waterfowl. The pheasant hunting season comes within the waterfowl season, but if pheasant hunters were allowed to operate at the time waterfowl blinds are occupied, water- fowl shooting would be spoiled. It is suggested, therefore, that all pheasant hunting on these lands be limited to regular waterfowl shooting days, that the one permit fee pay for both types of hunting, and that pheasant hunting be limited to the period between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; before and after these hours all hunting to be restricted to occupants of blinds. DEER, ELK AND ANTELOPE Regulations promulgated by the Fish and Game Commission at the request of the War Dei)artment restricted the deer season in 1942 to 21 days in the counties on the coast from Santa Cruz to Mendocino, inclusive, and prohibited the hunting of deer in Southern California, including San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. In the Sierra 22 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION region hunting: was prohibited below Ponderosa Way, approximately 2,500 feet elevation. This prohibition reduced the kill to 25,902 as against 43.498 for the year previous. In 1943 deer hunting was pro- hibited by the AVar Department in the coast counties and in Southern California. The take in the counties opening September 16th totaled 21,882. In view of the fact that there had been no open season in Southern California for two years, the commission declared an open season in the southern counties and in ^Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and the western portion of Santa Clara, Merced and Fresno Counties, from December 11th to December 31st. Three thousand three hundred twelve deer were taken during this season. Questionnaires were sent to nearh" 3.000 successful hunters in which they were asked pertinent questions. Only in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Coimties were the hunters in favor of a winter season. Few hunters reported fat deer and the general opinion was that the animals were from 25 per cent to 30 per cent underweight. In many instances, antlers were loose and in some localities bucks had already dropped their antlers. Those that favored a winter season did so on account of the cooler weather and less fire hazard. Those against, on account of the condition of the animals. Acting under the authority of Section 39.1 of the Fish and Game Code, the commission in 1943 had an open season on elk in the Owens Valley. Hunting was permitted from December 4th to 11th. Seventy- five permits issued allowing the taking of one bull each. Forty-three animals were taken. The largest with the viscera removed weighed 490 lbs. Following are the measurements : Antlers, right 38.5'' ; left 36''; spread 43": tip to tip 40.12"; base, right 9.12"; left 9.6" ; number of points, right 6 ; left 6. In 1943 the commission again opened the season on antelope, fixing the dates September 8th to 20th, inclusive. The same procedure in issuing permits was followed as had been used in the 1942 season. Five hundred permits were issued. Eighty-seven per cent of those who hunted were successful and took 362 antelope. The antelope census was carried on by airplane as in the past with a favorable increase in numbers being indicated. In 1943 the count was 5,338 and in 1944, 6,147. The 1942 count was 3,752. These counts were made in Lassen, Modoc and Siskij'ou Counties on the known winter ranges. One band of 171 was found in Shasta County near Fall River Mills, in 1944. Study of parasites and diseases of game has been continued by Dr. Carlton M. Herman. His report follows. PARASITES AND DISEASES During the period covered by this report there have been many cases of evidence of disease causing loss in deer populations, primarily in the coastal counties and particularly in ^lendocino and Sonoma Counties, although the same condition occurs more or less from the southern part of the State to Humboldt County, as well as in Lake and Trinity Counties. Examination of a number of animals seems to point to the round- worm infections of the upper digestive tract as the most frequently occurring disease condition, and to such an extent that much of the losses could be attributed to this infection. A number of species of round- THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 23 worms occur, all causing the same general pathology and all having similar direct life cycles. Most of them are common parasites of sheep and cattle and were undoubtedly introduced into this country with the domestic flocks and herds. The extreme irritation to the intestinal tract usually causes a diar- rhetic condition referred to as scours. It is usually more evident in the younger animals. The developing eggs of the worms pass out of the intestinal tract with the deer 's droppings and the larval worms hatch out in the soil. After a period of development they become ripe for infection and migrate up moist blades of grass. Deer (or cattle and sheep) become infected when they eat such contaminated grass. Many factors are involved in the ultimate condition of deer as a result of these parasites. Some of these are temperature, moisture, the extent of use of the pasture by infected deer or livestock, and the amount of grazing done by the deer on such infected areas. In point of sequence this last factor seems to be the most important in the health of the deer population. Where these infections are the only ones involved in reduc- tions of deer, a direct proportion can be hypothesized between the amount of grazing and the extent of the losses. The more browse available, the less infection with these worms. It is mainly in areas where deer would be most likely to live chiefly on a grass diet that this condition becomes severe. In areas where it has not been observed, or where the severity was of little significance, the stomach contents of the deer examined showed a predominance of browse. In March, 1944, in collaboration with the U. S. Park Service and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an investigation was made of deer con- dition's in the Sequoia National Park. Here, again, these intestinal worms were found to be of much importance. In this area, too, deer are suffering from intensive eyeworm infections. All deer infected with these small worms in the eye at Sequoia have upwards of 30 worms per eye, whereas when we have observed the same infection in deer in other parts of the State, very few worms have been present. Our program on the occurrence of blood parasites of quail has been continued, although reduction of field personnel has greatly reduced the number of samples. AYith the cooperation of the Associated Sportsmen of California and other hunters, we have obtained many samples of blood and hearts in an effort to determine the distribution of these diseases. This program shall be continued and expanded. As a result of our studies on quail we have uncovered at least three important parasites new to science. As a part of this program we are studying the parasites of other species of birds to determine what diseases are common to all birds as well as those that occur only in our game species. Two winter outbreaks of botulism were observed in ducks and coots : (1) Gridley, with varying intensity during winter 1943-44 ; (2) Mt. Eden, January, 1944. Preliminary investigations were made on the source of so-called "iodine" ducks in the lower San Francisco Bay area during the 1943 duck season and plans have been formulated to make an intensive investi- gation of this condition during the 1944 season. Numerous otlier parasites and diseases were diagnosed in the wild- life of the State and investigations on tlie epidemiology of many of the 1943 1944 24 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION parasites are in progress. A total of 614 birds and 149 mammals were aiitopsied. The following papers were published : 1942 Reduciiif? Coccidiosis in California Quail During Captivity. California Fish and Game 2S :14S-140. The Protozoan Blood Parasite Haemoproteiis lophortyx O'Roke in Quail at the San Joaquin Experimental Range, California. California Fish and Game 28 :150-ir)a. Coccidiosis in California Quail. Condor 44 :168-171. The Occurrence of P.lood Parasites in Birds From Southwestern United States. Jour. Parasitology 29 :187-196. Food Habits and Intensity of Coccidian Infection in Native Valley Quail in California. Jour. Parasitology 29 :206-20S. Fungus Disease in a Glaucous-winged Gull. Condor 45 :160-161. A parasite in the muscles of ducks in California. California Fish and Game 29 :148-149. Epidemiological Studies on Coccidio.sis of California Quail. I. Occurrence of Eimeria in Wild Quail. California Fish and Game 29 :168-179. An Outbreak of Mycotic Pneumonia in INIallards. California Fish and Game 29 :204. Parasites of Cottontail Rabbits on the San Joaquin Experimental Range, Cali- fornia. Journal "Wildlife Management 7 :.395-400. Giardia in the Blood of a Kangaroo Rat. Journal Parasitology 29 :423. Evewoi-m (Thelasia cnliforniensis) Infection in Deer in California. California "Fish and Game 30 :58-60. A parasite from antelope in California. Transactions American Microscopical Society 63 :27-29. Notes on the pupal development of Stilhometopa impressa (Diptera Hippobo- .scidae) . Journal Parasitology 30 :112-118. Preliminary arrangements have been made to obtain more adequate quarters to house the laboratory on the Berkeley Campus of the Univer- sity of California. The achievement of this move wall also afford better library facilities and cooperation wnth various specialists on the Uni- versitv faculty. PITTM AN -ROBERTSON As a direct result of tlie Avar the appropriations made by Congress under the Pittman-Kobertson Act were considerably reduced during the biennium. This action on the part of Congress generally met with the approval of the States who were fearful that the manpower shortage, the lack of essential materials, and soaring land prices would make it impos- sible to spend normal appropriations. As it was, California received allotments totaling $91,717.86, which brought the total of Pittman-Robertson money allotted to California since the inception of the program to $398,233.28. Since, according to the terms of the act, a participating State must contribute an amount equal to one-third of the Federal apportionment, the amount that has actually been made available for wildlife restoration in California is now more than one-half million dollars. Of tliis sum. $457,570.72 had been obligated at the close of the biennium. Seventeen projects have been undertaken up to the present time. Eleven of these were begun during the 1940-42 biennium ; six were com- pleted during that period, and five were continued after July 1, 1942. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 25 Four new projects were begun during 1942-44, bringing to nine the total number of projects on which work was done during the period covered by this report. Three of these projects came under the heading of surveys and investigations, foui- were development projects, and two involved the acquisition of lands. Following is an account of the wildlife restoration work accom- plished under each of the three project categories. Surveys and Investigations A five-year study of California's fur resources. Project 5-R, first undertaken early in the spring of 1941, was continued through this biennium. Particular emphasis was placed on the accumulation and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data pertaining to Califor- nia's annual fur crop. Although the shortage of manpower necessitated the discontinuance of intensive studies of the biology and management requirements of all of the various kinds of fur bearers in the State, it was possible to give some attention to two of the most important species, the beaver and the muskrat. The experimental planting of beaver has been generally so successful that plans are being made for an intensive beaver management program in the immediate future. The investigation of methods that can be used in connection with valley quail management, Project 6-R, is another five-year study that was continued during the biennium. The general survey of the study area, California's south coast counties, was concluded early in this investi- gation and during the past two years emphasis was placed on the appli- cation of specific management tools such as water development, predator control, artificial feeding, and the like. The results of some of these studies have already been published and at the close of the biennium the manuscript of a well illustrated handbook entitled "How to Increase Valle.y Quail in California" was nearing completion. This promises to be an important contribution to game management literature. Arguments, pro and con, over a winter deer season in the south coast and southern regions of the State in ]943 and minor though none- theless heated contentions over the proper season for taking antelope have emphasized the lack of technical knowledge of the condition of the meat of big game at various times of the year. As a result, a scientific study of deer and antelope meat, Project 15-R, was begun early in 1944. So far, the investigation has been confined to deer from the north coast, Marin County, and the south coast, Ventura and Santa Barbara Coun- ties. The study is being conducted in cooperation with the Department of Home Economics of the University of California. The university is responsible for the analyses of the meat samples and the division for the collection of specimens and recording of field data. Samj^les of the stomach contents of all deer taken are being analyzed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Development Projects The restoration of sagehen habitat in Lassen and Modoc Counties through the development of springs and the creation of fenced meadows, Project 1-D, was begun in 1940 and Avas terminated during the fal] of 1942. Nineteen units were completed, some of them in cooperation with the Division of Grazing, the A. A. A., or private landowners who con- tributed money, labor, or materials. 2() I'^ISH AND OAME COMMISSION Project 7-]), i)r()vi(lin<:- for resurveyiii*;- and posting tlie boundaries of legislative game I'efuges, operated for almost a year before the shortage of personnel occasioned by the war mad<" it necessary to suspend opera- tions for the duration. The construction of new levees aud the improvement of old, together with the instaUation of spillways aud gates on the Gray Lodge AVaterfowl Refuge near Gridley was made possible by the approval of Project 13-D. Two hundred tAvelve thousand, four hundred and ninety cubic yards of earth were placed on 12| miles of levee. Over 1,000 feet of concrete cul- vert of varying diameters, 18-inch to 36-inch, w^ere placed and 135.43 cubic yards of concrete were used in the construction of headw^alls. The construction of a drift fence approximately five miles long on the western boundary of the Tehama Deer Winter Range, Project 14-D, was begun in the spring of 1944 and was still under way at the close of the bienuium. The purpose of the fence is to control trespass by domestic livestock. Land Acquisition Projects Both Project 10-L, Tehama Deer Winter Range, and Project 11-L, Honey Lake Valley Waterfowl Management Area, were continued through the bienuium. Twelve hundred acres were added to the Tehama Range and three parcels of land totaling 1,447 acres have been added to the Honey Lake area. THIRTY-EIGIITII BIENNIAL REPORT 27 BUREAU OF GAME FARMS By August Bade, Chief There are two very good reasons for the decline of 12 per cent in production and distribution of game birds for the biennium. (1) Labor was not only scarce, but the quality of what was available was far below the level of ordinary years. In order to carry on in a comparable way to former seasons, women and high school students were employed as well as men well along in years. (2) Early in 1942 it became apparent that the supply of protein would be cut about 50 per cent and that meant that all poultry and stock feeds would be affected. Since game birds are insect eaters their food, under domestic handling, must contain a high per cent of pro- tein. With the lowering of the protein content of all commercial feeds, plus the inexperience of available help, the problem of producing game birds became involved. USE OF MODERN EQUIPMENT The introduction of more modern equipment such as the battery brooder went a long way in compensating for the food and labor situa- tion. For the past two years we had been working with the battery brooder in an effort to utilize this type of equipment in the produc- tion of game birds. The conditions imposed by the war, labor and food, helped to make the development of the battery brooder an actuality in the rearing of all upland game birds. Not only does the battery brooder multiply labor, but it increases both production and the quality of the birds. And the use of the battery does not mean that we are discarding the former radiant type brooder that has been developed here in California and is now used by many States, but it does mean that the battery supplements the work of the older brooder and makes it even more efficient. With the introduction of the battery brooder all radiant type brooders now in use will be kept and their Avork merely increased and improved. THE REARING PEN PROGRAM Even under war conditions the rearing pen program continues to meet with general approval and, while a few units quit for the duration other new units of pens were built and operated. At the beginning of the biennium we were serving 129 units and at the close that number had increased to 140. These cooperative efforts tend to increase interest in community affairs and lessen game law violations. The rearing pen program is educational as well as pro- ductive. A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GAME BREEDERS The two-year course in game management at Humboldt State College, Areata, continues, but the armed services requirements of 28 FISn AXD GAME COMMISSION manpower has reduced the number of students who are able to take advantage of this course. As a substitute classes have been organized at the Yountville farm for the training of new employees as well as the older men who are left on the job. Classwork at the Yountville farm includes lectures supplemented by moving pictures and general discussion. These classes are held at night and are available to all employees and others interested in con- servation. GAME MANAGEMENT AREA PROGRAM With four years of experience behind us the game management program continues for the man who can afford a longer shooting season and is willing to pay for the privilege. The commercial game breeder has been provided with a market for his product at a price that shows him a profit. Field trials are now held on these areas where actual hunting conditions may be emulated for all types of hunting dogs. During the four years that game management has been practiced a total of 27,547 game birds have been released (and all these birds came from commercial breeders), while only 12,980 birds have been retaken, or less than 50 per cent. Game management has given to the unattached sportsman 14,567 birds that did not cost him a single penny. A check on territories adjacent to game managed areas shows a decided increase in game birds. In some instances banded birds that were released on game managed areas have been taken by hunters during the regular shooting season as far as 18 miles from the point of release. FIELD DOG TRIALS The sport of field trials has to some extent suffered by war restrictions and the number of trials held during a normal year has decreased, but in many eases clubs have functioned regardless of these handicaps. Some clubs have built their own pens for the rear- ing of birds for field trials. This is a good indication of the growth of this sport in California. There is also a decided increase in the use of hunting dogs, which is a real conservation measure. QUAIL TRAPPING PROGRAM As far as manpower and equipment is available the quail trapping program goes ahead and in another year or so Ave will know more about this sort of work and its place in the general scheme of more upland game. THE GENERAL PHEASANT SITUATION The 1943 season brought complaints from many hunters that pheasants were not as numerous as in previous years. Various reasons were advanced for this condition, especially in the Sacramento Valley areas. Some thought it was due to a poor hatching season. Others were sure it came about because too many male birds were taken. A few were of the opinion that the opening of the quail season in advance of the regular pheasant season had resulted in much illegal shooting. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 29 During the spring and early part of 1944 regular checks have been made all over the SacrfUnento Valley and other areas where there have been a concentration of hunters the year before and there is a very definite decline in I he lumiber of birds. I'hcasaiifs Fartridgen Quail 'I'lirki'ijn Birds (listribiitod 04,064 21,792 5,680 311 Birds hatched 100,306 25,500 7,503 637 Eggs laid 159,558 33,378 15,592 1,461 Eggs set 131,702 32,123 10.909 1,305 Eggs distributed 3,144 155 1,103 30 FISH AND GAMK COM .Al ISSlUxN BUREAU OF PATROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT r>y L. F. CiiAPl'Ki.L, Chiel: The operations of the Bureau of Patrol during the past biennium were greatly curtailed due to the loss of maupoAver, rationing of gasoline and rubber' incident to the war activities. This was to be expected. No replacement of mobile equipment was possible and no new tires have been available for our use since 1941. This has necessitated very careful handling of eciuipment and a great deal of credit is due to the personnel of the bureau in carrying on the work as well as they have under these circumstances. In addition to the Avardens and assistant wardens which were on military leave and Avhich Avere reported in the last biennium, the folloAv- ing employees in the bureau have taken military leave of absence during this biennium : Wardens Dou Davisou 5/ 4/44 Don Chipman 5/26/44 Harold Erwick 11/ 4/43 Owen Mello 9/14/44 H. S. Vary 5/17/43 AValter Greenwald 4/20/43 Larry Werder 3/ 4/43 Jay Cox 3/14/43 Gi^orge Shockley 3/ 8/43 John Spicer 2/24/43 W. S. Talbott 1/29/43 A. L. Stager 1/ 1/43 John Hurley —12/ 7/42 Karl Lund 12/10/42 Walter Shannon 12/15/42 Leo Rossier 12/14/42 George Seymour 11/ 4/42 William La Marr 10/ 2/42 Chester Ramsey 10/20/42 John Barry 10/28/42 Carmi Savage 9/ 5/41. Garrie Heryford 9/28/42 Charles Towers S/lS/4^ N. J. Millen 2^^^',!^ Howard Shebley ^ o/42 Captains L. J. Weseth 9/ 2/43 Ralph Classic 7/30/43 Assistant Wardens R. J. O'Brien 5/ 3/44 Robert Fraser 4/20/44 Frank Burns 4/11/44 Will Pavne 3/31/44 Frank Felton 3/ 4/43 Glen Whitesell 10/30/42 Robert Hart 10/19/42 James Wade 9/12/42 Bolton Hall 9/30/42 Robert Kaneen 7/21/42 C. E. Whaley 7/17/42 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 31 Deckhands Robert McDonald 3/ 9/43 Walter Scrimsher 11/ 1/42 Harry Peters 8/ 3/42 Diesel Engineman Ralph Dale 10/20/42 Stenographer/ Clerk Ruth Smith 11/ 8/43 In addition to the above persons, the following members of the service resigned to enter other lines of work : Resignations Wardens Ed Clements 1/25/44 E. L. Walker 3/14/44 R.J. Billiard 11/15/43 L. G. Van Vorhis 10/18/43 Kenneth Langford 4/29/43 Chester Parker 3/27/43 George Johnson 7/ 7/42 R. W. Remley 7/ 5/42 Assistant Wardens Allen Swenson 8/ 2/42 Deckhand M. G. Stewart 9/29/43 Kay O'Connor was placed on disability retirement in August of 1943 after 33 years of service with the division and E. A. Chan, former warden and later information clerk, went on disability retirement August 17, 1942 and passed away in April 1943. Our ranks were further reduced by the deaths of the following wardens which occurred during the biennium : Deaths Alvin Granstrom 7/21/43 Charles Love 8/11/43 C. L. Bundock 6/ 5/43 A. R. Ainsworth 8/ 8/42 The patrol boat ' ' Sturgeon ' ' based at Monterey, and the patrol boats "Perch" and "Quinnatt III" based in the San Francisco Bay District were requisitioned by the United States Coast Guard in September, 1942. This equipment was sold outright to the War Shipping Administration after rather lengthy negotiations. The patrol boats "Tuna," "Yellowtail" and "Broadbill" were chartered to the Coast Guard in August of 1942. Under the terms of this charter, we expect this equipment to be returned. The only remaining patrol boat, the "Bonito" is operating in south- ern California waters. To supplement the marine patrol in the bay area a 19-foot open launch was purchased in February of 1943, this boat being of shallow draft, makes it possible to cover more of the restricted waters in the bay area. 32 riSH AND GAME COMiMISSION With tlie coinplotion of the Shasta Dam and the storage of water at that point, it became evident that some method of patrol on this lake Avould be necessary as it opened up a great virgin country which here- tofore had been inaccessible as there were very few trails and no roads leading into it. Accordingly the commission approved the purchase of a small launch for use on this reservoir. The purchase was completed in June of 1944. A boat has been chartered for patrol work in Monterey Bay after it became evident that a more intensive coverage of these waters would be necessary. Airplanes were used to some extent in northern California where military restrictions did not prevent their operation. During the hunt- ing seasons for antelope and deer in Modoc and Lassen Counties, planes were used to a great extent and with very satisfactory results. This equipment will be a necessary and important part of the patrol activity after the war. A summary and recapitulation of arrests and convictions will be found in the appendix on page 75. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 83 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MARINE FISHERIES By Richard Van Cleve, Chief Total landings of fish, in pounds, for the State of California for the years 1942 and 1943 are shown in Table I, with the production of canned fish, fish meal and fish oil. TABLE I i9//2 WJfS Total Total landings, pounds 1,171,514,793 1,229,754,615 2,401,269,408 Cases of canned fish 6,941,648 6,698,134 13,639,777 Tons of fish meal produced 79,003 86,151 165,154 Gallons of fish oil produced 12,686,640 14,016,179 26,702,819 Value of canned and processed fishery products $67,432,689 $70,496,100 $137,928,789 The total landings in these two years were 416,172,000 pounds behind the landings in the previous biennium, but the total value of the fishery l^roducts produced was the highest ever recorded for this State. Short- age of labor resulted in a decrease of 29 per cent in the production of canned fish. The value of the principal species of fish to the fishermen in the two years is shown in Table II. TABLE II Pounds and Value of Commercial Fish Landings in California — 1942-43 i9^3* 1943 Species Pounds Value Pounds Value Sardine 969,747,099 $10,369,736 972,249,015 $10,781,440 Yellowfin tuna 41,466,614 3,823,857 49,261,328 4,880,540 Skipjack 38,735,228 3,334,608 28,893,784 2,582,850 Albacore 11,091,699 2,107,209 21,384,864 3,477,417 Bluefin tuna 12,844,564 1,158,514 10,178,768 967,562 Shark 3,468,290 1,150,497 3,729,246 1,933,173 Pacific mackerel 52,553,663 954,643 75,262,739 1,492,918 Salmon 6,616,216 - 827,403 6,581,076 1,227,624 Barracuda 3,454,537 332,757 3,775.278 656,372 Crab 2,414,086 282,778 2,315,338 353,287 Sole 3,155,757 228,635 4,782,379 265,203 Yellowtail 2,726,269 192,631 4,934,879 368,724 Spiny lobster 856,300 150,037 985,525 256,153 Sablefish 1,972,270 129.974 3,206,074 267,671 Bonita tuna 1,650,689 126,732 2,282,299 181,354 Rockfish 1,423,290 104,172 2,762,192 185,541 California halibut 756,065 102,422 1,121,673 238,670 Horse mackerel 5,348,501 101,606 12,698,974 235,878 Broadbill swordfish 445,908 94,217 336,386 102,430 Shad 2,571,633 84,459 2,348,143 114,648 White sea bass 553,726 78,995 500,183 122,797 Black sea bass 378,780 46,808 700,855 157,298 All others 8,291,042 427,356 19,489,950 1,101,219 Totals 1,172,522,226 $26,210,046 1,229,780,948 $31,950,769 * Landing's for 1942 include shipments to canneries from other States and foreign countries to the value of $106,778. 3 — 52283 34 FISH AND GAME COALMISSION Tlie eatcli of fish sold in tlie fresh state was 30,092,000 pounds in 1942, and 37,683,000 pounds in 1943. The increase in 1943 occurred among a number of species, and probably reflects the adjustment of the industry to war conditions. Some of the fishing grounds which were closed in 1942 for defense purposes have again been opened. War emergency restrictions on the movements of boats into anti out of ports have been somewhat relaxed, and readjustments in price ceilings have encouraged fishermen to again seek species which were formerly priced so low that it was unprofitable to bring them to port. One of the most interesting developments of the biennium was the heavy catch of albacore during 1943. The catch of this species for this year was the highest recorded since 1925. The albacore fishery developed gradually after the last World War, along the California coast until in 1925 a catch of 22,206,923 pounds was landed. In 1926 the albacore catch fell to 2,469,385 pounds and did not again reach the 1925 figure until 1943. The catch in California is, now, only a part of the total present production of albacore on the coast, since a considerable fishery has developed off the coasts of Oregon and Washington in the last ten years. COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSES The record of licensed commercial fishermen in California for the biennium, is shown in Table III. TABLE III Licensed Commercial Fishermen 19^2-43 19Jf3-U licensed licensed Nativity fishermen fishermen United vStates 5,346 7,893 Italy 1,197 1,374 Jugoslavia 940 909 Nonvav 461 360 Portugal 328 341 Great Britain : 187 239 Sweden 85 94 Mexico 68 62 Spain 57 59 Denmark 45 61 Finland 45 56 Russia 45 64 Greece 44 51 Germany 34 55 Austria 29 France 21 23 Netherlands — 28 All others - 111 134 Total 9,043 11,803 It is of interest to note that while the number of fishermen dropped in the 1942-43 season, from the previous season, the number of commercial fishing licenses sold in the 1943-44 season was the largest ever recorded for this State. The decrease in 1942-43 was due in part to the loss of the Japanese fishermen who were barred from operations off the coast. These were only partially replaced by the other nationalities. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 35 Interest in the lucrative albacore and soupfin shark fisheries, which were successful in 1943, as well as high prices of all fish, encouraged large numbers of people to enter the industry. However, commercial licenses were also bought by some solely to qualify for the Coast Guard passes required for movement of boats in ocean waters. An unknown number of licenses must be classified as temporary, and do not represent a perma- nent increase in the number of commercial fishermen in the State. Some idea of the distribution of the increase within the State may be obtained from Table IV which shows the number of commercial fishermen registering as residents of the different ports. TABLE IV Region of Residence 1942-43 1943-44 Eureka 213 315 Sacramento 367 442 San Francisco - 927 1,347 Monterey 994 968 Santa Barbara 306 276 Los Angeles 4,379 6,536 San Diego 1,391 1,552 Alaska, Washington, and Oregon 466 354 Mexico 13 Total 9,043 11,803 SARDINES The catch of sardines is reported on a seasonal basis, the season in northern California extending from August 1st to February 15th, and that in southern California from October 1st to March 1st. The details of the production are given in the catch circulars which are reprinted in the appendix. The total production of sardines and sardine products is shown in Table V for the two seasons of the biennium. TABLE V Sardines (seasonal record) 1942-43 1943-44 Total tons landed 501,341 473,522 Tons received for canning 271,703 231,527 Total cases of all size cans packed ^ 3,743,373 3,160,701 Number of reduction permits issued 76 75 Permit tonnage granted 378,634 370,272 Number of tons used under permit 229,334 241,733 Tons of sardine meal produced 76,983 73,512 Gallons of sardine oil produced 13,148,783 13,783,011 A further increase in the number of reduction permits over the previous biennium is noted. Furthermore, a decrease in the total case pack from the record established in the 1941-42 season also occurred. The catch in both years was below that of 1941-42. During the 1941-42 season, an overall average of 9.2 cases of sardines were packed for every ton of sardines landed. In the 1942-43 season this case pack had fallen to 7.5 per ton ; and decreased still further in 1943-44 to 6.7 cases per ton. While the decrease in catch of the last year of the biennium amounted to 5.5 per cent over the first year of the biennium, only 49 per cent of the last year 's catch was received for canning, whereas 54 per cent of the first year 's catch was received for this purpose. The decrease in pack was due not only to the decrease in catch. There is no doubt that the high prices 36 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION of meal and oil, as well as the shortage of cannery labor, also contributed to the diversion of a greater proportion of tlie fish into the reduction plants. Allocation The decrease in the canned pack of the last year of the biennium occurred in spite of the complete regulation of the fishing and utilization of sardines by the Federal Government under the so-called "allocation orders. ' ' After the beginning of hostilities, and with the beginning of the 1942-43 season, it was apparent that some outside agency would have to enter the sardine picture in order to prevent a major loss in production. The sardine fishing fleet had been reduced in size by the loss of large numbers of the sardine boats to the Army and the Xavy. Those plants owning boats naturally desiring to ensure their own catch prevented the sale of the catch of their boats to other plants and in other ports. As a result some plants at times had an excess of fish, most of which was diverted to reduction while other canners were unable to obtain enough fish to operate their plants. During periods of heavy fishing the boat loads were limited by the plants to keep the landings within the owner's production capacity. An attempt was made by the California Division of Fish and Game to remedy this situation ; and the first order of the commission was issued on August 22, 1942, to prevent the loss of boat production by imposition of catch limits and to distribute the fishing fleet between the three Cali- fornia sardine ports in proportion to their plant capacities. Several months were required to solve the numerous problems involved in the inauguration of such a radical departure from normal fishing operations ; and the commission was unable to put allocation into operation before injunction proceedings, instituted by several sardine plant operators in the port of Monterey, forced the cessation of allocation activities. Allo- cation was then taken over by the War Production Board which had cooperated closely with the commission in its early attempts to organize the allocation program. The War Production Board carried through allocation to the end of the 1942-43 season. During the period between the end of that season and the beginning of the 1943-44 season, the office of the Coordinator of Fisheries was estab- lished in the Department of the Interior within the personnel of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This organization took over allocation at the beginning of the 1943-44 season. The impo.sition of limits on the boat catches was prohibited. Boats were licensed to fish in certain ports in an attempt to distribute an inadequate fleet eciuitably between the three fishing ports in California, to obtain the greatest possible production from them. Poor fishing experienced in the ports of Monterey and San Fran- cisco during the months of October, November, and December, however, made it impossible to maintain the distribution of boats on an equitable basis and the canned pack fell to the lowest figure reached in the last three years. Sardine Investigations Although sardine investigations have been curtailed due to lack of personnel, the essential phases are being continued. During each season the dail}^ catch has been sampled so that there will be no break in the THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 37 continuity of studies of size changes of fisli. The age- analysis of the catch has been carried on through a cooperative study with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No sardines were tagged during this biennium, but tags were recovered from former releases. In the 1942-43 season, 1,328 tags were recovered in the California fishery, and eight in the Pacific northwest. In 1943-44, 648 tags were returned in California, and 52 in the Pacific northwest. These represent recoveries from groups released in previous years off the coast of Mexico, Southern California, Monterey and San Francisco. In addition, 78 recoveries were made in California of tags released off the mouth of the Columbia River by the Oregon Fish Commission, and three were taken which had been released by the Fisheries Research Board of Canada off the Washington coast. Analyses have been continued of the fisherman's catch per unit of effort expended. These studies, together with the age readings and length measurements, indicate that at present the sardine population is in a comparatively healthy condition due to good spawning survival in 1937 and 1939. These two year-classes have been the main support of the fishery for the past three or four seasons. Annual meetings with representatives of fisheries departments of Canada, Washington, Oregon, California, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been held to coordinate the sardine investigations of the fisheries staffs of Canada, and the Pacific Coast States. TUNA The landings in pounds of tuna at California ports for the years 194U through 1943 are as follows : TABLE VI W-iO 19Ifl 1942 19Ji3 Albacore 3,885,000 2.747,000 10,621,000 21,385,000 Bonito 5.291,000 10,177.000 1,651,000 2,282.000 Bluefin J 19,970,000 9,519,000 12,845,000 10,179,000 Skipjack 56,650,000 25,585,000 38,715,000 28,894,000 Yellowfiu 113,760,000 76,702,000 41,167,000 49,261,000 Total 199.5.56.000 124,730,000 104,999,000 112,001,000 MACKEREL The catch of mackerel in 1942 was 52,353,663 pounds. In 1943 it rose to 75,261,000 pounds. A shortage of fish in 1942 added to the diffi- culties of movement of the boats in and out of the harbors in Southern California, resulted in the lowest mackerel catch that has been recorded in 10 years. The canning season, which is determined only by the avail- ability of fish, began in September, 1942; and extended for that season only to March, 1943. 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Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento: Agents Sacramento Branch . Total, Sacramento. San Benito San Bernardino San Diego: Agents San Diego Branch. Total, San Diego. San Francisco: Agents San Francisco Branch. Total, San Francisco Branch . San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta: Agents Redding Branch. Total, Shasta.. Total $10,671 00 326 00 5,669 00 242 00 2,100 00 4,261 00 20 00 432 00 4,000 00 433 00 4,433 00 2,152 00 318 00 746 00 849 00 1,790 00 867 00 669 00 1,270 00 6,782 00 132 00 14 00 6,928 00 769 00 1,138 00 116 00 695 00 3,016 00 606 00 51 00 962 00 1,903 00 1,060 00 745 00 2,229 00 641 00 551 00 10,088 00 1,116 00 11,204 00 265 00 1,129 00 665 00 8 00 673 00 8,810 00 372 00 9,182 00 5,911 00 142 00 1,960 00 265 00 3,515 00 975 00 1,692 00 95 00 1,787 00 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 59 FINAL STATEMENT OF PHEASANT TAG SALES, 1943 SERIES— Continued County $1.00 each Total Sierra $92 00 Siskiyou __ _ 2,190 00 Solano 4,535 00 Sonoma _.. 2,S19 00 Stanislaus 4,127 00 Sutter 1,694 00 Tehama _____ 1,439 00 Trinity 11 00 Tulare . _ 2,242 00 Tuolumne ........ 356 00 Veutura _. _ _. ... ...... 356 00 Yolo ._ 3,310 00 Yuba. - 2,415 00 Arizona. 150 00 Oregon . . . . . . 217 00 Totals $121,186 00 Number . _ . 121,186 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME, RECORD OF FISH DISTRIBUTIQN RECAPITULATION— 1942 Trout Rainbow 12,90S,3S7 Steelhead 3,064,253 Golden 13,138 Black Spotted 419,000 Cutthroat 735 Loch Leven 3,712,350 Eastern Brook 2,907,425 Total 23,025,289 Salmon King 3,189,790 Silver 78,907 Total 3,268,697 Spiny Rayed Smallmouth Black Bass 36,614 Largemouth Black Bass 195 Total 36,809 GENERAL FISH RESCUE Trout Rainbow.___ 5,950 Steelhead 856,114 Cutthroat 48 Total 862,112 Salmon King 232,668 Silver 18,490 Total 251,158 Spiny Rayed Smallmouth Black Bass 685,362 Largemouth Black Bass 1,418,269 Striped Bass 9,634 Sturgeon 2 Sacramento Perch 3,500 Crappie ___ 88,383 Squaretail Catfish 821,208 Forkedtail Catfish 1,468,162 Bluegill Sunfish 214,672 Green Sunfish •. 397,330 WarmouthBass 41,890 Shad 231 Total 5,148,643 60 FISn AXn GAME COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF FISH Hatchery County ALPINE - — - ARROWHEAD LAKE — - BASIN CREEK... BEAR RIVER PLANTING BASE.. NOAH BEERY PURCHASED FISH BL.\CK ROCK SPRINGS BROOKD.\LE Alpine San Bernardino. Alpine Calaveras Tuolumne Nevada Placer Sierra Los Angeles San Bernardino. Inyo... Mono.. Tulare. .\lameda Marin Monterey.-. San Benito.. San Mateo. . Santa Clara . Santa Cruz . . Solano BURNEY CREEK. COY FL.\T EXPERIMENT.^L. TALL CREEK FEATHER RI\T;R. FILLMORE Lassen.. Modoc.. Shasta. - Siskiyou. Tulare.. Siskiyou- Siskiyou. Plumas. - Sierra Los Angeles Riverside San Bernardino.. San Diego San Luis Obispo. Santa Barbara... Ventura nSH SLOUGH. Inyo Madera _ Mono... FORT SEWARD. HOT CREEK. Humboldt.. Mendocino. Trinity HUNTINGTON L.\KE. K\WEAH KERN Inyo Madera. Mono... Fresno - Tulare. KINGS RIVER... LAKE .\LMANOR. Fresno . Butte... Lassen.- Plumas.. Shasta.. Tehama. Total from hatchery by county 607,000 20,600 80,557 316,030 659,105 865,151 372,253 84,807 52,122 34,604 231,070 32,174 10,000 Rainbow 185,000 526,000 754,700 30,000 51,230 15,535 3,838,490 535,000 169,395 73,532 16,800 193,415 41,500 30,200 15,300 111,830 94,994 1,001 6,048 537,056 129,650 34,680 61,960 27,000 1,293,100 111,525 648,214 Kern i 49,107 Tulare 242,388 906,668 20,000 285,202 726,300 124,000 75,000 112,000 20,600 40,557 174,030 428,325 382,101 278,738 84,807 52,122 34,604 231,070 32,174 10,000 7,046 7,046 59,349 59,349 94,842 36,008 9,225 9,225 84,564 9,138 98,450 98,450 617,194 16,177 19,360 19,360 Steelhead 41,070 140,000 365,000 455,800 51,230 15,181 283,300 69,995 73,532 16,800 193,415 41,500 30,200 15,300 111,830 37,977 ""¥,048" 61,960 27,000 758,561 111,525 287,307 23,864 214,638 737,030 173,802 500,000 100,000 15,000 75,426 618,: 648,700 537,056 129,650 34,680 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 61 AND GAME, RECORD OF FISH DISTRIBUTION 1942 Golden Black Spotted Cutthroat Locli Leveii ! Kasterii Brook King Salmon Silver Salmon Miscel- laiieoas Miscel- laneoas Total 419,000 76,000 607,000 20,600 40,000 142,000 139,100 181,778 57,600 91,680 301,272 35,915 1,055,692 1,322,211 86,726 273,244 1 990,030 45,000 120,000 229,900 41,200 69,000 30,000 1,495,900 51,230 173 181 15,535 3,189,790 3,838,490 144,200 50,000 107,500 49,400 704,395 482,577 2,047 54,970 1,001 102,043 701,386 10,090 376,429 148,020 1,382,060 111,525 180,482 25,243 27,750 110,265 180,425 64S.214 291,495 59,373 20,000 96,400 22,000 24,000 30,000 906,668 15,000 130,000 74,300 30,000 1,230,502 62 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF FISH Hatchery MADER.\.. MOUNT SHASTA. MOUNT WHITNEY. PLASKETT MEADOWS PLANTING BASE. PRAIRIE CREEK County Madera - Alpine Amador Butte El Dorado. Lassen Modoc Plumas Shasta Siskiyou Tehama Trinity Yuba Fresno . . Inyo Madera - Mono... Colusa. Glenn.. REARING RESERVOIRS. Del Norte. Humboldt- Marin Trinity Los Angeles Orange Riverside Sail Bernardino. San Diego SEQUOIA. TAHOE... Fresno. Tulare. TALLAC. YOSEMITE.... YUBA RIVER. Grand totals. Alpine El Dorado - Nevada Placer El Dorado. Nevada Placer Mariposa.. Tuolumne . Nevada. Sierra... Total from hatchery by county Rainbow 487,526 74,000 148,500 448,000 468,500 40,000 16,570 25,000 582,720 900,558 255,000 466,000 10,000 80,750 571,638 118,080 282,207 6,000 25,000 229,910 553,402 600 40,320 62,296 4,000 5,120 87,107 10,452 59,706 39,041 10,000 514,700 81,280 291,185 1,138,690 150,240 60,000 719,400 463,000 85,915 363,700 227,738 69,000 116,000 287,000 333,000 40,000 15,000 25,000 426,720 646,263 200,000 158,000 10,000 73,760 185,026 118,080 108,587 6,000 25,000 62,296 4,000 5,120 87,107 10,452 59,706 39,041 86,000 Steelhead 66,560 1,138,690 150,240 60,000 438,300 377,400 209,625 160,000 229,910 548,660 40,320 26,293,636 12,908,387 3,064,253 I THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT AND GAME, RECORD OF FISH DISTRIBUTION— 1942— Continued 63 Golden Black Spotted Cutthroat. Loch Lcven Eastern Brook Kins Salmon Silver Salmon Miscel- laneous M isccl- lanpous Total 144,643 115,145 5,000 17,500 10,000 45,500 487,526 15,000 151,000 90,000 1,570 142,000 76,195 55,000 14,000 178,100 148,000 3,434,848 16,990 143,620 242,992 173,970 1,053,025 31,000 135 600 4,607 824,232 168,975 98,747 10,000 381,700 81,280 45,000 47,000 179,625 897,165 1,348,930 281,100 85,600 65,925 74,810 1,182,400 19,990 79,265 449,615 13,138 419,000 735 3,712,350 2,907,426 3,189,790 78,907 26,293,986 64 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION CENTRAL VALLEYS BASS HATCHERY Sourcu County Small- mouth Black Bass Large- mouth Black Bass Ken- * tucky Bass Striped Bass CENTRAL VALLEYS BASS HATCHERY... . ■ Santa Cruz 125 SALMON AND TROUT RESCUE Source County Rainbow Steelhead CENTRAL VALLEYS FISH RESCUE Sacramento . Yolo- NORTH COAST FISH RESCUE Del Norte. 256 Humboldt-- - Mendocino . 349,138 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FISH RESCUE Riverside. 3,650 2,300 San RprnarHino San Luis Obispo. 16,000 Santa Barbara 406,300 Ventura ..... 3,800 UPPER EEL RIVER FISH RESCUE Lake 196,438 UPPER EEL RIVER FISH RESCUE Sonoma 26,743 TOTAL TROUT AND SALMON RESCUE 5,950 998,675 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 65 RECAPITULATION— 1942 Calico Bass Sacra- ments Perch Crappie Square- tail Catfish Forked- tail Catfish Bluegiil Sunfish Mixed Sunfish Miscel- laneous Miscel- laneous Total 30 40 195 RECAPTULAT ION— 1942 Golden Black Spotted Cutthroat Loch Leven Eastern Brook King Salmon Silver Salmon Miscel- laneous Miscel- laneous Total 50,600 165,130 16,938 50,600 165,130 48 18,034 456 35,276 456 349,138 3,650 2,300 16,000 406,300 3,800 196,438 26,743 48 232,668 18,490 1,255,831 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME, RECORD OF FISH DISTRIBUTION RECAPITULATION— 1943 Trout Rainbow 13,784,642 Steelhead 1,974,801 Black Spotted 53,883 Loch Leven 1,569,530 Eastern Brook 1,722,200 Total 19,105,056 Salmon King -- 3,503,320 Silver.".' 105,325 Total 3,608,645 GENERAL FISH RESCUE Trout Rainbow. _ 4 Steelhead 1,333,939 Cutthroat 48 Loch Leven 23 Total 1,334,014 Salmon King 239,820 Silver 32,362 Total 272,182 Spiny Rayed Smallraouth Black Bass 322,597 Largemouth Black Bass 752,999 Sacramento Perch. 100,000 Crappie 32,561 Squaretail Catfish 406,155 Forkedtail Catfish 314,419 Bluegiil Sunfish 134,854 Green Sunfish 29,821 Warmouth Bass 16,644 Sturgeon ^ Total 2,110,053 5 — 52283 06 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF FISH Hatchery County Total from hatchery by county Rainbow Steelhead ALPINE. BLACK ROCK- BROOKDALE. BURNEY CREEK. HOT CREEK. Alpine Amador Calaveras . Tuolumne. Alpine. Ijiyo... Mono.. Tulare. Alameda Marin Monterey. - San Benito.. San Mateo. - Santa Clara. Santa Cruz. COY FLAT FALL CREEK FEATHER RIVER FILLMORE Lassen . . Modoc Shasta.. Siskiyou. Tulare... Siskiyou. Plumas.. Los Angeles Orange Riverside San Bernardino.. San Diego San Luis Obispo. Santa Barbara . . Ventura KAWEAH KERN KINGS RIVER... L.AKE ALMANOR MADERA MOUNT SHASTA. Alpine.. Fresno.. Inyo Madera. Mono... Tulare. Kern... Tulare. Fresno. Lassen . . Plumas.. Shasta.. Tehama. Fresno.. Madera. Alpine 80,000 Amador 170,000 Butte 400,000 El Dorado 432,000 Glenn 20,000 Lake 5,000 Modoc 9,002 Nevada 706,000 Placer 453,000 Plumas 45,000 Shasta 613,764 Sierra 40,000 Siskiyou 1,060,992 Tehama j 328,000 Trinity 437,390 Yuba I 10,000 63,160 3,200 308,980 708,200 2,240 258,854 37,421 4,760 1,080 43,009 88,436 9,154 82,177 134,064 362.040 154,000 339,000 834,375 30,000 107,608 3,646,480 331,850 125,800 203,320 15,650 39,800 391,600 25,025 5,850 21,600 121,515 7,'"iO 53,400 40,220 71,335 1,133,264 182,370 73,862 214,688 608,638 174,440 642,706 26,000 75,000 5,550 434,161 40,200 201,980 565,680 249,615 12,384 4,760 1,080 43,009 34,188 9,154 9,029 134,064 48,717 144,000 258,000 648,500 107,608 58,350 266,100 89,200 203,320 15,650 39,800 391,600 25,025 5,850 21,600 121,515 7,900 53,800 21,620 71,335 811,827 10,020 73,862 214,688 605,305 174,000 478,206 10,000 75,000 270,106 75,000 120,000 337,000 402,000 20,000 5,000 9,002 561,000 309,000 45,000 585,764 40,000 851,010 273,000 402,200 10,000 54,248 73,148 '313,323' 576,730 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT AND GAME, RECORD OF FISH DISTRIBUTION -1943 67 Golden Black Spotted Cutthroat Loch Leven Eastern Brook King Salmon Silver Salmon Miscel- laneous Miscel- laneous Total 22,960 3,200 107,000 85,800 56,720 1,083,540 2,240 9,239 25,037 303,275 719,960 10,000 40,000 88,525 41,000 97,350 30,000 1,357,375 107,608 3,011,400 3,646,480 65,750 36,600 457,650 824,360 15,200 3,400 17,367 109,200 194,870 172,350 1,306,519 182,370 i8,550 3,333 440 68,100 16,000- 308,638 96,400 918,146 5,550 76,080 5,000 35,000 10,000 10,000 87,975 439,711 15,000 53,000 20,000 50,000 134,000 95,000 10,000 25,000 3,000 55,900 55,000 154,082 35,190 4,810,148 68 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF FISH Hatchery County Total from hatchery by county Rainbow Steelhead MOUNT WHITNEY Fresno ... 21,990 395,189 310 50,990 768,840 761,705 101,899 319,818 667,910 239,420 804,965 32,650 102,150 787,270 228,940 378,135 18,380 15,990 152,559 310 50,990 10,000 60,348 101,899 319,818 305,020 196,280 804,965 32,650 102,150 489,770 151,140 283,750 18,380 Inyo Mono. .- Tulare PRAIRIE CREEK. . Del Norte 264,920 HimibnlHt 692,432 SEQUOIA Fresno . Tulare . . TAHOE El Dorado Placer . _ TALLAC El Dorado . . Nevada Placer YOSEMITE Mariposa,. . . Tiinliimne YUBA RIVER Sierra Yuba Totals 22,732,891 13,784,642 1,974,801 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT AND GAME, RECORD OF FISH DISTRIBUTION— 1943— Continued 69 Golden Black Spotted Cutthroat Loch Leven Eastern Brook King Salmon Silver Salmon Miscel- laneous Miscel- laneous Total 6,000 242,630 468,479 491,920 8,925 1,528,545 , 421,717 362,890 43,140 907,330 939,765 297,500 77,800 1,016,210 94,385 396,515 53,883 1,569,530 1,757,390 3,503,320 105,325 22,732,891 70 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION SPINY RAYED FISH RESCUE Source County Small- mouth Black Bass Large- mouth Black Bass Ken- tucky Bass Striped Bass CENTRAL VALLEYS FISH RESCUE Contra Costa 180 14,228 250 800 598 171,500 542,249 6,608 Fresno Kern 3,000 Kings Merced Napa - Sacramento San Francisco - San Joaquin San Mateo 168,985 Solano Sta.nisla.ns 52,792 3 1,140 13 11,010 Sutter Yolo Santa Clara 97,820 COAST FISH RESCUE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FISH RESCUE Kern 150 350 2,485 1,130 280 Riverside San Dieeo Ventura 25 TOTAL FISH RESCUE (SPINY RAYED) 322,597 752,999 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 71 RECAPITULATION— 1943 Calico Bass Sacra- mento Perch Crappie Square- tail Catfish Forked- tail Catfish Bluegill Sunfish Green Sunfish War- mouth Bass Sturgeon Total 450 6,151 630 9,014 275 11,093 475 800 49 55 280 43,821 1,000 1,600 157 3,750 130 71 4,755 171,500 100,000 12,560 392,334 130,047 75,894 940 15,880 1 1,269,905 6,608 247 2 240 80,500 150 1,622 2,010 190 253,556 390 52,795 444 14 50 61 2,367 36,100 61,450 1,730 16 24,000 2,500 413 6,171 60,127 1,000 92 950 116 8,000 13,940 9,710 7,586 7,000 900 675 90 2 174,872 208 2,500 2,680 1,840 400 1,940 390 50 10,650 16,970 14,035 9 9,125 9,220 1,290 75 825 100,000 32,561 406,155 314,419 134,854 29,821 16,644 3 2,110,053 72 FIRTT AXD r;A:ME COMINIISSION TROUT AND SALMON RESCUE Source County Rainbow Steelhead CENTR.\L VALLEYS FISH RESCUE Placer 4 Sacramento Sutter Yolo NORTH COAST FISH RESCUE Del Norte 10,063 Humboldt Lake. . . 206,872 Mendocino 311,700 Santa Clara 4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FISH RESCLTE Santa Barbara 778,100 Ventura _ 27,200 TOTAL TROUT AND SALMON RESCUE 4 1,333,939 1 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 73 RECAPITULATION-1943 Golden Black Spotted Cutthroat Loch Leven Eastern Brook King Salmon Silver Salmon Miscel- laneous Miscel- laneous Total 23 27 93,800 70,300 69,060 6,660 93,800 70,300 69,060 48 23,402 8,960 40,173 8,960 206,872 311,700 4 778,100 27,200 48 23 239,820 32,362 1,606,196 74 FISn AXD GAIME COMMISSION PREDATORY ANIMAL CATCH BY COUNTIES July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943 July 1, 1943 to June 30, 1944 Total for bien- nium Coyote Bobcat Other predators Total Coyote Bobcat Other predators Total Alpine 15 51 55' 79 46 116 77 1 311 125 15 58 1 88 94 128 164 100 1 383 211 2 143 186 15 Amador _ 29 2 26 70 5 41 12 102 83 32 i i 223 2 1 7 5 26 20 14 5 26' 10 56 28 9 99 Calaveras 10 2 74 2 11 13 El Dorado 190 Fresno 177 Glenn Inyo Kern 6 ' 3 23 fj.i r, 6 150 , 3S , 29 160 241 323 Lake.. ._ 1 TA• 3 DC O h 3 CQ V) H u F s ra a U o or ■a a. re > i: cc v» lii ll. X v> li. C o X V) OC .— O n Li. S < OS ^ coco OSIO -iji'co OS t- r-» CO or- O CO »/3^ O CO f— ' T-H Total taken in state waters and off the coast of California CO O CO OS OS CO t^-^co • OS OS "^ c OS CD (M C COCO San Diego region. O UO CD CO ■ 1-H CC-^ O CO O CD lO-^i-H CO CO C^OCO OsN r- 1--. ■— I CD '-•CO CO .31 •-'cocqoqioiO'-''^ CO^OcDCq— '-^OiO OSt— 'TfCOOC'-HUOTt* -^"r*rcoC*10-^od»0 "^t— COOlCiOO-^O »0 Cq •-< d CO lO C3 •<*« O GO OSQO.s " W »S c ^ o c3 TZl ^ — tLJ ULJ *^ *H *^ ** < -< m CO a o o o o a P^ P^ o W W W W W M IS S ;S ^ CL. &H '—CO'^ r- c^ CD CO CO <-< iO 00 OS CO CO lO o CqiM .-H OO OOW3 OSU5 OSI>- Boo o o o J3 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 83 coco iO'Xi-^fMco-Ho: Oco ci-— '«^-^iOfMcia;c5 CO— •i>-oio*oco»o»o lOt^-— tiOO— •■^■^'— < iCiC-^ _, t-^ Tf ■— I <^f CO CO CO -tf r--. 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Oi c^ COO o o) 02 0202 02 rt !3 £ rt.»S^S o o a a a-H:SS = .2 !CzacccQa2tZ2ma2a2cotEt-'t-'fc-'t-itSl^?<-i<5 C a >> M-^-g a "w-t-^ '5, sOmcc 1 .^ a M fe S f :c ■3 a Pre a j;OOC^a2^ H 42; J«3 O -a o CQ »- -; t- t- fc- I ■^-ia a a aa •o^OOCJOOOOOOcQ <5 84 FISH AXD GAME COMMISSION CANNED. CURED AND MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE YEAR OF 1942 Canned Kind of fish or fishery product Size of cans San Francisco district, cases Monterey district, cases San Pedro district, cases San Diego district, cases Total, cases Albacore . Mb 3,199 124,948 177 103,966 435 3,376 235,171 435 i^-lb 6,257 M-lb i^-lb. lOO's 523 242 4,676 746 17,369 110 1,944 7,926 523 Anchovies M-lb. lOO's 261 503 Barracuda J^-lb • 4,676 1,022 31,266 110 Bonito ... . _ - 1-lb 276 13,897 li-lh. Clams No. 10, 6's H-\h 1,944 7,926 443 Clam juice No. 10, 6's Mackerel 4-lb. 12's 443 17,456 3,220 1-lb 4,539 579,053 8,815 664 601,048 12,035 664 J^-lb . 14-lb. lOO's Sardine No. 10, 6's 1,106 1,106 63 4-lb., 12's 63 1-lb. oval 1-lb. tall 1^2-lb 164,452 164,363 638,343 498,946 8,283 37,255 75,386 72,706 19,129 619,881 1,342,030 1,707 84,069 1,422,676 1,222 2,006,561 9,990 121,324 75,386 185,427 J'2-lb. 96's 1 fib. filet 5-02. lOO's '4-lb. sq. lOO's-. 22,049 90,672 2,918 22,047 2,205 3-oz. paste 1-lb 2,205 20,058 4,887 Shad 20,058 4,887 941 Shad Roe Ji-lb Squid .- 1-lb. taU 941 Tuna, Bluefin Mb 8,749 179 221,330 1,507 18,920 4,018 98,427 8,539 17,996 123 7,939 1,5 19 192,413 3,410 8,587 3,613 36,267 383 23,096 2,079 14,348 197,403 8,749 179 I2H0Z i-flb 28,236 177 249,566 1,684 18,920 M-lb. M-lb. look's Tuna, Striped 1-lb 7,438 486,671 93,315 3,170 11,456 585,098 101,854 21,166 123 i.flb 14-lb M-lb. lOO's Tuna, Yellowfin 4-lb., 12's Mb 16,567 24,506 1,919 691,120 32,834 9,406 12}4 oz.. J^lb 498,707 29,424 819 1,948 109,148 14-Ib M-lb. lOO's Tuna flakes . . Mb. 5 561 14-lb 145,415 Tuna, "tonno" style >flb 383 M-lb. lOO's 23,096 YeUowtail Mb 208 20,757 2,287 l-i-lh 35,105 Petfood Misc. sizes 197 403 Totals 378,014 1,363,152 3,762,737 1,437,740 6,941,643 Note: Forty-eight cans to the case unless otherwise specified. Monterey. San Pedro District includes Orange County. San Francisco District includes all area north of THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT Cured and Manufactured 85 Fishery product Size or quantity San Francisco district Monterey district San Pedro district San Diego district Total Anchovies, salted Pounds 5,500 5,500 Mixed fish, dried Pounds Pounds 47,002 47,002 Mixed fish, salted 41,248 41,248 Sablefish, kippered - - .. . . Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds -- 236,863 72,000 . 104,206 236,863 Sablefish, salted 72,000 Salmon, smoked 104,206 Sardine, salted.. 190,920 190,920 Shrimp, dried.. . Pounds Pounds Tons 2,091 5,120 2,091 Shrimp, meal.. _ 5,120 Stickwater residuum . 195 25,170 5,219,441 49,097 195 Fish, meal Fish, oil..... Tons Gallons Gallons 17,748 4,183,492 148,043 31,633 3,146,680 63,795 4,452 137,027 79,003 12,686,640 260,935 Miscellaneous Data Estimated value of pack Number of employees... Value of plants San Francisco district $8,812,250 1,665 $3,578,273 Monterey district $12,570,434 3,380 $3,923,808 San Pedro district $27,042,118 5,172 $4,418,812 San Diego district $19,007,887 2,033 $1,626,931 Total $67,432,689 12,250 $13,547,824 86 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION REPORT OF SARDINE CANNING AND REDUCTION PLANTS, SEASON 1942-1943 Compiled by S. H. Dado Prior to the opening of the season fishermen and plant operators in San Francisco and Monterey with the aid of the OP A agreed on a price of $22 per ton if the insurance was paid by the plants or $22.50 per ton if the insurance was paid by the boat owners. In ]\Ionterey fishing operations were delayed a few days after August 1st adjusting cannery workers pay and differences between the C. I. 0. and A. F. L. fishermen's unions. In San Francisco the first load of sardines came in on August 8th. In Monterey the first deliveries were made on August 12th. In southern California fishing started prompt!}' on October 1st and was exceptionally heavy for the first two weeks of the season. Landings were above average for the first three months of the season. Hearings were held June 25th by the Commission on 76 applica- tions for permits to use sardines by a reduction or extraction process. At the Board meeting held on July 11th 75 permits for 4,750 tons each were granted. On October 17th two more permits were granted to Associated Sardine Canners. Inc. and Del Mar Canning Company, Plant No. 2, both in ]\Iontere3-. The permit was issued to Del Mar Canning Company since it was declared ready to operate but no permit was issued to the Associated Sardine Canners, Inc. as their plant was not completed and ready to operate. On January 8, 1943, additional permits for 1,000 tons each were granted and issued to 13 canning plants in the San Pedro district and on February 11th additional permits for 1,000 tons each were granted and issued to four canning plants in ^Monterey. On March 5th, a permit was granted and issued to Van Camp Sea Food Co., Inc. "I. P. -A. T." Plant to use 634 tons to cover fish taken in excess of permits the plant held. Permits were issued for the season as shown in the following table : District Jsi umher of Plants Tons San Francisco 33 156,750 Monterey : 23 113,250 San Pedro 16 89,634 San Diego 4 19,000 Totals 76 378,634 A transfer of 577 tons was made from the San Francisco district to be run in a i\Ionterey plant. ,THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 87 Only 54.6 per cent of the reduction permit tonnage granted was received in the San Francisco district, 68.3 per cent in the Monterey district, 70.8 per cent in the San Pedro district, and 15 per cent in the San Diego district. In the four districts combined 60.6 per cent of the tonnage granted was received leaving an unused tonnage of 149,302 tons to be canceled at the close of the season. The permits granted on July 11th provided that not more than one-third of the tonnage granted for the season could be taken in one calendar month, l^n the San Francisco and Monterey districts 700 tons and in southern California 950 tons was set as the minimum amount that could be taken during any oue month during the season. These rulings on maximum and minimum monthly allotments were can- celed on October 16th. During the season 208 boats engaged in fishing sardines were operated on the following basis : Fort of operations Number of hoaf.s San Francisco only 19 Monterey only 66 San Pedro only 37 San Francisco and Monterey 20 San Francisco and San Pedro 18 Monterey and San Pedro 36 San Francisco, Monterey and San Pedro 12 Total _208" Of the total boats, 197 were purse seiners and 11 were small lampara type boats using ring nets. During the season five purse seiners were lost during storms, two at San Pedro and three at Monterey. This report does not include sardines taken for fresh fish markets, bait, quarter oil pack, or fish packed after March 31st, in square cans of less than 10 ounces in weight. The following plants operated during the season : SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT Alaska Salmon Co., Richmond American Sardine Co., Benicia Benicia Fisheries (2 plants), Benicia F. E. Booth Co., Inc. (2 plants), Pittsburg California Fish Products Co., Richmond Carquinez Fishery, Ltd., Richmond Cypress Fisheries, San Francisco East Bay Fisheries, Richmond Edible Fish Meals & Oils, Richmond Farallone Packing Co., Div. of Borden Co. (2 plants), San Francisco Fish-Dee-Lish Corp., Richmond Fish Packers, McNears Point 88 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION Gardenia Packing Co., Richmond Golden State Fislieries, Inc., Benicia Hofmann Packing Co., McNears Point Lansing Fisheries, San Francisco Martinez Food Canners, Ltd., Martinez McGovern and IMcGovern, Richmond Northern Packing Corp., San Francisco Old Capitol Packers, Inc., McNears Point Ozol Packing Co., Martinez Pittsbnrg Canners, Inc.. Richmond Point Edith Fisheries, Ltd.. Richmond Polarine Fisheries, Inc., Richmond Red Rock Fisheries, Inc. (2 Plants), Richmond Redondo Fish Products Co., Richmond Richmond Fisheries, Inc., Richmond San Pablo Fisheries, Richmond Tamalpais Fishing and Packing Co., Richmond MONTEREY DISTRICT California Packing Corp., Monterey Carmel Canning Co., Monterey- Custom House Packing Corp., Monterey Del Mar Canning Co. (2 plants). Monterey Edgewater Packing Co., Monterey E. B. Gross Canning Co. (2 plants), Monterey Hovden Food Products Corp. (2 plants), Monterey Hovden Food Products Corp. (2 plants), Moss Landing ]\I. A. Leonis, Moss Landing Lucido Fisheries, Monterey Monterey Canning Co., Monterey Monterey Fish Products. Inc. (2 plants), Monterey Oxnard Canners, Inc., Monterey Port Costa Packing Co., Moss Landing San Carlos Canning Co., Monterey San Xavier Fish Packing Co., Monterey Santa Inez Fisheries. Inc.. ]\Ioss Landing Sea Pride Packing Corp., Ltd., ]\Ionterey SAN PEDRO DISTRICT California i\Iarine Curing & Packing Co., Terminal Island California Sea Food Co.. Long Beach Coast Fishing Co., Wilmington Franco Italian Packing Co., Terminal Island French Sardine Co. of California, Inc. (2 plants). Terminal Island ^ K & M Fisheries, Inc., Terminal Island - Sardamack Fisheries, Inc., "Wilmington Sea Pride Packing Corp.-, Ltd., Terminal Island 1 Plant No. 2 burned Jan. 2, 1943. a Plant burned Jan. 2, 1943. THTRTT-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 89 South Coast Fisheries, Inc., Terminal Island ^ South Pacific Canning Co., Inc., Long Beach Southern California Fish Corp., Terminal Island Van Camp Sea Food Co., Inc. (3 plants). Terminal Island West Coast Packing Corp., Long Beach SAN DIEGO DISTRICT American Fisheries Co., San Diego * High Seas Tuna Packing Co., Inc., San Diego Sun Harbor Packing Co., San Diego Westgate Sea Products Co., San Diego * 3 Plant burned Jan. 2, 19 43. * Permit issued, no sardines received. 90 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION PRODUCTION OF SARDINE PLANTS Auoust 1, 1942, to March 31, 1943 District Sardines received, tons Used for caiming, tons Cannery fish overage used for meal and oil, tons Used for meal and oil under permit, tons Ran Francisco 115,586 183,158 199,750 2,847 20,657 71,482 93,092 9,344 33,968 43,160 85,585 Mnntorpv _ 77,404 63,498 2,847 Totals -- 501,341 '185,231 86,472 86,472 229,334 271,703 1 The law requires that 13^2 cases of 1-lb. oval cans be canned from each ton of sardines received for canning purposes, but in calculating the amount of fish actually used in canning, a basis of 20 cases per ton is used. District San Francisco . Monterey San Pedro San Diego Totals, Cannery offal, tons 1-lb. ovals packed, cases 10,327 35,770 46,546 92,643 203,287 705,317 491,690 1,400,294 Other size cans packed, cases 215,560 750,376 1,377,143 2,343,079 Other size cans reduced to equivalent of Mb. ovals, cases 209,878 724,335 1,370.383 2,304,596 Cases, per ton 13.8 13.5 13.6 District San Francisco Monterey San Pedro San Diego Totals.-. Sardine meal, tons 19,114 28,255 29,015 599 76,983 Ratio per ton of meal 5.5 5.2 5.3 4.8 Sardine oil, gallons 4,467,454 5,590,335 3,049,132 41,862 13,148,783 Gallons of oil per ton of fish and offal 42.4 38.0 19.9 14.7 District » 304 tons for salting. 2 577 tons transferred San Francisco to Monterey. San Francisco Monterey San Pedro San Diego Totals... Permits issued, tons 156,750 113,250 89,634 19,000 378,634 Unused permit tonnage cancelled tons =70,588 =36,423 26,136 16,153 149,300 Used for other purposes, tons '304 '304 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 91 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF SARDINE PLANT OPERATIONS, SEASONS 1941-1942 AND 1942-1943 San Francisco District Season 1941-42 Season 1942-43 Increase Tons of sardines received for canning _ Tons of sardines received under permit for meal and oil.. Tons of sardines received for pet food _ Total tons of sardines received for all purposes Cases of 1-lb. oval cans packed. _ _ _ Cases of other size cans packed Other size cans reduced to equivalent cases of 1-lb. ovals M eal, tons Oil, gallons 63,279 121,381 1,261 30,001 85,585 185,921 449,589 427,566 405,120 29,935 7,162,343 115,586 203,287 215,560 209,878 19,114 4,467,454 •33,278 •35,796 •1,261 •70,335 •246,302 •212,006 •195,242 •10,821 •2,694,889 Decrease. Monterey District Season 1941-42 Season 1942-43 Increase Tons of sardines received for canning Tons of sardines received under permit for meal and oil.. Tons of sardines received for salting Total tons of sardines received for all purposes Cases of 1-lb. oval cans packed Cases of other size cans packed Other size cans reduced to equivalent cases of 1-lb. ovals. Meal, tons - Oil, gallons 179,549 70,139 29 105,450 77,404 304 249,717 1,098,747 1,413,846 1,331,057 36,309 7,222,683 183,158 705,317 750,376 724,335 28,255 5,590,335 •74,099 7,265 275 •66,559 •393,430 •663,470 •606,722 •8,054 •1,632,348 ' Decrease. Sail Pedro District Tons of sardines received for canning Tons of sardines received under permit for meal and oil. - Tons of sardines received for pet food Total tons of sardines received for all purposes Cases of 1-lb. oval cans packed Cases of other size cans packed Other size cans reduced to equivalent cases of 1-lb. ovals Meal, tons Oil, gallons Season 1941-42 123,396 18,633 4,256 146,285 633,298 1,244,910 1,236,037 18,590 2,088,695 Season 1942-43 136,252 63,498 199,750 491,690 1,377,143 1,370,383 29,015 3,049,132 Increase 12,856 44,865 •4,256 53,465 •141,608 132,233 134,346 10,425 960,437 * Decrease. 92 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION San Diego District Season 1941-42 Season 1942-43 Increase Tons of sardines received for canning Tons of sardines received under permit for meal and oil. Total tons of sardines received for all purposes Cases of 1-lb. oval cans packed Cases of other size cans packed Other size cans reduced to equivalent cases of 1-lb. ovals. Meal, tons _ - Oil, gallons.-- 68 1,472 1,540 1,266 1,266 269 25,244 2,847 2,847 599 41,862 •68 1,375 1,307 '1,266 * 1,266 330 16,618 * Decrease. California, All Districts Combined Season 1941-42 Season 1942-43 Increase Tons of sardines received for canning. Tons of sardines received under permit for meal and oil.. Tons of sardines received for pet food, salting, etc Total tons of sardines received for all purposes. Cases of 1-Ib. oval cans packed Cases of other size cans packed Other size cans reduced to equivalent cases of 1-lb. ovals Meal, tons Oil, gallons 366,292 211,625 5,546 583,463 2,181,634 3,087,588 2,973,480 85,103 16,498,965 271,703 229,334 304 501.341 1,400,294 2,343,079 2,304,596 76,983 13,148,783 •94,589 17,709 •5,242 •82,122 •781,340 •744,509 •668,884 •8,120 •3,350,182 • Decrease. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT SARDINE CATCH BY MONTHS, SEASON 1942-43 93 San Francisco Month Canning Reduction Other purposes Total August, 1942 ._ ._. 4,628 7,395 4,766 4,268 4,118 4,447 379 27,640 20,502 14,015 12,553 5,252 5,502 121 32,268 September 27,897 October __ 18,781 November. ._ _ .. 16 821 December .. 9,370 9,949 500 January, 1943 _ ._ February. . March _ ._. Totals : 30,001 85,585 115,586 Monterey Month Canning Reduction Other purposes Total August, 1942 . . 14,430 28,989 7,268 13,185 16,921 9,636 14,294 727 16,202 19,717 4,098 12,889 10,477 4,532 9,489 41 167 2 44 30 673 September... 48,873 11,368 26,118 27,398 14 168 October __ __ November December January, 1943 _ . _ February _ 50 • 23,833 727 March _ _ ._. _ _ __ Totals 105,450 77,404 304 183,158 San Pedro Month Canning Reduction Other purposes Total October, 1942.. 35,929 32,720 35,639 19,308 12,590 66 22,200 20,371 13,084 7,554 1 289 58,129 November ._ _ 53,091 December 48,723 January, 1943 _ 26,862 February 12 879 March 1 66 Totals 136,252 63,498 199,750 San Diego Month Canning Reduction Other purposes Total October, 1942 . 331 827 1,042 647 331 November ... 827 December 1,042 January, 1943 647 February March 1 _ . Totals 2,847 2,847 04 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION PACK OF 1-LB. OVALS BY MONTHS, SEASON 1942-43 Month August, 1942.. September October November December January, 1943. February March Totals. San Francisco, cases 19,397 42,971 39,245 27,201 28,414 41,808 4,251 203,287 Monterey, cases 97,298 199,350 47,16!) 84,668 115,715 65,209 95,908 705,317 San Pedro, cases 128,534 115,252 117,891 70,277 58,989 747 491,690 San DicKO, cases Total, cases 110,695 242,321 214,948 227,121 262,020 177,294 159,148 747 1,400,294 PACK OF OTHER SIZE CANS REDUCED TO EQUIVALENTS OF 1-LB. OVALS, SEASON 1942-43 BY MONTHS, August, 1942.. September October November December January, 1943. February March.. Month Totals- San Francisco, cases 43,079 56,902 30,541 30,450 29,589 18,220 1,097 209,878 Monterey, cases 97,561 192,132 52,197 93,394 I12,s2n 66,523 98,089 11,619 724,335 San Pedro, cases 356,534 326,487 363,234 190,445 133,168 515 1,370,383 San Diego, cases Total, cases 140,640 249,034 439,272 450,331 505,643 275,188 232,354 12,134 2,304,596 SARDINE MEAL PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, SEASON 1942-43 Month August, 1942.. September October November December January, 1943. February Mach Totals- San Francisco, tons 5,370 4,598 3,130 2,888 1,422 1,639 67 19,114 Monterey, tons 4,644 7,355 1,669 4,160 4,246 2,156 3,937 88 28,255 San Pedro, tons 8,173 7,847 7,274 4,111 1,602 29,015 San Diego, tons 60 152 261 126 599 Total, tons 10,014 11,953 13,032 15,047 13,203 8,032 5,606 96 76,983 SARDINE OIL PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, SEASON 1942-43 Month August, 1942.. September Octobe Novembrer December January, 1943. February March Totals. San Francisco, gallons 1,325,287 1,165,268 768,976 640,630 280,465 281,511 5,317 4,467,454 Monterey, gallons 1,098,094 1,713,064 354,523 881,961 802,864 313,276 422,854 3,699 5,590,335 San Pedro, gallons 1,216,837 946,778 605,502 235,902 43,908 205 3,049,132 San Diego, gallons 9,362 14,548 14,218 3,734 41,862 Total, gallons 2,423,381 2,878,332 2,349,698 2,483,917 1,703,049 834,423 472,079 3,904 13,148,783 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 95 CALIFORNIA FRESH FISHERY PRODUCTS FOR YEAR 1943 Compiled by Division of Fish and Game, Bureau of Mai-ine Fisheries Species of fish Eureka region Sacramento region San Francisco region Monterey region Santa Barbara region Albaoore 488,361 474,332 78,793 300,549 198,432 60 112 7,379 294,675 Anchovy Barracuda 190,540 367,637 13 Bonito Cabezone 140 Cabrilla Carp _ 16,735 209,485 506 40 Catfish Corbina, Mexican .. Cultus, Pacific Flounder ,. 478,755 311,135 151,410 160,003 84,802 14,279 1,857 18,043 Flying Fish __ Grouper __ __,_ Haiie . 6,427 3,057 10,869 1,070 1,015 15,511 Halibut, California- 352,263 269,991 Hardhead _ _ 2,096 Herring, Pacific .- 125,584 495,132 4,829 43 150,048 9,190 205,547 162,793 4,430,090 452 Kingfish 368 155,500 231,500 Mackerel, Pacific. * 92,780 Mullet , Perch 24,525 28,694 13,879 20,244 Pike 273 Pompano, California _ .- 198 396 Rock Bass _ _. ... 15,784 85,130 3,409 Rockfish 1,375,468 1,907,664 2,176,182 280,395 462 202,781 36,901 2,021,123 143,862 171,029,377 684,754 1,221,784 1,101,934 75,023 439,702,334 Sablefish 700 1,295,424 Sand Dab Sardine _ 73,645,540 362 Sculpin . _. 1,680 Sea-bass, Black 1 832 Sea-bass, White ._ 3,114 13,948 1? 1,064,882 62,897 145 326,768 55,837 Shad 2,347,902 79 Shark 1,070,856 478 980 96,653 Skate 16,696 34,116 16,777 4 292 Smelt 66,851 3,449,278 72 965,644 996,257 292,011 86,134 10 107 Sole 232,647 Split-tail 10,925 Swordfish, Broadbill 134,835 Tuna, Bluefin 43,182 275.899 Tuna, Yellowfin _ Turbot 6,401 137,880 13,196 ■ 3,487 705 17,745 Whitebait Whitefish, Ocean . _ 22,412 YeliowtaiL 13 Miscellaneous Fish 49,150 26,117 2,169 19,966 12,245,247 229,058 77,916,080 178,154,054 2,021,556 253,215 449,017,469 64,724 43 2,796,534 Crustacean: Crab . Shrimp.. Spiny Lobster. . 125,528 MoUusk: Abalone _ 5,891 120 100 631,558 Clam 728 Clam, Pismo 1,759 44,111 Clam, Soft-shell 46,557 4,962 79,878 301,454 30,448 39,060 Octopus -. . 3,404 9,582 Oyster, Eastern Oyster, Japanese 439,651 Oyster, Native Squid 9,065,688 Total shellfish, in pounds 233,190 2,783,141 9,141,896 1,240,848 Grand total, in pounds 12,478,437 77,916,080 180,937,195 458,159,365 4,037,382 Note: All amounts shown in pounds. This record does not include albacore shipped from Oregon and Washington or fish imported from South America or the Gulf of California. This record is the catch made in or off the regions show a in the tables. 96 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION Total landings in Cali- fornia, inciuiling fish from west coast south of the International Boundary brought in by boat -._ CO O c^ oo c«o -^ ■^o -*" QO r-. 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Ji-lb. 1-lb.- K-lb.- 1-lb.- 'A-lh.- l-lb._ Ji-lb.- J 13,058 627,117 I 19,856 819,859 ' 9,573 756,369 1.040 655,303 , 539,666 i 80 934,975 452 1,236,037 ' 1,266 1,370,383 i 783,633 i 697 Total 65,382 84,937 232,123 299,572 640,430 416,704 211,263 91,719 460,715 390,279 1,280,761 1,341,714 1,117,715 1,083,037 1,300,794 1,652,767 2,973,480 2,304,596 1,747,151 THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT Sardine Meal, Tons 109 Season San Francisco district 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30. 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33, 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39. 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 20 228 1,183 1,387 2,282 2,716 2,303 2,297 5,073 10,571 11,604 23,686 23,058 34,751 36,324 20,541 29,935 19,114 20,064 Monterey district 6,393 6,447 9,355 12,395 16,671 11,490 7,825 14,370 22,206 36,396 26,933 31,867 15,383 28,859 34,568 25,805 36,309 28,255 32,840 San Pedro district 5,962 5,962 7,128 14,802 16,258 4,317 4,911 14,060 19,166 29,836 19,422 18.735 14,525 22,066 12,145 24,560 18,590 29,015 20,081 San Diego district 467 184 140 251 262 848 1,945 827 15 537 16 216 269 599 527 Total 12,842 12,637 17,850 28,724 35,462 18,523 15,039 30,727 46,707 77,651 59,904 75,115 52,981 86,213 83,053 71,122 85,103 76,983 73,512 Sardine Oil, Gallons Season Monterey district San Pedro district San Diego district Total 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. 1930-31. 1931-32 1932-33 1933-34. 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37. 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44. 2,629 60,967 257,989 288,055 474,530 763,643 612,181 574,958 1,175,401 2,514,588 3,196,286 5,509,905 4,659,147 7,804,909 9,313,706 4,809,853 7,162,343 4,467,454 5,018,816 1,110,983 1,501,384 1,601,993 2,651,524 3,887,472 3,363,912 2,143,101 3,761,387 4,819,900 9,379,239 6,854,372 6,814,184 3,067,587 5,462,066 7,090,963 5,197,570 7,222,683 5,590,335 6,578,416 658,817 682,796 711,579 2,178,815 1,986,704 630,011 762,701 2,161,476 3,242,899 4,865,486 2,939,863 1,898,134 1,447,631 2,197,757 984,851 2,369,300 2,088,695 3,049,132 2,135,162 10,253 6,857 11,071 24,303 111,252 210,171 77,700 912 37,325 472 21,587 25,244 41,862 50,617 1,816,424 2,245,147 2,581,814 5,125,251 6,359,777 4,757,566 3,517,983 6,497,821 9,262,503 16,870,565 13,200,692 14,299,923 9,175,277 15,502,057 17,389,992 12,398,310 16,498,965 13,148,783 13,783,011 Sardine Oil Production, Gallons per Ton Season San Francisco district Monterey district San Pedro district San Diego district 1930-31 47.5 47.1 43.0 39.6 41.7 49.9 41.3 36.3 40.2 45.5 43.8 43.8 42.4 43.5 43.2 43.1 45.6 37.0 44.5 46.8 39.1 36.6 35.6 38.7 38.6 38.2 38.0 38.0 26.3 28.5 29.1 31.3 30.7 27.9 18.9 19.3 19.8 15.5 18,7 21.9 19.9 20.7 1931-32 1932-33 - . . 1933-34 . 17 7 1934-35 24.7 1935-36 21 0 1936-37. . . 17 9 1937-38 11 1 1938-39 13.4 1939-40 . 5.0 1940-41 i 18 3 1941-42 : 16 7 1942-43 14.7 1943-44..- 18.9 11(1 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION CASE PACK. MEAL AND OIL PRODUCTION FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1928-1944 Sardines, 1-Lb. Ovals, Cases Year San Francisco district Monterey district San Pedro district San Diego district Total 1928 - 109,198 204,878 237,159 307,575 125,737 239,917 292,216 301,455 225,185 101,912 164,559 225,462 178,316 459,454 164,452 270,005 228,561 1,402,237 1,834,648 1,342,249 696,640 334,019 598,616 798,942 825,011 864,498 577,405 556,477 1,023,285 755,639 1,142,052 638,343 775,446 822,836 945,676 1,438,159 863,254 498,996 415,874 365,750 531,619 615,808 586.038 761,776 600,532 627,524 664,241 689,210 619,881 400,504 434,414 39,755 12,225 15,500 2,496,906 1929 3,489,910 1930 2,458,162 1931 1,503,211 1932 875,630 1933 - 1,204,283 1934 - 1,622,777 1935 - 1,742,274 1936 1,675,721 1937 - 1,441,093 1938 1,321,568 1939 1,876,271 1940 . .-- 1,598,196 1941 2,290,716 1942 1,422,676 1943 1,445,955 1,485,811 Sardines, Other Size Cans, Cases Year 1928- 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934- 1935- 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939- 1940- 1941. 1942- 1943. 1944. San Francisco district 82,207 71,546 79,108 17,929 4,366 10,226 8,505 28,383 66,421 18,290 45,059 96,331 138,571 436,487 188,617 140,547 281,470 Monterey district 49,022 77,340 160,293 77,785 23,719 81,458 125,740 477,103 505,865 411,817 385,580 647,743 664,801 1,424.558 712,811 893,335 979,491 San Pedro district 153,376 286,135 346,472 192,641 90,489 116,301 284,241 273,565 549,679 1,099,513 693,000 705,588 786,484 1.240,748 1,521.396 919.572 987,888 San Diego district 33,759 16,528 25,489 3,425 7,641 10,592 10,463 11,437 22,863 12,491 19,056 229 37 2,775 1,285 697 Total 318,364 451,549 611,362 291,780 126,215 218,577 428,949 790,488 1,144,828 1,542,111 1,142,695 1,449,891 1,589,893 3,104,568 2,424,109 1,954,151 2,248,849 Fish Meal, Tons Year San Francisco district Monterey district San Pedro district San Diego district Total 1928 1,589 2,576 3,375 3,597 2,435 4,941 11,138 12,994 24,593 22,916 31,773 43,369 21,256 32.773 17,748 19,682 24,452 10,986 16,640 13,752 8,416 12,560 18,869 34,492 27,966 30,431 21,118 25,202 33,238 28,004 38,875 25,170 33,626 42,452 12,923 20,040 13,653 7,600 9,846 18,249 27,236 31,163 23.588 29,184 24,209 21,858 29,542 25,832 31,633 24,383 34,945 2,367 3,565 4,859 2,827 2,659 4,310 4,858 6,572 7,655 8,300 6,732 6,704 7,335 5,332 4,452 4,300 5,283 27,865 1929 42,821 1930 1931 1932 35,639 22,440 27,500 1933 46,369 1934 77,724 1935 78,695 1936 86,267 1937 81,518 1938 . ... - 87.916 1939 105,169 1940 86,137 1941 102,812 1942 79,003 1943 81.991 1944 107,132 Includes meal produced from sardines and other soecies of fish, and residuum from stickwater. THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT Fish Oil. Gallons 111 Year San Francisco district Monterey district San Pedro district San Diego district Total 1928..- 1929 1930 282,043 . 454,726 747,931 726,514 426,831 933,696 2,490,156 3,106,785 5,626,422 4,431,668 7,032,792 10,395,398 4,831,500 7,429,493 4,183,492 4,979,798 5,722,966 2,174,673 3,750,392 3,769,950 2,372,303 3,378,929 4,209,366 9,322,080 6,734,305 6,756,541 4,122,817 4,753,160 6,894,201 5,745,120 7,537,870 5,219,441 6,652,715 8,509,678 1,268,518 2,280,991 1,282,893 818,364 1,293,961 2,585,784 4,221,447 3,821,566 2,834,887 2,578,600 2,126,661 1,594,122 2,509,291 2,627,959 3,146,680 2,262,889 3,903,785 24,068 62,017 41,989 7,511 25,678 58,948 94,525 261,482 260,059 191,757 130,606 96,806 129,079 81,876 137,027 120,777 133,356 3,749,302 6,548,126 5,842,763 1931. 3,924,692 1932 5,125,399 1933 7,787,794 1934 - 16,128,208 1935 13,924,138 1936 15,477,909 1937 11,324,842 1938 14,043,219 1939 18,980,527 1940 13,214,990 1941 17,677,198 1942 12,686,640 1943 14,016,179 1944 18,269,785 Includes oil produced from sardines and other species of fish, except vitamin oil from livers. 52283 12-45 2500 f ^