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Title: California fish and game
Identifier: californiafishga7_1921cali (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game
Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons
Publisher: (San Francisco, etc. ) State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game
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CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 261 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME A publication devoted to tiie conserva- tion of wild life and published quarterly by the California State Fish and Game Commission. Sent free to citizens of the State of Cali- fornia. Offered in exchange for ornitho- logical, mammalogical and similar period- icals. The articles published in California Fish and Game are not copyrighted and may be reproduced In other periodicals, provided due credit is given the California Fish and Game Commission. Editors of newspapers and periodicals are invited to make use of pertinent material. All material for publication should be sent to H. C. Bryant, Museum of Verte- brate Zoology, Berkeley, Cal. December 12, 1921. A SARDINE NUMBER. Commercial fisheries in California first came into prominence in early days with the salmon industry, which was the first fishing industry of any importance in the state. Then developed the tuna industry, and in the last few years the sardine in- dustry has come to be recognized as the most important of the fishing industries. These fisheries mean an annual return to the state of many millions of dollars. The total pack of all varieties of fish canned in 1920 was about 1,941,984 cases. In view of the constantly growing value of these industries, and the part played by the Fish and Game Commission in their development, we are issuing this "Sardine Number." The excellent ana well illustrated articles on the sardine industry, methods of catching and of can- ning, and of the various uses for these fish and their by-products, have been pre- pared by the staff of the State Fisheries Laboratory, and are designed particularly for those readers who are interested in fisheries in general. Nevertheless, they should prove of value to the trade because of statistics which appear in print for
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Fig. 90. Chart showing comparison of sardine catch in California, years 1916 to 1920. Prepared by S. H. Dado.

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