CALIFORNIA (Cont. ) 



boots and waders; and repair and nnaintenance of equipment used for fishing. 

 The questionnaire was designed to enable a breakdown of expenditures be- 

 tween saltwater and freshwater sport fishing. Costs per angler -day will 

 provide the basis for determining total expenditures by sport fishermen. 



An electronic calculator is being used to process the raw data. 



Hdqtrs. Sacramento; began January 1956, indefinite; $2,000; John J. 

 Mahoney, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



6. Sport Live Bait Fishery of Southern California 



The objectives are to determine: 



1. The total annual catch for California waters and the percentage contribu- 

 tion of each major sportfishing port. 



2. The species connposition of the bait for each port. 



3. The age composition of the major bait fish, Engraulis mordax. 



4. Fluctuations in total bait abundance as reflected by catch per unit effort. 



Bait samples and fishermen interviews are taken from nine Southern 

 California sportfishing ports each week and brought into the laboratory for 

 analysis. The data are compiled on a monthly and annual basis for each port. 



Southern California; began April 1955, continuing; $2,500; David C. 

 Joseph, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: George Reiner, Department of Fish and Game, 

 State Fisheries Laboratory, Ternninal Island Station, San Pedro, California. 



7. Marine Sportfishing Investigation 



This project uses daily catch records from several hundred commercial 

 sportfishing boats to determine the population fluctuations of approxinnately a 

 dozen sport fishes. Wherever the statistical picture indicates a need for 

 biological information, this work is mapped out. Through both the statistical 

 and biological mediums, conservation regulations, actual or planned, can be 

 critically evaluated. Marine fields closely related to marine sportfishing 

 are kept under surveillance, and practical suggestions are advanced to pre- 

 vent conflicts where possible. 



Coastal California; began 1936, indefinite; $17,000; Parke H. Young, 

 Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: California State Fisheries Laboratory, Ternninal 

 Island Station, San Pedro, California. 



8. Albacore Investigation 



This project consists of: 



(A) A study of variation in time and location of the most productive fishing 

 areas by means of a log book program and to possibly explain this variation 

 by examining the oceanographic environment. 



(B) Collection of a series of length-frequency samples of the catch to deter- 

 mine growth rates and to measure the available abundance and relative im- 

 portance of different size groups to the fishery. 



(C) Development of a method to age albacore to determine the age composi- 

 tion of the catch. 



(D) Determination of nnigration patterns and rates of growth by means of 

 tagging. 



(E) Development of new fishing areas and techniques by conducting exploratory 

 activities on Department vessels. 



, Oregon Fish Commission and Washington Department of Fish and Game 



cooperating; Eastern Pacific Ocean from Central Baja California north and 

 from the coast offshore several hundred miles; began June 1951, indefinite; 



