trollers, especially those at Monterey, -will fish set lines for bottom 

 fish, principally rock fish, during the fall and winter months folloTdng 

 the albacore season and at such times as weather permits o These craft 

 are mostly undertonnage craft (boats) with very limited cruising range. 



The information with respect to albacore fishing by the Tfeshington- 

 Oregon otter trawlers, also applies to the California otter trawlers » 



In addition, a very limited number of fishing craft that ordinarily 

 confine their fishing activities to within the bays and rivers will 

 fish for albacore whenever they approach close to the California coast. 



The albacore fleet of southern California, including both those 

 operating bait lines and those operating troll lines, also consists 

 of various types and sizes of vessels and boats, most of which engage 

 in other fisheries as well as albacore fishing. The other fisheries 

 prosecuted by the southern California albacore fleet are seining for 

 pilchards (sardines), mackerel, barracuda, miscellaneous small market 

 fishes, and bait; gill netting for sea bass, barracuda, shark, and 

 other miscellaneous fishes, and trammel netting for California halibut; 

 set line and hand line fishing for various market fishes; Pacific 

 mackerel fishing with brails or scoop nets; swordfish harpooning; and 

 fishing for abalone with diving equipment, 



A legal closed season is in force in California on sardines for 

 canning or reduction purposes as mentioned earlier in this report but 

 not for bait or other uses. Other fisheries having closed seasons 

 are lobsters which are closed from April 16 through September 30, and 

 abalone which is closed from January 15 s through March l^o Also 

 various other laws and regulations in all of the Pacific Coast States 

 restrict some fishing operations to certain areas within their 

 respective jurisdiction, and may also restrict the sale of some species 

 of fish for certain purposes. 



In recent years, albacore has been thenajor source of income to- 

 the southern California albacore fishermen, and even though pertiaps 

 not a majority, it does provide a very considerable portion of the 

 annual income to many fishermen of the albacore fleet in nortliern 

 California, Oregon and Washington. 



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