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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



Wushin^loii, and witli llif federal fjfovcniiiicnt, in an endeavor to 

 secure a workable plan of uniform restriction for oontrollinp salmon 

 trolliniT. Seasons have already been establislied in this slate, and 

 nieelin<rs liave been hold with a eoinmillee of Ore^'on leprislators, mem- 

 bers (A' the Calirornia Fish ami (!ame Study ('ominiltee, and this 

 division. Future moetinprs have been arranpred, and the outlook is quite 

 hojieful for the a(]o])tion of a closed season in tlie state waters to the 

 north. 



The Fish and Game linestif;atin<; Committee a])|K)iiited by the last 

 legislature, consisting of Assemblyman AVm. P. Jost, as chairman, and 

 Assemblymen Harry F. ^Morrison and Henry I\Ic(iuinness, has been 

 most hel]iful in assisting this division in gathering information, and in 

 studying the more serious |)i-ol)]ems of fish and game conservation. 



Fig. .3. A network of barren lakes and streams were stocked with golden trout in 

 the granite basins below Cartridge Pass, Fresno County, California. Photo 

 by F. A. Bullard, July, 1929. 



The Fisheries Laboratory at Terminal Island has continued the col- 

 lection of statistics, its study of fishing areas and the sux)ply of impor- 

 tant species, and its analysis of the data which have been gathered. The 

 results of the.se investigations which have been completed have been 

 published in sixteen bulletins, which had been issued, or were on press 

 at the close of the period covered by this report. 



BUREAU OF PATROL 



The Bureau of Patrol continued to be one of the most important 

 phases of our work. This law enforcement body at present consists of 

 102 deputies, 16 captains, 2 supervising captains, and a chief of patrol. 

 In part, the effectiveness of this group is indicated by the number of 

 arrests made and the amount of tines secured, which total 5388 arrests, 

 and $171,652.68 fines during the two-year period. However, the efifi- 



