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language and notes on the distribution, importance and usefulness of 

 the species. This handbook of our fishes contains a readily usable key 

 to the fishes in nontechnical language and a glossary of fishery terms 

 in common usage. 



PUBLICATIONS 



During the interval 1929-1930, many fishery studies were concluded 

 and reported in the series of fish bulletins. In fact more reports 

 were published during this two-year period than were produced during 

 the preceding years .since the laboratory was established. Sixteen bulle- 

 tins (numbers 14 to 29, inclusive) have been i.ssued or are now in press. 

 In addition six other reports are nearly ready for the printer and will 

 doubtless be is.sued before the close of 1930. 



Fish Bulletin Xo. H, by Paul Bonnot, is a census of the seals and 

 sea lions along the California coast. No. 15 presents the figures of fish 

 catch for the years 1926 and 1927, with explanatory text and many 

 graphs. No. 16, by Frances N. Clark, reports the life history of the 

 jack smelt. No. 17, by G. IT. Clark, deals with the salmon fishery of 

 the Sacramento-San Joaquin river basin. No. 18, by William C. Her- 

 rington, summarizes the recent findings from the Pismo clam annual 

 census. No. 19, by W. L. Scofield, records the gear and fishing methods 

 employed in the sardine fishery of ^Monterey during past years. No. 20 

 presents the 1928 catch figures with text and graphs. No. 21, by S. S. 

 Whitehead, is an analysis of the boat catches of white sea bass. No. 

 22, by Genevieve Corwin (Wheeler), is a biblography of the tunas. 

 No. 23, by J. B. Phillips, contrasts the fishing success of the purse seine 

 and ring net boats in the ^Monterey .sardine fishery. No. 24, by J. A. 

 Craig, is an analysis of the boat catches of .striped bass in the San 

 Francisco Bay and Sacramento River region. No. 25, by three mem- 

 bers of the laboratory staff, is a presentation of the catch locality 

 records for the sardine fishery of the state. No. 26, by Frances N. 

 Clark, deals with the average sizes of sardines in the commercial catch 

 at the chief fishing ports of the state. No. 27, by D. 11. Fry, Jr., 

 describes the construction, operation and history of the ring net gear 

 as used in California. No. 28, by Lionel A. Walford, is a handbook of 

 commercial and sport fishes of California, with photographs and 

 descriptions of each species. No. 29, by Eugene C. Scofield, deals with 

 the life history and industry of the striped bass. 



