CONTENTS. 



Page 

 VALLEY QUAIL Frontispiece 



DEDICATION 5 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL G 



TWENTY-SEVENTH BIENNIAL REPORT 7 



Introduction " 



Administration ~ 



Finances 8 



Fishculture 



Commercial Fisheries 11 



Education and Publicity 1-4 



Law Enforcement 15 



Mountain Lion Control 1' 



Fish and Game Protective Associations 17 



Current Problems 18 



Fur Resources 24 



United States Forest Service Cooperation 25 



State Fair Exhibit 28 



District Reports 28, 29 



DEPARTMENTAL AND DISTRICT REPORTS : 



Department of Fishculture W. H. Sliehlcy 31 



Department of Commercial Fisheries V. B. Seoficld C3 



Legal Department R. D. Duke 84 



Bureau of Education, Publicity and Research H. C. Bryant 87 



Water Pollution A. M. Fairfield 93 



Sacramento District Oftice Geo. JS'eale 95 



San Francisco District Office J. S. Hunter 101 



Los Angeles District Office E. Hedderhi 104 



APPENDIX : 



Fish Distribution by Counties 113 



License Sales 120 



Violations of the Fish find (iame Laws 123 



Seizures of Fish, Game and Illegally Used Fishing Apparatus 120 



Lion Bounties 127 



California Fishery Products 128 



Nativity of Licensed Commercial Fishermen 13G 



Financial Statement 138 



