110 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



course farther on, beyond the city limits up along the line of the aque- 

 duct where municipal jurisdiction ceases, there has been no objection. 

 Since this sport within the city limits is so inexpensive and easily acces- 

 sible, it is of prime popular importance; and efforts of this Commission 

 to continue it upon a recognized, and properly regulated basis, such as 

 has .proved so successful in San Diego's municipal lakes, have resulted 

 in a better all-around understanding and general education of the 

 public, to the necessity of carefully respecting sanitary regulations to 

 perpetuate the privilege. 



The precedent thus established already is bearing fruit in setting an 

 example to privately-controlled water companies throughout the ,south, 

 several of which have found it paid them, well toenlist all possible, popu- 

 larity through pQrmittin.g the public .to. ^n joy this cheap and good fish- 

 ing, right, uear home. Friends always a;rean asset in any enterprise ; fish- 

 ino' might help float bond-issues^stranger things have happened, • 



Sport Jn. the sea has. had special attention despite the manifest diffi- 

 culties of reaching conditions so vast as those of the changing ocean. 

 Efforts to protect the rights of the sporting angler from, unnecessary 

 and unavoidable encroachment by the .alien prof essional. have on. the 

 whole, been, fairly successful, . although maintenance of any entirely 

 efficient patrol is beyond present %ancia,l possibility until, all, , who 

 enjoy fishing of any sort from, ocean wharves, .piers, break- waters, etc., 

 realize that ,to keep net-fishermen .750 feet away from them is a most 

 practical form of protection^ for which they must expect to pay the costs 

 iii the form of purchasing angling licensas,. without hair-splitting, tech- 

 hicaliti.es as to whether the species they, are angling for, is technically 

 classified .as " game fish,' " or not.. ..■,,■., 



• ' ' 'License sales. 



Expansion of the license-sales system developed by this office has con- 

 tinued until now hunting and angling licenses are obtainable in every 

 .country village and most of. the crossroads hamlets. Rendering licenses 

 easy'to' obtain probably has played fully as great a. part in stimulating 

 sales as patrol work,, since after' all,, the nominal dollar is regarded by 

 the great majority, in its proper light as virtually a voluntary contribu- 

 tion. to improvement of their sporting cond.itions; "chipping-in" to a 

 state- wide association' of sportsmen. In the southern division during 

 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, $54,114 was the net total of hunting 

 license sales ; the last year, a gain of 3620, or 6.6 percent ; anglmg license 

 showed a gain of over 10 percent, totalling $40,496 net to December 

 31, 1921. Sales of commercial fishermen's licenses, however, showed a 

 serious falling off from '.$28,000 April 1, 1921, to $19,860 last April, 

 due in great measure to the curtailing of the fish packing industry fol- 

 lowing the armistice, and slackening of the war demand. This class of 

 revenue supports the research and regulation of commercial fisheries, 

  together with tonnage taxes and privilege licenses for wholesale shellfish 

 dealers, fish packers, kelp harvesters, etc. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT. 



Considerable comfort is derived from the steadily stiffening disposi- 

 tion of southern division judges to impose fines of sufficient size to really 



