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history in fresh -water, with particular attention to the factors affecting 

 survival during: this period of the salmon's life; life history in the 

 ocean ; study of the effect of sea fishing. This program is being fol- 

 lowed as closely as funds and facilities permit. So far most of the 

 work has been carried on by the United States, Canada and California, 

 each of which is publishing its results independently. 



The last meeting of the federation was held at Stanford University 

 on March 28 and 29, 1930. All of the parties belonging to the federa- 

 tion were represented, with the exception of Alaska and the state of 

 "Washington. It may be said that Washington was unofficially repre- 

 sented by Stedman Gray, editor of Pacific Fisherman, who acted as 

 secretary. At this meeting a resolution was presented by the fisheries 

 commissioners of Oregon and unanimously adopted, recommending 

 that Washington and Oregon adopt the same closed trolling season as 

 that now in effect in California, which is from September 15th to 

 June 1st. It was also agreed that representatives from California, 

 Oregon and Washington get together at some place in Washington 

 before the next sessions of the legislatures to definitely decide on the 

 wording of the bill to be presented to the separate legislatures. 



LEGISLATIVE SALMON RESOLUTIONS AND INTERIM COMMITTEES 



At our last session of the legislature, when the important salmon con- 

 servation measure sponsored by the division was being held up by the 

 arguments on whether sea trolling or river fishing for salmon was the 

 more objectionable method, a resolution was adopted requesting the 

 Division of Fish and Game to take up with the officials of Oregon and 

 Washington and of the federal government the question of salmon 

 trolling, with the object of restricting trolling by legislation or inter- 

 national treaty. This is being done. In fact, as will be seen under the 

 heading, ''International Pacific Salmon Federation," just such a dis- 

 cussion was taken up five years ago and every effort is being made to 

 secure such a restriction of trolling. We have pointed out that an 

 international treaty at this time is out of the question, but Oregon and 

 Washington are alive to the necessity of a closed trolling season. 



During the legislative sessions in Oregon and Washington early in 

 1929, a joint salmon committee was appointed by the two legislatures 

 with the object of agreeing on legislation for the protection of salmon 

 on the Columbia River as well as in the sea off the coast of the two 

 states. The Columbia River problem so overshadowed that of sea 

 trolling that the latter was not reached. 



The Oregon legislature at the same session appointed an interim 

 committee of nine members, four of whom are committeemen at large, 

 to make a study and report on what fisheries legislation is needed. A 

 similar committee was appointed by the California legislature which is 

 termed the Fish and Game Legislative Investigating Committee. This 

 California committee, made up of three assemblymen, with Wm. P. 

 Jost, chairman, has held numerous meetings throughout the state and 

 has gone very carefully into the question of conserving our salmon. 

 This committee expects to meet with the Oregon committee for the 

 purpose of discussing the question of salmon trolling. 



At the request of the Oregon committee, the Division of Fish and 

 Game was represented at their meeting at Marshfield on May 31, 1930, 



