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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



REPORT OF SARDINE CANNERIES, SEASON 1930-31 



Sardine canning operations were started in Monterey on the open- 

 ing of the season August 1, 1930, with small deliveries during the first 

 half of the month. In the San Pedro district, where the season starts 

 November 1, six plants received small quantities of sardines in the 

 opening month. Among these six plants were included one plant 

 located at Hueneme and the floating cannery "S. S. Calmex," operat- 

 ing out of Los Angeles harbor, under state supervision and inspection. 

 All plants in Monterey and northern California ceased operations on 

 or before February 15, 1931, and in the San Pedro district all plants 

 finished on sardines March 31. One plant operated in northern Cali- 

 fornia and its output is included with the Monterey district. The 

 output of the plant at Hueneme and of the floating cannery "S. S. 

 Calmex" is included with the production of the San Pedro district. 

 No 1-lb. ovals were packed in the San Diego district during the period 

 covered by this report. 



In past reports, in figuring amount of ofi'al from cannery operations, 

 we have used a basis of 33i per cent of the fish used for canning as offal, 

 but, realizing this percentage was too low and the proper amount 

 was slightly higher than 50 per cent in most cases, we adopted at the 

 opening of the past season a new method of arriving at the amount of 

 offal by figuring 50 per cent of the amount of fish used in canning as 

 offal. This change will account for the increase in amount of offal 

 shown in the report below. The basis adopted for the past season will 

 be continued and will give a more accurate report of the amount of 

 material used to produce a ton of meal, and the number of gallons of oil 

 produced from each ton of offal and fish used in a reduction plant. 



CANNERY, FISH FLOUR, MEAL AND OIL PRODUCTION 

 August 1, 1930, to March 31, 1931 



District 



Monterey 



San Pedro 



Totals 



Deduct fish used for other purposes 



Fish used by canning plants... 



Tons of 

 sardines 

 received 



133,421 

 38,580 



172,001 

 16,722 



155,279 



Tons 

 used for 

 canning 



79,124 

 28,668 



107,'792 



Tons 

 used for 

 meal and 



flour 



54,240 

 6,897 



64,137 



Tons 

 offal 



39,578 

 13,990 



53,568 



