THIRTY-FOURTH BIENNIAL REPORT 11 



we are pleased to report that more has been accomplished in this direc- 

 tion during the past two years than at any time in the history of the 

 state. The control of oil leakages in southern California has restored 

 some valuable fishing waters in that area, also caused a marked 

 decrease in the amount of pollution on the beaches. In other sections 

 of the State equally encouraging results have been obtained in con- 

 trolling industrial wastes in the Eel River, in the Sacramento and San 

 Joaquin rivers and in many other places. The fourth item of destruc- 

 tion is the predatory bird and mammal. During the biennium, a com- 

 prehensive program of predatory animal control has been established. 

 The personnel assigned to this work has been increased from four to 

 fifteen, and it is anticipated that this number will be doubled during 

 the next biennium. An informal, cooperative arrangement has been 

 made with the United States Bureau of Biological Survey and the 

 State Department of Agriculture, the other two agencies concerned 

 with predatory animal control. Through this informal, cooperative 

 agreement, each of the three agencies, including ourselves, have under- 

 taken the responsibility of predatory animal control in definite areas, 

 eliminating overlapping and providing for increased control of the 

 predator. 



The fourth point in your program is adequate law enforcement. 

 We are happy to report to you the complete reorganization of the Cali- 

 fornia Fish and Game Patrol. This body of men with no increase in 

 its personnel has been so reorganized and rehabilitated that today by 

 comparison we feel that it is one of the outstanding conservation 

 patrols in the T'^nited States. The men have more than doubled the 

 effectiveness of their work. They have willingly and gladly adopted 

 your theory of enforcement to protect the Q-ame by preventing violations 

 thereby conserving the supply and making the apprehension of the 

 violator of secondary importance to prevention. We have increased 

 the number of boats for ocean patrol work in order to more adequately 

 protect the sport and commercial fishing resources along the 1300 mile 

 {•oastline of this State, an area which today provides fishing in an 

 abundance found nowhere else in this country. 



The fifth point in your program called for adequately dealing 

 with the perpetuation of the California sardine industry with particu- 

 lar reference to control of the outside floating reduction plants. Your 

 Commission has worked diligently on this matter for two years and 

 believes that it has made very definite headway by getting the industry 

 itself to realize the necessity for this control. Your Commission has 

 also been able to demonstrate that the exploitation of this resource has 

 reached and passed its maximum and that control is absolutely neces- 

 sary in order to prevent the destruction of the fishery. We are pleased 

 to report that your Commission, the industry which uses the sardine 

 onshore and the organized conservationists of the State are united. 

 There remains only the accomplishment of legislation to attain the 

 desired results. 



Your sixth and last point dealt with the enlisting of the services 

 of competent and experienced men. To this end, we are pleased to 

 report that the reorganization of the Division of Fish and Game which 

 we have effected for the purpose of carrying out your program has 

 provided definitely for the selection and training of competent men 



