40 FISH AXD GAME COMMISSION 



In 1934, the fisheries produced 5,324,084 cases of canned products, 

 and 6.922,025 cases in 1935, makino- a total of 12,246,109 cases for the 

 two-year period, as compared "with 6,021,345 cases for the previous 

 two-year period, or an increase of over 100 per cent. 



Fish meal produced in 1934 from sardines and other fish amounted 

 to 77,724 tons. In 1935 this i)roduct amounted to 78,695 tons. 



Pish oil produced from sardines and other fish in 1934 amounted 

 to 16.128,208 gallons. In 1935 the oil produced was 13,924,138 gallons. 

 The fish meal and oil produced during the two years covered by this 

 rejiort was considerably more than double that produced during the 

 previous two years. These records do not include the production of 

 the floating sardine reduction plants operating just outside the three- 

 mile limit to escape the conservation regulations of the State. A report 

 of their operations is given elsewhere. 



The value of the canned, cured and manufactured fishery products 

 for 1934, not including fish sold fresh in the markets or the floating 

 sardine plant products, was $24,847,256 and 6,570 persons were 

 employed in the shore packing plants. In 1935 the value of these 

 same products was $30,920,240, and 8,168 persons were employed in 

 the shore packing ])lants. 



iMarket fishermen's licenses issued in tlic license year 1934-1935 

 (April 1 to ]March 31) totaled 5323, while for the license year 1935- 

 1936, 6007 licenses were issued. 



SARDINES 



The sai-dine fishery continues to be the largest in the State. By 

 referring to Pig. 5 it will be seen that the sardine catch overshadows 

 that of all other species combined and accounts for most of the gain in 

 the total take of fish in the past several years. During the past 20 

 years tlic aniuial sardine catch, including that of the floating plants, 

 has doubled, on the average, each 4 or 5 years. The amount of sardines 

 delivered to shore and floaliiig plants on the California coast during' the 

 past two sardine seasons was 608,!)36 and 565,920 tons, respectively. 



Sardine Season 1934—35 (Shore Plants) 



AiiiDiiiil uf ciiicli. !)(;i, 41)2.000 ll)s Increase ovei- previous season ^^l^% 



Park of piiiind oval cans, 1.4S0.343 cases-.Decline from previous season less than 1% 



I'ack of oilier size cans, .381,920 cases Decline from previous season 1")% 



Sariliiie nieiij. 77.<jr)l tons Increase over previous season (54% 



Sanlinc (lil. Ki.HTO.no." j;allons Increase over previous season 82% 



Sardine Season 1935-36 (Shore Plants) 



Ainoiiiit of ca(rli. SI 4.. 332.000 Ihs Decline from previous season 15% 



Tack of ixmmkI oval cans, 1 .!».'!<;. ITrJ cases Increase over previous season 30% 



Tai-k of r)llier size cans, l,20ri,3l2 cases Increase over previous season 215% 



>^'H"'liii«' 1- 5!».!»04 tons . Decline from previous season 29% 



Sardine oil. i:!,200,(;'.)2 p;allons Decline from previous season 28% 



In the above tables, giving the sardine catch and production of 

 sliorc pbints for the past two seasons, there are several things which 

 deservf comment. The great increase in the catch and in the yield of 

 sardine oil and meal in the season 1934-1935 was the result of very 

 liberal reduction permits granted to reduction plants by the Division 



