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'' can doubt the seriousness of the depletion, and all will agree that some- 

 thin<i' sliould be done about it. 



The decline in tlic total catch over a long period, both in the ocean 

 and ill the river, as shown in the graphs in Pig. 8 is unmistakable 



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Slunving the decline in the Icitul river and ocean salmon catcli in California 



since 1916. 



V\r,. !i. K.rfird of the Kinp Salmon esg tak« on the Sacramento River at the three 

 .slation.s, IJaird, P.attle Creek and Mill Creok. 



eviih'Tu-e that depletion has been uoing (.11 Foi- a long time and that the 

 siii»i)ly of salmon is approaching the vanishing point. It can not be 

 argued lluit this I'educl ion in the catch is due to restrictions imposed 

 on fishermen, for the nuinher of salmon which escape the fishermen and 



