54 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



The following were published or presented for publication in other 



periodicals : 



Clark, Frances N. 



Variations in the number of vertebrae of the sardine, Sardinops caerulea 

 (Girard). /« Copeia. 



Clark, G. H. 



San Francisco drag boat fishery. In Pacific Fisherman. 



Fry, Donald H., Jr. 



Sharp-headed tinner whale taken at Los Angeles Harbor. In Journal of 

 Mammalogy. 



GODSIL, II. C. 



Tuna tagging. In Journal du Conseil, International Council for the Explora- 

 tion of the Sea. 



Statistics. 



For many years very comprehensive statistical data have been 

 collected and compiled to give the detailed catch of commercial fishing 

 boats, the registration of boats, fishing gear and licenses sold. For 

 several years the catch data have been compiled by the use of punched 

 cards and electrically operated sorting and tabulating machines. 

 Beginning in 1932, the deer kill of the State has been so tabulated from 

 the returned deer tags. 



The past biennial ])eriod lias seen tlie extension of the statistical 

 work to include three ])hases of fish and game management, formerly 

 administered without statistical knowledge, to serve as a sound admin- 

 istrative basis. These three extensions of statistical records cover 

 marine sport angling, hunting and fresh-water angling. 



For several years, preliminary data were kept for the ocean sport 

 catch by a selected sample of boat, barge and pier operators who gen- 

 erously volunteered to keep the records for us. Beginning with the 

 first of 1936, this work was systematized and extended to include prac- 

 tically all boat operators, and the results promise to be very valuable in 

 the management of the marine fishes. 



Beginning in 1935, the game kill for the preceding year and the 

 frosh-wator angling catcli of the state were recorded on the applications 

 for hunting or angling licenses. These records, although admittedly 

 fjiiilty in some respects, serve as the first attempt in this State to com- 

 l)ile a statistical summary of the annual harvest of game animals and 

 stream fishes, and with future improvements should lay the basis for 

 better management of the resources. 



Tlie punched card system, with some enlargement in equipment 

 and ])er.sonnel, is handling the five types of records mentioned — com- 

 7nercial fish catch, deer kill, marine sport catch, hunting returns, and 

 frcsh-watfM- angling. In addition the punched card setup of personnel 

 and f<|iii|iiii(iii has rendered invaluable service in producing many 

 special reports, covering a wide range of subjects and prepared as aids 

 to the research staff, administrative officers of the Division, legislative 

 committees, and outside agencies such as federal officers and organiza- 

 tions of fishermen and packers. 



WPA Projects. 



Five WPA projects in connection with fisheries research have 

 operated successfully, the most important of which is the erection of a 



