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38x53 foot two-story concrete building on Terminal Island for the 

 handling and storage of statistical records. This building, begun on 

 March 2, 1936, was about three-quarters completed by June 30. The 

 earliest project, starting with the SERA, was for clerical help at the 

 Terminal Island Laboratory and has assisted us materially ever since. 

 An experienced boatman is being furnished by WPA to assist in the 

 experimental fishing involved in our studies of the flatfishes, and at 

 Stanford University another WPA man is working up the data 

 collected in connection with our studies of the trawler fisheries of 

 northern California. For short intervals as needed, competent trans- 

 lators of foreign languages have been supplied by WPA. 



Cooperation with Stanford University. 



Too frequently all the cooperating is on one side but our arrange- 

 ment with Stanford University is exceptional in that both sides in this 

 agreement do their full share and a beneficial and smoothly operating 

 program has resulted. Starting in 1929, the university and the State 

 have cooperated in conducting a hydrobiological survey of Monterey 

 Bay. During the biennium. Dr. Tage Skogsberg of Stanford Uni- 

 versity reported in full for publication the first five years' results. 



Public Talks. 



When called upon, staff members give talks on conservation, fish- 

 eries of the state, and fisheries research before scientific societies, nature 

 clubs and local sport or service organizations. During the biennium, 

 41 such talks were given by the staff. 



Library, 



With the establishment of the Laboratory in 1917, it was essential 

 to start a collection of literature on marine biology, especially fish, fish- 

 eries, oceanography and related subjects, and also statistical methods. 

 This was primarily for the use of the research workers engaged in 

 fisheries investigations for the Division of Fish and Game. Since its 

 origin, the library has expanded and is consulted not only by the lab- 

 oratory staff but by scientists of other government and private agencies, 

 professors and students, canners, sport and commercial fishermen and 

 various commercial firms interested in fisheries or allied industries. 



In its archives are United States and foreign government docu- 

 ments, state reports, trade and scientific periodicals, publications of 

 scientific societies and institutions, in addition to textbooks and refer- 

 ence books. A large proportion of the acquisitions are obtained by 

 exchanging the publications of the Division with those of other organi- 

 zations. The library now contains 1905 volumes and 25,420 pamphlets. 



During this biennial period, considerable work was done on the 

 subject and author catalog of the literature in the library. This catalog 

 has proven indispensible in making the books and publications readily 

 available to the users. In addition to this general catalog, special bib- 

 liographies are available for reference. In 1935, an author and subject 

 index to the quarterly magazine, "California Fish and Game," volumes 

 1 to 20, was compiled. 



