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CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 



CHANGES IN SARDINE FISHING GEAR IN THE 

 MONTEREY REGION, WITH A NOTE ON 

 EXPANSION OF FISHING GROUNDS 



By J. B. Phillips 



NUMBER OF BOATS 



The 1933-34 sardine season at ]\Ionterey found a greater number 

 of purse seine boats fishing out of this port than any previous season. 

 About 53 purse seine boats fished consistently throughout the greater 

 portion of the season. The total number of purse seine boats that 

 delivered at this port was 61. The number of launch and lighter com- 

 binations showed a decrease from previous seasons. About 15 launch 



Fig. 39. Sardine boats anchored off some of the Monterey processing plants, 

 unloading or waiting to unload by means of suction pumps. Photo by J. B. 

 Phillips, September, 1933, 



and lighter combinations fished rather steadily throughout most of the 

 season, whereas the total number that fished was 23. Several launch 

 and lighter captains chartered i)urse seine boats during the course of 

 the season. In all, 84 different boats made deliveries in the 1933-34 

 season. Of these, 68 may be considered to have fished consistently 

 throughout most of the season. 



CHARTERED BOATS 



A number of the purse seine boats (about 17 of the total number 

 that fished) were chartered by the local owners or crews of launch and 



* Contribution No. 135 from the California State Fisheries Laboratory, Febru- 

 ary, 1934. 



