40 



Kisll AM) (lA.Ml'; COMMISSION 



l-'i(;i lij. ■.. \^ilii.- ami j)c>uii<lHKe dI' llic ( ■aliloiiiia euiuiiiereial fish catch, 1940-1949. 

 Value represents the amount paid to the fishermen. 



s;iliu(iii. San Fraiicisco and Ccnlral ( 'ali loi-nia ports netted about $3, {)()(),- 

 ()()() wliicli was low for thai i-c^ion and was eaused by the scarcity of 

 sanlines. .Monterey fislieniK'n received $.'),()()().()()() and $6,000,000 for the 

 two years, an iniprovctni'nt o\(m- the pi-i'cedin<:- bienniiini when the sar- 

 dint's failed 1o a|)pi'ar. The porK in tlic Santa IJarhara region hatl their 

 best yeai- in l!»l> when thr total \;dur of the landings was in the neigh- 

 borhood (»f ."fi'J.OI )().()()(). 'i'his area is i:i-owin,«i' in imjiortance. Canneries 

 have been cstablislH'd in the \icini1y of Port Hnenenie and facilities 

 liavc bi'i-n di'\ chipcd for rccciviiiir lar^c loads of sardines for shi])nient 

 by Irm-k to tin' cannci-ics in ('mtral and Sontlicrn California. Los 

 Antreics and San Dicjo had tlicii- best monetary year in 1!)48 when the 

 vahie (d" tJK' deliveries was $L!I1, ()()(), ()()() and $:}7,70(),0()(), respectively. 

 The l!i|!i \alne was slightly less. Tnna was in part responsible for this 

 prosperity, but it was also i)art iaily due to 1 he fact that t liei-e was such a 

 \;w\H' {nitrration of northern \essels lo the sonthern ports. 



This |»eriod has lieen niai'ked by an extensi\(' movement of the 

 vessels in the fleet alonjr the coast. Kacli year a "greater munber of boats 

 and fishei-iiH-n from Alaska. W'ashinijton and ( )reL;()n come south during' 

 the albaeore season and i-emain to pa iM iiipate in other fisheries. In the 

 two-year p.eriod li.OOO additional lisluTmen were licensed to fish in Cali- 

 btrnia waters (I'M!) 1 l.IMI'J (ishernien ) and there was an increase of over 

 1.000 boats in the (jert ( l')4!i (i HiO vessels) . .Many u\ 1 he vessels entering 

 the fleet wep- of lar^n-r sizes. In llM!t there were abont KH over 100 feet 

 in len^'tli, eipiippcd with modern devices for more eflicient fisliin<i' wbicb 

 pennilted them to ^ro farther afield and remain on the fishing gronnds 

 for a t-'reater len'Mli of time. 



