FOKTY-FIKST BIENNIAL REPORT ()'■) 



UNDERSEA OIL EXPLORATION 



Tlie major oil companies continued their exploration for undersea 

 oil deposits until mid-July, 1949. By that time all of the areas in whicli 

 the companies were interested liad been explored by seismic methods and 

 tlie connnission denied applications for more work south of Point Con- 

 ception prior to 1952. 



The commission required that all exploratory work carried on be a 

 joint project of all companies concerned. This prevented re-exploration 

 l)y each individual company and did much to reduce the kill of fish. 

 The Bureau of Marine Fisheries maintained an observer with eacli 

 seismic crew during' all operations. The cost of the observers was borne 

 by the oil comjianies. 



PUBLICATIONS BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE 

 BUREAU OF MARINE FISHERIES 



fliroular No. 23. Statistical Report of Fresh and Canned l''islier,\ I'mducts, Year T.MS. 

 Cii'cular No. 24. Statistical Hejiort ul' Fresh and Canned I'^isiieiy I'rddnets, Year 1!)4!). 

 Fish Bulletin No. (iS. ConinKin .M.-iiine Fishes of California. 15.V I'hil M. Koedel. 1<.»4S; 



ino p. 



Fish Bulletin No. (•;». A,i;e and Lenf^tii Composition of the Sardine Catch Off the 

 Pacific Coast of the Fuited States and Canada, 1941-42 throiiuh 1940-47. By Frances 

 E. Felin * and Julius B. Phillips. 1!>4S ; 122 p. 



Fish Bulletin No. 70. A Preliminary I'opulation Study of the i'ellowfin Tuna and the 

 Albacore. By H. C. (iodsil. 1948 ; 90 p. 



Fish I'.ulletin No. 71. Growth of the Sardine, Sardiiioiin raenilca, 1941-42 tliroui;h 

 194t)-47. By Julius B. Phillips. 194S ; IVA p. 



Fish Bulletin No. 72. Trawling Gear in California. I'.y W. L. Scotield. 194s ; (id i,. 



Fish Bulletin No. 7'!. Tasgins' Experiments on the Pacific Mackerel, Pmuhiiilophorus 

 diego. By Donald H. Fry. Jr.. and Phil M. Roedel. 1949 ; C.l p. 



Fisli liulletin No. 74. The Conunercial Fish Catch of Calif(nnia for the Yeai' 1947 

 With an Historical Review, 191t)-1947. By the Staff of the Bureau of Marine 

 Fisheries. 1949 ; 2G7 p. 



Fish Bidletiu No. 75. California Sharks and Rays. I'.y Phil M. Roedel and \\m. Elli.s 

 Ripley. 1950; 88 p. 



Fish Bulletin No. 76. A\erage Lunar Month Catch \\\ California Sai-dine Fishermen, 

 1932-33 through 1948-49. By Frances N. Clark and Anita E. Daugherty. 1950; 28 p. 



Bonnot. I'aul 



1948. The Ahalones of California. Calif. Fish and Game, vol. .•^4, no. 4, p. 141-109. 



P>onnot, Paul, and Wm. Ellis Ripley 



1948. The California Sea Lion Census for 1947. Calif. Fish an<l Game. vol. 34, no. 3, 

 p. 89-92. 



Clark, Frances N. 



1948. Problems Connected With the Management of the Sardine Fishery. Thir- 

 teenth North Amer. Wild, Conference, Transactions, p. 339-347. 



Felin. Frances E.,* Julius B. Phillips and Anita E. Daugheity 



1949. Age and Length Composition of the Sardine Catch Off the Pacific Coast of 

 the T^nited States and Canada in 194S-49. Calif. Fish and (Jame, vol. .",5, no. 3, 

 p. 1()5-1S3. 



* With U. S. Fish and WMldlife Service. 



