66 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



President of the Fish and Game Commission, the Executive Officer of the 

 Fish and Game Commission, the Chief of the Bureau of Marine Fisheries, 

 five members representing the fish processors and one representing the 

 public at large. 



The committee was organized during the biennium and functioned 

 smoothly throughout. It helped to coordinate the sardine investigations 

 being carried out by four agencies, California Academy of Sciences, 

 California Division of Fish and Game, Scripps Institution of Oceanog- 

 raphy and V. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 



Funds administered by the committee were expended to further the 

 work of these agencies and used where most needed to supplement regular 

 budgets. In the second fiscal year $97,500 was budgeted and the major 

 part of this fund was expended on the various sardine research projects, 

 with a small balance being carried over to the next year. 



In addition to furthering the sardine studies both by furnishing 

 financial aid and by helping to encourage and coordinate the work of the 

 investigating agencies, the committee held a general meeting in San 

 Francisco on April 18, 1950. At this time the biologists explained to the 

 industry at large the type of work being done and the findings to date. 



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