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Fi^. 37. Ready to unload tuna (albacore) at Van Camp's tuna cannery. 1914. 



neglected. INIany species of shellfish found in abundance along the coast 

 would make excellent food were people educated as to their value. 

 Furthermore, the soft-shell clam from the Atlantic coast could be 

 profitably distributed here in bays where it does not now appear. There 

 is also a future for oyster culture in California. To stimulate interest 

 in these undeveloped fisherj'^ resources and aid in developing them is one 

 feature of the work of the Department of Commercial Fisheries. For 

 further details see pages 80-101. 



