CONTENTS. 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAD 7 



ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN BRIEF 8 



TWENTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 9 



Introduction 9 



Personnel 9 



Finances — 9 



Value of Fish and Game Resources 10 



Law Enforcement 11 



Fish Culture — 13 



Commercial Fisheries 13 



State Fisheries Laboratory 14 



Education and Publicity — — 15 



State Fair Exhibit 16 



Mountain Lion Control 17 



Fish and Game Protective Associations 17 



Game Conditions 20 



Fish Conditions 20 



Problems 22 



Acknowledgment , 24 



DEPARTMENTAL AND DISTRICT REPORTS— * 



Department of Fish Culture IT'. H. >ShcbIc!/ 25 



Department of Commercial Fisheries V. B. Scofield 48 



State Fisheries Laboratory W. F. Thompson 56 



Department of Education, Publicity and Research H. C. Bryant 71 



Sacramento District Office — Geo. Ncale 77 



San Francisco District Office ./. »S'. Hunter 79 



Los Angeles District Office E. L. Hcddcrhj 82 



APPENDIX— 



Fish Distribution by Counties 87 



License Sales 94 



Violations of the Fish and Game Laws 9>^ 



Seizures of Fish, Game and Illegally Used Fishing Apparatus lUO 



California Fishei-j- Products 101 



Nativity of Licensed Commercial Fishermen 108 



Lion Bounties 110 



Financial Statement 111 - 



