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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



REPORT ON FISH CANNERIES. 



X. B. SCOPIELD, 



In Charge Department of Commercial Fisheries, 

 Fish and Game Commission. 



Sir: I beg to submit herewith a report on cannery activities for the 

 past sardine season in California extending from June 1, 1925, to May 

 31, 1926. 



The first canning operations were started at Monterey in June, 1925, 

 and the last cannery closed down in April, 1926. 



Canning operations were started in the San Pedro District in October, 

 1925, and extended to April, 1926, although most of the plants closed 

 down in both Monterey and San Pedro in March. In San Diego the 

 plants started in January and ran through to April 1, 1926. No fish 

 was received in April but a small quantity was received by some of the 

 plants during May. 



The following table shows the activities at the various canning centers : 



CANNERY, FISH FLOUR AND EDIBLE OIL PLANT PRODUCTION. 

 Season June 1, 1925, to May 31, 1926. 



District 



Monterey 



San Pedro 



San Diego 



Northern California. 



Totals, all districts 



Deduct fish used for other purpose 



Fish used by canning plants.. 



Cases 

 1-lb. oval 



cans 

 per ton 



15.6 

 16.3 

 16 

 16 



15.9 



Tons fish 

 received 



69,011 



61,992 



5,214 



248 



136,465 

 8.247 



128,218 



Tons fish 

 used for 

 canning 



48,587 



49,192 



3,940 



194 



Tons fish 



used for 



meal and 



flour 



19,832 



12.800 



1,274 



54 



101,913 33,960 



Add other sizes, 1-lb. ovals 



Tons 

 offal 



16,193 



16,643 



1,312 



65 



34,213 



Equal to total cases, 1-lb. ovals. 



Cases 



1-lb. ovals 



packed 



937,014 



968,495 



66,074 



3,892 



1,975,475 

 65,382 



2,040,857 



1 262 tons fish flour produced, not included in meal production. 



2 592 tons used for salting purposes; 4,468 tons used for manufacturing fish flour 

 edible oil. 



3 1,729 tons used for manufacturing edible oil. 

 * 270 tons used for manufacturing edible oil. 



1,188 tons used for manufacturing 



