THIRTIETH BIENNIAL REPORT 2.1 



tion for Medical Research, under which investigations and inspections 

 are made from time to time to place the canneries in a more sanitary 

 condition and to insure the canned product is free from any germs or 

 other poisonous matter. 



In decided contrast to the very large sardine fishery, there is a 

 salmon supply in the Sacramento River which is fast becoming 

 extremely limited. Troll fishing in .Monterey Hay is now about 10 

 per cent of what it was a few years ago. Attempts have been made 

 from time to time to change the law permitting trolling, but to date 

 have been unsuccessful. However, some radical changes in legislation 

 will have to be made if this once very important commercial fishery is 

 to be continued. It is proposed that during the coming year large 

 plants of silver salmon will be made in the San Lorenzo River, in Santa 

 Cruz County, and also in the Salinas River in Monterey County, at the 

 mouth of which river this division is constructing an opening which 

 was closed during the earthquake of 1906. 



Fig. 8. New bay and river patrol speedboat Rainboic. Photograph by John 



O'Connell. 



LEGAL BUREAU 



Pursuant to the resignation of Mr. B. D. Marx Greene, December 1, 

 1927, the legal work of the Commission was assumed by the under- 

 signed. Mr. Ralph W. Scott, assistant attorney, remained in that 

 capacity. ; - 



Legal activities of the. division cover quite a wide latitude and may 

 be summarized as follows": 



The rendering of opinions and advice to the deputies of the field 

 force, other officers and employees of the division; district attorneys 

 and others concerned with or interested in some legal phase of conser- 

 vation, or fish and game law enforcement ; the conduct of hearings on 

 applications for permits, as well as hearings to revoke such permits; 

 civil condemnation of nets and other seized paraphernalia; the conduct 

 of criminal prosecution in the several counties throughout the state 



