THIRTY SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT 



REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOHN L. FARLEY 



At the beginning of the biennium the membership of the Fish and 

 Game Commission was : I. Zellerbach, San Francisco, President, and 

 R. Fernald of Santa Barbara. On August 18, 1930, C. R. Bell qualified 

 as a member to fill the existing vacancy. The resignation of R. Fernald 

 as commissioner was accepted by the Governor early in January, 1931. 

 The vacancy thus created remained unfilled until after C. R. Bell 

 resigned during the following December when J. Dale Gentry of San 

 Bernardino and E. B. Gilmore of Los Angeles were appointed as mem- 

 bers of the Commission. On January 8, 1932, the Commission met 

 and reorganized Avith J. Dale Gentry as president and I. Zellerbach and 

 E. B. Gilmore as members. Thus organized, the Commission continued 

 its work through the remainder of the biennium, holding frequent 

 meetings in widely scattered communities of the State to give full 

 opportunity for sportsmen and commercial fishermen to meet with the 

 Commission in the discussion of their problems. 



There have been but few changes in the administrative personnel. 

 On July 1, 1930, Leo K. Wilson, formerly publicist for the Division, 

 became chief of the Bureau of Education and Research. On November 

 1, 1931, W. H. Shebley was transferred from chief of the Bureau of 

 Fish Culture to become fish cultural advisor to the Commission. Dr. 

 J. 0. Snyder of Stanford University, for many years consultant and 

 part-time worker on fishery problems, was appointed to fill the vacancy. 

 Opie Warner was appointed as publicist on March 1, 1932, following 

 the resignation of Earl Soto. 



During the past biennium there have been no radical departures 

 from the policies which had been in effect previously. Constant effort 

 has been made to improve methods of game and fish production, to 

 reduce costs and to secure hardy stock which will survive when properly 

 released. Our game farm work, particularly our advancement in the 

 use of electric incubators and brooders, has received national 

 recognition. 



Among the accomplishments during the past two years may be 

 listed the purchase and development of three more migratory waterfowl 

 refuges ; substantial additions and improvements to our hatcheries and 

 pond systems; the construction of bass ponds; the installation of 

 mechanical statistical equipment in the commercial fisheries laboratory 

 and better management of our game refuges. 



LICENSE SALES 



The work of the Division is supported entirely from funds derived 

 from the sale of licenses and deer tags, revenue derived from com- 

 mercial fishing operations, and fines for fish and game law violations. 



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