THIRTY-SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT 



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The statistics of the commercial fish catch are more readily coin- 

 piled by calendar years than by fiscal years as the fishing seasons, 

 with the exception of sardines, fall in calendar years. The statistics 

 compiled by this bureau are therefore for calendar years. 



In the year 1930, 577,860,967 pounds of fish were taken in State 

 waters and off the California coast, and 20,278,271 pounds of shellfish 

 were taken in the same waters. In addition to this, 87,927,515 pounds 

 of fish were caught off the coast of Mexico in territorial and extra- 

 territorial waters by California fishermen operating out of California, 

 and 1,020,269 pounds of shellfish were caught by Mexican and Cali- 

 fornia fishermen in the same waters and brought into California. Tin- 

 total amount of fish and shellfish caught in the State and brought into 

 the State, during 1930, was 687,087,022 pounds. 



In 1931, 374,464,898 pounds of fresh fish were taken in State 

 waters and off the coast of California, and 10,370,963 pounds of shell- 



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Hundred Thousand Tons 



Fig. 19. Total landings for State from 1916-1931, including all fish, mollusks and 



crustaceans. 



fish were taken in the same waters. In addition to this 44,122,239 

 pounds of fish were caught off the coast of Mexico, in territorial ami 

 extraterritorial waters by California fishermen operating out of Cali- 

 fornia, and 968,991 pounds of shellfish were caught by Mexican and 

 California fishermen in the same waters and brought into California. 



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