THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 87 



Only 54.6 per cent of the reduction permit tonnage granted was 

 received in the San Francisco district, 68.3 per cent in the Monterey 

 district, 70.8 per cent in the San Pedro district, and 15 per cent in the 

 San Diego district. In the four districts combined 60.6 per cent of the 

 tonnage granted was received leaving an unused tonnage of 149,302 

 tons to be canceled at the close of the season. 



The permits granted on July 11th provided that not more than 

 one-third of the tonnage granted for the season could be taken in one 

 calendar month. In the San Francisco and Monterey districts 700 

 tons and in southern California 950 tons was set as the minimum 

 amount that could be taken during any one month during the season. 

 These rulings on maximum aud minimum monthly allotments were can- 

 celed on October 16th. 



During the season 208 boats engaged in fishing sardines were 

 operated on the following basis : 



Pori of operations Number of boats 



San Francisco only 19 



Monterey only 66 



San Pedro only 37 



San Francisco and Monterey 20 



San Francisco and San Pedro 18 



Monterey and San Pedro 36 



San Francisco, Monterey and San Pedro 12 



Total 208~ 



Of the total boats, 197 were purse seiners and 11 were small lampara 

 type boats using ring nets. During the season five purse seiners were 

 lost during storms, two at San Pedro and three at Monterey. 



This report does not include sardines taken for fresh fish markets, 

 bait, quarter oil pack, or fish packed after March 31st, in square cans 

 of less than 10 ounces in weight. 



The following plants operated during the season : 



SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT 



Alaska Salmon Co., Kichmond 



American Sardine Co., Benicia 



Benicia Fisheries (2 plants), Benicia 



F. E. Booth Co., Inc. (2 plants), Pittsburg 



California Fish Products Co., Richmond 



Carquinez Fishery, Ltd., Richmond 



Cypress Fisheries, San Francisco 



East Bay Fisheries, Richmond 



Edible Fish Meals & Oils, Richmond 



Farallone Packing Co., Div. of Borden Co. (2 plants), San Francisco 



Fish-Dee-Lish Corp., Richmond 



Fish Packers, McNears Point 



