COMMISSIONERS 

 WELDON L. OXLEY. President 



REDDING 

 THOMAS H. RICHARDS. JR. 



Vice President 

 sacramento 



JAMIE H. SMITH 

 LOS ANGELES 



CARL F. WENTE 



SAN FRANCISCO 



WILLIAM P. ELSER 



SAN DIEGO 



Goodwin J. Knight 



GOVERNOR 



Seth Gordon 



DIRECTOR 



STATE OF CALIFORNIA 



department oi ^tsl] m\h (§mnt 



722 CAPITOL AVENUE 

 SACRAMENTO 14. CALIFORNIA 



October, 1958 



To His Excellency, Goodwin J. Knight 



Governor of the State of California 

 Sacra?ne7?to, California 



Sir: 



We have the honor to submit herewith the Forty-Fifth Biennial Re- 

 port, covering the period July 1, 1956, through June 30, 1958. 



This report covers in detail the activities of the Department of Fish 

 and Game during that period. Also included are reports of policy deci- 

 sions by the Fish and Game Commission affecting wildlife, accounts of 

 the activities of the Wildlife Conservation Board and the Marine Re- 

 search Committee. 



A summarization of the many highlights of the period is contained in 

 the Director's Report for quick perusal. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Director 



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