80 



DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME 



TABLE 10 

 PHEASANT TAG SALES 



• Ei^Iimaled. 



TABLE 11 



(Marine Resources) 



POUNDS AND VALUE ' OF COMMERCIAL FISH LANDINGS 



AND SHIPMENTS INTO CALIFORNIA 



* Value to the fl.sliermen. 



TABLE 12 



(Marine Resources) 



CALIFORNIA FISHERIES PRODUCTION 



Total landings and shipments, pounds.. 



Cases of fish canned 



Tons of fiah meal produced 



Gallons of fiah oil produced 



Gallons of liver oil produced 



1956 



772,548,722 



15,a35,706 



30,637 



1.190,259 



30.239 



1957 



738.020,743 



15.802.218 



29.065 



924.593 



22.287 



Total 



1.510.569.405 



31.637.924 



59.702 



2,114,852 



52,526 



• Freshviler and .ultwater llccreic cost averages cannot be added to get .in Indl- 

 tMiuI's actual license eipcndlture of $3. Por those who reported flshtag only 

 In nit water, or onlj- In fresh water, the entire $3 cost of the license was 

 allotted to the appropriate fisher)-. For those who fished both salt and fresh 

 water, the cost of license was dli-ldcd In proportion to the number of days 

 fished In each, and that share added to the cjcluslte fisheries totals. These 

 were dirlded by the number of Bshcrraen In each. (Similarly, batting averages 

 of Indlrldiial ba.«<ball players cannot be added to get the team average.) 



TABLE 13 



(Director's Report) 



CALIFORNIA HUNTING AND FISHING ECONOMIC SURVEY 



1955 



REPORTED HUNTING EXPENDlTURES-1955 



.\ctual figures as supplied by the License Section of the California Department 

 of Fish and Game, duck stamp figure as reported by the U.- S. Fish and Wild- 

 life Service. 



REPORTED FISHING EXPENDITURES— 1955 

 Fresh Water Fishing — Average 15 Days Per Licensee 



Categories on questionnaire 



Transportation — Auto at 714 cents per mile, plus train. 



bus. bridge tolls etc 



Food and drink — restaurant meals, candy, ice cream. 



snacks 



General purpose equipment — Boats, tents, sleeping bags, 



etc 



Fishing equipment — Rods, reels, tackle 



Lodging — Motels, cabins, hotels 



Rentals — Boats, motors, camping, fishing gear 



Bait 



Gas and oil — For boats and motors 



License ... 



Repair, maintenance — Cost of repairing fishing equip- 

 ment 



Extra vehicle — Cost allotted on basis of use 



Party and charter boat fees 



Miscellaneous — Publications, club dues, initiations, 

 donations 



Total 



Aver- 

 age per 

 fisher- 

 man 



$63.19 



51.64 



35.30 

 23.10 

 10.89 

 10.24 

 9.15 

 4.36 

 ♦2.40 



1.96 

 1.96 

 1.53 



2.17 



$217.89 



Percent 



of 



total 



29.0 



23.7 



16.2 

 10.6 

 5.0 

 4.7 

 4.2 

 2.0 

 1.1 



0.9 

 0.9 

 0.7 



Total 

 spent 



$65,796,631 



53.771.729 



36,755,359 

 24,049.803 

 11.344.246 

 10.663,591 

 9,529,167 

 4,537,698 

 2,495.734 



2,041,964 

 2,041,964 

 1,588,194 



2,268,848 



$226,384,935 



