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Point (17 or 18 miles south of the Golden Gate), affords anchorage in 
northerly or easterly breezes $ and about 6 miles farther north, under 
Point San Pedro, boats may ride in southerly or easterly winds. How- 
ever, this is only about 10 miles from Point Lobos, and with such winds 
boats can soon run up to San Francisco. 
North of the Golden Gate the coast of Marin County extends west- 
northwesterly to Point Reyes, where it turns abruptly northward, its 
general course thence being nearly north to its junction with Sonoma 
County, which stretches away to the northwest, its shores unbroken by 
any important bays or harbors. From a fishery standpoint Sonoma 
County is chiefly noteworthy for Russian River, a salmon stream of 
some importance. In Marin County, Drake’s Bay affords excellent shel- 
ter in most winds and is a noted fishing ground at all seasons. Bodega 
Bay, west and south of Bodega Head, is connected with Tomales Bay, 
which extends inland in a southeasterly direction about 17 miles, and 
has a width varying from about one-third of a mile to upwards of a mile. 
It is one of the best fishing localities along the seacoast of the State. 
Entering the Golden Gate we come upon the broad, well-sheltered 
waters of San Francisco Bay, stretching from Santa Clara County on 
the south, in a north-northwesterly direction, to Point San Pablo and 
Point San Pedro, a distance of about 38 miles, its width varying from 
1 to 11 miles. Its shores are much diversified by hills and flat marshes, 
irregular in outline, with many coves, small bays, projecting points, 
and islands. Here, on the west side of the bay, opposite Oakland and 
Yerba Buena Island, and near the Golden Gate, is the important city 
of San Francisco, and at other points are situated fishery centers, cur- 
ing stations, etc., that will be more specifically mentioned in subsequent 
pages. Over a very considerable part of the bay, and particularly on 
the east side, the water is shallow, being less than 18 feet, while a large 
area has a depth of only 6 feet or less. 
Passing through the narrows between Point San Pedro and Point San 
Pablo, we enter San Pablo Bay, a broad, shallow, nearly pear-shaped 
estuary, with rather irregular shores. Its greatest diameter is a little 
more than 11 miles, and its average width is approximately 7 miles. 
Several streams flow into it, among which may be mentioned Napa 
Creek, Sonoma Creek, Petaluma Creek, Novato Creek, and Gallines 
Creek. It is connected with Suisun Bay on the east by the Strait of 
Carquinez, which is nearly 4 miles long, with a good depth of water. 
Suisun Bay is small and shallow, with the exception of the channels re- 
sulting from the inflow of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and 
other minor streams that enter it on the north and east. Its extreme 
length is about 10 miles ; it is about half as wide, but in the east end and 
middle of the bay are many islands, several of them of large extent, 
that restrict the water area materially. 
Importance of the fisheries . — The marine fisheries of this region, par- 
ticularly those which center at San Francisco, are very important, and 
