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o6 REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION, 
65-horsepower distillate burning engine and has a speed of about 10 
knots. Her engine is fitted with pilot-house control. There is a com- 
bination salmon trawl winch and gurdy to aid in the handling of nets 
and fishing gear. The winch and a power driven capstan are operated 
by friction drive from the main engine. The boat is rigged with a 
single mast and boom and carries sail which is used as an auxiliary to 
the power plant when necessary. She is fitted with fuel tanks holding 
1,125 gallons of distillate, which will carry her over 1,200 miles without 
replenishing the fuel. There is an ample hold aft for the storage of nets 
and gear and material collected for scientific purposes. The living 
quarters are roomy and well equipped, there being good accommodations 

Fig. 7... Sardine- boats at Municipal Pier, San Pedro, California. Photograph by W. F. 
Thompson, August, 1918. 
for six people. The galley, though small, is compact and will take care 
of all hands in good shape. There is a water-tight bulkhead amidships 
between the living quarters and the engine room. The boat is equipped 
with a 30-volt Edison generating plant which furnishes light 
throughout. (See Fig. 6.) 
Investigations. 
For the investigation and statistical work it was necessary that we get 
as good a man as possible who had been trained in such work. Men of 
this type are very scarce, but we were fortunate in being able to secure 
the services of Mr. W. F. Thompson, formerly with the Department of 
Fisheries of British Columbia. He took up his duties June 1, 1917, and 
immediately tackled the problem of the albacore (tuna) fishery, as being 
the most urgent of solution. Long Beach was selected as headquarters 
