. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 153 SALMON TO BE TAGGED IN MON- TEREY BAY. Salmon appear in large numbers in Monterey Bay one or two months before the summer or fall run appears in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, and it has always been believed that these salmon in Monterey Bay are Sacramento and San Joaquin River salmon on their way to these rivers to spawn. Each year the fishermen who have had experience on the northern rivers clai
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 153 SALMON TO BE TAGGED IN MON- TEREY BAY. Salmon appear in large numbers in Monterey Bay one or two months before the summer or fall run appears in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, and it has always been believed that these salmon in Monterey Bay are Sacramento and San Joaquin River salmon on their way to these rivers to spawn. Each year the fishermen who have had experience on the northern rivers claim that they can Each tag is stamped with a serial num- ber. The tags are made of silver because this metal best withstands the action of the sea water. We look forward with a great deal of interest to the results of this experiment. Salmon are taken in large numbers in the sea near Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, and the Commission expects to conduct similar tagging experiments at that Fig. 55. Rock cod fishermen, at San Francisco, baiting and coiling their lines in baskets. distinguish Eel River salmon, Klamath River salmon, and even Columbia River salmon among those caught in Monterey Bay. For the purpose of determining whether there are salmon other than Sacramento and San Joaquin salmon in the bay, the Fish and Game Commission has undertaken to tag a number of these fish and see if they are recaptured in other rivers than the Sacramento and San Joaquin. The quinnat salmon does not enter any of the streams to the south of Monterey Bay, but we know that they move down the coast often as far as Santa Barbara. Since the salmon travels this distance from the pai'ent stream, it would not be very remarkable to find Columbia River salmon in Mon- terey Bay. The tags, which are very light, will be wired to the dorsal fin. FISH CANNERY STATISTICS. The following table gives the number of cases of fish canned in California in 1915: Kind l-lb. cans l-lb. cans J-lb. cans Tuna 136,0
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