. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 129 lower reac'hos of Eol River. Tho upjier reaches of Eel River will be stoc-ked with salmon fry by the Fish Commission's dis- tributing car this season. Owinj; to the large number of salmon that ascended the river duriuii' ilie early fall freshets, the natural i)roi)a,i;:ition will be larger than usual. The storms raised Eel River before* the fishermen had a chance to take many of the salmon from the pools
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 129 lower reac'hos of Eol River. Tho upjier reaches of Eel River will be stoc-ked with salmon fry by the Fish Commission's dis- tributing car this season. Owinj; to the large number of salmon that ascended the river duriuii' ilie early fall freshets, the natural i)roi)a,i;:ition will be larger than usual. The storms raised Eel River before* the fishermen had a chance to take many of the salmon from the pools in the lower river, conseiiuently a larger numl)er of mature salmon ascended the river to spawn than usual. The Fish and (iame Commission is planning a hatchery for the district south markers from Portland and Eel Rivei- and the old (juestion arose. Were they salmon or steelhead? The usual characters by which salmon and steelhead are dislinguisbcd are the size of head, shape of tail and number of rays in the anal fin. In the shipments these identification marks had been re- moved. The fish were dressed and the heads, tails, and anal fins removed, very evidently for the purpose of preventing identification. As it was lawful to have salmon, but unlawful to have steelhead in possession, the question was a vital one. A microscopic examination of the scales. I I I ijiauyui>^* *. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
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