. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 56 REPORT OP THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. The greatest growth has taken place in the tuna and sardine fisheries. The accompanying graphic charts show the growtli of the principal fisheries during the years from 1916 to 1919, inclusive. 1916 1917 1918 1919 ALL FISH CANNED IN CALIFORNIA BY CASES Northern SoutliL'rn Ulii,104 480,111 72n,100 905,206 11111! 1917. 1918 1919 522,COV 1,538,122 ,202 1,166,435 VALUE OF FISH PACKING PLANTS
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 56 REPORT OP THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. The greatest growth has taken place in the tuna and sardine fisheries. The accompanying graphic charts show the growtli of the principal fisheries during the years from 1916 to 1919, inclusive. 1916 1917 1918 1919 ALL FISH CANNED IN CALIFORNIA BY CASES Northern SoutliL'rn Ulii,104 480,111 72n,100 905,206 11111! 1917. 1918 1919 522,COV 1,538,122 ,202 1,166,435 VALUE OF FISH PACKING PLANTS Northern Southern $860,590 $948,702 786,197 2,573,453 1918-. 1,569,330 4,089,660 1919-- 2,272,514 5,436,357 SYSTEM FOR GATHERING FISHERIES STATISTICS. As statistics must be the basis of all earnest fisheries conservation work, this department early in its history began gathering data of the catch. L a w .s were passed requiring fish deal- ers and packers to submit monthly reports of the fish catch by varieties. Later it was realized that to be of the greatest service to tlie fisheries investigator such data must be made more complete and accur- ate than is possible by that method. Therefore, a sys- tem was inaugurated which lias w^orked out in an en- tirely satisfactory manner. At first the data under this system was furnished voluntarily by the indus- try, but in order to make it permanent a law was enacted by the State Leg- islature in 1919, which, makes the giving of the data compulsory. Every effort is being exerted to make this data as accurate as possible, realizing that accuracy is the main requisite of the investiga- tor. Such data increases greatly in value with the passing years. As this system of gathering the data of the catch is unique and superior to that employed by any government or state fisheries board, we quote the law governing it: Sec. 2. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in tlie business of buying, canning, curing or preserv- ing fi
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