. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 22 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION Production of canned fish reached record proportions during the biennium, showing a considerable gain over the previous two years. The 10,000,000-case pack of 1947 was a notable figure, considering the light sardine catch. Production of fish meal and oil took a great drop because of the failure of the sardine fishery. Accompanying the increase in value of the fish to the fishermen was a comparable increase
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 22 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION Production of canned fish reached record proportions during the biennium, showing a considerable gain over the previous two years. The 10,000,000-case pack of 1947 was a notable figure, considering the light sardine catch. Production of fish meal and oil took a great drop because of the failure of the sardine fishery. Accompanying the increase in value of the fish to the fishermen was a comparable increase in the value of the processed product. The sensa- tional gain in wholesale value from $79,000,000 in 1945 to $132,000,000 in 1947 was due to the increase in the high-priced tuna pack and to the inflated prices that all canned fish are commanding. The fishing industry of California has truly become a multi-million dollar business. The 1947 catch was made by 12,894 commercial fishermen, and was processed by 13,161 plant workers. The number of fishermen increased steadily from 10,871 in 1944-45 to 12,894 in 1947-48 (see Tables 3 and 4). This increase was accounted for entirely by United States born fishermen, as the number of foreign-born fishers remained constant. As a matter of fact, Norwegian-born fishermen have numbered exactly 454 for the last three years. SARDINE The sardine fishery suffered a severe collapse during the biennium. The 1946-47 catch was approximately half that of the previous season which was the lowest on record since the expansion of the fishery. In spite of the industry's hopes that the slump was temporary, the 1947-48 season brought a further drop, to the insignificant figure of 115,000 tons (see Figure 7). The effect of this decline was catastrophic to fisher- men, boat owners, plant owners, and cannery workers alike. In despera-. CALIFORNIA SARDINE LANDINGS L Figure 7 Tons of sardines landed at all California ports during the past 10 seasons. The total
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