Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-02
FISH COMMISSIONERS.
extracts From Their Biennial Report 4
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Extracts From Their Biennial Report for
1S86-ISSS.
There has been issued from the office of
the State Printer the biennial report of
the Fish Commissioners-Me Joseph
Reuter-, ] Downey Harvey and Charles
JosseIyn.
They claim that the fishery interests of
tie State are IN aeomparaiively salisfac'o DRY
condition
The salmon spring run of 1887 wa quite
small as was also that Of 1888. The fall
rue Ct 1887 did not show any Improvement.
The August run Of this year vas abundant.
The supply OF shad has been very large,
and viii increase materially each year. The
supply OF carp has been enormous, being
found IN all the rivers and waters of the
State. The catch OF sturgeon during the
last and present year has been small. This
must be attributed to the continued indis-
crininete and criminal slaughter made by
Cinnamon and other fishermen. Special
efforts have been made to stock the rivers
and lakes with the various species of trout.
In these efforts We have been quite success
| full, as evidenced by the establishment of
many ut finding them abundant in streams
to which they had for years been strangers.
Black bass have been distributed in differ
ent places throughout the State The in
crease of this fish at Crystal Springs, San
| Mateo county, has been rapid, and is the
source from which our supply has been
obtained.
PATROL AND PROTECTION.
! As in previous years, the patrol boat has
been maintained upon the rivers and bays
| 1 hat its work has been effective has been
shown by the large number of arrests and
| convictions for violations of the fish laws
of the State. The service, however ex-
| peGsive, is absolutely necessary 10 the pro-
! lection OF the fish interests of the State
| The receipts into the State Treasury from
| fines for violations of fish laws amounted
during the thirty-eighth fiscal year to
$lS3 &c. and for the thirty ninth fiscal year
TO 81. 751 So.
| SEALS AND SEA LIONS.
We respectfully repeat the recommends
| tons of the last report Of the Fish Com
missioners, as follows: These aquatic
animals are serious detriment to the fish
interests OF the State. They sit at the en-
trance of Golden Gate as royal toll
gatherers, and take the lions share of the
schools Of the finny tribe as they pass from
the broad Pacific into the bay of San Fran
1 cisco, preparatory 10 an ascent of our
rivers. In the opinion of the Commission,
they are great destrayers OF the salmon.
They appear 10 be more numerous at SEAL
Rock, and around the entrance of San
Francisco bay, than in former years, y ing.
no doubt, to the fact that the fishermen
have driven them with their nets from Sui.
sun and San Pablo bays. They not only
guard the entrance of San Francisco bay,
but are found at The entrance of Monterey,
Bolepas, Point Arena Tomsles and Shosl-
Il
and the public press have repeatedly in
yoked legislative action to prevent the I'M
mense destruction of fish constantly going
on and increasing by these worthless aGi-
mails. 1t is highly important to our eiti-
zens to have the food of which they are so
deprived, and il their behalf remedial
legislation is again urgently demanded.
STEAM LAUNCH.
The steam laInch Governor Stoneman,
constr uSt ted at q cost of over $4,000, ha,
been found useless for She service for WIG,