011' CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY INTERIM COMMITTEE REPORTS VOLUME 5 NUMBER 5 • AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH IN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES OF CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Compiled by WILLIAM F. SCHEUERMANN, JR. ASSEMBLY INTERIM COMMITTEE REPORTS 1957-1959 VOLUME 5 NUMBER 5 AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH IN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES OF CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Compiled Pursuant to House Resolution No. 124, 1957 Prepared by W. F. SCHEUERMANN, JR., Legislative Intern ASSEMBLY INTERIM COMMITTEE ON FISH AND GAME House Resolution No. 210, 1957 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FRANK P. BELOTTI, Chairman PAULINE L. DAVIS, Vice Chairman DON A. ALLEN, SR. WILLIAM S. GRANT DONALD E. ANDERSON SETH J. JOHNSON MONTIVEL A. BURKE FRANCIS C. LINDSAY LOU CUSANOVICH EUGENE G. NISBET THOMAS M. ERWIN ALAN G. PATTEE MYRON H. FREW JACK SCHRADE VINCENT THOMAS August, 1958 Published by the ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HON L. H. LINCOLN HON. CHARLES J. CONRAD Speaker Speaker pro Tempore HON. RICHARD H. McCOLLISTER HON. WILLIAM A. MUNNELL Majority Floor Leader Minority Floor Leader ARTHUR A. OHNIMUS Chief Clerk TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Letter of Transmittal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7— 8 Acknowledgments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 MARINE FISHES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11— 77 General - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 The sharks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12— 14 The herring-like fishes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15— 36 Pacific sardine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15— 32 Pacific herring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Anchovy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34— 36 The true smelts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Flatfishes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39— 42 General - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Pacific sanddab 39 California halibut - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Sole 41 Starry flounder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Turbot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 The bass family - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 California black sea bass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 Kelp and sand bass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 The silverside family - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Jacksmelt 44 Topsmelt 44 California barracuda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45— 47 The jack family - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48— 51 California yellowtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48— 49 Pacific jack mackerel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50— 51 The mackerel-like fishes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52— 65 Pacific mackerel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52— 55 California bonito - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56 The tunas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57— 65 Swordfish - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 66 The croaker family 67— 68 White seabass 67 Croakers 68 California corbina 68 The surfperches 69 Sheep-head - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 The rockfishes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71— 73 Sablefish 74— 75 Lingcod 76 Cabezon 77 CRUSTACEANS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79— 86 General - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 Crabs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80— 82 Spiny lobster - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 83— 84 Shrimp and prawn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 85— 86 MOLLUSKS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87-101 General - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87— 88 Abalone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 89— 91 Clams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92— 96 Octopus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 97 ( 3 ) TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued Page Oysters 98-100 Scallop 100 Squid 101 ANADROMOUS FISHES 103-146 General 103 King and silver salmon 104-117 Steelhead and cutthroat trout 118-125 Salmon and steelhead - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 126-135 Shad 136-137 Striped bass 138-145 Sturgeon 146 INLAND FISHES 147-195 General 147-148 Trout 149-182 Black bass 183-189 Carp 190-191 Catfish 192-194 Crappie 195 Sacramento perch 195 MIGRATORY WATERFOWL 197-207 General 197-198 Black Brant 199-200 Ducks 201-205 Geese 206-207 BIG GAME 209-230 General 209 Prong-horn antelope 209-211 Deer 212-225 Elk 226-227 Bighorn sheep 228-230 UPLAND GAME 231-258 General 231-232 Ring-necked pheasant 233-236 Quail 237-245 Chukar partridge 246-247 Sage grouse 248 Mourning dove 249-250 Sooty grouse 251-252 Wild turkey 253-254 Hares and rabbits 255-257 Western gray squirrel 258 FUR-BEARERS 259-267 General 259 Mountain lion 259-260 Coyote 261-262 Black bear 263 Ring-tailed cat 264 Beaver 265-266 Muskrat 267 INDEX 269-272 ( 4 ) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Assembly Interim Committee on Fish and Game 1958 HON. L. H. LINCOLN Speaker of the Assembly; and MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY Assembly Chamber, Sacramento, California GENTLEMEN: Your committee, created pursuant to House Resolution No. 210, 1957 Regular Session of the California Legislature, has the honor to submit herewith a research bibliography prepared in accord- ance with House Resolution No. 124, of said Session. The bibliography has been compiled and annotated by Mr. William F. Scheuermann, Jr., a Legislative Intern assigned to the Committee by the California Legislative Internship Program. Established in 1957, the program is sponsored jointly by the California Assembly, the Ford Foundation and the five graduate universities in the State. It has as its purpose training not only in the legislative process but also in the general field of State Government and public policy for a small number of advanced graduate students, and to provide additional research services for the Assembly. Mr. Scheuermann, prior to his selection for the intern program, was a Public Administration graduate student at the University of Cali- fornia, where his course of study included the Wildlife Curriculum offered by the Department of Zoology. We believe that Mr. Scheuer- mann has done an outstanding job on the bibliography and we are grateful to the Ford Foundation and the California Legislative Intern- ship Program for making his services available. Respectfully submitted, FRANK P. BELOTTI, Chairman PAULINE L. DAVIS, Vice Chairman Don A. Allen, Sr. Seth J. Johnson Donald E. Anderson Francis C. Lindsay Montivel A. Burke Eugene G. Nisbet Lou Cusanovich Alan G. Pattee Thomas M. Erwin Jack Schrade Myron H. Frew Vincent Thomas William S. Grant ( 5 ) AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH IN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES OF CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Compiled by WILLIAM F. SCHEUERMANN, JR. INTRODUCTION Purpose During the 1957 Regular Session of the California Legislature, Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro introduced House Resolu- tion No. 124, requesting in effect a review of research activities of the various agencies engaged in work relating to California fish and game. It was subsequently proposed that a comprehensive bibliography be compiled of all available research papers regarding some one hundred and forty-four species. This bibliography is in no way a critical, technical evaluation of the research material. Rather, it is a listing of that research material and a cursory evaluation of its pertinence to the bibliography. The purpose of this compilation is to make available to the Legislature a compre- hensive list that can be evaluated by a competent technical