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(Al Study area in Soquel Canyon, the northernmost tributary to the Monterey Submarine Canyon 

 System. iBl A physiographic map of Soquel Canyon, produced from 3.5-kHz echo-sounding data. 

 Transect A-A is at the location of the seafloor profile (C), and displays the hummocky nature of slump 

 deposits on the west wall of the Canyon. 



system and differential GPS were used on board the sup- 

 port vessel to record the underwater location of the sub- 

 mersible. All dives were made during daylight to avoid 

 potential bias due to diel activity patterns of some species 

 (Hixon'; Yoklavich. pers. obs. ) 



To quantify fish abundance and habitat use, strip tran- 

 sects of 10-min duration were conducted 1-2 m off the 



' Hixon, M. 1992. Personal commun. Department of Zoology, 

 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 973.31-2914. 



