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quiliback rockfish densities were higher in the winter 

 of 1988 on both artificial reefs. In addition, both small 

 and large copper rockfish increased on HR2, 



Species comparison 



Small copper rockfish were infrequently seen on any 



habitat (Figs. 3-6), Small copper rockfish were first 

 observed on the high-relief rocky reefs after the influx 

 of YOY in the fall and winter. They were also sporad- 

 ically observed on the artificial reefs and Blake Island 

 low-relief reef. Large copper rockfish were seen on all 

 habitat types and were observed all seasons. Consis- 

 tent densities of large copper rockfish were observed 



