Table 2.- 



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-Number of nonschooling fishes observed on 21 transects on Heceta Bank, 

 groupings and Table 1 for scientific names. (Because transect lengths 



These schools frequently occurred at the shal- 

 lowest depths (<85 m) over rugged, rocky 

 topography. Including transects where no 

 schools were seen, the median and mean num- 

 bers, respectively, of small schooling rockfishes 

 observed were 750 and 831 at depths <85 m, and 



and 9.4 at depths >85 m. These schools, us- 

 ually encountered about a meter off the bottom, 

 often dove toward the bottom when alarmed by 

 the submersible, with individuals dispersing into 

 crevices, rubble, or among the stalks of large 

 anemones. 



960 



