sorting from 1949 to 1986 and is largely responsible for the high 

 quality of these operations. Without the vision and direction of 

 Elbert Ahlstrom and Elton Sette and the dedicated efforts of the 

 many people who collected, processed, and analyzed the samples, 

 this data base would not exist. During the final stages of 

 preparing this report, Reuben Lasker succumed to cancer. As 

 Chief of the Coastal Fisheries Resources Division, SWFC, his 

 encouragement and support for all of us involved in the sea 

 surveys, sample processing, and data base and report preparation 

 were unwavering. We dedicate this work to his memory. 



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