would not exist. During the final stages of preparing this 

 report, Reuben Lasker succumbed 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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