this data base 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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