April (Cruise 6804) . Coverage extended seaward to station 100 

 (approximately 200-300 miles offshore) on lines 60-93 (Cruise 

 6801) but typically did not extend beyond station 90 

 (approximately 160-260 miles offshore) . Some inshore stations 

 were occupied during 1968 which were not covered on early CalCOFI 

 surveys. These stations were included in the data base (Table 1) 

 but were omitted from the station plots (Figures 2-4). 



Two vessels were employed on these cruises: the David Starr 

 Jordan of NMFS and the Horizon of SIO. The David Starr Jordan 

 was used on two cruises and the Horizon on one (Univ. of Calif., 

 SIO, 1971) . 



SAMPLING GEAR AND METHODS 



The standard CalCOFI net used from 1949 to 1969 had a 1-m 

 diameter mouth opening (0.785 m area) and an overall length of 

 about 5 m. The net was constructed of 3 0xxx gauze, a heavy duty 

 grade of silk bolting cloth, with a mesh size of 0.55 mm after 

 shrinkage. The last 40 cm of the cone and the cod end were 

 constructed of 56xxx grit gauze which had a mesh size of 0.25 mm 

 after shrinkage. The net ring was fastened to a short 3-lead 

 bridle connected to several meters of line which attached to the 

 towing cable by a clamp. A current meter was suspended in the 

 center of the net mouth to measure volume of water filtered (see 

 Kramer et al., 1972, for further details). 



The standard tow from 1951 through 1968 was an oblique haul 

 to 140 m depth (to 15 m of the bottom in shallow areas) designed 

 to filter a constant amount of water per depth interval (ca. 

 3m /m of depth) over the vertical range of most ichthyoplankters. 

 Hauls were made at a ship speed of 1.5-2.0 knots and initiated by 

 clamping the net line to the towing cable with the 4 5 kg terminal 

 weight about 10-15 m below the surface. The net was lowered to 

 140 m depth by paying out 200 m of wire over a 4 minute period 

 (35 m of depth/min.). After fishing at depth for 30 seconds, the 

 net was retrieved at 20 m/min. (14 m depth/min.). The angle of 



CalCOFI lines (Figure 5) are arranged perpendicular to the 

 coastline and extend from the Canadian border (line 10) to below 

 Cape San Lucas, Baja California (line 157) . Stations were 

 established on the basis of a perpendicular to line 80 (off Pt. 

 Conception) at a point designated as station 60. Stations were 

 plotted seaward and shoreward from station 60 on each line. 

 Cardinal CalCOFI lines (those ending in "0") are 120 miles apart 

 and usually bracket two ordinal lines (ending in "3" or "7") , so 

 that lines are 40 miles apart over most of the pattern. Cardinal 

 stations are 40 miles apart and typically these are separated by 

 a station number ending in "5" so that stations are 20 miles 

 apart out to station 90 on most lines. Stations are placed at 

 closer intervals near the coast and islands to accommodate these 

 features (see Kramer et al., 1972 for further details). 



