Text table 2.- Comparison of intensity of coverage in different 

 parts of the survey area in 1950, 1951 and 1952, 



North of Point Conception 



(20) (40-77) 

 Southern California and 



adjacent Baja Calif orcia 



(80-107) 

 Central Baja. California 



(110-137) 

 Southern Baja California 



(140-15?) 



Total 



Number of stations occupied 

 1950 ' 1951 1952 



376 



288 



193 



Seven vessels participated in one or more cruises. These were the 

 Spencer F, Baird , Crest , Horizon , Paolina T . and E. W. Scripps of the Scrippa 

 Institution of Oceanography, the Yellowfin of the California Department of Fish 

 and Game, and the Black Douglas of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The 

 vessels taking part in each of the U monthly survey cruises in 1952 are lis- 

 ted in text table 3* 



Text table 3o- Research vessels participating in the 

 collection of material during 1952. 



Month 



Cruise 

 number 



Number 



vessels 



used 



S.F. BUCK PAOLINA E.W. 



BAIRD DOUGLAS CREST HORIZON T. SCRIPPS YELLOWFIN 



January 33 

 February 34 

 March 35 

 Late March 35 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 42 

 43 



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