The major departures from the results found in the 

 previous study were the low importance of an- 

 chovies in San Diego striped martin and of squid in 

 Buena Vista sailfish stomachs. 



Table 4. — Sample sizes and condition of billfish stomachs 

 sampled during 1970. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We are indebted to representatives of resorts and 

 clubs who permitted us to examine specimens of 

 billfishes: Col. Eugene Walters, proprietor of Ran- 

 cho Buena Vista; Bill Heimpel, proprietor of the 

 Star Fleet at Mazatlan; Lois Ibey. Secretary of the 

 San Diego Marlin Club. We are grateful to Lie. 

 Ricardo Garcia Soto, Director of the Departamento 

 de Tourismo de Baja California Sur for making 

 available the reported catch data of sportfishing re- 

 sorts in Baja California. We are also grateful to the 

 managers of the following Baja California resorts for 

 effort data: Bahia de Palmas, Rancho Buena Vista, 

 Hotel Palmilla, Hotel Cabo San Lucas and 

 Hacienda Cabo San Lucas. Several fleets at 

 Mazatlan kept records of catch and effort for us and 

 special thanks are due Bill Heimpel for his efforts. 

 Other members of our staff who helped us collect 

 and analyze the data were: Larry Coe, Dan Eilers, 



Table 5. — Food species of billfishes observed in 1970 (9f Occurrence/'^f Volume). 



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