by combining the infornnation in figures 1 and 

 2 and that on vessel tinne given in the following 

 three paragraphs. 



In 1958 one vessel cruised off northern 

 California and southern Oregon from mid- 

 February to mid- March and then went south 

 as far as San Miguel Island in late March, A 

 second vessel cruised off central California 

 between Point Reyes and Point Sur from 1 

 February through 10 April. Both vessels moved 

 north from Point Reyes in April, completing 

 the season by 29 April off Washington (fig. 1). 



The boat hunting days (one boat hunting day = 

 8 to 12 hours of effort) in each State were: 

 California -64; Oregon -11; Washington- 17. 

 In 1959 one to three vessels operated be- 

 tween Point Reyes and Point Sur, Calif., from 

 20 January through 8 April. One or two vessels 

 collected between Point Sur and the vicinity of 

 San Miguel Island from 20 January through 2 

 March. One vessel cruised off northern Cali- 

 fornia from 15 March to 8 April and one 

 cruised off Oregon in early April. From 8 

 through 29 April one or two vessels operated 



Figure 1. — Area where observations 

 were made in 1958-59. 



Figure 2. — Area where observations 

 were made in 1960-61. 



