ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



ABOUT THE AUTHORS 



We thank che following tor help with preparation ot this report: 

 Pamela Yochem, Karen Miller, Ann Bowles. Lyn Yohe, Steve In- 

 graham, Steven Karl, and William T. Everett provided us with reviews 

 of the older literature for commonlv occurring species. Bill Owen 

 assisted with the tedious ]ob ot plotting sightings by month and 

 species. The N.ival Ocean System Center ( NOSCj provided access to 

 unpublished data collected by the senior author and colleagues while in 

 NOSC's employ, 1976 through 1978. Laura Hubbs provided access to 

 the files of her late husband, Carl L. Hubbs, ,u Scripps Institution, 

 covering the 1950's, 1960's, and the 1970s; the National Marine 

 Fisheries Service ( NMFS ) provided unpublished data from their ac- 

 tivities 1968 through 1985; and Hubbs Marine Research provided 

 access to sightings bv Leathenvood, Stewart, and others 1978 through 

 1985. Suzanne I. Bond. Elizabeth Garner, and Sandra Garrett typed the 

 various drafts of the manuscript. Jerrv Roberts prepared the black-and- 

 white photographs from original ^5 mm color slides. 



The two contract monitors. Doug Demaster, of NMFS, Southuest 

 Fisheries Center, La JoUa. and Carol Pillsburv. of the Channel Islands 

 National Marine Marine Sanctuary, provided data and advice and were 

 patient vvhen the task proved far more difficult and time consuming 

 than any of us had imagined. Wayne Perryman assisted with locating 

 funds which led to publication. 



Peter Stoelzl and Marlene Hilie of MacKenzie-Harris Corporation 

 provided the typesetting while Charlotte Carlisle and Barbara Summev 

 of The Drawing Room assisted in the arduous task of pasteup. Kendal 

 Morris assisted with some of the illustrations. Photographs, illustra- 

 tions, and other figures were not paid for under the government 

 contract. They appear solely by the generousity of their originators. 



Stephen Le.IiTHERWOOD has been conducting research on ma- 

 rine mammals for twenty years, the last ten from a base at Sea World 

 Research Institute/Hubbs Marine Research Center in San Diego. He 

 has traveled widely, studying, photographing, and lecturing about these 

 fascinating animals and participating m efforts to conserve them. 

 Though author of over 100 scientific papers, he is best known for his 

 field guides: Wialis, Dolphins, anil Porpoises of ihc Eastern North Pacific and 

 Adjacent Haters and Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Weslem North 

 Atlantic both NOA.A publications ); and The Sierra Cluh Handbook of 

 Whales and Dolphins, co-authored with Randall Reeves. His recent 

 projects include books on bottlenose dolphins and killer whales and a 

 series of science books for children. 



Brent S. Stew.^rt is a staff biologist at Sea World Research 

 Institute/Hubbs Marine Research Center, a position he has held for 

 ten years. Brent spends much of his time in the Southern California 

 Bight studying pinnipeds in the Channel Islands. His research on 

 marine mammals has also taken him to the Arctic. Antarctic, North 

 .Atlantic, and the Soviet Union. 



PlETER FoLKENS is a highly accomplished natural sciences il- 

 lustrator, naturalist, and author with work published in seven countries 

 and five languages during the past rw'elve years. Recent works include 

 Marine Mammals of the Ciilf of the Farallones for NOAA, a poster for the 

 National Geographic Society, and sculpting the humpback whale 

 miniatures seen in Star Trek /!'. Pieter is also a lecturer at the University 

 of California, Santa Cruz in the Division of Natural Sciences. 

 The authors may be contacted through: 



Sea World Research Institute. Hubbs Marine Research Center 

 1700 South Shores Road. San Diego. California 92109 



PUBLICATION NOTES 



Research and composition tor CU-tmraiis of the CImniui Islnnds Nnttoiinl 

 Marine Sanctuary, A Status Report were accomplished using hinds pro- 

 vided under Purchase Order 83-ABA-0271 tor the National Occanic 

 and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Scnice 

 and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuar\-. The onginal contract 

 called tor eight copies and included a section on recommendations tor 

 further research. The report was submitted in the first quarter of 1986 

 and accepted tor publication in September 1986. 



Upon deliver)' of the repon the Sanctuarv' managers judged the final 

 product ot sutlicient value to justit\' larger production and wider 



distribution and the effort to facilitate gcncr.il distribution began. The 

 section Rccomiiietiiiations fin- Fiirthn- Bescairh was omitted in this edition 

 because of Its narrow time reference. Readers interested in the recom- 

 mendations may wnte tor a copy to the Channel Islands National Marine 

 Sanctuary, c/o The Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, 

 California 93101. 



Photographs found herein are the propert\- of the photographers and/or 

 institutions noted and are used by permission. Illustrations are 

 copyright 1984, 1986, and 1987 by Pieter Folkcns and are used by 

 permission. .■Ml rights are reser\ed. 



CON'ER PhoTOGR.\PH: Common dolphin, Dilphinus Jilphis. bv Sue Kruse. These dolphins mav he the most common cet.ice.in in the Southern Ciliiomi.i Bight. 



