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oceanographer, was engaged to lecture on oceanography at the Hopkins 

 Marine Station of Stanford University on Monterey Bay, during the 

 summer of 1928. 



Dr. Bigelow wished, as part of his program, to make a short but 

 intensive survey of the hydrobiological conditions in ]\Ionterey Bay. 

 Before coming to the coast, he asked if the division would cooperate in 

 this proposed survey by putting the patrol boat Alhacore and crew at 

 his disposal. This we gladly did and, in addition, assigned E. C. Sco- 

 field to assist him. The smaller patrol boat Steelhead was also used in 

 the work. The work was carried out jointly by members of the Hop- 

 kins Marine Station of Stanford University, the ]\Iuseum of Compara- 

 tive Zoologj' of Harvard University, the Seripps Institution of Ocean- 

 ography of the I^niversity of California and the Division of Fish and 

 Game. The results of this survey have been published as a bulletin of 

 the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College under the 

 title, "Reconnaissance of the Waters and Plankton of Monterey Bay, 

 July. 1928," by Henry B. Bigelow and Maurine Leslie. 



While engaged on this preliminary survey of Monterey Bay, Doctor 

 Bigelow encouraged the Hopkins Marine Station and the Division of 

 Fish and Game to continue the work. Cooperative arrangement was 

 therefore entered into between the two whereby the division was to 

 equip the patrol boat Steelhead with the necessary winch and cable, 

 and to give the services of the boat and crew to the surve3^ E. C. Sco- 

 field was assigned to take charge of the part of the program which 

 most directly had to do with the problems of the fisheries, more particu- 

 larly a study of sardine spawning and early life history, including dis- 

 tribution and drift of the eggs and larvae. The two institutions also 

 agreed to each furnish $1,500 a year to cover the general expenses of 

 the survey. The survey is under the immediate supervision of Dr. 

 Tage Skogsberg, of the staff of the Hopkins Marine Station ; and other 

 employees of the station are engaged in the analysis of water samples 

 and in handling the materials and data collected. 



The work was organized and well under way during the early part 

 of January, 1929, and regular biweekly trips have been made since 

 that time. A full description of this survey, with the objects to be 

 attained, is to be found in an article by Doctor Skogsberg in the Janu- 

 ary number of California Fish and Game for the year 1930. Already 

 important results closely related to fisheries conservation have been 

 obtained. The time and place at which sardines spawn are now fairly 

 well known. A preliminary report on this phase of the investigation 

 wa.s published in the April number of California Fish and Game for 

 1930. It is expected that this hydrobiological work will lead to an 

 understanding of the basic fishery problems which confront us. 



After completion of the new patrol vessel Blnefin, the Alhacore was 

 completely overhauled and has been transferred to Monterey, where it 

 will aid in the survey. The winch is being transferred from the Steel- 

 head to the Alhacore, and a new and heavier 1200-meter cable is being 

 added. 



STRIPED BASS 



A striped bass investigation was begun by E. C. Scofield in the fall 

 of 1925, and field work was carried on until late in 1928. Since that 

 time, the data gathered has been worked up and presented in a report 



