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returns from the other four was extremely low (only 1 card 

 of 14 released at each station, or 7%). These facts combine 

 to indicate that a well-defined southerly current was present 

 which flowed past the Palos Verdes Hills and carried most of 

 the cards south and to sea. The one 86-day recovery from 

 Station 3435 is of no special significance. The adjacent 

 coast is rocky and precipitous, is seldom visited in Feb- 

 ruary, aind a card easily may be hidden or overlooked for a 

 considerable period of time. 



Within Area II (Fig. 95) the general trend was toward 

 the shore and there is a clear indication of an inshore 

 divergence similar to that noted previously on September 29. 

 Because of the relatively long travel time of 6 days from 

 Stations 3949 and 3950 on the northernmost line of stations, 

 a small gyral may have been present in the northern portion 

 of the bay. 



Cards returned were only 55 out of 272 released (20%), 

 although the recoveries were better from the northern than 

 from the southern stations. Maximum velocities were 4 3/4 

 miles per day (0.20 MPH). 

 Cruise of March 28, 1956 



On this cruise the customary stations were occupied but 

 with one additional group of cards being released at the 

 southernmost entrance to the bay, about one mile west of 

 Flat Rock Point. 



A large number of recoveries were made, 243 out of 550 

 cards (44%) being returned. Because of the large recovery 

 and of the relatively simple current pattern, a slightly 



