208 



Cards from the southern half of the bay (Fig. 99) were 

 scattered mostly between Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach, 

 with only six from Redondo and Torrance Beach. All the latter 

 cards originated from the southernmost Station, No. 4197. 



From the northern half of the bay (Fig. 100), recoveries 

 were predominantly from Malibu to El Segundo. A number of 

 cards were recovered from the Manhattan-Redondo region, but 

 all of these came from the same S tation. No. 4208. 



In general, the trend of the currents seemed to be inshore, 

 with a moderate northern component, but on this cruise there 

 was little evidence of any we 11 -developed inshore divergence 

 in currents. The spread of cards from each of the various 

 stations could be explained on the basis of shoreward move- 

 ment and random dispersal. 



Because of the predominant inshore drift from all stations, 

 53% of the cards released during the cruise were returned (276 

 out of 520). 



The maximum velocity on this cruise was obtained from 

 Station 4203 in the southern part of the bay. From here one 

 card was picked up at Santa Monica 29 hours after its release 

 and on the afternoon of the following day, at a point about 

 15 miles distant (0.52 MPH). From all other stations, the 

 maximum recorded velocities were less, but in some cases 

 were appreciably greater than on previous cruises. For this 

 reason all of the most rapid drifts on this cruise are 

 summarized in Table X. 



