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Mr. Alverson. Yes. 



The distribution charts are exactly the ones that Mr. Butler pre- 

 sented to the committee earlier. 



I believe they are the definitions as defined by the Stock Assess- 

 ment Panel back in July of 1976. 



What I have merely done is drawn with a heavy line for each of 

 the species stock, the distribution as reported by the Stock Assess- 

 ment Panel, and then merely plotted on for each any observations 

 or records of that species stock found outside the distributional area. 



The source of the information, I believe, without exception is the 

 Government itself. 



On the back of each of the distribution charts I have a legend 

 which notes where the information was derived from. If you take a 

 look at the one that illustrates the eastern spinner, and flip it over, 

 you will notice that the additional information was drawn from the 

 National Marine Fishery Service observers and gear technicians in 

 1976. 



For the eastern spinner it merely indicates that the animal is 

 found to at least 130 west longitude and perhaps further, and if you 

 look at the chart right about dead center in all the little circles 

 which represent observer and gear technician data, you will find a 

 triangle some 700 miles outside of the legal or the defined range of 

 eastern spinner. That represents an observation by a NMFS vessel 

 in 1977. 



I do not think there is any doubt that the distributions as defined 

 by the Stock Assessment Panel were limited in nature, it even ignored 

 their own information. 



Someone should reassess the situation with respect to that species 

 stock; the other two charts are for THC spotted dolphin and white 

 belly spinner and are of similar nature, and on the back of each plot 

 is the source of information. 



Mr. Leggett. Why is there very little plotting inside that heavy 

 line? 



Mr. Alverson. To the inside, that is defined range. 



What I was trying to plot were those observations contiguous to 

 or outside of the known range in all cases. 



I am not quibbling. 



If you will move, for instance, to white belly spinner 



Mr. Leggett. But this could be significant, now you could count 

 the dots. 



You have got 29 dots, say, north of Peru, outside the heavy line 

 area. 



Mr. Alverson. Is that for eastern spinner? 



Mr. Leggett. I was counting those round dots on this map 



Mr. Alverson. If you will flip the back over, it will tell you what 

 species. 



Mr. Leggett. It says eastern spinner. 



Now, those 29 dots were recorded during sightings in 1974, 1975 

 and 1976. 



Mr. Alverson. All those dots, it says National Marine Fishery 

 Service observers and gear technicians in 1976 period. 



Mr. Leggett. That was this year. 



