PRIORITIZED PHASE 1 OFEF SITE SELECTION 



The selected sites as shown in Fig. 49 were prioritized as stated below. 



1. Site 1 is located in the inshore area south of Corona del Mar (33° 30'N, 1 17° 

 55'W). It was chosen as the first priority site because it is within 8 to 1 6 kilometers of the 

 Cal Tech marine laboratory, thus allowing easy access to the early prototype experiments. 

 The depth range is approximately 100-200 fathoms (180-360 meters) and the site is between 

 the pleasure and commercial routes from Los Angeles to San Diego and points south. In 

 addition, the inshore area has somewhat milder conditions than the offshore sites. Wave 

 heights and wind velocities are reduced below those of the offshore islands (see Figs. 50-59). 

 Also, the thermocline (bottom of the mixed layer) is frequently shallower at site 1 than at 2 

 and 3, making higli-nutrient concentrations nearer to the surface (Fig. 54). 



2. Site 2 is located 8 to 24 kilometers northwest of San Clemente Island (33° 05'N, 



1 18° 45'W). This site was chosen because it is close to the Naval Undersea Center facility on 

 the northern portion of San Clemente Island. An airstrip and small boats are available for 

 farm support. This site would be an excellent location to test the deep water (away from 

 coastal influence) concept of OFEF. In addition, this site would probably be less molested 

 by private boats than the other two selections. A discussion of the near-surface nutrient 

 regime is found in Ref. 10. 



3. Site 3 is 5 to 15 kilometers northwest of Santa Catalina Island (33° 35'N, 1 18° 

 35'W). It is within 8 to 19 kilometers of the University of Southern California marine labo- 

 ratory, shown in Fig. 49, which could function as a support facility for the farm project. 

 The currents in this region can be somewhat higher than in other parts of the southern 

 Cahfornia area in winter (Fig. 69). A few nutrient measurements are given in Table 8. Site 

 3 is located just south of the shipping lane from Los Angeles to Hawaii and west of the 

 major pleasure-boat traffic to Avalon Bay in the southern portion of Santa Catalina. 



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