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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 7 



"Today we face a grave and subtle con- 

 servation challenge. I invite you--the key 

 representatives of an industrywhich depends 

 upon our valuable natural resources of the 

 sea for its existence --to join me in meeting 

 this challenge." 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , July 1965 p. 18. 



California 



1966 ANCHOVY REDUCTION 



FISHERY CLOSES: 



Landings in the California anchovy reduc- 

 tion fishery totaled 16,436 tons through April 

 28, 1966, according to the California Depart- 

 ment of Fish and Game. That fishery closed 

 for the season on April 30 when a total of 

 17,051 tons had been taken- -substantially be- 

 low the authorized quota of 75,000 tons. 



The taking of anchovy for straight reduc- 

 tion was approved in October 196 5, by the 

 California Department of Fish and Game 

 which established the season as from October 

 15 to April 30 of each year, with a quota of 

 75,000 tons for the fishery. The California 

 Department of Fish and Game also created 

 five fishing zones and established quotas for 

 each as: Zone 1 (Point Conception to Port 

 Hueneme) 10,000 tons; Zone 2 (from Port 

 Hueneme on the North to Dana Point on the 

 South and reaches out to sea as far as Cata- 

 lina Island) 10,000 tons; Zone 3 (Dana Point 

 to the Mexican border) 10,000 tons; Zone 4 

 (the entire open ocean area west of Catalina 

 and the Santa Barbara Islands) 35,000 tons; 

 and Zone 5 (from Point Conception North) 

 10,000 tons. 



Regulations adopted by that State's Fish 

 and Game Commission stipulated that in 

 areas South of Point Conception, no anchovy 

 reduction fishing was allowed within three 

 miles of the mainland shore or the mainland 

 side of Catalina Island. Regulations also 

 provided that the fishery in any zone shall 

 terminate if the zone were to reach its quota 

 before the overall season ends but provided 

 that five days notice be given to terminate 

 the fishery in any given zone. 



During the 1966 season, landings were 

 well below the established quotas for all 

 zones except Zone 2 where the quota of 10,000 

 tons was reached before the season's end and 

 the zone closed at midnight April 26. The 



quota in Zone 2 was exceeded by 2,480 tons 

 due to heavy landings between April 21, when 

 the legally required 5 days notice of closure 

 was given, and the time when the fishery ac- 

 tually closed. That zone proved highly pro- 

 ductive and was the focal point of the reduc- 

 tion fishery largely because of its proximity 

 to the majority of the fishing fleet and proc- 

 essing plants. 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review, June 1966 p. 7. 



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PELAGIC FISH POPULATION 



SURVEY CONTINUED: 



M/V " Alaska " Cruise 66A -1 - Pelagic Fish 

 (March 14-19, 1966): The coastal waters of 

 southern California from San Clemente Is- 

 land to Port Hueneme were explored during 

 this cruise by the California Department of 

 Fish and Game research vessel Alaska . 



Objectives of the cruise were to: (1) sur- 

 vey the spawning population of Pacific hake 

 ( Merluccius productus ) to determine density 

 and distribution; (2) gain experience in mid- 

 water trawling for this species; and (3) test 

 proposed new equipment, and monitor mid- 

 water trawl performance by electronic means. 



California Department of Fish & Game research vessel Alaska . 



This survey was originally planned as a 

 4 -week joint effort with the research vessels 

 John N. Cobb and David Starr Jordan, Bureau 

 of Commercial Fisheries, U. S. Department 

 of the Interior. The Jordan was to survey 

 for hake eggs and larvae and monitor the mid- 

 water trawl performance of the other two ves- 

 sels. The Alaska and Cobb were to midwater 

 trawl for spawning hake in areas where eggs 

 were most abundant. 



However, due to unanticipated repairs, the 

 Jordan could not participate and the egg and 



