Physical Oceanography Of The Region Near Point Arguello

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Various investigators have described the California Current system,. Since then various small-scale studies have been made over the area, but the Point Arguello area had not received particular attention until work in January 1964. The Point Arguello area is an especially interesting part of the California Current because it is characterized by a remarkable and systematic seasonal reversal in flow.

Fish life in the kelp beds and the effects of kelp harvesting

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This final report is the result of research during the five and one-half year period from September 1948 to March 1954. Throughout the investigation the apparent decline of sport fish was causing sport fishermen great concern. Among other factors, kelp harvesting was blamed for the poor catch of the sportsman. More than a year after the beginning of this investigation, the Kelco Company approached the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California, with the request that the problems of kelp cutting in relation to the fish supply be attacked by the University under a fellowship grant, by unprejudiced research. The Company wanted to determine whether the kelp operations were adversely affecting fishing, and if so, how harvesting methods might be altered to prevent this.

The first phase of the program was concerned with observation and identification. Thousands of hours were spent above and below the surface observing the organisms in their own environment....

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