CalCOFI Reports, Vol. 13, 1969
Contents
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I.  Review of Activities 1 July 1967-30 June 1968
Report of the CaICOFI Committee	5
Agency Reports	6
Review of the Pelagic WetFisheries for the 1967-68 Season	11
Publications	12
II.  Symposium on the living resources of the California Current System; their fluctuating
magnitude, distribution, and susceptibility to use for the benefit of the
State of California.  J. D. Messersmith, Editor	17
Keynote: A consideration of the living marine resources off California and the factors
affecting their use.  Philip M. Roedel
Session 1. What are the resources and what is the state of our knowledge?
John L. Baxter, Convener
Status of knowledge of the Pacific hake resource. Dayton L. Alverson and
Herbert A. Larkins	24
The anchovy resources of the California Current Region off California and Baja
California.  J. D. Messersmith, John L. Baxter, and Philip M. Roedel	32
Mesopelagic and bathypelagic fishes in the California Current Region.           Elbert H. Ahlstrom	39
The jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) resource of the eastern North
Pacific.   C. E. Blunt, Jr	45
Bottomfish resources of the California Current System.  H. G. Orcutt	53
Pelagic invertebrate resources of the California Current. Alan R. Longhurst	60
History of fish populations inferred from fish scales in anaerobic sediments
off California Andrew Soutar and John D. Isaacs	63
Fossil records of certain schooling fishes of the California Current System.           John E. Fitch	71
A perspective of a multispecies fishery.  Oscar E. Sette	81
Session 2. What are the legal, economic, sociological and technological problems                  impeding their best use? How can these be resolved?
J. D. Isaacs and P. M. Roedel, Conveners
The State's involvement in maritime and ocean resources development.
Col. T. R.Gillenwaters	88
Views concerning use of the living resources of the California Current.           Gerald V. Howard	91
Viewpoint of the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. G. B. Talbot	95
Use of the pelagic living resources: the legislative point of view.             Winfield A. Shoemaker	97
The point of view of government: California looks to its ocean resources.
Walter T. Shannon	99
The California fish and game code.  E. C. Fullerton	101
The point of view of industry: The processor.  Harold F. Cary	103
Viewpoint of the industry: fishermen and allied workers.  John J. Royal	108
The point of view of industry: Fishing boat owners.  Frank Iacono	110
The point of view of recreational interests: The organized sportsmen.  Robert Vile	111
The point of view of the partyboat and live bait industries. R. A. Izor	113
The exploitation of the living resources of the California Current:
A food technologist'spoint of view.  Roland Finch	117
Development of a fishery resource.  Gordon C. Broadhead	120
The legal framework for the development of ocean resources.  Carl Christol	122
How can the scientific community best contribute to the resolution of these
varied problems? Alan R. Longhurst	127