CalCOFI Reports, Vol. 24, 1983
Contents
	Page
I. Reports, Review, and Publications
Report of the CaICOFI Committee for 1982	5
Review of Some California Fisheries for 1982	6
Calibration of Northern Anchovy Spawning Biomass Estimates Derived by Egg Production
and Larval Census Methods. Gary D. Stauffer	11
The Northern Anchovy Spawning Biomass for the 1982-83 California Fishing Season.
Susan J. Picquelle and Roger P. Hewitt	16
Publications	29
II.  Symposium of the CaICOFI Conference, October 26, 1982
THE LARGER PELAGIC FISHES OF THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT	33
Pacific Mackerel: A Resurgent Resource and Fishery of the California Current.
Richard A.Klingbeil	35
Biology and Fishery Potential of Jack Mackerel (Trachurussymmetricus).
Alec D. MacCall and Gary D. Stauffer	46
The Biology of Three Pelagic Sharks from California Waters, and Their Emerging Fisheries:
A Review.  Gregor M. Caillietand Dennis W. Bedford	57
The Billfish Fishery Resource of the California Current. Dennis W. Bedford and
Frederick B. Hagerman	70
White Seabass, Atractoscionnobilis, in California-Mexican Waters: Status of the Fishery.
MarijaVojkovich and Rhonda J. Reed	79
Yellowtail,SeriolalalandeiValenciennes.   Stephen J. Crooke	84
California Barracuda Life History, Fisheries, and Management.  Donald L. Schultze	88
Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean.  Doyle A. Hanan	97
The North Pacific Albacore: An Important Visitor to California Current Waters.
R. Michael Laurs	99
III. Scientific Contributions
Ichthyoplankton and Zooplankton Abundance Patterns in theCalifornia Current Area, 1975.
Valerie J. Loeb, Paul E. Smith, and H. Geoffrey Moser	109
Geographical and Seasonal Patterns of Larval Fish Species Structure in the California
Current Area, 1975.  Valerie J. Loeb, Paul E. Smith, and H. Geoffrey Moser	132
Recurrent Groups of Larval Fish Species in the California Current Area. Valerie J. Loeb,
Paul E. Smith, and H. Geoffrey Moser	152
Year-to-Year Fluctuations of the California Countercurrent and Effects on Marine Organisms.
Douglas R. McLain and David H. Thomas	165
Description of Early Stages of White Seabass, Atractoscionnobilis, with Notes on Distribution
H. Geoffrey Moser, David A. Ambrose, Morgan S. Busby, John L. Butler, Elaine M.
Sandknop, Barbara Y. Sumida, and Elizabeth G. Stevens	182
The Feeding Habits and Distribution of JuvenileSmall Adult California Halibut (Paralichthys
californicus) in Coastal Waters off NorthernSan DiegoCounty.  Kenneth M. Plummer,
Edward E. DeMartini, and Dale A. Roberts	194
Satellite Remote Sensing of the Habitat of Spawning Anchovy in the Southern
California Bight.  Paul C. Fiedler	202
Diel Changes in the Vertical Distribution of Biomass and Species in the Southern
California Bight.  Elaine R. Brooks and Michael M. Mullin	210
Growth of the Blue Rockfish (Sebastesmystinus).  John S. MacGregor	216
Description of the Larvae of the Cusk Eels Ophidionscrippsae and Chilarataylori
(Family Ophidiidae).  David A. Ambrose, John L. Butler, H. Geoffrey Moser,
Barbara Y. Sumida, Elaine M. Sandknop, and Elizabeth G. Stevens	226
Nearshore Production of Young Anchovy.  Roger P. Hewitt and Gary D. Brewer	235
The Visual Feeding Threshold and Action Spectrum of Northern Anchovy
(Engraulismordax) Larvae.  Teodora Bagarinao and John R. Hunter	245
Interactions between Fishing Effort and Catch per Unit Effort in the San Pedro Fishery:
A Statistical Note.  G. Michael Phillips	255
IV. Index to CalCOFI Reports, 1950-1982	259