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Figure 1. Monterey Bay, California study area. Systematic survey tracklines indicated. Euphausiid acoustic backscatter during August 13-14 survey shown as scaled diamonds, blue whale sightings shown as circles. Open square indicates location of oceanographic sampling station M1. Shaded area denotes small-area survey region. Figure 2. Location of blue whales sighted during opportunistic whale watch surveys between 1992-1996 in Monterey Bay, California. Figure 3. Oceanographic climatoloy (mean ± S.D.) for Monterey Bay, California between 1992-1996. From upper to lower panels: Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratories/NOAA upwelling indices, sea surface temperature, primary production at 100% light levels, integrated chlorophyll-a, and number of whales per trip in opportunistic whale watch surveys. Figure 4. Comparison of results of opportunistic whale watch surveys (dashed line) and systematic marine mammal surveys conducted between August and November, 1996, Monterey Bay, California. Figure 5. Diving behavior of blue whale tagged in the small area survey region on August 22, 1996, Monterey Bay, California. Figure 6. Comparison of length distribution of euphausiids captured in bongo net samples with those estimated from whale fecal samples collected in August, 1996 in Monterey Bay, California. Figure 7. Comparison of the depth distribution of euphausiid schools encountered in small-area surveys in Monterey Bay, California with time spent at depth in two foraging whales tagged in the same area August, 1996. Figure 8. Age composition of euphausiids captured in bongo net samples in Monterey Bay, California, 1996. Juvenile euphausiids indicated by hatched bars, adults by solid bars. Figure 9. Seasonal density of zooplankton by depth averaged between 1992-1996 from acoustic doppler current profiler backscatter. ADCP located on mooring at station M1, Monterey Bay, California. Table 1: Percent composition and mean individual length ±s.d. of euphausiids collected in targeted net tows August 14-21, 1996 in Monterey Bay, CA |
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