. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. SEA OTTER RANGE EXPANSION AND LOSS OF PISMO CLAM FISHERIES 207 began foraging on the next beach to the south (Beach 1 n1=29, n2 = 33, z = ; Beach 2 n1=34, n2 = 34, z=; Beach 3 n1=24, n2=47, z = ; Beach 4a n1=10, n2 = 65, z = ).. Month FIGURE 4. Mean number of sea otters by month along the Pismo clam bearing beaches south of Point San Luis through July 1982. TABLE 7. Number of Prey Retrieved and Observed Consumed by Sea


. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. SEA OTTER RANGE EXPANSION AND LOSS OF PISMO CLAM FISHERIES 207 began foraging on the next beach to the south (Beach 1 n1=29, n2 = 33, z = ; Beach 2 n1=34, n2 = 34, z=; Beach 3 n1=24, n2=47, z = ; Beach 4a n1=10, n2 = 65, z = ).. Month FIGURE 4. Mean number of sea otters by month along the Pismo clam bearing beaches south of Point San Luis through July 1982. TABLE 7. Number of Prey Retrieved and Observed Consumed by Sea Otters Foraging along Pismo Beach from March 1979 to February 1981. Food item Number Number retrieved consumed Pismo clams 559 505 Unidentified bivalves 1 1 Rock crabs 1 1 Market crabs 1 1 Unidentified crabs 1 1 Unidentified food items 15 15 Long Term Impacts—Atascadero Beach In 1971, the earliest year for which interview data are available for Atascadero Beach, 337 clammers averaged clams/h. The southward movement of the peripheral male group 26 km from Point Cayucos to Point Buchon (Figure 1) in January 1973, skipped for a short period, the Pismo clam bearing beaches around Morro Bay, including Atascadero Beach. Sea otters, whether from the peripheral group or from adjacent areas, were observed during that year foraging. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game


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