. Bulletin - Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science. ORANGE COUNTY COMMERCIAL LOBSTER FISHERY EFFORT 171 Q. 14000 12000 10000 8000 §" 6000 4000 2000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Buoy density (count/km^) Fig. 4. Scatterplot of the number of commercial California spiny lobster traps pulled, as reported \ ia the Cahfomia Department of Fish and Game-required commercial fishing logbook, versus the buo\ density (count/km") summed across the three fishing blocks depicted in Figure 1 and monitored during the 2008-2009 commercial fishing season. The best-fit regression is drawn (R&qu
. Bulletin - Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science. ORANGE COUNTY COMMERCIAL LOBSTER FISHERY EFFORT 171 Q. 14000 12000 10000 8000 §" 6000 4000 2000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Buoy density (count/km^) Fig. 4. Scatterplot of the number of commercial California spiny lobster traps pulled, as reported \ ia the Cahfomia Department of Fish and Game-required commercial fishing logbook, versus the buo\ density (count/km") summed across the three fishing blocks depicted in Figure 1 and monitored during the 2008-2009 commercial fishing season. The best-fit regression is drawn (R" = ).. Thirteen of the 24 subsections contained reef habitat as suggested by the presence of a giant kelp canopy (Figure 1). All five subsections in block 757 were within the boundary of the Dana Point-Salt Creek kelp forest as represented by the presence of a canopy. The overall maximum canopy area was in subsection 4 with km", although this area lies outside of the soon-to-be implemented MPA complex which will primarily encompass block 737. Subsection 3, however, had the greatest proportion of its area covered by giant kelp canopy (Figure 3). The HPSMR (subsection Ha) had no kelp canopy while the adjacent offshore and southeast area (subsection lib) had a small area of kelp canopy (Figures 1 and 3). No surface canopy was observed to the northwest of the HPSMR within block 737 until the North Laguna kelp bed which covers subsections 14a (block 737) through subsection 17 in block 738. Spearman rank correlation analysis found a significant correlation (p < , n = 24) between each survey-specific buoy density by subsection and the associated kelp canopy. With the exception of the January 2009 survey, correlation coefficients (r) steadily increased from for the October 2008 survey through for the March 2009 sur\ey. A significant relationship (R- = F = df = p = ) was detected between the number of traps pulled reported by c
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