Wilson, Kenneth C.

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State o f  California - The Resources Agency 
Department of Fish and Game 
Marine Resources Region 
Long Beach, California 
CRUISE REPORT 74-KB-3 
SPORTFISH-KELP HABITAT STUDY 
Prepared by Kenneth C .  Wilson 
Vessel : R/V KELP BASS 
Dates : January 28-29, February 4-7, 1974 
Loca l i t y :  Nearshore wa te r s  of C a t a l i n a  I s l a n d  and Abalone Cove. 
Purposes: 1 .  To p l a c e  anchor cha in  i n  s tudy  a r e a .  
2. To t r a n s p l a n t  ke lp  (Macrocystis sp . )  from Ca ta l ina  
I s l a n d  t o  Abalone Cove. 
Procedure: Chain, t o  b e  used f o r  t r a n s p l a n t i n g  k e l p ,  was l a i d  o u t  
by p r o j e c t  personnel  i n  t h e  Abalone Cove s tudy  a r e a  wi th  
t h e  a i d  of t h e  KELP BASS. Chains were pos i t i oned  by 
d i v e r s  roughly perpendicular  t o  t h e  s h o r e l i n e  i n  25 t o  
35 f e e t  of water .  
P r o j e c t  d i v e r s  c o l l e c t e d  k e l p  p l a n t s  from Isthmus Harbor 
k e l p  beds.  P l a n t s  were bagged and brought aboard t h e  
KELP BASS where t h e  h o l d f a s t s  were s t r u n g  w i t h  nylon l i n e s .  
Prepared p l a n t s  were taken t o  Abalone Cove where they  were 
secured  t o  cha ins .  
Resu l t s  : A t o t a l  of 7  s h o t s ,  (620 f e e t )  of heavy anchor cha in  was 
l a i d  out  i n  Abalone Cove. About 350 l i n e s  were secured 
t o  cha ins  a t  two t o  t h r e e  f e e t  i n t e r v a l s .  
A t o t a l  of 210 p l a n t s ,  r ep re sen t ing  about  6300 pounds of 
biomass, was i n s t a l l e d  on about 270 f e e t  of anchor cha in  
by d i v e r s  . 
The u s e  of heavy anchor cha in  should e l i m i n a t e  damage t o  
k e l p  p l a n t s  r e s u l t i n g  from d r i f t i n g  dur ing  heavy s e a s .  
Personnel  : Marco Mazarovich, Vesse l  Captain 
Kenneth C .  Wilson, Biologis t- in-charge 
P e t e  Haaker , B i o l o g i s t  
Ken Hashagen, B i o l o g i s t  ( D . J .  Coordinator)  
Ken Mais, B i o l o g i s t  
Dave Parker ,  B io log i s t  
Alan Wells,  Seasonal Aid 


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