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Appendix A Final COMPTUEX/JTFEX EA/OEATable A-3 (continued). Sources of Information for Sightings of Marine Mammals at Sea Withinand Near the SOCAL Range ComplexNMFS-SWFSC coastal marine mammal shipboard survey between Cape Mendocino and the tip of Baja California, 27 September–20October 1979 (Smith et al. 1986).NMFS-SWFSC California Marine Mammal Survey (CAMMS) shipboard surveys out to a distance of ~555 km offshore and around each ofthe Channel Islands at a distance of 1.85 km, 28 July–5 November 1991 (Hill and Barlow 1992; Barlow and Gerrodette 1996).NMFS-SWFSC Population of Delp in s Stocks (PODS) shipboard surveys along the U.S. and Mexican west coasts, 28 July–6 November1993 (Mangels and Gerrodette 1994a).Whales ’95, an acoustic and visual shipboard survey in the Southern California Bight, fall 1995 (Clark and Fristrup 1995).NMFS-SWFSC Cetacean Acoustic Detection and Dive Interval Studies (CADDIS) shipboard surveys in the southern Gulf of Californiaand along the western coast of Baja California, September–November 1995 (Barlow et al. 1997).NMFS-SWFSC Oregon, California, and Washington Line-Transect Expedition (ORCAWALE) shipboard surveys off the coasts ofCalifornia, Oregon, and Washington to a distance of ~556 km offshore, 1996 and 2001 (Appler et al. 2004).NMFS-SWFSC Monitoring of Porpoise Stocks (MOPS) shipboard surveys in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, late July–earlyDecember 1986–1990 (Wade and Gerrodette 1993).NMFS-SWFSC Population of Delp in s Stocks (PODS) shipboard surveys in the eastern tropical Pacific, from 28 July–2 November 1992(Mangels and Gerrodette 1994b).NMFS-SWFSC Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) shipboard surveys around the HawaiianIslands, including transit from and to southern California, 27 July–9 December 2002 (Barlow et al. 2004).Bureau of Land Management (BLM) aerial and shipboard Marine Mammal and Seabird Surveys of the Southern California Bight Areafrom Point Conception to the U.S./Mexico border, May 1975–March 1978 (Bonnell et al. 1981; Dohl et al. 1981).NMFS-SWFSC and CDFG pilot whale aerial and shipboard surveys in the immediate vicinity of Santa Catalina Island, December 1980–March 1981 (Oliver and Jackson 1987) and January–November 1982 (Evans et al. 1984).DoD, NMFS, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and Cascadia Research aerial and shipboard marine mammal surveys in theSouthern California Offshore Range (SCORE), shipboard surveys 4–6 times per year since 2000, aerial surveys quarterly since 2001(Calambokidis et al. 2002, 2003; MPLWA 2003).California Marine Mammal Stranding Network Database, 1995–2000, received from Mr. Joe Cordaro, Southwest Regional StrandingCoordinator with the NMFS-SWR.Marine mammal bycatch records from the California/Oregon drift gillnet fishery, 1990–2003, and the California set gillnet fishery, 1990–2000, received from the NMFS-SWFSC.North Pacific Right Whale Database, a review of all available 20th century records, provided by Ms. Caroline Good (Duke University) withthe permission of Dr. Phillip Clapham (NMFS-Alaska Fisheries Science Center).NMFS Platforms of Opportunity Program (POP) sighting data, provided by Dr. Sally Mizroch (NMML).USGS seismic-reflection surveys marine mammal monitoring off southern California near Los Angeles, August 1998, in coastal watersbetween Los Angeles and San Diego, 6–17 June 1999, and from the Santa Barbara Basin to the U.S./Mexico border, 7–27 June 2000 (Quanand Calambokidis 1999; USGS 1999; Gutmacher et al. 2000).Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas for Southern California, which includes pinniped haul-out sites located in the Channel Islandsand along the California mainland (NOS 2001).February 2007 A-10