Eighty–three artisanal fishing sites were documented from seasonal surveys of the Gulf of California coast of Baja California Sur conducted during El Niño (1998) and La Niña (1999) conditions. The direct targeting of elasmobranchs was observed at approximately half (48.2%) of these sites. Sharks numerically dominated sampled landings (71.3%, n  =  693), and exceeded those of batoids during all seasons. Among the primary species in observed landings were the scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini (15.2%, n  = 148), Pacific angel shark, Squatina californica (11.6%, n  =  113), blue shark, Prionace glauca (11.4%, n  =  111), Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio (11.3%, n  =  110), and pygmy devil ray, Mobula munkiana (8.6%, n  =  84).

Yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador) and spotfin croaker (Roncador stearnsii) were collected from San Clemente, California from May through September 2006. Both species were analyzed to determine batch fecundity. Yellowfin croaker ovaries were also histologically examined to describe their summer spawning activity. Batch fecundity in spotfin croaker (n  =  13) females ranged from 35,169 to 640,703 described by the equations BF  =  1.59E-07SL^5.01 for length and BF  =  13.51W^1.60 for total body weight. Yellowfin croaker (n  =  16) females batch fecundity ranged from 99,259 to 405,967 and was described by the equations BF  =  2.4E-04SL^2.02 for length or BF  =  0.33W^0.68 for total body weight. Yellowfin croaker spawning was determined to begin by June and end by September.

The eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) was first introduced to Los Angeles in 1904. Since that time, this species has spread throughout many of the urban and suburban areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange Counties. In this paper we document that the eastern fox squirrel can replace the western gray squirrel within a particular habitat in a short period of time.