CalCOFI Reports, Vol. 2, 1952 (complete report pdf; individual pdf links below)

• INTRODUCTION
• PART 1: THE SARDINE AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, YESTERDAY AND TODAY
  • Distribution of Sardines
    • Eggs and Larvae
    • Young Fish
    • Adult Sardines
    • Subgroups
  • Numbers of Sardines
    • Adult Sardine
      • The Total Population
      • Variations in Mortality Rates
      • Age Composition of the Catch
      • Size of Older Year Classes
    • Eggs, Larvae, and Young Fish
      • Spawning Surveys
      • Young Fish
  • Habits and Behavior
    • Olfactory Sense
    • School Patterns
    • Behavior in an Electrical Field
    • Food of the Sardine
      • Food of the Larvae
      • Food of the Adult
  • The Environment
    • Oceanographic Conditions
    • Relation of Oceanographic Conditions to Other Factors
      • Population Size
      • Year-Class Size
      • Mortality Rates
      • Fishing Success
    • The Food Supply
    • Predators and Competitors
      • Bacteria
      • Other Fishes
  • Future Studies
• PART 2: THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FISHERY