THE BYPASSED EAST

A SPECIAL CHARACTERISTIC FROM THE BYPASSED EAST IS THE FISH BANKS IN THE ATLANTIC, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE REGIONAL RESOURCES THAT ATTRACTED EARLY EUROPEAN SETTLERS. COLD OCEAN WATER OFF MUCH OF THE BYPASSED EAST'S COAST HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR 500 YEARS AS AMONG THE RICHEST OCEAN FISHING WATER IN THE WORLD (regional landscapes of the United States and Canada). CALIFORNIA ALSO HAS SOME IMPORTANT FISHING BANKS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, JUST OFFSHORE CALIFORNIA. PACIFIC SARDINES ARE THE MOST ABUNDANT FISH SPECIES IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT. PACIFIC MACKEREL ARE ABUNDANT IN THE CALIFORNIA SOUTH POINT CONCEPTION AND USUALLY APPEAR WITHIN 20 MILES OFFSHORE. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS JACK MACKEREL SCHOOLS ARE FOUND OVER ARTIFICIAL REEFS, SHALLOW ROCKY COASTAL AREAS AND ROCKY BANKS. THIS SPECIE IS MORE LIKELY TO APPEAR ON OFFSHORE BANKS IN LATE SPRING, SUMMER AND EARLY FALL (http://www.pcouncil.org/).