Sonoma County, 70 miles north of San Francisco 38".18' N 123".03' W: Jumbo squid Docidicus gigas, numerous taken by party boat at Cordell Bank. The first time in the Laboratory's 32 year history a local Bodega Bay party boat fishing 29 Dec. '97 on Cordell Bank was able to bring back a live Chilean jumbo squid approximately 76 cm (30 in) long weighing about six kilos (12 1/2 lbs). Anecdotal reports from local fisherman seem to confirm this is an unusual--if not rare-- event. However remember "Chilean" is a common name and that this species- if correctly ID'd is found throughout the sub-tropical Eastern Pacific. The local water temp on the coast remains steady between 12.5 to 13.7 degrees C which we consider warm for this time of the year. The sea surface temp continues to remain warm even during prolonged blows indicating the thermocline remains shifted as we suspected when I last reported in the fall.--Paul Siri <pasiri@ucdavis.edu>