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increasing size and age they decrease at different de- 

 clining slopes, until, eventually, large mature fish are 

 eating for maintenance and gonad development only. 

 In addition, a reduced capacity to grow may inhibit 

 larger daily intakes of food among older, larger fish 

 (Brett 1971). 



Acknowledgments 



Special thanks are extended to the many tournament 

 officials and anglers who allowed us the privilege of 

 examining and dissecting shark catches as they came 

 to the docks, and to Dr. Robert "Bosco" Medved for 

 providing space and opportunity for the senior author 

 to collect samples and data from the Chincoteague 

 sandbar sharks. We also acknowledge the support and 

 assistance given by all the staff of the Apex Predators 

 Investigation, especially Jack Casey for his infectious 

 enthusiasm to continually probe into the unknown as- 

 pects of shark's lives. 



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