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sign and implementation, S. Peck for field assistance, 

 and C. Lewis for assistance with graphics. This study 

 would not have been possible without the coopera- 

 tion and assistance of numerous live-bait-shrimp boat 

 captains who took an interest in this study. We thank 

 W. Hettler, W. Kenworthy, M. Johnson, and three 

 anonymous reviewers for editorial comments. The 

 project was supported through Florida Department 

 of Natural Resources contract number C4488 and the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service. 



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