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hatchery-reared phase-3 red drum and thus allow 

 scientists to monitor and accurately determine the 

 effects such releases have on naturally occurring 

 stocks. 



Acknowledgments 



We would like thank members of the Stock Enhance- 

 ment and Aquaculture Development team at Port 

 Manatee, Florida, for providing us with the experi- 

 mental fish, aquarium facilities, and expert advice 

 and support that made this study possible. We offer 

 special thanks to Victor Neugebauer for his work 

 maintaining aquarium systems and for feeding and 

 checking fish. We thank Llyn French for her art work 

 and help formatting the manuscript. We also thank 

 Judy Leiby, Jim Quinn, John Ransier, Greg Vermeer, 

 and Julie Wallin for providing helpful comments on 

 the manuscript. This project was funded in part by 

 the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wild- 

 life Service Federal Aid for sportfish Restoration, 

 Project F-43 to the Florida Department of Environ- 

 mental Protection's Florida Marine Research Insti- 

 tute, and by State of Florida Recreational Saltwater 

 Fishing License funds. 



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