COLLINS ET AL.: AGE AND GROWTH OF KING MACKEREL 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We thank P. Keener for her histological expertise, 

 M. M. Dougherty and W. J. Dougherty for providing 

 assistance with SEM, and M. J. Clise for assisting 

 with computer programming. Specimens were pro- 

 vided by Susan Shipman and Henry Ansley of the 

 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Capt. 

 0. C. Poke of Captain Robert, and Capt. W. Kaps 

 of Bellatrix II. C. S. Manooch of the National 

 Marine Fisheries Service at Beaufort, NC and 

 C. A. Barans and G. R. Sedberry of the South Caro- 

 lina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department at 

 Charleston, SC provided valuable comments on the 

 manuscript. This work was supported by the Na- 

 tional Marine Fisheries Service (Southeast Fisher- 

 ies Center) and the South Carolina Wildlife and 

 Marine Resources Department. 



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