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Figure 2 



(A) Transverse section of a gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) otolith with 

 first opaque zone distant from the core, with 10 opaque zones and an edge 

 condition of 4 and (B) transverse section of a gray snapper otolith with first 

 opaque zone close to the core, with 8 opaque zones, and an edge condition 

 of 4. D indicates dorsal side and V indicates ventral side of otolith section. 



The gray snapper (n = 6) used for the radiocarbon 

 age validation procedure ranged from 6 to 28 years 

 of estimated age and were collected during 2000 and 

 2001 (Table 1). Furthermore, YOB ranged from 1973 

 to 1995. Gray snapper radiocarbon values were plotted 



along with red snapper radiocarbon values from the 

 northern Gulf of Mexico (Baker and Wilson, 2001) and 

 coral radiocarbon values from Bermuda (Druffel, 1989), 

 South Florida (Druffel, 1989), and Belize (Druffel, 1980) 

 (Fig. 3). Radiocarbon values of gray snapper cores were 



