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therefore sampling fields, can be maintained across a 

 variety of water conditions. The alternative would be 

 to standardize the volumes of water sampled by light 

 traps; however, considering the suite of external factors 

 that affect light trap efficiency, such attempts may be 

 fruitless (Meekan et al., 2000). 



Acknowledgments 



We would like to thank A. Scarborough-Bull, C. Wilson, 

 D. Stanley, J. Ditty, F. Hernandez Jr., J. Cope, J. Plun- 

 ket, T. Farooqi, and all of those who assisted in the field 

 and laboratory for their assistance and efforts during 

 this research. We also thank Exxon USA, Inc., Mobil 

 USA Exploration and Production, Inc., Santa Fe-Snyder 

 Oil Corp., and Murphy Oil Corp. for access to their oil 

 and gas platforms and logistical support, the crews of 

 GC 18, GI 94B, ST 54G, MP 259A and VK 203 for their 

 assistance and hospitality, and two anonymous review- 

 ers for their helpful comments on this manuscript. This 

 research was funded by the Minerals Management Ser- 

 vice-Louisiana State University-Coastal Marine Insti- 

 tute (contract no. 14-35-0001-30660-19961). 



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