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K. Munk, M. Sturdevant, and M. Cook for help with age 

 and diet analyses. D. Neff assisted with the manuscript 

 figures. The NOAA ship John N. Cobb and the fishing 

 vessel Patriot provided logistical support. J. Rice. A. 

 Moles, N. Hillgruber, and K. Munk provided helpful 

 reviews on earlier drafts of this manuscript. 



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