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from the Age and Growth Unit of the Alaska Fisheries 

 Science Center for aging otoliths. I thank M. Litzow, 

 D. Nichol, D. Somerton, B.J. Turnock, M. Wilkins, and 

 two anonymous reviewers for providing critical reviews 

 of the manuscript. Project funding was provided by the 

 Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering 

 Division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 



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