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Science, B. Higgins at the National Marine Fisheries 

 Service-Galveston Lab, the Virginia Marine Science 

 Museum Stranding Program, the Maryland Department 

 of Natural Resources, and the Massachusetts Audu- 

 bon Society in Wellfleet. Funding was provided by the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service. All work was done 

 under and complied with the provisions of the Sea Turtle 

 Research Permit TE-676379-2 issued by the U.S. Fish 

 and Wildlife Service. 



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