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tation to ensure the sustainability of the night shark in 

 northeastern Brazil. 



Acknowledgments 



The present research was funded by Ministerio do Meio 

 Ambiente-MMA, Secretaria da Comissao Interministerial 

 para os Recursos do Mar-SECIRM in the scope of Programa 

 Nacional de Avaliacao do Potencial Sustentavel de Recur- 

 sos Vivos-REVIZEE. We are grateful to Norte Pesca S. A. 

 and to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico 

 e Tecnologico-CNPq for scholarships and research grants 

 iProcs: 301048/83, 38.0726/96-3 and 820652/87-3). 



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