ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We greatly appreciate comments from scientific colleagues at the University of North 

 Carolina's Institute of Marine Sciences and elsewhere in the Morehead City area. We especially 

 thank J. FusseU, III, A. C. Hine, J. Homziak, J. H. Hunt, J. J. Kohlmeyer, G. W. Link, G. R. 

 Lopez, J. Powell, S. Ross, F. J. Schwartz, and M. C. Watzin. Preparation and pubUcation of 

 this report were supported by the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Serxdce, 

 National Coastal Ecosystems Team. 



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