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Crabtree, Roy E. Florida Marine Research Institute, St. 

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Cyr, Ned. National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver 

 Spring, MD. 



Hegen, Ed. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 

 Rockport, TX. 



Schmidt, Thomas W. South Florida Research Center, 

 Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL. 



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