Dr. Nelson Marshall University of Rhode Island (Emeritus) 



Dr. William Pearcy Oregon State University 



Dr. Saul Saila University of Rhode Island 



Dr. John Tietjen City College of New York 



Dr. Robert Wilce (University of Massachusetts) and Dr. Robert Whitlatch (University of Connecticut) 

 are gratefully acknowledged for verifying species identifications and for providing critical reviews of early 

 drafts of this report. Special thanks also to personnel at the Connecticut Department of Environmental 

 Protection, Marine Fisheries Bureau, particularly Eric Smith, Penny Ilowell, and Mark Blake for 

 providing data and other information used in preparing this report. 



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