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croaker and spot (C. Jones, Old Dominion University). In the mean time, the den- 

 sity data provided above should be useful in evaluating the effects of any future 

 anthropogenic modifications (e.g., jetties) to Oregon or Ocracoke inlets on immi- 

 grating fish larvae. 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - 1 thank P. Crumley, D. Fuss, M. Greene, D. Hoss, M. 

 Johnson, C. Lund, R. Robbins, L. Settle, D. Peters, H. Walsh, and S. Warlen for 

 assistance with sampling. Larval fish processing was done by M. Greene and H. 

 Walsh. Early drafts of the manuscript were reviewed by D. Ahrenholz, D. 

 Peters, and A. Powell of the Beaufort Laboratory and J. Rice, North Carolina 

 State University. Support was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmos- 

 pheric Administration's Coastal Ocean Program / Coastal Fisheries Ecosystems 

 Studies. 



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