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management of the MHI fishery because of the genetic 
differentiation of Hawaiian grouper that has been docu- 
mented within the archipelago (Rivera et al., 2004). 
Acknowledgments 
We thank the many NOAA Fisheries biologists and 
technicians who processed specimens used in this study 
and the captains and crews of NOAA research vessels 
for their assistance. We acknowledge Federal Disaster 
Relief Project no. 657787, and the Pelagic Fisheries 
Research Program (University of Hawaii), for funding 
the purchase of recent specimens; A. Andrews and R. 
Humphreys for reviewing the draft manuscript; and 
M. McCracken for statistical advice. This article is 
dedicated to the memory of Julia P. Leung DeMartini, 
who photo-edited the final version of Figure 3; may her 
many mernes continue to spread throughout the biologi- 
cal research community. 
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