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Acknowledgments 
Funding for this project was provided by National Sea 
Grant (grant number NA16RG2249). We thank the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration- 
National Marine Fisheries Service Pascagoula, MS Labo- 
ratory for providing field assistance, equipment, and boat 
time aboard the RV Caretta. Field support and expertise 
provided by D. Hopper, K. Falana, and D. Saksa was 
invaluable for the success of this project. We also thank 
D. Wells, E. Berris, K. Boswell, M. McDonough, and M. 
Miller for sampling assistance and Y. Allen for preparing 
the study site map. An earlier draft of the manuscript 
was improved by comments provided by Chris Legault 
and two anonymous reviewers. 
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