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PASCL framework proposed here is intended to satisfy 
these requirements, and it certainly can be applied more 
broadly in fisheries where the management of catch 
levels has the objective of avoiding overfishing. 
Acknowledgments 
The authors are grateful for the support of the National 
Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science 
Center and for comments from J. Bence, P. Conn, D. 
Vaughan, and anonymous reviewers. 
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