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along with disaggregating historically mixed samples, will 
allow for better estimates of age, growth, and abundance 
and will most likely lead to an improved assessment for 
each species and provide a long-term benefit to sustain¬ 
able management. 
Acknowledgments 
We would like to thank everyone who assisted in collect¬ 
ing or archiving specimens during the surveys conducted 
in 2009 and 2013 in the Gulf of Alaska, especially J. Heif¬ 
etz, who was instrumental in obtaining genetic samples 
paired to otoliths. We also thank the staff at the Auke 
Bay Laboratories for conducting all of the genetic tests. 
J. Orr and J. Heifetz provided much useful feedback 
on the initial manuscript, and we would like to thank 
the anonymous reviewers who provided many useful 
suggestions. 
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