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Acknowledgments
Writing of this case report was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation, through project 9871982,
and by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, through contracts with the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game. The findings and conclusions presented are my own and do not necessarily reflect the
views or position of the Trustee Council. John Wilcock and Fritz Funk, Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, provided Pacific herring population estimates and background information on life history.

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