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Acknowledgments
We thank L. Natanson, N. Kohler, G. Poulakis, D. Adams, D. Grubbs, S. Wintner, S.
Henandez, J. Valentin, M. Bond, S. O’Leary, M. Mars, A. Fields, S. Darsee, C. Hopner,
B. Aller, C. Duffy, J. Hutt, K. Keene and the observers with NOAA’s Pelagic Observer
Program (POP) and the Shark Bottom Longline Observer Program for sample collection
and field assistance. Recreational fishermen participating in shark fishing tournaments
throughout the Northeast (Montauk, NY; Bayshore, NY; S. Portland, ME, Martha’s
Vineyard, MA) from 2010-2012 were also invaluable for kindly donating fin sets from
several of the pelagic species covered in this guide. Cover photo by S. Cushner, courtesy
of the Shark Bottom Longline Observer Program. We thank Cheri McCarty and Laura
Cimo (NOAA Fisheries Service-Office of International Affairs) for helping to provide
funds to support this work.
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