About the Authors
- Jameal F. Samhouri
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* E-mail: Jameal.Samhouri@noaa.gov
Affiliation Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Phillip S. Levin
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Affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Cameron H. Ainsworth
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Affiliation Marine Resources Assessment Group Americas Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors are employed by the US government as scientists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, either directly or via contracts through Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and MRAG Americas Inc. The only support the authors received to conduct this research was salary support. This support did not alter the author's adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed in the guide for authors. The funders played no role in the research other than the role played by the authors. The funders were in no way involved in the study design; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; writing of the paper; and/or decision to submit for publication, other than decisions made by the authors. There are no financial or non-financial competing interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JFS PSL CHA. Performed the experiments: JFS. Analyzed the data: JFS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JFS CHA. Wrote the paper: JFS PSL.