About the Authors
- Nicholas A. Farmer
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* E-mail: nick.farmer@noaa.gov
Affiliation NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
- William D. Heyman
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Affiliation LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., Bryan, Texas, United States of America
- Mandy Karnauskas
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Affiliation NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fishery Science Center, Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Shinichi Kobara
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Affiliation Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Tracey I. Smart
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Affiliation South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Joseph C. Ballenger
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Affiliation South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Marcel J. M. Reichert
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Affiliation South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- David M. Wyanski
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Affiliation South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Michelle S. Tishler
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Affiliation Meadows Ecological, Inc., Indialantic, Florida, United States of America
- Kenyon C. Lindeman
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Affiliation Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
- Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri
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Affiliation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
- Theodore S. Switzer
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Affiliation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
- Justin J. Solomon
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Affiliation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Jacksonville Field Laboratory, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
- Kyle McCain
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Affiliation LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., Bryan, Texas, United States of America
- Mark Marhefka
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Affiliation Abundant Seafood, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- George R. Sedberry
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Affiliation NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
Although some authors were employed by commercial companies (i.e., WDH, KM: LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc.; MST: Meadows Ecological, Inc.; and MM: Abundant Seafood), this does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: NAF WDH MK. Data curation: NAF WDH MK SK TIS JCB MJMR DMW MST KCL SKLB TSS JJS KM MM. Formal analysis: NAF MK. Investigation: NAF WDH MK SK TIS JCB MJMR DMW MST KCL SKLB TSS JJS KM MM GRS. Methodology: NAF MK. Project administration: NAF. Resources: NAF MK. Software: NAF MK. Supervision: NAF WDH MK MJMR KCL SKLB GRS. Validation: NAF MK TIS JCB MJMR DMW MST KCL SKLB TSS JJS KM MM. Visualization: NAF MK. Writing – original draft: NAF WDH MK KCL. Writing – review & editing: NAF WDH MK SK TIS JCB MJMR DMW MST KCL SKLB TSS JJS KM MM GRS.