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<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br />Defenders of Wildlife gratefully appreciates the financial support for this publica- <br />tion provided by Jim Murtaugh of the Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg Foundation <br />and to Hopie Stevens of the Fanwood Foundation/West. <br />Special thanks is also extended to Gina DeFerrari, senior professional staff mem- <br />ber for the U.S. House of Representatives' Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com- <br />mittee. Her advice, support, and encouragement were invaluable. <br />We are especially grateful to Michael Bean of the Environmental Defense Fund <br />and Mark Shaffer of The Wilderness Society for their counsel and ideas. Their <br />insights helped improve this project. <br />And finally, special thanks to the authors themselves, who finalized their papers at <br />the end of the summer when they probably would rather have been on vacation. <br />xi <br />