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waves when she and Mayport shrimper Barb * “The longliners have a lot to fear from us,”
Hopton dispute the state's plan for shrimp says Dr. Rebert Ovetz, a campaigner with the
abundance of large fish in the ocean industry economic disaster relief funds as unfairly Sea Turtle Restoration Project in California, in a
favoring big-boat operators. State legislators guest column on www.animalpeopienews.org in
® Rich Ruais, executive director of the East overseeing the pian send it back to shrimpers for December. This group and others have filed or
Coast Tuna Association, leads a charge against reconsideration. threatened suits against the government and
midwater trawlers in the Northeast. Ruais against grocery stores over swordfish longlining.
organizes a coalition of interests and argues @ David Karwacki, president of the Georgia “This is only the beginning,” Ovetz writes.
more observer coverage is necessary to Professional Crabbers Association, leads a success-
measure bycatch onboard midwater trawlers ful revolt against drastic cuts in blue crab harvest * President George Bush visits the Ice Harbor
days. Georgia crabbers organize quickly, raising dam in Washington, taking credit for the 15-fold
* Janie Thomas, past president of Organized formal and informal protests, signing a petition to increase of returning salmon but ignoring the
Fishermen of Florida and now an industry the governor and securing the aid of key coastal! fact that better ocean conditions and Clinton-era
advocate with the Shrimp Producers legislators, and state resource officials backed off hatchery and habitat programs likely were
Association in Fernandina Beach, Fla., makes CHHoiyLtD etRhse plan. responsible.
Fiberglass fish is a ARTICLE INDEX: Gillnetters shipped toN J; lobster boot hasK evlar hull
girl’s best friend Tuna boats getc ored hulls; plenty ofw ork otR .1.s hipyard Patrol boat iso nt he prow!; 100-fohiotO treegorn sya rd
A year in National Fisherman
ome women want diamonds. Others, Glacer Bay nowa iongliner; creb boats forP uge! Sound Florida yard sterts dammer; crab-dredge boat overhauled
like Penelope Mapin, will settle for a Wooden gilinetter launched: Virginia gets new boatyard Boat redefines multipurpose; kits abound atM aine yord
600-pound fiberglass fish. According to Mocks power lobste: boats; 45-foot hullg ets3 more feet Rodon design remembered; Wesh. yards ready forf all
Port Clinton, Ohio, Mayor Tom Brown Conodion yord stays busy; 90-foot crabber hits water Scalloper isa heavyweight; Texas jobi sa ne mergency
who performs weddings, Mapin asked Shrimp boatsg ete xported: Vo.w ooden seines kiffs built Stem shaved tom eetl imit; vessels seek annual repoirs
y that she get married during the town A cotomaron forl obstering; yard seeing repeat customers BHM 39 lobster boat rollso ut; Maine yard sees opportunity Dec
New Year's Walleye Drop The Walleye Alaska gilinetter beingb uilt;s chooner grantg etsh ouled Heritage mointained inY o.;t wos callopers heading east Dec.
Drop is th e Port Clinton equivalent to the New repair yord forT exas; Vo.b uilder hauling since ‘30s
Big Apple dropping in New Stripping down a 38-footer; Down-East yards areb usy BOAT OF THE MONTH
York City’s Times Square Green programs fund boats; live-fish vesselc onstructed Tey K
Mapin and fiancé Michael Ino 94-foot dammer launched; yard hauls demoged trawler Gulf Queen
were scheduled to tie the knot Scalloper tof ishf orl obsters; versatile 50-foot hullsb uilt Steel Fin it
at 9:30, just two and a half Ore. yorde xtends incentive; March coll; form aintenance Nuke Point
hours before a crane would
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Waterman hos lucky ticket; brothers work ons isterships Valkyrie
nuptials has become quite an ACCIDENTS MONTH PS Boatyard performs repairs; light tuna boatf inished off Bonnie Marietto
eBvreonwtn inp rPeodritc tiCnlgi nttohne,r e with Combined efforts rescue crewi nB ering Sea blaze Jon Trowers rechilied inW ash.; aluminum crabbers finished Miss Gndy Haine
would from 6,000 to 10,000 Lost Japanese squid boat driftsa shore inA laska Feb. Weather puts yord behind; N.C. builder returns tof ishing Explorer
Freak diving accident daims Florida fisherman'lsi fe Feb Patrol vessel jetsa round; 50-foot lobster boatf inished Ms. Ingrid
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David Karwacki
waves when she and Mayport shrimper Barb * “The longliners have a lot to fear from us,”
Hopton dispute the state's plan for shrimp says Dr. Rebert Ovetz, a campaigner with the
abundance of large fish in the ocean industry economic disaster relief funds as unfairly Sea Turtle Restoration Project in California, in a
favoring big-boat operators. State legislators guest column on www.animalpeopienews.org in
® Rich Ruais, executive director of the East overseeing the pian send it back to shrimpers for December. This group and others have filed or
Coast Tuna Association, leads a charge against reconsideration. threatened suits against the government and
midwater trawlers in the Northeast. Ruais against grocery stores over swordfish longlining.
organizes a coalition of interests and argues @ David Karwacki, president of the Georgia “This is only the beginning,” Ovetz writes.
more observer coverage is necessary to Professional Crabbers Association, leads a success-
measure bycatch onboard midwater trawlers ful revolt against drastic cuts in blue crab harvest * President George Bush visits the Ice Harbor
days. Georgia crabbers organize quickly, raising dam in Washington, taking credit for the 15-fold
* Janie Thomas, past president of Organized formal and informal protests, signing a petition to increase of returning salmon but ignoring the
Fishermen of Florida and now an industry the governor and securing the aid of key coastal! fact that better ocean conditions and Clinton-era
advocate with the Shrimp Producers legislators, and state resource officials backed off hatchery and habitat programs likely were
Association in Fernandina Beach, Fla., makes CHHoiyLtD etRhse plan. responsible.
Fiberglass fish is a ARTICLE INDEX: Gillnetters shipped toN J; lobster boot hasK evlar hull
girl’s best friend Tuna boats getc ored hulls; plenty ofw ork otR .1.s hipyard Patrol boat iso nt he prow!; 100-fohiotO treegorn sya rd
A year in National Fisherman
ome women want diamonds. Others, Glacer Bay nowa iongliner; creb boats forP uge! Sound Florida yard sterts dammer; crab-dredge boat overhauled
like Penelope Mapin, will settle for a Wooden gilinetter launched: Virginia gets new boatyard Boat redefines multipurpose; kits abound atM aine yord
600-pound fiberglass fish. According to Mocks power lobste: boats; 45-foot hullg ets3 more feet Rodon design remembered; Wesh. yards ready forf all
Port Clinton, Ohio, Mayor Tom Brown Conodion yord stays busy; 90-foot crabber hits water Scalloper isa heavyweight; Texas jobi sa ne mergency
who performs weddings, Mapin asked Shrimp boatsg ete xported: Vo.w ooden seines kiffs built Stem shaved tom eetl imit; vessels seek annual repoirs
y that she get married during the town A cotomaron forl obstering; yard seeing repeat customers BHM 39 lobster boat rollso ut; Maine yard sees opportunity Dec
New Year's Walleye Drop The Walleye Alaska gilinetter beingb uilt;s chooner grantg etsh ouled Heritage mointained inY o.;t wos callopers heading east Dec.
Drop is th e Port Clinton equivalent to the New repair yord forT exas; Vo.b uilder hauling since ‘30s
Big Apple dropping in New Stripping down a 38-footer; Down-East yards areb usy BOAT OF THE MONTH
York City’s Times Square Green programs fund boats; live-fish vesselc onstructed Tey K
Mapin and fiancé Michael Ino 94-foot dammer launched; yard hauls demoged trawler Gulf Queen
were scheduled to tie the knot Scalloper tof ishf orl obsters; versatile 50-foot hullsb uilt Steel Fin it
at 9:30, just two and a half Ore. yorde xtends incentive; March coll; form aintenance Nuke Point
hours before a crane would
Trade show assists builders; wotermen heading offshore Krstiana
rowel Wylie Walleye into d Fire-domaged boati sr ebuilt; yardr ebounds after burning PFEEFERR FTE EFTE LLodyE JoEseph ine
lighted net. The Walleye drop Hord-luck vessel restores; seiner converted for research 2 Hollywood
as opposed to the Ino-Mapin
Waterman hos lucky ticket; brothers work ons isterships Valkyrie
nuptials has become quite an ACCIDENTS MONTH PS Boatyard performs repairs; light tuna boatf inished off Bonnie Marietto
eBvreonwtn inp rPeodritc tiCnlgi nttohne,r e with Combined efforts rescue crewi nB ering Sea blaze Jon Trowers rechilied inW ash.; aluminum crabbers finished Miss Gndy Haine
would from 6,000 to 10,000 Lost Japanese squid boat driftsa shore inA laska Feb. Weather puts yord behind; N.C. builder returns tof ishing Explorer
Freak diving accident daims Florida fisherman'lsi fe Feb Patrol vessel jetsa round; 50-foot lobster boatf inished Ms. Ingrid
peopie OI From
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Exxon seeks $25 milhon cap onp unitive judgment Deendostw ,ord s Wastedumwpinag tconecerrns a.h arvesters
Court ruling moves council top rotect Howaii fishery On the bubble Study finds Aloska fishn early free ofm ercury
BOATBUILDING (FIBERGLASS) Store waters Storms breathe fresh airi ntol istless dead zone
CRAB Rethinktuhneg o ct FreeeO nygen level decreases spur hood anal dosure
Despite bounty Dungfleeetsn areet iesdt sod o cks Dodging bullets
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Plunging price prompts crabbers tot ieu p— a gain ELECTRONICS Buabilocdksi fonrs egcur ty
BOATBUILDING (GENERAL) Louisiana officials flirtw ithl imited entryp lan The buzz oni nterference tt peys tom corporate
Crababbouti thnem gar ket Beefing upt heb osx sounder pockage Wind shuft
Oregon billw ould ease seafood price negotiation New tos onar? Here's o unit tot ry Educonon colcuichons
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Lower stone crabc otch makes Florida fleet nervous A ranofgo petio ns Rules of the road to recovery
‘Boma steel
A mettlesome drogges Horseshoe crabh arvest likely tob ec uta gain The little picture Good - sotg reat - newons tax es
Politician onr ight foot with Md.s watermen Great seascapes Platyhei crenditg ga me
A seine conversion
Council cab plon leaves harvesters apprehensive Course selection Lifei nsurance basics
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Bering seac rabq uote cutf oro pies, raifosrr eedd kin gs ‘Surfinogts’ e e Prevenotnii dnengtit y crszs
BOATBUILDING (WOOD) MONTH PC Hatchery aims tob oost Chesapeake crab stocks Follothweei lenctgron trail
Sunfosrt hee Wteste rn Georgia crabbers stopf ast-moving regulatory bid identification required PTERREFI S KET
The belle oft heb oy The quotap rocess Tunietu p Carrying on o tradition a 7
Gone to the dogs
COMMUNITY DOCK TALK ENGINES /PROPULSION NMFS, soentists explore rockfish restocking plan
Virginia group planning wotermen’s memorial Holibut heaven Supyopur loocarl metcha ni Het upa bout herring
Slough dance Responwsitihobuti aclcouinttabiylit y Diesels then and now — at itan bearing thef leet Sardines cbundont but fishery locks harvesters
Key changes Compeotndu inittyi coon cnoex ist Dietsheen olnds n ow — new bloocnt khesb l ock Tuna men negotiate pect for spotter plane usage
Settied on the sea DeliveorlidB nesgsi e 2003 diese! directolirnyeu p Tunc catchers mull suit to protect herring population
Lobsitsf oermirng,i nontf gish ing Old ironw orkfsi ne Frshung by the numbers
Exatmhew iestnc ooist‘ fnishegry cr isis’ Power drain Portland council adopts groundfish resuluhor
Salmon fishermen collect checks from Valdez oils pi 30,ho0urs0 of0p o wer Islond fishermen smiling over hot bivefin senson
Judge extends deodline forg roundfish measures Outboard games
Court rules Alaoswnsk Toanga ss forest shoreline Low-power lowdown FINFISH (PACIFIC)
Officals stepu pe fforts toc urbi llegal fishs ales The doctor is in
Channel slonds closure sparks coalition lawsuit ENVIRONMENT Sold on the auction
Coli. lawsuit indicates mercury issue isr ising Cruse line facing ouster from Glocier Bayw oters Beats workung for o inving
In a fixi nt he bay Gulf dead zone growing larger than ever before Showdown at Sitke (part |}
Fishermen lose round | inC hannel Islands fight EDITOR'S LOG Pollution problems remam despite clean water oct Showdown at Sitka (part ii
Judge setsa side relaxed ‘dolphin-sofe’ standards Tanker spilld evastates Spanish fishing grounds Herring plugs processor, prompting gine! desure
Verdict vindicates processors inB ristol Bayl awsuit Byt hew ay Oi from groSpawnishi spinllh igtsc oast of France Anger and distrust cloud San Francsco Bay fishery
Court’s decision revives dam breaching controversy The vision thing Report: water policy coused Klamath Riverf ishk il Tossed horzon
B.C judge raps DFOf orp rosecution ofn on-Natives The BrisBatylo ewlsui t Mid-Atlontic fishermen wary of natural gas pipeline
Closings onl and ond seab uffet Newfoundlanders Dotnak’e thte b ait Buzzards Bay ods pillc auses shellfish shutdown ek MONTaH dPG
Court rulings lead DFO toe nd native program A trousbenlsei ofnc lgosu re Turtle groups pondering foreign shrimp boycot US. cob boats cought fishing in Russion water: Soni 5
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US. says European fleet imperis pelagx species Spaghetti pie Aug Know your metal’s mettle Hampton, Yo.
Offical: opmdiuffera reganrdisng U.N. fishp ect Monkfish stew Sept A bottom pint primer Petersburg, Alaska
US. delegation to press European nationsa tI CCAT Creamed codfish with bocon and onvon Oa Cronk it up! Coos Bay, Ore.
Free-trade poct’s empact challengeUsS . industry McCorkle shrimp pizza Fish tricks Brunswick, Go
Butter-gorlic shrimp Dec When rope floats Bowers Beach, Jel.
GALLEY WATCH Composites toke hold Metlokatlo, Alosko
St Anne bluefsh GEAR AND METHODS MONTH PG Tough stuff Crescent City, Calif
Macowove crab New cull pane! keeping pound netiers on water Jon i Craning your deck Cortez, Fla
2007's greatest hits Wrapped up in comfort New London, Conn
Forum studies solutions to stop longline bycatch Stayiinnlg i ne Kosilof, Alaska
Seokant of approval Venturo, Calif
Prevent defense HOME PORT MONTH PG.
Seafmosw or k Madeira Beach, Fla Jon IN REVIEW MONTH PG
The Tide’ is high 7
Let the fishermen take over i
A note to young readers 7
The sea’s greatest hits 7
Alaska’s great southwest 7
No raving obout this rant 7
Lessons in lobsters 7
Hoil Leslie, full of grace ]
IRIDIUM Telling it like it was 7
A feel for eel 7
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communications needs. Louisiana moves to facilitate direct sales of shrimp
Appropriations bill holds 100M for us fisheries
White House resisting on USCG safety role
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Bush administration kills Oregon inlet jetty project
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Whaling commission to emphasize conservation role
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NMFS moves fo lessen gillnet impacto nt urtles
European union ministers slash whitefish harvests
Turtle decision could offect mid-Atlantic scallop fleet
Villages arguef or broader useo f( DQ revenues
GAO report finds 1FQs mean fewer fishermen
Groundfish goals could blunt deadline extension
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Industry representation on fish board growing Fielding feedbock Nov Sharing oft he wealth isi ssuei nN ewfoundlond o¢. 15 Pacific: serdines
NMFS raises vent size for turtle excluders Regional councils toh ast U.S.f isheries conference Nov Gull South Atlantic: blue crab
Council, industry seek plan in Gulf of Alaske Fish Expo beaming in Hogarth for conference Nov Northeast: menhaden
NMFS rejects bycatch position from advocacy group Cooperation nets results Dec Northeast: lobster 16 North Pacific: salmon
Testing everyone's patience Gulf South Atlantic: red snapper Pacific: swordfish
Groundfishermen warm to idea of five-year plan MANAGEMENT (CANADA) MONTH PG Pacific: sole Gulf South Atkentic: tuna
Council action shrinks neorshore trawling grounds Agency considering closure of northern cod fishery Feb North Pacific: geoducks Pacific: albocore
Tangle net fishery hits bumps in spring season Newfoundiond ports reopen to Estonia fishing boots Northeast: blue crab Worth Pocific. halibut
Setting the stage for debate Auditor general's report is critical of Coast Guard Gull South Atlantic: shrimp Northeast: scallop:
Reviewing success and looking ahead More than 500 protest expansion of8 .C.f ish farms Pacific: pink shrimp Gulf/South Atlantic: mullet
Council exploring longline options for Hawai fleet Harvest pacts concern non-Native fishermen North: Pacific: urchins Poh groundfish
River flow battle sparks tug of war over funding Fisherman plans to dety DFO if cod fishery doses Pacific: prawns North Pacific: blockcod
Industry sees two sides to vessel buyback plan Leaked e-mail tops highiights in B.C. fish farm saga Gulf/South Atlantic: grouper Northeast: groundfish
Deckhands to receive slice of groundfish quota pie Higher seal hunt quota applouded by fishermen Northeast: scup Gull South Atlante: spiny lobster
Giving due credit Fishermen fear pesticide will also affect shellfish North Pacific: herring
Experimental offshore farm permit angers fishermen Crab permit conversion will cid small-boat fleet Northeast: year in review
States change course, lower dogfish harvest quota Northern cod closure sporks Newfoundland protests Pacific year in review Northeas: weakfrsh
Va. budget woes force crab group to dissolve Island fishermen want seine boats farther out North Pacific: year in review North Pacific: pollock
Hawaii says ‘aloha’ to new pacific islands region Thibault reverses stand on access to ‘the ledge Gult/South Atlantic: year in review Northeast: oysters
Displaced longliners find refuge in golden state Quote moves ignite riot, New Brunswick boycott Northeast: herring Pacific: Dungeness
US. fo rule on the status of Caspian Sea sturgeon Newfoundland presses for joint fisheries board North Pacific: cod
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Award honors Kennedy forh elping fishermen Smafilst,lb igegerr pu nch RETROSPECTIVE
Smalflr y This doctor makes boat calls Pull hard and she comes easy
Back rent demoofnA ncdhoreaged pi on! A weather center int hew heelhouse Fishing 2000: thev iew from 1968
Gell South Anontx oysters Arwmiteh hadmme rs Better perfoinrt hmeb alinnk ocfa ene ye Year inr eview: events
Worth Paci: groundfish Tropical storm's punch rocks Nove Scotia fleet More thanj ustt ime ony our hands Life and fish
Northeast sunt Giga Scallop outfits cidV o.c ityi nh urricane’s aftermath Establoic lseahr diefninigti on Year inr eview. newsmakers
Pacific: herring With salmon ind emand, company sett oe xpand A chart plotter that's easy ont he eyes Keyi nnoviantb oiatoso nndsg e or
Gull South Atlante swordfish Report says U.S. seafood consumpotnit hoen ri se Put a beacon iny our pocket An era of their ways
North Pucific: salmon Top partsl isti lustrates factors facing U.S.f leets Manufcaomcmitts tuor righteingr ra fts PESEECTL
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MARKETING MONTH -PG Fishing with on eye in the sky Procedural errors
STumnoak ee dusaslimroyn , botntolte sb utatsg.a ra?n nuwaelr nicnogm pagiegsn urges MFoeyb i Parasites gain ground on Chesapeake's oysters March 50 MGeotrtiengo pmtaicohnisn aest yt oou crfo imnmguenrtiicpast e #F F IPanr ttoion gd ewaeyps
Commession green-lights introducing Asion oysters May 11 All the golden rules
Fishenes seek eco-labe! to broaden marketing effort May
(atfornia partially bans sole of oysters from gulf july = 12 A roll in o mystery
Seatood venture loses state's financal bocking Aug
Safe and sound
Ore marketing efforts targeting salmon sale: Oct PRODUCT ROUNDUP MONTH PG National Fisherman's 2003 Highliners: Don Hanson Dec
A weak link in the lazorette
Beefing up the basic sounder package Jon. 48 National Fisherman's 2003 Highliners: Chris Miller Dec.
Gearing the oir
New tos onar? Here's @ unitt ot ry jon. 49 National Fisherman's 2003 Highliners: Ane Fuglvog Dec Reflections
Unesapecke ‘Kings nad workboo! race crowns Jon Making the right call Feb 50 ‘Youthful veteran’ Moy Con a wing fly on one bird
Cydone dois hundreds of South Aso fishermen Attracting a feeding frenzy feb. 5d Wild about salmon A difficult lesson in fire safety
Fish form lures anglers to reel mn excess salmon Shooting into cyberspace 48 The art of fisheries science Od. Almost alone on a lake
Protecting the producers Nov
Fisheofrft hmee honok for1 9505 sardine crash Radical rodies March 49 Success stories
2002 article index Super Spool Ili extends monofiloment life 64 Re thinking re-rigging
Mass. mon focing prison fort rowler fires inN J Mee! the next generation of generators April = 65 RECREATIONAL MONTH PG
New dive policy targets rescue and satety needs A big splash in fish finders 48 Billfish bycatch puts sport tournaments in spotlight jon. 13 SALMON
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Policy change sought at Fishermen's Terminal Researcher aims to turn pest into o profit moker Squid fishermen press fors cup bycatch tests Few fishermen take port inp ink shrimp
Kids stuff Time needed to control maritime oyster pornsite Council sets control date for gull’s shrimp fishery
Klamath salmon receive more water ~f or now Warmer water affecting lobsters, researcher says SHELLFISH (OTHER) The corrot, the stick and the shrimp
Wild-hfaishrw ivnr eighst ttobe ecd al led ‘organic Steller report's findings please groundfish fleet Bock in business Shrimpers object to tenfold increase in docking fees
Governor KOs proposal for Russian processors Researchers seek funds to analyre acoustic data Budget cuts posing threat to loride dam farmers New dock may tighten things up in Shem Creek
Salmon season gets off with on optimistic stort Conservahon technology All ino day's work Whatever it tokes
Ruling by federal judge hits Maine salmon forms Downbeat study at odds with NMFS shark findings Clam disease outbreaks hits shellfish in 2 states WorkBoat sessions focus on U.S. shrimp industr
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Salmon harvests vory, but price constant --a nd low Boats to take electronic logbook for a test drive Marketing touted ask ey form udbug industry Petro Poravonno
Petition filed to obtain trade assistance benefits Study: fishing business propelling Alaska economy Warren Rector
Pacific salmon commission dodges funding bullet Quota ouction generates money for scup surveys SHRIMP Joe Orlando
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Report asserts PCB levels in farmed salmon too high Scientist's report asserts world’s fisheries are in peril Shrimp boats get exported: Vo. wooden seine skiffs built Eric Hooper
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Starlets’ lips may shine with processing byproducts Imports stir shrimp industry Dave Nodeou
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