Five Decades of Marine Megafauna Surveys from Micronesia
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1 National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA, 2 Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, HI, USA, 3 Director’s Office, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, HI, USA, 4 Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, 5 Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Guam Department of Agriculture, Mangilao, Guam
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