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Recommendations on the Use of Ecosystem Modeling for Informing Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management and Restoration Outcomes in the Gulf of Mexico

Arnaud GrüssDepartment of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida33149, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kenneth A. RoseHorn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Post Office Box 775, Cambridge, Maryland21613, USA
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James SimonsCenter for Coastal Studies, Natural Resources Center, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas78412, USA
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Cameron H. AinsworthCollege of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida33701, USA
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Elizabeth A. BabcockDepartment of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida33149, USA
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David D. ChagarisNature Coast Biological Station, University of Florida, Post Office Box 878, Cedar Key, Florida32625, USA
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Kim De MutsertDepartment of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia22030, USA
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John FroeschkeGulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida33607, USA
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Peter HimchakOmega Protein, Post Office Box 85, 52 My Way, Tuckerton, New Jersey08087, USA
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Isaac C. KaplanNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Conservation Biology Division, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, Washington98112, USA
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Halie O’FarrellDepartment of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida33149, USA
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Manuel J. Zetina RejonInstituto Politécnico Nacional–Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23096, Mexico
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Pages 281-295 | Received 07 Dec 2016, Accepted 05 May 2017, Published online: 07 Jul 2017

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