Programme of the 20th ECS Conference  programme
Please notice that due to the recent cancellation of a talk the Wednesday sessions were slightly modified (changes made on 23 March).
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Saturday, 1st April, 08:30-17:00
Workshop 1: Age determination of marine mammals
Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdañsk
Gdynia, Al. Pi³sudskiego 46
Organizers: Fiona Read, Patricia Lastra, Christina Lockyer
Sunday, 2nd April, 09:00-17:00
Workshops 2: Climate Change and Cetaceans in Coastal Ecosystem: Past, Present and Future
Music Theatre,
Gdynia, Plac Grunwaldzki 1
Organizers: Colin MacLeod, Jennifer Learmonth, John Harwood, Graham Pierce
Sunday, 2nd April, 09:00-17:00
Workshops 3: The second ECS workshop on cetacean pathology: dissection techniques and tissue sampling.
Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdañsk
Gdynia, Al. Pi³sudskiego 46
Organizers: Paul Jepson, Manuel Garcia Hartmann, Thierry Jauniaux
Sunday, 2nd April, 09:00-17:00
Workshops 4: Static acoustic monitoring of odontocetes: current issues and developments
Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdañsk
Gdynia, Al. Pi³sudskiego 46
Organizers: Ruth Leeney, Nick Tregenza
Sunday, 2nd April, 09:00-17:00
Workshops 5: Electrophysiological Measures of Hearing in Marine Mammals
Music Theatre,
Gdynia, Plac Grunwaldzki 1
Organizers: Michel Andre, Paul Nachtigall
Sunday, 2nd April, 09:00-17:00
Workshops 6: Europhlukes Photo-Identification Workshop
Hotel Gdynia
Gdynia, Armii Krajowej 22 (opposite the Music Theatre)
Organizers: Eric Pauwels, Peter G.H. Evans
Sunday 2rd April
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14:00 - 18:00 Registration in the Music Theatre |
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20:00 Icebreaker - Restaurant "Kapitan Cook"
Skwer Kosciuszki, Gdynia |
Monday 3rd April
| 8:30-8:40 |
Introductory words and practical information |
| Session 1. Critical Habitats - (I) |
| 8:40-9:00 |
Praca, E., Gannier, A. & Das, K. SUMMER HABITAT SUITABILITY OF THREE TEUTHOPHAGOUS ODONTOCETES IN THE NORTH WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| 9:00-9:20 |
Simon, M., Reyes Zamudio, M. M., Nuuttila, H. & Evans, P. G. TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL HABITAT PARTITIONING BETWEEN HARBOUR PORPOISES AND BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS |
| 9:20-9:40 |
Laran, S. & Gannier, A. SPATIOTEMPORAL PREDICTION OF FIN WHALE DISTRIBUTION IN THE LIGURIAN SEA (NW MEDITERRANEAN SEA) |
| 9:40-10:00 |
Bannon, S.M., MacLeod, C.D. & Pierce, G.J. SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN HABITAT PREFERENCES OF HARBOUR PORPOISES IN THE WATERS NORTHWEST OF SCOTLAND. |
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10:00-10:30 Coffee/tea break |
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10:30-11:00 Official opening |
| Session 2. Critical Habitats - (II) |
| 11:00-11:40 |
Invited speaker Peter G. H. EVANS MARINE MAMMALS IN THE EUROPEAN COASTAL ZONE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE |
| 11:40-12:00 |
Bjorge, A. & Graner, F. AN UNEXPECTED EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING: INCREASED RISK OF HARBOUR PORPOISE ICE ENTRAPMENT |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Vincent, C., Gérondeau, M., Barbraud, C., McConnell, B.J., Fedak, M.A. & Ridoux, V. SEASONAL HAULOUT PATTERNS OF THE SOUTHERN MOST COLONY OF EUROPEAN GREY SEALS: COMBINING INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION-BASED STUDIES |
| 12:20-12:40 |
Fury, C.A., Ross, G. & Harrison, P. FLOOD EVENTS AND THERE IMPACT ON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS ADUNCUS) HABITAT USE IN TWO ESTUARIES IN AUSTRALIA |
| 12:40-12:50 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topic |
| Session 3. Conservation and management - Acoustic disturbance/Ship collisions |
| 14:20-14:40 |
Thomsen, F., Betke, K., Schultz-von Glahn, M. & Piper, W. NOISE DURING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S EFFECTS ON HARBOUR PORPOISES (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Ashe, E. & Williams R. KILLER WHALE RESPONSES TO BOATS VARIES WITH BOAT NUMBER: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN OF VESSEL IMPACT ASSESMENT |
| 15:00-15:20 |
Firestone, J., Corbett, J.J., Taggart, C.T., Wang, C.F., Lyons, S.B. & Vanderlaan, A.S.M. SHIP COLLISIONS WITH NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES: MODELLING ENCOUNTER PROBABILITIES FOR CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT |
| 15:20-15:40 |
Corbett, J.J., Firestone, J., Taggart, C.T., Wang, C.F., Vanderlaan, A.S.M. & Lyons, S.B. APPLICATION OF SHIP SPEED AND MASS CHARACTERISTICS TO DESCRIBE POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF RISK-BASED SHIP COLLISIONS WITH WHALES |
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15:40-16:10 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 4. Conservation and management - acoustic monitoring/surveys |
| 16:10-16:30 |
Rogan, E. & Philpott, E. PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING: A TOOL TO INVESTIGATE THE RESPONSE OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS TO PINGERS |
| 16:30-16:50 |
Swift, R. J. , Gillespie, D. M., Caillat, M., Macleod, K. & Hammond, P. S. PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING AS A TOOL FOR MONITORING HARBOUR PORPOISE POPULATIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE SCANS II SURVEYS |
| 16:50-17:10 |
Reyes Zamudio, M., Simon, M., Evans, P. & Goold, J. T-POD DETECTION AND ACOUSTIC BEHAVIOUR OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS IN CARDIGAN BAY SAC: A COMPARISON BETWEEN VISUAL AND T-POD SURVEYS. |
| 17:10-17:30 |
Visser, F., Hartman, K.L., Rood, E.J.J. & Hendriks, A.J.E. EFFECTS OF WHALE WATCHING ACTIVITIES ON RISSO’S DOLPHIN RESTING BEHAVIOUR AT THE AZORES |
| 17:30-17:40 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics |
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17:30-19:30 Poster session |
Tuesday 4rd April
| Session 5. Conservation and management - habitats |
| 8:30-8:50 |
Sveegaard, S., Joergensen, P.B., Bech, N.I., Teilmann, J. & Rye, J.H. SELECTING SPECIAL AREAS OF CONSERVATION FOR HARBOUR PORPOISES (Phocoena phocoena) IN DENMARK |
| 8:50-9:10 |
Panigada, S., Zanardelli, M., MacKenzie, M., Donovan, C., Mélin, F. & Hammond, P.S. MODELLING HABITAT PREFERENCES FOR FIN WHALES AND STRIPED DOLPHINS IN THE PELAGOS SANCTUARY (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA) |
| 9:10-9:30 |
Murphy, S., Northridge, S. P., Jepson, P. D., Deaville, R. & Reid, R. J. ARE COMMON DOLPHINS IN THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC CLOSE TO THEIR CARRYING CAPACITY? |
| 9:30-9:50 |
Ca?adas, A. & Hammond, P.S. TOWARDS CONSERVATION OF THE SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN (Delphinus delphis) OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF SPAIN |
| 9:50-10:00 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics |
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10:00-10:30 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 6. Conservation and management - populations |
| 10:30-11:10 |
Invited Speaker
Christina Lockyer ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALLER: A STUDY IN CETACEAN LIFE HISTORY ENERGETICS
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| 11:10-11:30 |
Lahaye, V., Bustamante, P., Dabin W., Das, K., Holsbeek, L., Law, R.J., Rogan, E., Pierce, G.J. & Caurant, F. COASTAL POPULATIONS OF SMALL CETACEANS ARE LESS EXPOSED TO TOXIC METALS THAN OCEANIC ONES IN EUROPEAN WATERS |
| 11:30-11:50 |
Fortuna, C.M., Mackelworth, P.C., Wiemann, A. & Hammond, P.S. SURVIVAL ESTIMATES OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN KVARNERIC (CROATIA) |
| 11:50-12:10 |
Jauniaux, T., Brenez, C., Das, K., Haelters, J. & Coignoul, F. BY-CAUGHT CETACEANS STRANDED ALONG THE BELGIAN AND NORTHERN FRANCE COASTLINE: ARE THEY A GOOD CONTROL POPULATION? |
| 12:10-12:30 |
Workshop report 1 |
| Session 7. Conservation and management - Fishery regulations |
| 14:00-14:20 |
Stenback, J., Amundin, M., Poulsen, L. R., Desportes, G., Larsen, F., Petersen, N. K., Bj?rge, A., Bylund, K., Eskesen, I., Eriksen, N., Ingversen, S., Jepsen, T. B., Kindt-Larsen, L. & Vanman, C. COMPARISON OF THE REACTION OF WILD HARBOUR PORPOISES EXPOSED TO AN ARRAY OF INTERACTIVE PINGERS AND AQUAMARK 100's |
| 14:20-14:40 |
Brotons, J.M., Munilla, Z., Grau, A.M. & Rendell, L.E. ARE PINGERS EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES AROUND THE BALEARIC ISLANDS? |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Leeney, R.H., Berrow, S. , McGrath, D. & Cosgrove, R. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF PELAGIC TRAWL PINGERS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS |
| 15:00-15:20 |
Kuklik, I. & Skóra, K.E. IMPACT OF FISHERIES LEGISLATION ON THE RESEARCH OF HARBOUR PORPOISE BYCATCH IN POLAND AS DEMONSTRATED BY EC BYCATCH REGULATION |
| 15:20-15:30 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics |
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15:30-16:00 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 8. Acoustics - vocal behaviour |
| 16:00-16:20 |
Blackwell, S.B., Greene, C.R. Jr. & Richardson, W.J. BOWHEAD WHALE (BALAENA MYSTICETUS) MIGRATION AND CALLING BEHAVIOUR IN THE ALASKAN BEAUFORT SEA IN AUTUMN 2001-2004 SHOWN BY PASSIVE ACOUSTIC LOCALIZATION. |
| 16:20-16:40 |
Shapiro, A.D., Tyack, P.L. & Solow, A.R. ANALYSIS OF SPERM WHALE ORIENTATION RESPONSE TO CONTROLLED EXPOSURE OF SONAR. |
| 16:40-17:00 |
Filatova, O.A., Burdin, A.M. & Hoyt, E. VOCAL DIALECTS AND POPULATION STRUCTURE IN KILLER WHALES OF EASTERN KAMCHATKA. |
| 17:00-17:20 |
Ludwig, S., Corsten, A. & Knoll, M. ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS WITH DIFFERENT SONAR SYSTEMS. |
| 17:20-17:30 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics |
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17:30-19:30 Poster session 2 |
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20:00-22:00 Video night Music Theatre, Skwer Kosciuszki Str.
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Wednesday 5th April
| Session 9. Feeding |
| 8:30-8:50 |
Santos, M.B., Pierce, G.J., Ieno, E.N., Addink, M., Smeenk, C., Kinze, C.C., Iverson, M. & Lockyer , C. TRENDS IN DIET OF HARBOUR PORPOISES (Phocoena phocoena) IN THE EASTERN NORTH SEA |
| 8:50-9:10 |
Meissner, A.M. & Ridoux, V. FEEDING STRATEGY OF STRIPED DOLPHINS IN A NEAR SHORE AREA |
| 9:10-9:30 |
Teloni V., Jonhson, M.P., Madsen P.T. & Miller P.J.O. FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF MALE SPERM WHALES OFF NORTHERN NORWAY |
| 9:30-9:50 |
Jaume-Schinkel, M.S., Gendron D., Urbán, J. & Aguí?iga S. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FEEDING HABITS OF FIN WHALE AND BRYDE'S WHALE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA USING STABLE NITROGEN AND CARBON ISOTOPES |
| 9:50-10:10 |
Walton, M.J. & Pomeroy, P.P. TRANSFER OF FATTY ACIDS FROM MOTHER TO PUP IN GREY SEALS (Halichoerus grypus) |
| 10:10-10:20 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics (E1 - E8 & F1 - F15) |
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10:20-10:50 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 10. Stock ID/distribution |
| 10:50-11:30 |
Invited speaker
Alex Aquilar: PRE-EXTINCTION: THE CASE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL |
| 11:30-11:50 |
Galatius, A. & Kinze, C. C. DIFFERENCES IN TIMING OF SEXUAL MATURITY IN DANISH AND GREENLANDIC HARBOUR PORPOISES (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA): VARYING LEVELS OF PAEDOMORPHOSIS? |
| 11:50-12:10 |
Särnblad, A., Danbolt, M., Dalén, L., Berggren, P. & Amir, O. POPULATION STRUCTURE AND PHYLOGENETIC PLACEMENT OF INDO-PACIFIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS ADUNCUS) OFF ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA |
| 12:10-12:30 |
Barrett-Lennard, L. G. & Matkin, C. O. THE ROLE OF CULTURAL INNOVATION IN THE EVOLUTIONARY RADIATION OF CETACEANS |
| 12:30-12:40 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics (SD1 - SD24) |
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12:40-14:30 Lunch break |
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12:45-13:30 Annual Student Meeting in the auditorium |
| Session 11. New Technics (I) |
| 14:30-14:50 |
André, M., Coatanhay, A., Gervaise, C., Gracia, J., Delory, E. & van der Schaar, M. ACOUSTIC RELEASE OF GAS BUBBLES TO PREVENT CETACEAN ENTANGLEMENT IN FISHING NETS |
| 14:50-15:10 |
Rendell, L.E., Schulz, T. & Whitehead, H. A DYNAMIC HYDROPHONE ARRAY FOR STUDYING UNDERWATER VOCAL BEHAVIOUR |
| 15:10-15:30 |
Lonergan, M. & McConnell B. A SIMPLE METHOD TO EXTRACT ANIMAL'S PATHS FROM NOISY DATA (DEMONSTRATED ON GREY SEALS). |
| 15:30-15:40 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics |
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15:40-16:10 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 12. New Technics (II) |
| 16:10-16:30 |
Vanman, C., Bogomolni, A., Moore, M.J. & Touhey, K. WHO, WHERE, WHEN AND HOW - THE SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION AND OCEANOGRAPHIC CORRELATIONS OF STRANDINGS IN A HOTSPOT REGION. |
| 16:30-16:50 |
Rubio-Cisneros, N.T., Morin, P.A., Mesnick, S.L., Gendron, D., Nestler, A., Robertson, K.M. & Jaquet, N. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ZFX / ZFY 5?-EXONUCLEASE ASSAY, A NEW TOOL FOR SEX DETERMINATION IN CETACEANS AND ITS APPLICATION TO SPERM WHALES IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. |
| 16:50-17:10 |
Rokicki J., Kijewska, A., Kuklik, I. ¦wi±tecka A. PCR METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF NEMATODES FROM SUPERFAMILY ASCARIDOIDEA |
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18:00 - 19:00 Unveiling of the statue of the harbour porpoise on the occasion of
the 80th Anniversary of the City of Gdynia and
the 20th Conference of the ECS
Skwer Kosciuszki Str. |
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20:00 - 0:00 20th Conference of the ECS - anniversary reception
Restaurant "CoCo" - Silver Screen |
Thursday 6th April
| Session 13. Surveys/Abundance (I) |
| 9:00-9:20 |
Macleod, K., Scheidat, M. & Hammond, P. TAKING STOCK OF EUROPEAN CETACEANS: THE SCANS-II SURVEYS |
| 9:20-9:40 |
Gomez de Segura, A., Hammond, P.S., Ca?adas, A. & Raga, J.A. VALIDATING THE USE OF SPATIAL MODELS TO ESTIMATE CETACEAN ABUNDANCE |
| 9:40-10:00 |
Karlsson, O. & Helander, B. COUNTING THE INVISIBLE. A COMPARISON BETWEEN ESTIMATES OF THE SIZE OF THE BALTIC GREY SEAL POPULATION DERIVED FROM TRADITIONAL COUNTS DURING MOULT AND PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION USING MARK RECAPTURE TECHNIQUE. |
| 10:00-10:10 |
Presentation of poster slides on related topics |
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10:10-10:40 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 14. Surveys/Abundance (II) |
| 10:40-11:20 |
Invited speaker:
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara CONSERVING CETACEANS IN A SEA OF UNCERTAINTIES |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Piper, W., Laczny, M. & Thomsen, F. ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HARBOUR PORPOISES (Phocoena phocoena) IN THE CENTRAL GERMAN BIGHT DURING 2002-2004 |
| 11:40-12:00 |
Abt, K. & Siebert, U. HARBOUR PORPOISES IN THE NORTH SEA: PEAK STRANDING NUMBERS IN THE SOUTH IN YEARS OF FOOD SHORTAGE IN THE NORTH - EVIDENCE OF OCCASIONAL MASS MIGRATION? |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Verborgh, P., De Stephanis, R., Pérez, S., Sanchez, A. & Guinet, C. POPULATION ESTIMATION AND SURVIVAL RATE OF LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALES (Globicephala melas) IN THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE MARITIME TRAFFIC |
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12:20 - 13:50 Lunch break |
| Session 15. Medicine/Diseases |
| 13:50-14:10 |
Deaville, R., Patterson, T., Baker, J., Ross, H., Simpson, V., Monies, B., Reid, B., Penrose, R., Sabin, R., Muir, A., Perkins, M., Turk, S., Cunningham, A. & Jepson, P. TRENDS IN CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN HARBOUR PORPOISES (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) STRANDED IN UK WATERS (1990-2004). |
| 14:10-14:30 |
Siebert, U., Wohlsein, P., Fonfara, S., Lehnert, K., Müller, G., Hasselmeier, I. & Baumgärtner, W. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH STATUS OF HARBOUR SEALS (Phoca vitulina) FROM GERMAN WATERS AROUND TWO PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS MASS MORTALITIES |
| 14:30-14:50 |
Raverty, S., Gaydos, J. & Hanson, M.B. EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS OF KILLER WHALES (Orcinus orca) STRANDED 1944-2003 |
| 14:50-15:00 |
Workshops report - 2 |
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15:00-15:30 Coffee/tea break |
| Session 16. Medicine/Diseases |
| 15:30-15:50 |
Castinel, A., Duignan, P.J., Donald, J., Pomroy, W.E., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Chilvers, B.L. & Wilkinson, I.S. PATHOGENIC ROLE OF THE HOOKWORM UNCINARIA SPP IN NEW ZEALAND SEA LION (Phocarctos hookeri) PUPS: EFFECT ON GROWTH AND BLOOD PARAMETERS |
| 15:50-16:10 |
Stockin, K.A., Law, R.J., Duignan, P.J., Meynier, L., Thompson, E. & Orams, M.B. TRACE ELEMENTS, PCBS AND ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IN TISSUES OF COMMON DOLPHINS (Delphinus sp.) STRANDED IN THE HAURAKI GULF, NEW ZEALAND. |
| 16:10-16:30 |
Duignan, P.J., Geschke, K., Stone, G., Teilmann, J., Hutt, A., Suisted, R., Russell,K., Jones, G.W., Cockrem, J. & Yoshinaga, A. MONITORING HEALTH AND STRESS INDICES IN HECTOR'S DOLPHINS CAPTURED FOR SATELLITE TELEMETRY IN NEW ZEALAND |
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16:45-18:30 Annual General Meeting |
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20:00-23:00 Banquet in "Pan Tadeusz" (20:00 - take off, 20:30 - banquet) |
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23:00-04:00 Dancing in "Pan Tadeusz" |
Friday, 7th April
Student Workshop
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