TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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LIST OF FIGURES............................... v 
 
LIST OF TABLES................................ vi 
 
INTRODUCTION.................................. 
 
Georgia's Red Drum Fishery............... 1 
 
...... Assessment and Management of SAB Red Drum 2 
 
Research and Monitoring of Red Drum 
 
5 
 
METHODS ....................................... 11 
 
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11 11 14 16 17 
 
RESULTS ....... 
 
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29 30 42 46 
 
DISCUSSION.................................... 51 
 
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51 56 57 62 64 
 
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.................... 65 
 
RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS...................... 65 
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................. 66 
 
LITERATURE CITED.............................. 67 
 
APPENDIX ...................................... 
 
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