ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank Alex Robinson, Judy Commeau, and Dave Walsh, the sediment lab analysts who assisted during preparation of this report. This report was prepared under the Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes project of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP). This report has benefited from critical reviews by Dave Twichell, Ellen Mecray, Jim Robb, VeeAnn Cross, and Bill Waite (all of the USGS).

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