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Research Profile

Mark John Jessopp

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Biography

Dr Mark Jessopp is a Lecturer in Zoology in the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Science, UCC. Mark is a marine biologist with a wide array of research experience, having worked on phytoplankton, zooplankton, marine mammals, and seabirds.

Mark's previous research experience includes spending 2 and a half years on the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic, studying the breeding and foraging ecology of Antarctic fur seals, penguins and albatrosses using a combination of population census, telemetry and diet analysis. Mark has also been involved in research focussing on the role of Marine Protected Areas, and the role of coastline configuration in reserve connectivity. Current research effort focuses on the role of seals and seabirds in the marine ecosystem through diet and telemetry studies.

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Research Interests

A wide variety of research interests under the broad umbrella of Marine Ecology and Conservation

Marine Protected Area designation including connectivity between MPAs and adjacent areas, and the role of coastline configuration in community dynamics
Overwintering distribution and diet of Atlantic puffins from the Skellig Islands
Foraging ecology of Northern gannets using GPS telemetry and diet studies
Diet of grey and harbour seals using traditional scat analysis, Stable Isotope Analysis and genetic techniques
Distribution and diving behaviour of grey and harbour seals using survey and telemetry studies
Interactions between higher predators (seals & seabirds) and fisheries in terms of competition for resources, discard practices, and bycatch
Circumpolar distribution and population structure of Antarctic krill
Cumulative effects of windfarms on seabirds and marine mammals
Underwater sound propagation and effects on marine biota

Currently Supervising 1 PhD student (seals) and 2 MRes students (seabirds)

Research Grants

Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
ESB Fish Track	Industry Sponsor	01-JUL-13		€100,000.00
WEST WAVE environmental Monitoring	Industry Sponsor	01-JUN-14	01-JUL-15	€60,000.00
Improving understanding of the marine environment	Industry Sponsor	01-JAN-15	31-DEC-16	€720,000.00
Seabird telemetry	UCC Strategic Research Fund	01-NOV-14	01-NOV-15	€6,500.00
Marine Bird and Mammal Data off Killard, Co. Clare.	Industry	01-JUN-14	31-OCT-17	€91,760.00
RiCORE	Horizon 2020	01-JAN-15	31-DEC-15	€285,900.00
Developing a tool to predict seabird vulnerability to oil pollution	Industry Sponsor	01-MAY-14		€204,000.00

Contract Researchers

	Researcher Name	Project	Role	Funding Body
	Ashley Bennison	Beaufort EAFM	Research Assistant	Marine Institute

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Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	'Open Sea' Jessopp, M.J. & Kelly, T (2012) 'Open Sea' In: Bird Habitats in Ireland. Cork: The Collins Press. [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	'Seabird movement reveals the ecological footprint of fishing vessels' Bodey, T.W., Jessopp, M.J., Votier, S.C., Gerritsen, H.D., Cleasby, I.R., Hamer, K.C., Patrick, S.C., Wakefield, E.D., Bearhop, S. (2014) 'Seabird movement reveals the ecological footprint of fishing vessels'. Current Biology, [Details]
	(2014)	'Fishery-seal interactions in Irish waters: Current perspectives and future research priorities' Cronin, M,Jessopp, M,Houle, J,Reid, D (2014) 'Fishery-seal interactions in Irish waters: Current perspectives and future research priorities'. Marine Policy, 44 :120-130 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Consequences of a cumulative perspective on marine environmental impacts: Offshore wind farming and seabirds at North Sea scale in context of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive' Busch, M,Kannen, A,Garthe, S,Jessopp, M (2013) 'Consequences of a cumulative perspective on marine environmental impacts: Offshore wind farming and seabirds at North Sea scale in context of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive'. Ocean & Coastal Management, 71 :213-224 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Careers: Ireland's research output set to slide' Jessopp, M., O'Reilly, R., Dalton, G. (2013) 'Careers: Ireland's research output set to slide'. Nature, 500 :276-276 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Transatlantic migration by post-breeding puffins: a strategy to exploit a temporarily abundant food resource?' Jessopp, MJ,Cronin, M,Doyle, TK,Wilson, M,McQuatters-Gollop, A,Newton, S,Phillips, RA (2013) 'Transatlantic migration by post-breeding puffins: a strategy to exploit a temporarily abundant food resource?'. Marine Biology, 160 :2755-2762 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Space Partitioning Without Territoriality in Gannets' Wakefield, ED,Bodey, TW,Bearhop, S,Blackburn, J,Colhoun, K,Davies, R,Dwyer, RG,Green, JA,Gremillet, D,Jackson, AL,Jessopp, MJ,Kane, A,Langston, RHW,Lescroel, A,Murray, S,Le Nuz, M,Patrick, SC,Peron, C,Soanes, LM,Wanless, S,Votier, SC,Hamer, KC (2013) 'Space Partitioning Without Territoriality in Gannets'. Science (New York, N.Y.), 341 :68-70 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Comparison of Inorganic and Organic Matter Sedimentation in a natural laboratory: A one year study at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland' Stefanie Broszeit, John Davenport, Mark Jessopp, Luke Harman, and Rob McAllen (2012) 'Comparison of Inorganic and Organic Matter Sedimentation in a natural laboratory: A one year study at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland'. Journal of Marine Biology, 2012 (Article ID 518635):1-8 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'A re-appraisal of the total biomass and annual production of Antarctic krill' Atkinson, A. and Siegel, V. and Pakhomov, E. A. and Jessopp, M. J. and Loeb, V.; (2009) 'A re-appraisal of the total biomass and annual production of Antarctic krill'. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS, 56 (5):727-740 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'What is the future for Marine Protected Areas in Irish waters?' Johnson, M.P., Jessopp, M., Mullholland, O., McInerney, C., McAllen, R., Allcock, A.L., Crowe; (2008) 'What is the future for Marine Protected Areas in Irish waters?'. Biology and The Environment: Proceedings Royal Irish Academy, 108B (1):11-17 [Details]
	(2008)	'Go with the flow: tidal import and export of larvae from semi-enclosed bays' Jessopp, M. J. and McAllen, R. J.; (2008) 'Go with the flow: tidal import and export of larvae from semi-enclosed bays'. HYDROBIOLOGIA, 606 :81-92 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'The quick and the dead: larval mortality due to turbulent tidal transport' Jessopp, MJ; (2007) 'The quick and the dead: larval mortality due to turbulent tidal transport'. Marine Biology, 87 :675-680 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Water Retention and Limited Larval Dispersal: Implications For Short and Long Distance Dispersers In Marine Reserves' Jessopp, MJ, McAllen, RJ; (2007) 'Water Retention and Limited Larval Dispersal: Implications For Short and Long Distance Dispersers In Marine Reserves'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 333 (NA):27-36 [Details]
	(2006)	'Distribution of post-weaning Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella pups at South Georgia' Warren, NL and Trathan, PN and Forcada, J and Fleming, A and Jessopp, MJ; (2006) 'Distribution of post-weaning Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella pups at South Georgia'. POLAR BIOLOGY, 29 (3):179-188 [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	'Winter dispersal of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) environmental factors influencing demographics and seasonal abundance' Jessopp, MJ and Forcada, J and Reid, K and Trathan, PN and Murphy, EJ; (2004) 'Winter dispersal of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) environmental factors influencing demographics and seasonal abundance'. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 263 (Part 3):251-258 [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	'Widening the net: spatio-temporal variability in the krill population structure across the Scotia Sea' Reid, K and Jessopp, MJ and Barrett, MS and Kawaguchi, S and Siegel, V and Goebel, ME; (2004) 'Widening the net: spatio-temporal variability in the krill population structure across the Scotia Sea'. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY, 51 (12-13):1275-1287 [DOI] [Details]
	(2002)	'Monitoring the prey-field of marine predators: Combining digital imaging with datalogging tags' Hooker, S. K.,Boyd, I. L.,Jessopp, M.,Cox, O.,Blackwell, J.,Boveng, P. L.,Bengtson, J. L.; (2002) 'Monitoring the prey-field of marine predators: Combining digital imaging with datalogging tags'. Marine Mammal Science, 18 (33):680-697680 [Details]
	(2002)	'Significant intra-annual variability in krill distribution and abundance at South Georgia revealed by multiple acoustic surveys during 2000/01' Brierley, A. S.,Goss, C.,Grant, S. A.,Watkins, J. L.,Reid, K.,Belchier, M.,Everson, I.,Jessopp, M. J.,Afanasyev, V.,Robst, J.; (2002) 'Significant intra-annual variability in krill distribution and abundance at South Georgia revealed by multiple acoustic surveys during 2000/01'. CCAMLR Science, 9 :71-8271 [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	A pilot study of seal predation on salmon in selected Irish rivers and estuaries. IFI/2014/1-4178. Cronin, M., Gosch, M., Jessopp, M., Luck, C., Rogan, E., Reid, D. (2014) A pilot study of seal predation on salmon in selected Irish rivers and estuaries. IFI/2014/1-4178. Inland Fisheries Ireland, Dublin. [Details]
	(2014)	Mapping the spatio-temporal distribution of underwater noise in Irish waters. Strive Report No 121. Sutton, G., Jessopp, M., Clorennec, D., Folegot, T. (2014) Mapping the spatio-temporal distribution of underwater noise in Irish waters. Strive Report No 121. Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin. [Details]
	(2013)	Seal depredation and bycatch in set net fisheries in Irish waters. Cosgrove, R., Cronin, M., Reid, D., Gosch, M., Sheridan, M., Chopin N. and M. Jessopp (2013) Seal depredation and bycatch in set net fisheries in Irish waters. Bord Iascaigh Mhara Fisheries Resource Series, Co Dublin Ireland. [Details]
	(2011)	Nutrient and Ecosystem Dynamics in Ireland’s Only Marine Nature Reserve (NEIDIN). STRIVE Report Series 66. Jessopp, M.J., McAllen, R., O'Halloran, J., Kelly, T.K. (2011) Nutrient and Ecosystem Dynamics in Ireland’s Only Marine Nature Reserve (NEIDIN). STRIVE Report Series 66. Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin. [Details]
	(2010)	Seals and fish stocks in Irish waters. Study note to the Directorate General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries. Cronin, M. Jessopp, M. Reid, D.; (2010) Seals and fish stocks in Irish waters. Study note to the Directorate General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries. European Parliament, Brussels. [Details]

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Published Letters

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Ireland's research output set to slide. Jessopp, M,O'Reilly, R,Dalton, G (2013) Ireland's research output set to slide. Published Letters [Details]

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Unpublished Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Marine mammal monitoring in Broadhaven Bay 2010. Anderwald, P., Coleman, M., O’Donovan, M., Pinfield, R., Walshe, L., Haberlin, D., Jessopp, M. and Cronin, M. (2011) Marine mammal monitoring in Broadhaven Bay 2010. Cork, Ireland: Unpublished Reports [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2009	STRIVE Best poster presentation award	Environmental Protection Agency
	2013	UCC Research Team of the Year	University College Cork

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Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
International Seabird Group	Member	19-SEP-11 /
ICES Seabird Group	Irish Representative	01-OCT-13 /
ICES Working Group on Seabird Ecology	Chair	09-DEC-13 / 10-DEC-13

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	5th Biologging Symposium, Doyle, T.K., Bennison, A., Jessopp, M.J., Haberlin, D., Harman, L. (2014) Analysis of the timing of data acquisition provides insights on blue shark surfacing behaviour. [Poster Presentation], 5th Biologging Symposium, Strasbourg, France , 22-SEP-14 - 26-OCT-14. [Details]
	(2014)	CLIOTOP, Jessopp, M (2014) Tracking higher predators in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], CLIOTOP, Strasbourg, France , 27-SEP-14. [Details]
	(2013)	European Cetacean Society, Cronin, M., Jessopp, M., Haberlin, D., Pomeroy, P. (2013) Size and seasonal influences on foraging range in grey seals in the northeast Atlantic. [Poster Presentation], European Cetacean Society, Portugal , 08-APR-13 - 10-APR-13. [Details]
	(2012)	European Cetacean Society Conference, Jessopp, M., Cronin, M., Hart, T. (2012) Habitat-mediated dive behaviour in Grey seals. [Oral Presentation], European Cetacean Society Conference, Galway, Ireland , 21-MAR-12 - 24-MAR-12. [Details]
	(2012)	European Cetacean Society 2012, Cosgrove, R., Cronin, M., Gosch, M., Jessopp, M., Reid, D., & Sheridan, M. (2012) Seal depredation and bycatch in Irish set net fisheries. [Poster Presentation], European Cetacean Society 2012, Galway , 19-MAR-12 - 23-MAR-12. [Details]
	(2012)	European Cetacean Society, Gosch, M., Hernandez-Milian, G., Rogan, E., Jessopp, M., Cronin, M. (2012) Evidence of salmonids in the diet of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in southwest Ireland. [Poster Presentation], European Cetacean Society, Galway , 19-MAR-12 - 23-MAR-12. [Details]
	(2012)	KnowSeas 4th Scientific Conference, Jessopp, M., Sutton, G., Cronin, M., Folegot, T. (2012) Assessing Noise Impact on Marine Mammals. [Poster Presentation], KnowSeas 4th Scientific Conference, Brugges , 27-NOV-12 - 30-NOV-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Bird Habitats in Ireland Symposium, Jessopp, M., Kelly, T. (2012) Open Sea. [Invited Oral Presentation], Bird Habitats in Ireland Symposium, Dublin, Ireland , 18-MAY-12 - 18-MAY-12. [Details]
	(2011)	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30, Jessopp,M., McAllen, R. (2011) Nutrient enrichment and water quality indicators: is Lough Hyne eutrophic?. [Oral Presentation], Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @ 30, West Cork Hotel Skibbereen , 03-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @30, Broszeit, S., Davenport, J., Jessopp, M., Harman, L. and McAllen, R. (2011) Sedimentation of organic and inorganic materials in Lough Hyne. [Oral Presentation], Lough Hyne Marine Reserve @30, West Cork Hotel Skibbereen , 03-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11. [Details]
	(2011)	KnowSeas 3rd Scientific Meeting, Busch, M., Jessopp, M., Kannen, A. (2011) Offshore windfarms and Seabirds. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], KnowSeas 3rd Scientific Meeting, Helsinki , 29-NOV-11 - 02-DEC-11. [Details]
	(2011)	International Seabird Conference, Jessopp, M., Cronin, M., Phillips, R.A (2011) Trans-Atlantic movements of puffins from Southwest Ireland. [Poster Presentation], International Seabird Conference, Plymouth, UK , 02-SEP-11 - 04-SEP-11. [Details]
	(2010)	7th Marine Biological Association conference, Broszeit, S., Davenport, J., Jessopp, M., Harman, L. and McAllen, R (2010) How to measure sedimentation rates in a shallow marine lake. [Oral Presentation], 7th Marine Biological Association conference, University of Glasgow , 17-MAY-10 - 20-MAY-10. [Details]
	(2009)	44th European Marine Biology Symposium, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2009) Phytoplankton assemblages and water quality in an Irish Marine Reserve. [Poster Presentation], 44th European Marine Biology Symposium, Liverpool University , 02-SEP-09 - 06-SEP-09. [Details]
	(2009)	Environmental Protection Agency Strive Conference 2009, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2009) Phytoplankton assemblages and water quality in an Irish Marine Reserve. [Poster Presentation], Environmental Protection Agency Strive Conference 2009, Dublin , 12-NOV-09 - 13-NOV-09. [Details]
	(2008)	Environmental Protection Agency STRIVE conference, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2008) Water Quality and phytoplankton biodiversity in an Irish Marine Reserve. [Oral Presentation], Environmental Protection Agency STRIVE conference, Dublin , 05-NOV-08 - 05-NOV-08. [Details]
	(2006)	MARDEM Stakeholder Conference 2006, Jessopp, M. McAllen, R (2006) Robust techniques in marine reserve design and monitoring. [Oral Presentation], MARDEM Stakeholder Conference 2006, Dublin , 02-OCT-06 - 02-OCT-06. [Details]
	(2006)	Larval biology Symposium within 6th International Crustacean Conference, McAllen, R, Jessopp, M. (2006) Investigating the dynamics of marine reserves using crustacean larvae. [Oral Presentation], Larval biology Symposium within 6th International Crustacean Conference, Glasgow , 05-JUL-06 - 05-JUL-06. [Details]
	(2006)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium 2006, Jessopp, M., McAllen, R. (2006) Go with the flow: Tidal import and export of larvae from marine reserves 41st European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) 2006. [Oral Presentation], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium 2006, Cork , 06-SEP-06 - 06-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2005)	First International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Mark Jessopp & Rob McAllen; (2005) The shape of things to come: using coastline configuration and larval assemblages to design and monitor marine reserves. [Poster Presentation], First International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Geelong, Australia , 10-OCT-05 - 14-OCT-05. [Details]
	(2005)	ENVIRON 2005 (15th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquim), Mark Jessopp & Rob McAllen; (2005) The use of caostline configuration and larval assemblages to design and monitor marine reserves. [Poster Presentation], ENVIRON 2005 (15th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquim), IT Sligo , 25-JAN-05 - 27-JAN-05. [Details]

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Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
European Marine Biology Symposium 2006	Student member of Organizing Committee	/
Lough Hyne 30 years of Research Conference	Orgainzing Committee member	/
UCC Research Staff Association	Committee Member	2013 /
UCC Academic Council	Committee Member	2014 / 2015

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Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
Department of Zoology, Ecology & Plant Science, University College Cork	PhD Student, Demonstrator	01-OCT-03 / 31-DEC-06
British Antarctic Survey	Zoological Research Assistant, Predator Monitoring Scientist	13-JUN-99 / 30-SEP-03
Department of Zoology, Ecology & Plant Science, University College Cork	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	01-JAN-08 / 31-DEC-09
British Antarctic Survey	Marine Database Assistant	01-JAN-07 / 31-DEC-07
MaREI Centre, University College Cork	Research Fellow	01-JAN-10 /

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	1995	University of Melbourne	BSC	Zoology
	2006	University College Cork	PHD	Zoology, Marine Biology

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Annual 'touch tank' displays at Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve as part of Heritage week.

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Journal Activities

Journal	Role	To / From
Plos One	Referee	-
Marine Ecology Progress Series	Referee	-
Marine Biology	Referee	-
Ecological Applications	Referee	-
Helgoland Marine Research	Referee	-

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

BL6012 - Marine Megafauna
-Tracking megafauna

MSc/PhD Supervision
Currently supervising 4 PhD and 1 MSc students

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Recent Postgraduates

Graduation Year	Student Name	Degree Type	Thesis Title
2012	Deirdre McElligott	MSc	Bird’s Eye View of Oceanographic Variables Affecting Seabird Abundance and Distribution within the Irish Continental Shelf
2014	Cian Luck	MASTER OF SCIENCE	A comparative study of the feeding ecology of harbour seals and grey seals in Ireland
2014	James Robbins	MSc	Investigating the temporal occurrence of dolphins through the creation of innovative C-POD detection parameters and comparative scan sampling analysis within Broadhaven Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Ger Morgan	Aquatic Services Unit	IRELAND
	Emer Rogan	University College Cork	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
Walter Bruton	ERM	IRELAND
Stephen Mowat	Zoological Society of London	UNITED KINGDOM
Tom Hart	Oxford University	UNITED KINGDOM
Thomas Bodey	Exeter University	UNITED KINGDOM
Abigail McQuatters-Gollop	SAHFOS	UNITED KINGDOM
Ronan Cosgrove	BIM	IRELAND

Mark John Jessopp

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Mark John Jessopp

Biography

Research Interests

Research Grants

Contract Researchers

Publications

Book Chapters

Peer Reviewed Journals

Published Reports

Published Letters

Unpublished Reports

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

Professional Associations

Conference Contributions

Committees

Employment

Education

Outreach Activities

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