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Acknowledgements

We thank N. A. Muthiga for permission to tag fish in the parks; M. Ndegwa, C. Morris, and J.M. Green for field assistance; and the fishermen of coastal Kenya for their cooperation. We are grateful to the wardens of Watamu, Malindi, and Kisite Marine Parks, and the Fisheries Department for logistic support. This work was supported by the International Foundation for Science (IFS, Sweden), Fisheries Conservation Chair, Memorial University, and a CIDA fellowship to B.K.A.

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  1. Department of Fisheries, Moi University, P.O. Box 1125, Eldoret, Kenya

    Boaz Kaunda-Arara

  2. Fisheries Conservation Chair, Marine Institute of Memorial University, P.O. Box 4920, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5R3, Canada

    George A. Rose

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Kaunda-Arara, B., Rose, G.A. Long-distance movements of coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 23, 410–412 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0409-7

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