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 Package: wham
 Title: Woods Hole Assessment Model (WHAM)
-Version: 1.0.8.9000
+Version: 1.0.8
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Tim", "Miller", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            email = "timothy.j.miller@noaa.gov",