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Coiraton, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5397-0313
Amezcua, Felipe https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-7531
Ketchum, James T. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-4749
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (PAPIIT-IG201215)
Alianza WWF-Fundación Carlos Slim (-)
Conacyt (-)
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Article History
Received: 5 December 2019
Accepted: 13 February 2020
First Online: 8 April 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable institutional and/or national guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All samples used for this study were obtained from dead specimens of scalloped hammerhead sharks destined for human consumption, which were legally caught by fishers in possession of the proper fishing permits issued by the National Commission for Aquaculture and Fisheries from the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (CONAPESCA: ), and in agreement with the Mexican Official Regulation NOM-029-PESC-2006 regarding the sustainable exploitation of sharks and rays (NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM-029-PESC-2006, Pesca responsable de tiburones y rayas. Especificaciones para su aprovechamiento, ).
