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Authors
Bennion, Matthew https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7559-4534
Ross, Phil M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1399-5006
Lane, Henry S.
McDonald, Ian R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4847-6492
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
New Zealand Marine Sciences Society
Royal Society Te Apārangi
University of Waikato
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Article History
Received: 30 September 2021
Accepted: 28 January 2022
First Online: 14 February 2022
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This research was conducted in accordance with the University of Waikato Code of Ethical Conduct for the use of Animals for Research, Testing and Teaching. All applicable international, national, and institutional guidelines for sampling, care, and experimental use of organisms for the study have been followed. No specific ethical approval was necessary for this study, however, the toheroa is protected, and collection of toheroa is restricted under Fisheries Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482 r25). Toheroa were gathered under special permit issued by Fisheries New Zealand (Special Permit no.706-2). Subsequently, specific biosecurity, sampling, and reporting requirements stipulated in this special permit were also followed.
