Funding for this research was provided by:
Adopt-A-Shark Program
Edward C. Raney Fund
FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory
Gumbo Limbo Gordon J. Gilbert Scholarship Fund
Save Our Seas Foundation (392)
Sigma Xia (Grants in Aid of Research)
Southern Association of Marine Laboratories
Article History
Received: 10 May 2024
Accepted: 7 November 2024
First Online: 27 December 2024
Declarations
: This research was conducted under the authority of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The South Carolina Code of Laws (SC Code § 50–5-20) provides legal authority to the SCDNR to conduct research involving fishes and marine resources. In addition to having this research sanctioned by the state of South Carolina, we strictly followed the animal ethics protocol ACUC #1718 approved through Florida State University.
: Dr. R. Dean Grubbs is on the Editorial Board of this journal and is a Guest Editor on this Special Issue. However, he was not involved in the peer review of this article and had no access to information regarding its peer review.