Kuntz, Jonathon P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9793-8753
Bell-Tilcock, Miranda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-2100
Vecchio, Julie L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5103-820X
Wallace, Amy A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1719-1379
Sturrock, Anna M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-9845
Perry, Sean M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-4989
Kim, Sora L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-3101
Funding for this research was provided by:
California Sea Grant, University of California, San Diego (NA22OAR4170106)
United Kingdom Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship (MR/V023578/1)
Article History
Received: 31 March 2024
Accepted: 6 December 2024
First Online: 17 December 2024
Declarations
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: Leopard Sharks were caught with methods approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of California, Merced (protocol # AUP20-0013) and California Department of Fish & Wildlife (permit S-201820001–20182-001). The Sandbar Shark and Zebra Shark ocular tissues were from captive individuals that died of natural causes at the Mississippi Aquarium. Black Seabass and Red Grouper were from the fisheries independent monitoring efforts of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP). Black Seabass and Red Grouper were collected with methods and approval from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of South Florida (Protocol # T IS00003324). Tissues were collected from post-spawned Atlantic Salmon carcasses that had died naturally, approved by the University of Essex Ethics Review and Management System (project ID: ETH2324-0686).
: The authors declare no competing interests.