Shea, Elizabeth K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5379-8410
Kenchington, Trevor J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6321-6499
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Article History
Received: 26 April 2024
Revised: 20 September 2024
Accepted: 26 September 2024
First Online: 3 December 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: No animal testing was performed during this study.
: All necessary permits and approvals for fishing and operations in the Gully MPA were provided by Canada’s Department of Fisheries & Oceans. The study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.
: Full data on each cephalopod specimen collected are provided in the supplementary table. Voucher specimens are archived at the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science, Wilmington, Delaware, USA (collection data available online at ). Selected specimen images have been posted as “Images from Meso- and Bathypelagic Surveys in the Gully Marine Protected Area: V: Cephalopods”, <i>Mendeley Data, V1</i>. .
: TK conceived and designed the sampling protocols, then directed the trawling. EKS participated in the cruises and identified the cephalopods. TK and EKS analyzed data and wrote the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the manuscript.