Funding for this research was provided by:
Auckland University of Technology
Article History
Received: 15 January 2023
Accepted: 12 September 2023
First Online: 16 October 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. All applicable international and national guidelines for sampling of cephalopods for the study have been followed and all necessary approvals have been obtained. The sampling conducted by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Ltd (NIWA) was approved by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) through an ‘Antarctic Marine Living Resources’ (AMLR) permit. An import permit as well as a Biosecurity clearance certificate (BACC number: B2019/52551) were also issued. The trace element study was funded by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) as well as by University of Canterbury.