Brennan, Reid S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-564X
Wilcox Talbot, Lynsey A.
Martinez, Anthony
Garrison, Lance P.
Engelhaupt, Dan
Vollmer, Nicole L.
Rosel, Patricia E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6481-3989
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of the Interior | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (M09PG00014)
Department of the Interior | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (M11PG00041)
Article History
Received: 24 April 2025
Revised: 20 January 2026
Accepted: 26 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This research was carried out, in part, under the auspices of the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), a Cooperative Institute of the University of Miami and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cooperative agreement #NA20OAR4320472. Biopsy sampling was conducted under NMFS MMPA permits 738, 779-1339, 779-1633, and 14450.