**Author details**

Juan José Alava1,2\*, Mandy R.R. McDougall1 , Mercy J. Borbor-Córdova2 , K. Paola Calle2 , Mónica Riofrio3 , Nastenka Calle4 , Michael G. Ikonomou5 and Frank A.P.C. Gobas1

\*Address all correspondence to: jalavasa@sfu.ca

1 School of Resource & Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

2 Facultad de Ingeniería Marítima, Ciencias Biológicas, Oceánicas y Recursos Naturales, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Ecuador

3 Instituto Antártico Ecuatoriano (INAE), Guayaquil, Ecuador

4 Pacific Institute for Climate Solution (PICS), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

5 Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada
