**Author details**

Ricardo Sousa1,2\*, Rodrigo Riera3 , Joana Vasconcelos3,4,5, Lídia Gouveia2 , Ana Rita Pinto2 , João Delgado2,6, Adriana Alves2 , José A. González7 , Mafalda Freitas8 and Paulo Henriques9

1 OOM/ARDITI–Oceanic Observatory of Madeira, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation, Funchal, Portugal

2 DSI/DRP—Research Service of the Regional Fisheries Department, Funchal, Portugal

3 Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile

4 Secretaria Regional de Educação, Funchal, Portugal

5 MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal

6 CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Porto, Portugal

7 Ecología Marina Aplicada y Pesquerías (i-UNAT), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España

8 Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal e Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (MARE), Funchal, Portugal

9 University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal

\*Address all correspondence to: ricardo.sousa@oom.arditi.pt

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