Tiago Carrilho Bilo, PhD, School of Marine Sciences - The University of Maine, Orono, United States, William E Johns, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, United States, Herle Mercier, IFREMER/CNRS/LOPS, Brest, France, Pascale Lherminier, IFREMER, LOPS, Plouzané, France and Damien Desbruyères, IFREMER, LOPS, Southampton, United Kingdom