James Herlan, City University of New York, New York, NY, UNITED STATES, Phillip Stanikzenko, CUNY Brooklyn College, Biology, Brooklyn, United States, Ji Meng Loh, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States, Rolando Santos, Florida International University, Institute of Environment, Miami, United States, Art Gleason, University of Miami, Miami, United States, Stephen Gosnell, CUNY Baruch College, Department of Natural Sciences, New York, United States, W. Ryan James, Florida International University, Maimi, United States, Kyle C McDonald, City University of New York - City College, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, New York, United States, Clinton B. Edwards, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - UC San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Alan Friedlander, National Geographic Society, Pristine Seas, Washington, D.C., United States and Carlos Gaymer, Universidad Católica del Norte, Applied Ecology and Biology, Coquimbo, Chile